I have been applying to so many job postings and only got one interview. I receive so many Thanks, but no thanks letters. Some of which are very good and very personal - not the typical we value your time and appreciate you applying to our organization. I have altered my resume and letter via AI to really try to get "that job", but am 1 of 100's of applicants. I don't have a degree, but am obtaining my SPHR, have 25 years of experience and have taken courses. What else should I do?

Some of the best retention strategies have nothing to do with compensation. What non-monetary factor has had the biggest impact in your organization?

These "graduations" are getting out of hand. Over the past few weeks, I've had to rework shifts for dozens of employees because their kids had midday prek, kindergarten, 5th grade, 8th grade, etc., graduations. Are all of these necessary?

I’ve been in meetings where leadership said they wanted honest employee feedback, then became visibly uncomfortable when they actually received it. HR often encourages openness while quietly managing reactions behind the scenes. Do organizations really want honest feedback, or just positive feedback?

I just watched a coworker/recruiter be terminated during a meeting and they disc her on the call and logged her out of all the systems. I gently commented i didnt think they could do that as she has to be able to access her timesheets. I was told California is an at will state 🤔 and that we shouldn’t communicate with her any longer. Can they terminate someone that way?