Career

Silicon Valley is a uniquely American creation, the product of an entrepreneurial spirit and no-holds-barred capitalism that now drives many aspects of modern life.

Manufacturing and construction jobs turned in a solid month, and Hurricane Harvey's impact on the Houston area is expected to boost hiring later this year.

Welcome to Benefits on the Fringe, the monthly Recruiter.com column where Jason McDowell covers the most unique benefits today's employers are using to woo talent, as well as advances and innovations in the employee benefits realm.As we learn more about lifestyles and how they impact work performance, many companies are choosing to implement healthy workplace initiatives to help employees increase productivity.

People tend to leave one crucial detail out of their resumes: their results!

"I am too busy to network."I hear this all the time from people at every rung of the career ladder, from the C-suite all the way down to new professionals.

As the historically low unemployment rate continues to sustain a candidate-driven market, it is important for employers to consider the needs and wants of their employees if they are to attract new talent, retain existing talent, and avoid costly turnover of talent.The job landscape is as competitive as I have ever seen, so much so that we have seen candidates leave their jobs — sometimes in the middle of training — for another company offering more money or better benefits.

Flexible work arrangements are growing in popularity.

In many organizations, promotions into management are based on little else beyond good job performance and tenure.

One day, out of the blue, you receive a call from a recruiter.

Millennials get a bad rap – perhaps deservedly.While there are always exceptions, generally speaking, millennials have less patience and (forgive me) fewer skills than people of earlier generations.

Looking for a new job has a lot in common with looking for a new significant other.

The folks who work over at Google know how their CEO feels about gender diversity in the workplace.

At Red Branch Media, we love to get to know our new hires with a game we call "New Brancher Trivia." Usually, we pair new Branchers up and have existing employees try to guess which answer goes with which new hire.

Triangle Pest Control's original workspace was a 2,000-square-foot garage housing 25 people — the technicians who did the bug control work, as well as all the sales and support staffers.

Article by Daniel MilsteinAs the sole architect of your destiny, you need to make sure you're utilizing one of your greatest tools: your own voice.

The way America works is changing fast, but some businesses refuse to accept it.

Like many professionals, you probably crave opportunities for development.

This past February, former Uber employee Susan J. Fowler wrote a bombshell blog post about sexual harassment at the company.

To be an excellent baseball player or pianist, you'd practice.