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This Week on Inc.: These Creative Employee Benefits Are a Surefire Way to Attract Top Talent to Your Company

While the unemployment rose slightly to 3.9 percent to close out 2018, it’s still at a historic low, making the hiring market highly competitive for employers.

With employers across industries competing to capture the attention of a tight talent pool, your company needs to truly sell top job seekers on the opportunity joining your team presents. Read my latest Inc. post to learn about several unique benefits employers are offering to stand out and secure quality candidates.

Inc. Column Highlight: Want to Boost Your Bottom Line? Encourage Your Employees to Work on Side Projects

To kick off the New Year, we wanted to share one of our top Inc. columns from 2018. This post outlines how Google encourages its employees to work on side projects – and why all businesses should do the same.

Google side projects have resulted in such innovations as Google Maps and Gmail. Read the full Inc. post to learn several key lessons my team has learned from dedicating time to side projects.

This Week on Inc.: Google and Spotify Prevent Burnout By Letting Employees Switch Jobs. Here’s How You Can Do the Same

Hiring the right people is only part of the battle when it comes to building and maintaining a successful team. Once hired, you also need to keep employees engaged and excited to be productive at work every day.

A top reason many employees feel disengaged is because they feel stagnant in their roles. Read my latest Inc. post to see how your team can implement an internal mobility strategy, enabling employees to switch to different teams and roles.

This Week on Inc.: The 1 Type of Job Candidate You’re Almost Definitely Overlooking (and That’s a Huge Mistake)

In today’s competitive hiring market, your team is probably looking for every edge you can get to attract top talent. But you might be overlooking a key candidate pool that’s right in front of your eyes.

Read my latest Inc. post to learn about this critical talent pool and how you can be more proactive about engaging with them them.

The Best Team Wins Celebrates 100 Episodes: Hear the Latest from Our Top Guests

We’re excited to share the 100th episode of The Best Team Wins podcast. The podcast was first launched in 2016, with the aim of providing business and HR leaders with compelling content to improve their hiring, company culture and talent management efforts.

To commemorate the 100th episode, we touched base with a few of our top guests from the past to learn about where they are now and how the people side of their businesses hav changed.

Listen to the full episode below.

Featured guests on the 100th episode include:

Rodney Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at LISNR

Rodney Williams first appeared on the program in October 2017 and at the time, he had recently been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, and LISNR had recently been named a CNBC Top 50 Disruptor two years in a row. For the 100th episode, Rodney gave us an update about how LISNR has invested more in its culture and hires more now for culture fit than talent alone. This is made possible in part by incorporating personality assessments into the hiring process.

>> Listen to Rodney’s original episode, “Why You Should Hire ‘B’ Students,” here.

Dan Snyder, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Homeside Financial

Dan Snyder originally joined us on the podcast in October 2017, where he discussed the importance of explaining failure to earn employee trust, and making authenticity central to day-to-day business. He gave us an update on how Homeside Financial finished 2017 within the top 100 lenders and was named to the Inc 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Dan also discussed the importance of having a clear mission for your company and making sure it’s communicated down to all employees, especially as the company grows.

>> Listen to Dan’s original episode, “Explain the Failure, People Will Respect You For It,” here.

Amanda Lannert, CEO and Co-Founder at Jellyvision

Amanda Lannert was first a guest on the program in November 2017 and discussed Jellyvision’s “Graceful Leaving” policy, which sets both employees and the company up for success by providing employees with career support when they choose to leave gracefully. During the 100th episode, Amanda shared an update on Jellyvision’s continued growth and the lesson her team learns over and over again – that people are everything to business success. She also talked about how Jellyvision recently hired its first true VP of People, and the positive impact having a leadership team member in this seat has had on the company.

>> Listen to Amanda’s original episode, “Graceful Leave Policy: An Interview with Amanda Lannert, CEO of Jellyvision,” here.

 

 

This Week on Inc.: Your Company’s Careers Page Is Boring. Here Are 2 Ideas to Steal From Apple and Other Tech Giants

In today’s competitive hiring market, top job seekers don’t want to waste their time on job opportunities that aren’t a fit. Because of this, they demand significant information on companies and their open roles before they even consider applying.

Your careers page is the perfect channel to highlight all relevant information job seekers are looking for – including your company overview, culture details, benefits, open roles, career paths, employee testimonials, and more. Read my latest Inc. post to see how you can steal ideas from Apple and Netflix to create a compelling careers page.

This Week on Inc.: Deloitte and Salesforce Have Embraced Technology to Keep Employees Engaged. Here’s How Your Team Can Too

About 85 percent of U.S. employees report being disengaged, while 90 percent of employees would be open to new job opportunities. In today’s competitive job market, keeping the employees you have engaged is just as important as hiring new, quality employees.

Read my latest Inc. post to see how several leading businesses have embraced technology to boost employee engagement, and tips for your team to do the same.

New Podcast: Why Every Growing Team Needs to Hire a VP of People

Shannon Ward, VP of People at Hireology, joined the podcast this week to discuss how Hireology secures top talent given today’s record-low unemployment rate and competitive hiring market.

During the episode, Shannon discussed why this year was the ideal time for Hireology to hire a VP of People, the importance of creating a great candidate experience, tips for measuring employee engagement and best practices for sharing employee feedback.

Connect with Shannon on LinkedIn.

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This Week on Inc.: How to Attract Job Seekers to Your Company in Just a Few Seconds

While the unemployment rate is already at a record low, a new report from Goldman Sachs projects it will only continue to decrease, reaching three percent by 2020. And with most top talent already gainfully employed, they can be more selective than ever before when it comes to considering new career opportunities, making the job market highly competitive for employers.

Read my latest Inc. post to learn about how your team can attract quality candidates quickly with a compelling elevator pitch.

This Week on Inc.: A New LinkedIn Report Says Employees Stop Learning When They’re Too Busy. Here’s How to Fix It

Employees who continuously learn are often among the most productive, drive more revenue, and are more engaged than employees who remain stagnant in their roles. But a recent report from LinkedIn found that busy employees often put learning on the back burner.

Read my latest Inc. post for tips on encouraging continuous learning, no matter how busy your employees are.