Welcome to This Week in Work, a compendium of recent stories on hiring, human resources, company culture, and our professional lives.
September 13
Felix Salmon in Reuters
Job creation: Where are the startups?
A data-rich look at the roll startups play—or don't—in job creation.
September 12
Ashley Lutz in Business Insider
Marissa Mayer Reveals How She Keeps Employees From Quitting
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on avoiding burnout.
September 11
Sara Sutton Fell in SmartRecruiting
How to Hire Reliable Part-time Workers
Vet the same way you would for full-time hires.
September 7
Nathan Hurst in Hirelite's Blog
Don't hire just self-described awesome developers
Confidence and programming ability are not correlated.
September 4
N. Sandhu in TalentTech's Blog
Surviving Today's Talent Shortage Infographic
Building talent networks.
September 3
Erin Griffith in PandoDaily
How 10Gen Is Pulling Engineers from Wall Street to Become an Anchor of NYC Tech
“We’re giving them more interesting and challenging work and smarter colleagues."
September 1
Hannah Seligson in The New York Times
When the Work-Life Scales Are Unequal
"The pursuit of 'work-life balance,' which sounds so wholesome and reasonable, can be a zero-sum game in the office."
August 21
John McGrath in Entelo's Blog
How to Win Engineers and Influence People
An engineer's tips on wooing engineers.
August 15
Edward E. Lawler III in Forbes
Corporate Strategy: How HR Can Become a Player
Research survey: what HR needs to do to become a key strategic force in major corporations.
August 2
Rainer Strack et al, The Boston Consulting Group
Realizing the Value of People Management
Companies focused on recruiting see 3.5x more revenue growth
