A common fallacy unemployed people subscribe to when searching for full-time, part-time or temporary worker positions is to not contact a company if they don't see any openings. However, a recent CareerBuilder survey revealed that it may benefit workers to inquire about open positions they feel qualified for regardless of whether the company has posted…

According to Career Builder's annual Seasonal Hiring Forecast, seasonal hiring has remained relatively consistent with 2010 numbers, while pay is up and companies are recruiting deeper into the holiday season. The poll, which gauged responses from more than 2,600 employers, found that 29 percent of retailers plan to hire for the holidays - a "moderate"…

A summer ratification to the American Postal Workers Union's contract extension through 2015 inserted language that allowed the postal service to add temporary workers, Staffing Talk reports. A new section in the contract covers terms for "Postal Support Employees," or PSEs, which can be used in districts as a percentage of the total number of…

A recent survey from Washington, D.C.-based Information Strategies revealed that the human resources position has become more demanding than in years past. Researchers polled more than 1,000 HR professionals on the topics of morale building, staffing and overall resources. More than 50 percent stated that they were working with reduced staff and financial allocations compared…

Employees today are armed with a plethora of technological devices, such as tablet computers and smartphones. Contract workers, temporary workers, part-time help and salaried employees all have unprecedented access to the latest electronics, and an increasing number of professionals want to integrate their personal devices into their workplaces' networks. "It is certainly a hot topic,…

There never seem to be enough hours in the day, and as employees work to meet deadlines and quotas, they can be known to make sacrifices, such as working late or taking projects home. One cut that can be particularly dangerous for employees is skipping lunch breaks, and according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, this situation…

In a perfect world, all employees would work hard, respect the rules and produce results. However, as every HR administration professional can attest, this workplace utopia does not exist. After repeated efforts to refocus or re-motivate a problem worker, sometimes an individual's employment must simply be terminated. While this situation is never pleasant, firing an…

It is impossible to read an employee's mind, but some companies are looking to innovative employee solutions regarding payroll services, health benefits and other workplace norms to try to foster a happy, productive and loyal workforce, particularly in the face of economic hardship. While to some, this dream may seem impossible, USA Today recently broke…

In many situations, it is beneficial for employers to put themselves in their workers' shoes, whether they're temporary employees, contract workers or salaried, full-time individuals. Looking at the workplace from an employee's perspective can help human resources departments better administer services and retain qualified workers. A new nationwide CareerBuilder survey conducted by Harris Interactive looked…

When employees work hard, they hope to be noticed and rewarded, according to a new study regarding human resources management. The goal of a survey conducted by Globoforce, the Workforce Mood Tracker, was to analyze the relationship between recognition and employee retention. What the study found was a clear connection between the two. For example,…