Finance and accounting are among the most in-demand skills in the labor market right now. If you have an accounting or finance degree, and/or are a certified professional accountant (CPA), you may even find yourself being hassled by recruiters on Linkedin and elsewhere. Yet if you really want to maximize your skills and make the […]
Most companies have some form of ethics policy in place. The name of the policy may vary. Some companies call them Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, or just plain Ethics Policy. But they all have the same goal: to ensure all employees behave in an ethical fashion. Companies create this policy for good reasons. […]
Right now, the labor market is tighter than it has been in years. For college graduates, career professionals, and people looking to advance or change careers, a tight labor market makes it easier to find jobs and opportunities. For HR departments and managers, it can create staffing headaches. Yet while the labor market is looking […]
Flipped classrooms are relatively new, but they are increasingly more common. That’s because they offer educators the ability to teach students skills they actually need with higher quality interactions and applied learning projects. How? Educators who flip the classroom are moving the lectures out of the classroom and moving homework in. That means lectures are […]
E-learning is taking the world by storm, but many companies and working professionals are still testing the waters, not wanting to commit, as they figure out the landscape. The cost of learning per working professional can be high enough that even a short, paid trial is more commitment than desired by most. Today Illumeo, the […]
The hiring process is tedious for everyone involved. It is lengthy and expensive for many companies, as companies spend on average around $4,000 and take 52 days to fill an open position. Worse yet, more than a third of new hires don’t make it past the first six months in a new job and nearly one half […]
Have you ever sat down to fill out your expense report after a business trip, only to realize you’ve lost some of your receipts? It’s a nightmare. You need the receipts to prove your expenses otherwise your company won’t reimburse you. You wish you’d kept track better but for now, you’re out of luck. Now […]
Millennials want professional development. In a recent study conducted by PWC, access to learning and development was the number one benefit millennials requested by millennials. Not flex time, not cash bonuses: professional development. Clearly your millennial employees are more than willing to participate in continuing education and professional development programs. The trick is finding the right format […]
The 2017 CFO Sentiment Study conducted by the CFO Alliance revealed some fascinating statistics about the office of the CFO, but one of most interesting tidbits is this: CFOs realize now more than ever they need to have top a talent player in every position within the Office of the CFO. With 56% of respondents to […]
Have you ever actually read your company’s insurance policies? If you’re in a senior finance or risk management role, you should! Insurance policies are essentially contracts, and not understanding your policies, whether it’s liability insurance or property insurance, can be disastrous. These days it’s very much part of the job description and you need to be […]
