This week, the last full week of April, is Administrative Professionals Week®. The Wednesday of this week is Administrative Professionals Day. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 there were more than four million secretaries and administrative assistants working in the U.S. How did this professional group come to make up one of the largest segments of the workforce? Here’s a brief history from the International Association of Administrative Professionals:

A decade ago, telecommuting was seen as a rare perk. Now with the growth of reliable high-speed internet connections, secure file sharing, video conferencing, and general trust of non-traditional work hours, telecommuting isn’t so rare, and may even be trending towards an expected perk in today’s workplace. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace survey in 2017 showed a distinct upward trend in remote work. They found that “from 2012 to 2016, the number of employees working remotely rose by four percentage points, from 39% to 43%, and employees working remotely spent more time doing so.” The good news for employers is that the same poll shows telecommuters are just as productive as their in-office counterparts — they just get to do it in their pajamas.

A decade ago, telecommuting was seen as a rare perk. Now with the growth of reliable high-speed internet connections, secure file sharing, video conferencing, and general trust of non-traditional work hours, telecommuting isn’t so rare, and may even be trending towards an expected perk in today’s workplace. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace survey in 2017 showed a distinct upward trend in remote work. They found that “from 2012 to 2016, the number of employees working remotely rose by four percentage points, from 39% to 43%, and employees working remotely spent more time doing so.” The good news for employers is that the same poll shows telecommuters are just as productive as their in-office counterparts — they just get to do it in their pajamas.

A decade ago, telecommuting was seen as a rare perk. Now with the growth of reliable high-speed internet connections, secure file sharing, video conferencing, and general trust of non-traditional work hours, telecommuting isn’t so rare, and may even be trending towards an expected perk in today’s workplace. Gallup’s State of the American Workplace survey in 2017 showed a distinct upward trend in remote work. They found that “from 2012 to 2016, the number of employees working remotely rose by four percentage points, from 39% to 43%, and employees working remotely spent more time doing so.” The good news for employers is that the same poll shows telecommuters are just as productive as their in-office counterparts — they just get to do it in their pajamas.

In the early 90s, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) began as Employment Process Outsourcing and consisted of mainly project work. As the evolution of EPO progressed it was redefined as Recruitment Process Outsourcing. RPO emerged as a f…

In the early 90s, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) began as Employment Process Outsourcing and consisted of mainly project work. As the evolution of EPO progressed it was redefined as Recruitment Process Outsourcing. RPO emerged as a f…

Neil Patel, a leading digital marketing consultant, describes digital marketing as “any form of marketing products or services that involves electronic devices,” which theoretically means that digital marketing has been around for decades. Of course, the skills needed to be a successful digital marketer these days are vastly different than those required in past decades. The invention of the internet brought email and blogs, and social media became a way to distribute this new content and to engage with a company’s audience.

Today’s post is a guest post by Mike McKerns, SPHR, HR Insights Editor-in-Chief. This piece originally appeared in Advanced Resources HR Insights Magazine.

In my column in the previous issue of HR Insights, I offered suggestions for new ways to bridge the skills gap.  If you read that, you may have already begun planning for how to address the issues that have challenged your recruiting efforts over the past several years. (And if you haven’t read it, you can read it here or access back issues by subscribing here!) Estimates about the size of the gap vary widely, but most experts agree that it will only widen in the near future. The time to act is now.

Welcome to our new “Get to Know Advanced RPO” series!  Want to know what makes Advanced RPO special? It’s our people, and you’ll get to meet them, one at a time.

Today let’s meet Tammie Hoerig. Tammie has more than 15 years of recruiting experience with many of those years in an RPO environment. Let’s hear what Tammie has to say about recruitment and working for Advanced RPO …

Your customers and clients are increasingly dependent on social media for news, entertainment and connection with their personal and professional networks. According to Pew Research data, 69% of Americans have a social media presence, and interacting via social media is part of their daily routines. Strategically engaging your client base means reaching them where they are active; which makes hiring the right Social Media Manager paramount to your company’s success.