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Exit interviews are a valuable tool for companies that want to make their workplaces better.HR should ask departing employees for specific feedback on the company and the jobs they're leaving.HR representatives should avoid asking questions that elicit general, vague responses.This article is part of "Talent Insider," a series containing expert advice to help business owners…

Human-resource leaders at enterprise companies are expected to tend to the concerns of a large internal workforce while recruiting, screening, and hiring top-tier talent.The workload has HR leaders reporting high levels of stress. Workvivo, a workplace-communication platform, surveyed more than 520 HR professionals in the US and the UK in 2022, and 98% of them…

The remote-work trend isn't going anywhere as more US employees are taking advantage of its perks.To keep up, employers need effective strategies for hiring and managing remote workers.Three experts told Business Insider how HR leaders can strengthen their out-of-state workforce.This article is part of "Talent Insider," a series containing expert advice to help business owners…

Brandon Southern is a senior leader at Amazon and former head of analytics at eBay and GameStop.He writes that hiring managers have to be cautious when hiring because their reputations are on the line. Southern also says that it's sometimes impossible to replace a bad hire. This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert…

Big companies are revisiting pre-pandemic policies like requiring employees to work from the office. But small-business owners that can offer flexibility have a competitive edge in hiring. A founder, an HR exec, and a professor shared how small businesses can innovate in the job market. This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing…

About 20% of layoffs and discharges in the US in October were at the country's smallest businesses. Ryan Niddel, a serial entrepreneur, argued that layoffs aren't always a quick fix for companies. Instead, he said, business owners should look at other ways to cut costs. This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing…

This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert advice to help small business owners tackle a range of hiring challenges.When Zhe Scott founded her SEO consulting and marketing firm, The SEO Queen, in 2017, she expected her employees to stick around long-term.But that hasn't been the case. Over the past five years,…

Despite fears of a possible recession next year, job openings rose to 10.7 million in September, and there were about 1.9 job openings per unemployed person that month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Small-business owners who want to scoop up top talent and retain their employees need to offer prospective hires more than competitive salaries…

The US gained 263,000 nonfarm payrolls in November, better than the 200,000 economists expected. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 3.7%. November's gain shows ongoing strength in the jobs market. This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert advice to help small business owners tackle a range of hiring challenges. Loading…

Building a team can help small-businesses owners grow financially and creatively.  But it can also be expensive to hire and retain full-time employees. Two founders share how to responsibly scale your team and pay workers what they're worth. This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert advice to help small business owners…