Career

It took me years to comprehend why people functioned so differently in the corporate world from the way I functioned – or expected them to function.

Flight attendants exiting in grand style down the emergency slide, employees quitting with videos that go viral or via rants on social media – surely you yourself have dreamt up your own a creative way to throw in the towel.But that's why we have a little something called "impulse control." While these devil-may-care methods of moving on are certainly gutsy, the glory is sure to fade quickly and the effects can be lasting.Everything inside you may be screaming to let your frustrations loose on the folks who employed you at a salary below your worth, belittled your capabilities, and kept you from getting ahead – but don't do it.

Giving raises and high-quality benefits packages to workers can get expensive.

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) sounds like the promised land of talent acquisition, with its ability to improve efficiency, streamline recruitment, and enable you to hire higher-quality talent.

Corporate America isn't waiting around while Anthem/Cigna and Aetna/Humana fight the DOJ.

HR is relevant and necessary – even for startups.

Winston Churchill once opined, "To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often." That may now be the mantra of top talent, as it has become increasingly common for them to change their minds and go elsewhere after accepting an offer.

In every relationship, we all want to feel valued.

When we talk about people in terms of personality types, the big two categories are introvert and extrovert.

You can have it all...a high paying job and work-life balance.

Back in 2008, the global tax services firm Ryan introduced the myRyan program, a relatively radical approach to workplace flexibility, especially for a firm as large and established as Ryan.Delta Emerson, president of global shared services at Ryan and one of Recruiter Today's top 10 company culture experts, played a critical role in bringing myRyan to life.

It never fails: When I mention that networking is the most effective way to look for work, my workshop attendees' faces go blank.

Last week, I had the good fortune of attending a work conference in Chicago.

Are you tired of sorting through huge piles of resumes long after the work day is supposed to be done?

As I traveled home from this year's SHRM Annual Conference Exposition, I thought about one theme that arose consistently throughout: the casualization of the workplace and its effect on workplace culture.

If you have been anywhere near the Internet in the past couple of weeks, you've probably heard about Pokémon Go. It's an addictive little game based on a franchise that reached its heights in the late '90s and early 2000s – but thanks to Pokémon Go, that franchise is coming back in big ways.

When we think of the term "millennials," we think about young kids graduating college and starting their lives.

We all know chemistry is essential for a good relationship, right?

Personality is not a matter of black and white. However, many popular personality tests create misconceptions that cause people to place themselves and others in tightly confined boxes.