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If you hang around the water cooler, you have probably experienced your coworkers discussing the new “Pokémon Go” mobile game. The app encourages users to catch Pokémon through the GPS technology on their phones. The game more than likely seems completely irrelevant to your business.

School is out, the sun in shining, and all we want to do is relax in the air conditioning. It’s that time of the year again; to start your summer reading!

Collecting honest feedback from employees about their managers can be a challenge. That’s why more and more organizations are adopting anonymous, 360-degree reviews from their staffs.

This week is all about the SMB and entrepreneurs:

Compliance–it is one of the top concerns for SMBs this year, but where does the SMB begin? Many aspects of a business are required to meet federal and state standards.

Employers today have choices that their predecessors did not. In the past, employers relied on a timecard and on their employees’ truthfulness when working offsite. (And, this wasn’t that long ago.

This week, a case with potential ramifications for both businesses and consumers received important attention from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the Bureau and the Office of the Solicitor General sent an amicus brief on behalf of the plaintiff in the case of Spokeo, Inc. v. Thomas Robins…

Today, we’ll be attending the HHCC Business Expo in Houston. If you’re at the event, drop by and see us. How can you find us? Look for “The Fifty Shades of Applicants” booth.

There aren’t many things that can annoy me as much as being forced into office celebrations that seem superfluous. There’s a tiny part of my soul that dies during the forty-five seconds my co-workers sing “Happy Birthday to You”.

When a child is sick or there’s an ache you can’t explain, the first person you’ll talk to is a nurse. Once a year, we have the opportunity to recognize the front line of healthcare (after mom, of course).

Most conversations on Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) focus on how wonderful an ATS is and how helpful it is in finding the right candidate, but sometimes, those conversations miss a beat.

Target is making headlines for choosing to remove the question, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” from their initial job application. They are not alone. Legislators are behind the practice as well, with 10 states and 51 cities passing a law supporting this practice.