Tag: Hiring

John Sinnott | Gilbane Building Co. vice president and Rhode Island business unit leader A college intern at Gilbane, John Sinnott took a short detour...

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...

Looking for a full-time professional job, interviewing and evaluating your options can be daunting for recent college graduates. But with the proper preparation and...

What percentage of applicants that you have reviewed were underqualified for the position you were hiring for? 30 to 50%: 50% Our company does not consider...

Has your company in the past rehired a former employee? Yes: 78.6% No: 21.4%If your company has not, would you consider rehiring a former employee? Our company...

Rhode Island is one of 20 states that will increase its minimum wage in the new year, going from $10.10 an hour to $10.50...

Gracie’s Ventures Inc. will have plenty to celebrate on New Year’s Eve, including a milestone not many restaurants can tout – a 20th anniversary.At...

There are about 6.5 million job openings in the U.S., a record high. The number of people looking for work without success is falling...

Employment at food services and drinking places rebounded strongly in October as waiters, cooks and bartenders in hurricane-ravaged Florida and Texas went to work....

General Electric Co. has a new CEO focused on cost cutting. This includes a re-examination of the size of its corporate headquarters in Boston,...