Many prospective employees are searching for work on their phones. According to a survey by job board operator Simply Hired, 30 percent of its job search traffic came from mobile devices. It also revealed mobile searches are not limited to millennials and trendy tech workers, as the top job category accessed from devices was office…

The demand for extensive data analysis of employee metrics is making some HR departments fall behind expectations. According to a global survey by the American Management Association, only 27 percent of firms rated the analytical skills of their HR departments as "expert." Fifty percent rated their department "poor."In a recent blog post on LinkedIn, Josh Bersin,…

Generation Y, who will make up 36 percent of the workforce in 2014, are prompting changes in the management of the workplace, EBN reported. The young workers, more commonly known as millennials, are making some companies change their organizational tactics.Staple features of the young employees are their fast work pace and strong technological skills. Their…

Hiring temporary employees could be the way of the future. According to Voice of America, an external federal broadcaster, one in three working Americans is in a part-time, freelance, temporary or project-based job. But with the advent of new health care policies, the number will likely be growing even higher.New reforms require companies with more than…

A new survey revealed that HR duties are increasingly a hindrance to many companies. Organizations waste an average of of 17 hours a week to produce HR reports, according to research by SuccessFactors. That means 850 hours a year, rather than be applied toward productive duties, are lost to organizational employee duties.The reason is partly due…

As the winter approaches, HR services must prepare to promote good health practices in the office. According to a survey by retailer Staples, employees are increasingly feeling less inclined to take off work when sick. The study revealed 90 percent of office workers show up even when they're sick, which is up from 80 percent…

Nonprofit research organization The Conference Board released data that suggests employment could be on the upswing. The Employment Trends Index (ETI) compiles indices from variables that indicate job market sentiment and hiring trends in the U.S. The September index value of 114.78 was up from 113.98 in August. The value is also 6.3 percent higher…

To cope with the challenge of finding qualified applicants, some HR services have turned to social media to attract talent. According to Business & Legal Resources (BLR), 69 percent of HR departments use social media for recruiting, making it the No. 1 action in employment-related social media use. For some, this might involve posting company info on Facebook…

The American Staffing Association's index that measures staffing employment in the U.S. was up 4.9 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to its monthly report. The group also revealed staffing employment rose 0.3 percent over 30 days from September to October.The industry has seen steady growth in 2013. After a jump…

Years of helicopter parenting have had an effect on the mille​nnial generation of Americans. Last year, 8 percent of recent college graduates brought their parents to job interviews, with 3 percent allowing their parents to sit in, according to a survey by Addeco.The trend certainly confuses managers from older generations. Millennials who bring their parents could…