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A resume can blow you away. You may be tempted to hire them on the spot with such impressive experience and credentials – but stop right there. While experience and saying the right things in an interview may be enough to get them to the next round, culture is also a deciding factor.

Even when your company has no upcoming promotions or new positions, it’s always a good idea to stay on the lookout for those star employees who will be most deserving of a promotion. They care about more than their own success.

You may have heard a few months ago that online retail giant Amazon is launching a new department that will have a 30-hour workweek. Whether this is just a fad or a new longer term trend, we’ve broken down the facts and a few pros and cons.

Don’t be that person in the office who doesn’t wear a costume to the office Halloween party! Finding the right work-appropriate costume can be a chore, but we’ve found the best simple costume ideas around: • Ice Cream … Who doesn’t love ice cream?!

As the holiday season approaches, many employers are bracing for busy schedules and premium pay for holiday work. A recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey revealed that while premium pay on holidays is a popular option for employers, letting workers swap holidays is not.

Millions of Americans tuned into last night’s second presidential debate. Today, they’re heading back to work with the election on their minds, and a recent APA survey showed that 1 in 4 of these workers have been negatively affected by office conversations involving the Clinton-Trump race.

A new study shows that fees for 401(k) and similar plans continue to fall. The survey, conducted earlier this year, has 117 respondents from defined contribution plans with $127 billion in aggregated assets and 1.4 million plan participants. Why do fees continue to fall?

Politics Aren’t Limited to Elections! Come on, don’t deny that you have been involved in office politics during your work history. It can be nasty, suck time out of your day, and is considered a waste of time by many.

Texas Law Says Yes … You are either likely really excited for election season or really sick of it with no in between. Many of your employees will be interested in placing their vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, or vote in local elections come election day.

A new survey on compensation from World at Work has revealed a troubling statistic for the HR industry. Most employers, 9 in 10 to be precise, have a compensation policy, but fewer than 50 percent of surveyed companies stated that they believed their employees understand them.

There are all types of stereotypes that dominate office life. Whether your boss or best friend want to admit it, they have probably judged you at some point during your employment.

Are you the type of business that has complex schedules with your employees rotating in and out at all hours? If so, you probably know the difficulty in keeping things together efficiently!