Alison Doyle

Holiday Employee Bonuses

Careerbuilder reports that holiday gift giving to employees is up this year.  40% of employers plan to give their employees holiday bonuses this year, up from 33% last year.  From the employee perspective, bonuses are what employees want the most this holiday season.

Even though more companies are giving bonuses, the amount isn't going to change much. 73% of companies are planning to give the same amount as last year.  14% plan to provide a greater bonus than last year, while 13% will give a smaller bonus.

In addition to more bonuses, there will be more holiday parties, this year.  58% of employers are planning a holiday party for their employees this year, up from 52% in 2010.  

Only 36% of workers say they plan to attend their holiday party this year, which means, perhaps, that a having a holiday party might not be worth the time and money the company spends on it and the money would probably be better spent on bonuses.

Related: Holiday Party Networking Tips | Best Holiday Gifts for Employees

Social Hiring Strategies

More and more employers are using social recruiting to source candidates for employment. 

It can be a challenge to effectively manage a social recruiting program, but there are strategies companies can implement to strategically use social hiring to source top candidates.

These tips and advice from Jindrich Liska, CEO of Jobmagic, the social media recruiting application for employers, reviews the social hiring strategies employers should use to find the top candidates:

Social Hiring Tips for Employers
Advice on how to effectively use social media for hiring, including creating branded pages, publishing career content, using networks for social hiring, and empowering employee referrals.

Related: Social Recruiting

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