Tag: Hiring
Diversity and inclusion
Does your company offer any formal diversity and inclusion programs?
No: 57%
Yes: 43%
What programs does your business offer its employees? (Select any that apply)
Professional-development workshops:...
Q&A Debra Bedrosian
Debra Bedrosian | Cooley Group vice president, human resources and social responsibility
Technical textile and geomembrane manufacturer Cooley Group has worked throughout the pandemic, including...
Q&A: Jim Deslandes
Jim Deslandes | Deslandes Construction owner and president
Deslandes Construction owner and President Jim Deslandes has spent 40 years in his family business. The Warwick-based...
Hiring as an indicator
Has your company hired any new workers since May?
Yes: 71%
No: 29%
How many new hires have you added during that timeframe?
Less than 10 employees: 29%
We...
Amid COVID-19, employers need to change hiring approach
As Rhode Island begins kick-starting recovery efforts, employers need to start thinking about their hiring plans.
More than 230,000 Rhode Islanders have filed for unemployment...
In banking industry, tasty perks part of recruitment
Amid record-low unemployment levels, competition posed by Boston and New York, and a rapidly aging workforce, Rhode Island financial institutions are searching for the...
Age discrimination is bad for bottom line
Of all the kinds of employment discrimination, hiring younger workers in preference to older ones earns the least public condemnation. That’s a growing problem,...
What senior executives can do to attract a better quality workforce
Given the competitive and intense environment of attracting and retaining high-quality talent, the onus is on business leaders to improve.
Usually, when we talk “talent”...
Q&A: John Sinnott
John Sinnott | Gilbane Building Co. vice president and Rhode Island business unit leader
A college intern at Gilbane, John Sinnott took a short detour...
Thanks, but no thanks
Have potential employees declined offers to work at your company recently?
Yes: 58.3%
No: 41.7%
Have potential employees disclosed why they declined the offer?
Yes: 80%
No: 20%
What were...
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