Amazon plans to evenly split 50,000 jobs that come with a second headquarters between Crystal City in Arlington County, Va., and Long Island City in Queens, N.Y. The company has chosen the sites based on proximity to public transportation and to airports with direct flights to Seattle, home of Amazon's main headquarters. Quartz (11/13)
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Recruiting & Retention
4 myths about employee learning PwC's 21st CEO Survey shows that 80% of executives are worried critical skills will not be available in the workforce in the future and that companies are investing more resources in recruitment and training. Employers must get past four myths about learning, including that lecture-based instruction is most effective to convey information and that those who learn quickly are smarter than their peers. Fast Company online (11/9)
The 6 Biggest Talent Selection Mistakes In today's tight labor market, you can't afford hiring mistakes. Yet that's what can happen if you adopt best practices that turn out to be anything but. Find out if your company's approach is backfiring—and how to get it right. Check out 6 Talent Selection Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making.
Tips for onboarding hires How you train new employees reveals a lot about your company, Ryan Ayers writes. Ayers outlines five tips for successfully training hires, including providing mentors and getting creative with feedback. Training magazine (11/9)
Benefits & Compensation
What's slowing wage growth? Wage growth has slowed, and one theory is that companies are adding benefits and giving bonuses, instead of increasing wages. Experts dispute this, saying that while some companies have publicized changes in benefits and bonuses, retirement, leave and insurance benefits have remained steady, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CNBC (11/10)
The HR Leader
Expose HR staff to other functions, Flex's CHRO says Chief HR officers should rotate their staff in and out of other roles and help HR, engineering and IT collaborate on strategies, says Paul Baldassari, chief HR officer for Flex. "I can provide as many training courses as I want, but if there is no pull from the teams -- if you don't communicate the need well and why it's important and why it's beneficial for all of the individuals in the organization to upgrade their skills -- you will not succeed," he says. LinkedIn (11/7)
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