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Freelance vs. Full-time: The Pros and Cons of Hiring an Independent Contractor

23 February 2016

Over the last decade the gig economy has transformed the way we work and do business in America. Access to remote work has changed the definition of work and workplace dramatically. More and more people are working from home or off-site, and more and more people are working as consultants or contractors. A recent study…

Sourcing Candidates in Overlooked Pools: The Moneyball Approach

18 February 2016

In 2002, the Oakland Athletics, the team with the third lowest payroll in Major League Baseball, won as many games as the New York Yankees – the team with the highest payroll. The A’s won more games than they lost in every season from 1999 through 2006. What separated them from the other 29 teams…

Spread the Love: How to Retain Employees Through Appreciation

11 February 2016

You’ve taken the time and resources to develop a thorough hiring process. You’ve collected and interviewed candidates. You’ve identified the best fit and hired and onboarded them. You’ve trained them and they’re becoming a valuable contributor to your company. And now they’re putting in their two weeks notice. That hurts, right? The number one reason…

The Biggest Hiring Mistake: 4 Key Takeaways From Our Expert Interview

10 February 2016

Raj Sheth, the co-founder of Trakstar Hire, was a recent guest on the B2B Nation: HR Edition podcast. The series, which is hosted by TechnologyAdvice, explores a variety of HR trends and challenges through conversations with industry leaders. In this episode, Raj discussed the biggest hiring mistake companies make, how HR managers can learn, and the…

Paid Family Leave: Why It Matters [Infographic]

16 February 2016

The benefits of paid family leave are numerous, as shown by a wide range of studies. Yet the United States lags behind every other developed country when it comes to providing paid family leave. Only about 13 percent of the workforce has access to it; the rest must resort to unpaid leave, putting them in a vicious cycle…

10 HR Trends Shaking Up Small Business in 2016

09 February 2016

HR trends come and go. Some are fleeting and some are keepers. We’ve stopped calling everything a “paradigm” and quit trying to create “synergy” (thankfully), but there are a lot of trends that come down the pike worth keeping. As the year progresses, here are some of the top HR trends in 2016 for small businesses to…

How to Start and Grow Your HR Department

04 February 2016

So you’ve decided it’s time to build a human resources department. What do you do first? Strategize. Be clear about the HR department responsibilities from the get-go. Human resources can be a powerful tool for furthering the culture of your business, which is invaluable for a growing small company or startup. Gather all of your…

What We've Learned in a Year of Being a Remote Company

01 February 2016

It’s undeniable: Working remotely is on the rise. According to Global Workplace Analytics, the number of employees who work regularly at home has grown by 103 percent since 2005 and by 6.5 percent in the last year. A 2014 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey found that 23 percent of employees conducted all or some of their…

Beat the Clock With These 14 Easy Time Management Tips

27 January 2016

“Time management” may be the biggest misnomer in the world. Who can really manage time? Time travel isn’t possible yet, and neither are Zack Morris-style time-outs. So since we can’t really manage time, we need to consider managing ourselves. Time is moving forward whether we’re on the bus or not. We do, however, have control…

4 Reasons it Might be Time to Start an HR Department

26 January 2016

Over the past few decades, the human resources department has become a vital part of successful companies all around the world, and its importance is only growing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, HR manager positions are projected to grow at a rate of nine percent over the next eight years, far outpacing the average…