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At KRESS, we want to provide the best resources for your company to make the right decision when it comes to all job related activities. Fall hiring season will be here before you know it, but are you prepared to go through dozens of prospective hires?

Companies should be more fearful than ever when it comes to online extortion raising havoc in the workplace. Think of online extortion like blackmail you know when Tom Cruise is captured in Mission Impossible and has to have a ransom paid to free him from captivity?

June 12, 2016 marked an important date for U.S. companies that have been transferring personal data to anyone in the European Union. Company data such as employee information, business transactions, and high level purchases are often transmitted through international means.

Workplace layoffs can be unpredictable. No matter how good things can look to outsiders, the bottom line can be tricky to navigate and, unfortunately, hard workers pay the price. In July, 45,346 workers were laid off by U.S. companies, which is a 19 percent increase from the previous month.

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.

How to Manage Your Workplace Distractions? Let’s be real in a nine to ten hour work day it’s hard to not get distracted at some point. Many people battle distractions throughout the day that may or may not prevent them from completing important tasks.

The kids are going back to school in less than a month. But have you been able to enjoy some time off with the family? More than half of U.S. workers left vacation days on the table in 2015. Get out and grab some rays and come back to work refreshed!

The common trend among millennials is to delay marriage and kids and instead welcome a dog into the family. Companies now are strategically allowing furry friends into the workplace in order to gain approval from their younger hires.

Where has the time gone? Millennials are no longer those kids who sit on the computer all day while fleecing their parents’ money.

No matter what you do or how you do it, you’ll encounter some form of criticism in your life, whether in the workplace or elsewhere. These moments can be some of the toughest you will face.

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.