HR Archives • INTOO USA

HR Trends of February 2023: “Rage Applying,” Diversity Hires, and Employment Law

Welcome to our summary of March best reads on HR trends! This month, trending topics...

HR Trends: The Top Industry Reads - February 2023

HR Trends of January 2023: The Key Reads

Welcome to our summary of February's best reads on HR trends! This month, trending topics...

HR Trends January 2023: The Top Industry Reads

INTOO’s 2022 Year in Review

Welcome to our summary of January’s best reads on HR trends! This month, trending topics...

2022 began with the end of The Great Resignation. While that trend faded, engagement continued...

An employee hands a resignation letter to his manager, who will have to inform his staff of the employee resignation

How to Inform Your Staff of Employee Resignations

In a post-lockdown world, employee resignations have become more common. Known as the "Great Resignation," this...

November 2022: This Month's Top HR Reads

HR Trends: The Key Reads of November 2022

HR Trends: The Key Reads of October 2022

Welcome to our summary of November’s best reads on HR trends! This month, trending topics...

Tips from an HR Manager: 4 Ways to Help Remote Employees Feel Connected

Welcome to our summary of October’s best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

One way to help remote employees feel connected is to schedule frequent all-staff meetings, like the one this woman is attending from her home office.

Tess Langseth-DePaolis Whether your teams are new to remote work or not, you may find...

How to Overcome Burnout at Work

Burnout is a type of exhaustion that can be experienced by professionals and is often...

September 2022: This Month's Top HR Reads

HR Trends: The Key Reads of September 2022

7 Ways to Boost Employee Morale

Welcome to our summary of September’s best reads on HR trends! This month, the challenges...

This team's manager knows how to boost employee morale and as a result, they are happy.

HR, Retention

The way your professionals feel about their jobs can affect their productivity and quality of...

How to Provide Feedback to an Employee

Knowing how to offer feedback to your professionals is a valuable skill that can lead...

A file folder labeled "Rejected" among others, representing rejected interviewees.

How to Reject an Interviewee

HR, Talent Acquisition

One of the sad realities of filling an open position at your company is that...

This Month's Top HR Reads for August 2022

HR Trends: The Key Reads of August 2022

How to Be a Good Interviewer

Welcome to our summary of August best reads on HR trends! This month, quiet quitting...

Interviews can be challenging for hiring managers and leaders who don't have previous experience interviewing...

A graphic representation of employee survey feedback is superimposed on an image of a man typing on a laptop, giving a 5-star rating.

Employee Survey Feedback: What to Do with What You Learn

HR, Retention

Employee surveys have become a popular method for employers to demonstrate their interest in their...

How to Build Trust Within a Team

The relationships between employees can impact how they feel about their job, which is why...

HR Trends: The Key Reads of May 2022

3 Onboarding Tips to Boost Retention

Welcome to our summary of May best reads on HR trends! This month, money—in terms...

A businessman's hands hold blocks showing symbols of onboarding with the word ONBOARDING above them.

The experience your employees have while onboarding is one they’ll take with them throughout their...

HR Trends: The Key Reads of March 2022

The Whys of Employee Burnout: Webinar Recap

Welcome to our summary of March best reads on HR trends! This month, HR’s role...

A female employee experiencing burnout sits at her desk.

Career Development, HR, Retention

Caroline Vernon was joined by a panel of INTOO career coaches including Holly Klenk, Lisa...

February 2022 - This Month's Top HR Reads

HR Trends: The Key Reads of February 2022

HR Trends: The Key Reads of January 2022

Welcome to our summary of February best reads on HR trends! This month, workplace burnout...

INTOO USA’s 2021 Year in Review

Welcome to our summary of January best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

Candidate Experience, Career Mobility, HR, Outplacement

Like 2020, this past year brought many challenges to businesses and individuals around the world....

December 2021: This Month's Top HR Reads

HR Trends: The Key Reads of December 2021

HR Trends: The Key Reads of November 2021

Welcome to our summary of December best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

November 2021: This Month's Top HR Reads

How to Create a First-Class Employee Experience: Webinar Recap

Welcome to our summary of November best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

A note reading "Employee experience" sits atop a desk by a keyboard, pen, and mug of coffee.

Candidate Experience, Career Mobility, Employer Branding, HR, Recruiting, Retention, Video, Webinar

Barb Froncillo, National Sales Director at INTOO USA, spoke recently with Michele Shuey and Veronica...

HR Trends: The Key Reads of October 2021

HR Webinar: How to Create a First-Class Employee Experience → Register Now!

Welcome to our summary of October best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

Free Webinar: How to create a first-class employee experience. November 9, 2021 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM PT - Register Now!

Company Announcement, Employee Benefits, HR, Retention, Webinar

How to Create a First-Class Employee Experience — Live Webinar Integrate has built an experience that...

Preparing for the Great Resignation: Webinar Recap

Employer Branding, HR, Recruiting, Retention, Video, Webinar

Recently, Caroline Vernon, INTOO’s Career Transition Practice Leader, spoke with #HRSocial Hour Half Hour Podcast...

An HR manager begins to jot down exit interview questions to ask an employee

Exit Interview Questions: What to Ask Exiting Employees

HR, Retention, Tips

Exit interviews can help an organization learn what it’s doing right and wrong from the...

HR Trends - the top HR reads for September 2021

HR Trends: The Key Reads of September 2021

Healthcare Layoffs: What HR Managers Need to Know

Welcome to our summary of September best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

What HR managers need to know about layoffs is represented by a glove and stethoscope resting on a notice of layoff

Healthcare, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

This article, originally published on December 4, 2019, has been updated. Even with the surge...

Preparing for the Great Resignation - Live Webinar

HR Webinar: Preparing for the Great Resignation → Register Now!

Company Announcement, HR, Webinar

Preparing for the Great Resignation — Live Webinar While last year saw an increase in...

HR Trends: The Key Reads of August 2021

7 Tips for Managing Organizational Change Effectively in Any Industry

Welcome to our summary of August’s best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

The need for managing organizational change is represented by a businessman drawing a clock that says "time for change"

HR, Tips

In our webinar, History Has its Eyes on You: Managing Organizational Change, Amy Waryas, EVP,...

2021 Workforce Trends Report - Pandemic Insights

INTOO’s 2021 Workforce Trends Report Finds Companies’ Needs and Plans Are Not Aligned in Volatile Employment Market

Career Mobility, Employee Benefits, HR, News, Survey

INTOO’s 2021 Workforce Trends Report found that employee productivity, satisfaction, and engagement overwhelmingly were maintained...

HR Trends: The Key Reads of July 2021

HR Trends: The Key Reads of June 2021

Welcome to our summary of July’s best reads on HR trends! This month, hot topics...

Managing Organizational Change: Webinar Recap

Welcome to our summary of June’s best reads on HR trends! As more people return...

COVID-19, HR, Video, Webinar

Mira Greenland, Executive Vice President of Intoo, had the opportunity to chat with Amy Waryas,...

HR Trends: The Key Reads of May 2021

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Welcome to our first monthly summary of the best reads on HR trends! May featured...

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Company Announcement, HR, Webinar

History Has its Eyes on You: Managing Organizational Change A discussion on current HR trends...

A variety of notices for RIFs, layoffs, furloughs and terminations.

RIF, Layoff, Furlough, Termination — We Chart the Differences

HR, Layoffs

While reductions-in-force (RIFs), layoffs, and furloughs are all difficult actions employers take out of necessity...

A female employee gets a COVID-19 vaccine to comply with her company's vaccine policy.

Answers to Questions About Vaccine Policy for the Workplace

COVID-19, HR

Last week, Caroline Vernon, INTOO’s Career Transition Practice Leader, spoke with employment attorney Kate Bischoff...

An employee working from home takes Intoo's survey on workforce trends.

Take Our Survey on Workplace Trends Through the Pandemic

Company Announcement, COVID-19, HR

INTOO USA is looking for a deeper understanding on how organizations like yours managed—and continue...

After reading about communicating layoffs, an executive delivers news to his company

3 Ways to Fail at Communicating Layoffs

HR, Outplacement, Tips

Giving bad news is never easy. However, for business leaders and HR professionals, effectively delivering...

Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccines and the Workplace

COVID-19 Vaccines and the Workplace Webinar → Register Now!

Company Announcement, COVID-19, HR, Webinar

With the continued roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines, your company may be considering what this...

A manager ticks a transparent checkbox, signifying a step taken on the employee termination checklist

Employee Termination Checklist: Make The Process Easier!

HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

One of the reasons employee terminations can feel difficult to manage is that the process...

An HR manager meets with a department lead to review how to conduct an exit interview.

How to Conduct an Exit Interview that Benefits Your Company

What’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy & How Does It Work?

Why do good employees leave your organization? Knowing the answer to this question will help...

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Featured, HR, INTOO

With the economic changes unleashed by the coronavirus crisis, many organizations are facing major changes...

Company Acquisitions and Mergers: Definitions, Difference, and Examples

Featured, HR, INTOO

Company acquisitions and mergers: is a merger the same thing as an acquisition? Surprisingly, although...

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How to Deal with Company Reorganization: 5 Tips for Employers

Featured, HR, INTOO

The unstable economy has prompted employers nationwide to re-evaluate their organizational structures. This means we...

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Compassionate Offboarding: Managing Layoffs – Webinar Recap

Employer Branding, Featured, HR, Layoffs, Must Read, Outplacement, Severance, Webinar

Layoffs can take a toll on anyone, regardless of whether you’re the person delivering the...

A group of of engaged employees in office space, working while company is undergoing organizational change.

How to Retain Talent in Times of Change – Webinar Recap

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Retention, Tips, Webinar

Uncertainty is often a major source of stress, and during times of change, employees look to HR...

A graphic of three businessmen exiting through a large door, representing Intoo's Essential Guide to Outplacement.

Introducing the Essential Guide to Outplacement

Employee Benefits, Employer Branding, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance

Is it possible to show employees you care about them—even during layoffs? Can your company...

An illustration of someone signing a severance package agreement.

Introducing the Complete Guide to Severance Packages

Employer Branding, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance

Companies offer severance packages to outgoing employees for good reason. Not only do the packages...

A manager takes notes about how to lay off employees.

How to Lay Off Employees: A Scripted Guide on What & What NOT to Say

10 HR Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Notifying employees of their layoff or termination is considered to be one of the most...

Group of young business people working together in modern office, overcoming HR challenges.

Featured, HR, Must Read, Outplacement, Retention, Social Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Tips

It may be a bit of a trope, but it is also a truth: as...

Layoff Notice: What’s Expected of Employers?

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance

Communicating a layoff is often a complex process. Many questions have to be answered before...

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10 Career Transition Coaching Questions Answered

Employer Branding, Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement

If you are in a career transition—or if you are an HR professional exploring outplacement...

Reduction in Force Best Practices: How to Protect Your Employer Brand

Employer Branding, Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

Employer brand plays an increasingly important role in the social media age. Customers often read...

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INTOO Career Coach Spotlight: Jyl

Employee Benefits, Employer Branding, HR, Outplacement

“Be Prepared, Flexible and Open to Learning”: A Chat with Jyl, Intoo Career Coach The...

up close view of woman righting a memo on upcoming layoff

Memo to Self: How to Write a Layoff Memo the Right Way

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Must Read, Outplacement

What is the best way to let employees know a layoff is coming? For most organizations...

group of business executives in a meeting regarding a reduction in force template

5 Steps to Using a Reduction in Force Plan Template

Featured, HR, Outplacement

When an organization goes through a downsizing, HR professionals need to manage many big and...

close up of employees reviewing their outplacement benefits package

How to Negotiate for Outplacement Benefits

Employee Benefits, Featured, HR, Outplacement

Finding a new job is often a challenging task, especially if you’re feeling angry, panicked,...

Businesspeople walking in the corridor during an organizational restructure

How to Decide Whom to Lay Off During a Restructure

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement

When organizations go through a restructuring, departments are often merged, whittled down, or eliminated altogether,...

Two multiethnic coworkers discuss how to avoid layoff discrimination while restructuring.

Restructuring? How to Avoid Layoff Discrimination

How INTOO’s outplacement solution Provides ‘Huge Peace of Mind’: An Intoo Client Testimonial

A business restructuring can be a positive time of evolution for an organization. The ensuing...

Case Study, Featured, HR, Layoffs, Must Read, Outplacement

What can Intoo do for you and your organization? Hear directly from one of our...

What is Severance Pay? How it’s Calculated, Benefits & More

HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance

While companies are not required by federal law to provide severance pay to terminated employees,...

Group of business people discussing layoffs in the office place.

Communicating Layoffs to Remaining Employees in 5 Steps

How To Motivate Employees After Layoffs

When HR professionals talk about communicating layoffs, the discussion generally centers around breaking the news...

Employees working on computers in modern office room, discussing recent layoffs.

Career Coach Spotlight: Holly

When a company conducts a layoff, a lot of attention is given to the employees...

A photo of our coach, Holly, with text that reads, "Meet Our Coach."

Employee Benefits, Employer Branding, HR, Outplacement

“We push you outside your comfort zone”: A Chat with Holly, Intoo Career Coach In...

Organizational Change Management: How Does It Affect Employees?

Career Coach Spotlight: Ellen

Recent corporate history is filled with cautionary tales of large organizations that ultimately failed because...

A photo of our coach, Ellen, with text that reads, "Meet Our Coach."

Employee Benefits, Employer Branding, HR, Outplacement

“It’s about working as partners”: A Chat with Ellen, Intoo Career Coach Seeking help isn’t...

Career Coach Spotlight: Natalie

Employee Benefits, Employer Branding, HR, Outplacement

“We Empower Their Self-Discovery”: A Chat with Natalie, Intoo Certified Career Coach A good career...

Layoff Survival Checklist: Everything You Need to Know

Employer Branding, Featured, HR, Outplacement

Communicating layoffs is never an easy task. Delivering the news to exiting employees, remaining employees,...

careerarc retail apocalypse 2017 fact sheet

Retail Apocalypse: 27 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know

Employer Branding, HR, Industry News, Outplacement

At 6,163 store closures and counting, 2017 is already one of the worst years on...

A male employee demonstrates one of the many possible emotional reactions during layoffs.

How to Handle Employees’ Emotional Reactions During Layoffs: Anger, Silence, Denial, Threats

Bring a Box of Tissues, and Other Real-World Tips on Conducting Layoffs

Employees can experience a range of emotional reactions during layoffs, and it is very difficult...

Having a box of tissues on hand is one of many tips for conducting layoffs.

3 Keys to Protecting Your Brand During Layoffs: Lessons from HR Leaders

For many managers, there is perhaps no task more difficult than informing an employee that...

Do Recent Startup Devaluations Signal Tech Market Trouble?

Guest Post | By Yair Riemer, CMO, Intoo | @YairR – View Yair's #TalkHR Webinar “3 Keys to Protecting...

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INTOO Joins ADP Marketplace, Companies Can Now Provide Career Transition Assistance to Departing Employees

Silicon Valley has become the mythical land of “unicorns”--the term coined to define the 100+...

Company Announcement, HR, Industry News, News, Outplacement

Intoo USA (formerly CareerArc Outplacement) has partnered with ADP to help companies strengthen and protect...

3 Crucial Lessons from Amazon’s “Bruising Workplace”

Oil Price Lows Lead to Massive Layoffs: An Earth Day Focus on Energy Labor

After the NYT exposé of (allegedly) Amazon’s “Bruising Workplace” and following the quick rebuttal from Amazon employees...

An oil drill surrounded by wild grass and blue skies.

Work Long Hours? Your Workforce May Be Less Productive

This Earth Day we consider the precarious position of oil industry workers: Massive layoffs spurred...

An overhead view of a cup of coffee on a red background.

HR, Outplacement, Recruiting, Tips

“You get what you give,” goes the saying. However, a study is now raising considerable...

A black and white image of two men, blurred, in front of a brick wall.

1 in 5 Workers, Laid Off In Past 5 Years, Still Jobless

3 Surprising Ways Twitter Is Linked To Unemployment

“While the worst effects of the Great Recession are over for most Americans, the brutal...