Career

Employers Shifting Benefit Perks to Appeal to Millennials

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, three percent of companies in the United States offer to help employees pay off their student loans. Now that millennials make up the largest group in the American workforce, companies are trying to respond to the needs of the generation according to George Davis, CEO of hiring firm Egon Zehnder.

How to Start a Career in Payroll

Every business needs to pay its employees accurately and on time, which means achieving a suitably high standard of payroll performance.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board: Women Leaders in the Fortune 500 [Infographic]

As 2017 begins, we hope and expect to see more equality in the workplace and more equal representation in the upper ranks of companies – but is this just aspiration, or is it a real possibility?According to a new infographic from eCard Shack, a digital card company specializing in business eCards, equality is still a long way off in the boardroom.

When Employees Are Afraid to Speak Up, Organizations Suffer

It seems pretty obvious: If something is going wrong at work, you should speak up about it.Unfortunately, very few employees do, according to a new study from training company VitalSmarts. Lead by VitalSmarts Cochairman and Cofounder Joseph Grenny and Vice President of Research David Maxfield, the study found that a scant 1 percent of employees feel "extremely confident" when it comes to voicing their concerns in the workplace at critical moments.

Go With Your Gut: The Science of Instinct

Article by Shelley Levitt"I had a feeling about it.""I just knew.""It was a hunch.""My intuition told me.""I acted on instinct.""I felt it in my gut."We've all had these experiences countless times in our lives.