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Quality Hires Take Front Stage. What’s the Catch? Paying Them Well

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_front_stage_main.png" alt="Header_Front_Stage_Main" /><a href="http://www.hr-writer.com/" title=" target=" rel="noopener">Tess C. Taylor, CPC, PHR, SHRM-CP, PayScale Senior Blogger</a><br><p>You may recall PayScale’s <a target=" class=" title=" href="https://resources.payscale.com/hr-whitepaper-turnover-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.html" rel="noopener">Turnover: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly</a> whitepaper in which we closely examined the reasons why employees leave otherwise good workplaces, and dispelled some common myths. What matters most to employers is why employees stay, and this comes from certain generational values and desires. For example, our research indicated that for Millennials, flexible working hours supersede starting salaries, but for older workers the chance to put away money in a retirement fund is much more attractive.</p>&lt;/br)

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Annual Compensation Cycles Need to Take an Uber

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_joincyclerace.jpg?Status=Temp&amp;sfvrsn=2" alt="header_JoinCycleRace" /><p><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/117837223662750785428? rel=author">Tim Low</a>, PayScale </p>I was reading this <a href="http://qz.com/428813/ge-performance-review-strategy-shift/">story</a> about GE dumping its famous (and infamous) Jack Welch baby, the stack ranking and annual performance review. That is a worthwhile topic for another day, but I was struck by a comment in the article by GE’s head of human resources, Susan Peters:<br><p>“The world isn’t really on an annual cycle anymore for anything.”</p><p>So. True.</p>

Your Special Relationship with an HCM Vendor—How to Find Your Perfect Match

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_relationship_main.png" alt="Header_Relationship_Main" /><br>By Paige Hanley, CCP, PayScale Compensation Professional<br><p>Deciding to partner with an HCM vendor can feel a lot like being single—working your way through the dating pool to find your future spouse. As we approach Valentine’s Day, PayScale is here to give you a few tips and some guidance on how to navigate the various players you’ll interact with during this speed-dating to wedding planning process.

The She-Suite: Attract More Female Executives to Your Company

<img src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/Blogs/header_shesuite.jpg?sfvrsn=0" title="header_SheSuite"><a target="_blank" rel="author noopener" href="https://www.payscale.com/author/tess-c-taylor-phr-the-hr-writer">Tess C. Taylor, PHR, The HR Writer</a><div>Twice as many men than women earn six figures, but less than half of all men report to a female boss – based on recent data found on the PayScale report <i>Women at Work</i>. If companies want to attract the top female executives, they should start by giving them an equal playing field.

Time to Get Real About Employee Engagement! 65% of Employees are Quitting for More Money

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/Blogs/header_employeeengagementreallymeans.jpg?Status=Temp&amp;sfvrsn=2" alt="header_EmployeeEngagementReallyMeans" /><a href="http://www.hr-writer.com/" title=" target=" rel="noopener">Tess C. Taylor, PHR, SHRM-CP, PayScale Senior Blogger</a><br><br>The term employee engagement gets thrown around pretty loosely today, but what does this concept really mean? With 63 percent of employers concerned about employee retention, employee engagement goes a lot deeper than just smiling happy employees at the office. It’s about how employers are jumping through hoops to keep their workers plugged in.