Opinions and sentiments of the mass media and the general public about millennials are for some reason highly polarized.

Even when you try to google them, you’ll get a wide range of suggestions, starting from “millennials are lazy, narcissistic, broke, or even the worst” all the way to “millennials are hard working.”

You’re probably scratching your head worrying over the fact that you’ll have to hire those notorious job hoppers whose turnover costs the U.S. economy $30.5 billion annually.   

The truth is that Generation Y has been much-maligned based on a number of generalizations and stereotypes.

Looking for a team-building activity that everyone can enjoy? Board games might be just the ticket. Not only are they entertaining, but if you utilize them properly, they can vastly enhance your workplace, helping your employees better-enjoy one another’s company and improving a wide range of skills. Here’s why.

What do you think of when someone mentions ‘Dungeons & Dragons?’

Shopping is a popular pastime. A lot of people like to shop. But when you’re shopping for a new HRMS, the process of deciding exactly which system is right for your organization can quickly get bogged down in the details: whether to opt for on-premises or in the cloud, deciding on self-service functionality, ensuring mobile access, to payroll or not to payroll, the list can seem endless and any help is welcome. When you combine this with the fact you’ll be spending, on average, $6,125 per user of your system according to the latest HRIS research, you want to be sure you’re making the right decision. With that in mind, here are three key tips for planning your HRMS selection.

For years, HR leaders have been focused on how to attract, retain, and engage a multi-generational workforce, and just when HR thinks they have it all figured out, HR is hit with yet another unprecedented challenge.

PeopleGuru is excited to announce that we have officially become an alliance and integration partner with eQuest, the world’s largest job posting distribution company.

HR comes with many different responsibilities. Between recruiting, training, employee engagement, terminations, payroll, and benefits, HR can be a very high pressure profession. If you ever feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions, don’t worry- you’re not alone.

For all of those hard working HR professionals out there, we hope to brighten your day with these 10 relatable HR GIFs:

The contingent workforce now makes up 34% of the U.S. workforce and is expected to grow as people ditch the 9-5 desk jobs and shift towards this “on-demand” economy.

Technology has made it simple for people to connect and search for part-time jobs that best align with their specific skill set and passions while offering flexibility to their work schedules. 

This latest workforce trend will impact that way in which organizations manage its people and will ultimately call on the HR department to revisit its overall people strategy to ensure that they're not missing out on any opportunities. Check out our infographic below:

“Neurodiversity” is a newer term for what we instinctively sense: We don’t think alike and that’s good. Innovation in today’s Human Capital Management includes understanding neurodiversity in an effort to better engage employees and candidates.

Every year, smoking kills 48,000 people in the United States and over the course of the past two decades, TV commercials and print advertisements have made it clear of the danger that comes from tobacco products.

Effective marketing has taken smoking from being cool to not so cool. Millennials were the first generation to grow up in the anti-tobacco times and that’s why it should come as no surprise that 83% of the “Me Generation” disapprove of smoking cigarettes. However, Millennials and now, Generation Z, have adopted an alternative method to cigarettes that has become the latest fad.

The workplace and general office environment, whether we are aware of it or not, is always changing. New policies come into vogue and both political and social movements force either welcome or unwelcome change upon employees and owners alike, and HR specialists need to adapt to the demands and requests of a constantly changing staff.