Goldman eases dress code but urges good sense | 5 facts that can attract talent to manufacturing jobs | Startup looks to robotics to solve labor shortage
Goldman Sachs has relaxed its dress code but asks that employees use good judgment in choosing business attire, according to a memo sent to workers. In a Twitter poll by the company that asks what employees should wear, "hoodie & sneakers" comes in first at 38%. The Associated Press (3/8)
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Recruiting & Retention
5 facts that can attract talent to manufacturing jobs Manufacturers should highlight how the industry is technologically savvy and pays well as a way to attract more people, including women, writes Pamela Kan, president of Bishop-Wisecarver. "Manufacturing will have more than 3.5 million job openings in the next 10 years for people with specialized technical skills and advanced education where they can lead, develop, design and invent," she writes. Manufacturing (3/11)
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Strategies for Success from TrainingMag.com
Preparing for the Gen Z workforce Many practices in the workplace have been tailored to millennials but need adjustment to suit Generation Z, writes Ed Wesley of DreamHost. Wesley details what leaders need to know about this emerging workforce and how they can successfully manage the transition. Training magazine (3/8)
Benefits & Compensation
Court doc: Google OK'd $135M for former execs accused of misconduct Google agreed to issue $135 million in severance to former executives Andy Rubin and Amit Singhal, who had left amid allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a court filing. Rubin received $90 million, and Singhal was to receive $45 million but got $15 million. Fox Business (3/11)
The HR Leader
Bosses can be friendly, too Sharing personal stories and asking appropriate questions about people's lives off the job is a proper and productive way to build relationships, writes executive coach Mary Jo Asmus. "You'll be making the workplace more pleasant as well as provide leverage for getting things done," she asserts. Aspire-CS (3/5)
