CoAdvantage- Resumés are such a standard part of the job application process that most hiring managers and recruiters intrinsically develop a sixth sense for resumés that are trying to mislead them or otherwise obscure weaknesses in the candidate. But resumés can also begin to run together over time, and resumé reviews can turn into a
-> Continue reading How to Read a Resumé Like Sherlock Holmes
CoAdvantage- In normal years, fall is flu and cold season. Beginning around October, fall and winter conditions tend to facilitate the spread of contagious illnesses. That’s because more people spend more time indoors, and diseases like the flu also seem to favor the cool, dry conditions of winter. This fall is not going to be
-> Continue reading Employers Should Prepare for Autumn and Winter Now: Risk Assessment
CoAdvantage- The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has upended business operations worldwide, with employers facing unprecedented changes in the workplace (e.g., widespread working from home initiatives). COVID-19 has also caused a host of questions and concerns for employers uncertain how the pandemic should change their behaviors. Staffing, for example, has become a complex question. How is COVID-19
-> Continue reading Recruitment and Hiring in the Age of the Coronavirus
CoAdvantage- Between the nationwide protests against racial inequality, the recent Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and the small matter of a massive pandemic turning American workplaces upside down, employers have had to navigate a great deal of upheaval in a short period of time. One of the consequences of all
-> Continue reading It’s Time to Update Your Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Policies
CoAdvantage- Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a surprise decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga. that federal law protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity under Title VII. In essence, the court found that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity cannot be divorced from discrimination based
-> Continue reading Title VII Compliance After the Recent Landmark Supreme Court Ruling
CoAdvantage- April 15 has been Tax Day in the United States since 1955, varying only if the 15th falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Even then, it only ever gets extended to April 18 at most. But 2020 is certainly not like most years. This year, the Internal Revenue Service significantly extended tax deadlines
-> Continue reading Tax Reminder: What Small Businesses Need to Know About the July 15 Tax Deadline and After
CoAdvantage- In just a matter of months, the U.S. federal government has passed trillions of dollars’ worth of relief packages aimed at helping citizens and businesses to better navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. So much has happened so fast, in fact, that it can be confusing and frustrating trying to keep up. Here’s
-> Continue reading COVID-19 Relief Programs- an Overview
CoAdvantage- In our recent guide to managing a newly remote workforce, we provided tips and tactics for bosses and company leaders looking to manage their suddenly far-flung teams. We offered guidance for certain groups, like employees with kids and employees who are sick. But there’s one question we didn’t address: How do you manage employees
-> Continue reading How to Manage Remote Employees Who Are Bad at Remoting
Some workers come prepared for crisis. Pilots, for example, are renowned for the ability to act calmly and confidently in the face of potential disasters. But that takes extensive preparation: as writer and pilot Kim Green tells Fast Company, “It’s not that pilots are born preternaturally calm in the face of danger; it’s that we
-> Continue reading The Psychology of Employees in Crisis: Maintaining a Mentally Healthy Workforce
CoAdvantage- To limit transmission of COVID-19, workplaces across the United States (and the world) have closed their doors and asked employees to work remotely. And with so many workers suddenly teleworking, the Internet is replete with guides on how to work from home. But what implications does this situation have for productivity, and what should
-> Continue reading How COVID-19 Will Affect Worker Productivity
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