Job-seekers, especially those who have been unemployed or dissatisfied with their jobs for a while, quickly become very adept at searching for job postings and finding positions that suit them.

Depending on the area in which a company operates, employee benefits could be much pricier, according to a recent report by Thompson Reuters.

Something that isn’t always understood by employers and human resources department staff members is that anything that a company gives to a worker is an employee benefit.

There are many attributes that employers look for in the ideal candidate for most job openings.

With open enrollment season fast approaching, benefits consultants may want to start gearing up for their employee information sessions.

Many chief financial officers are expanding their responsibilities and immersing themselves in human resource management systems, according to a recent report by Robert Half Management Resources.

In the past few years, many workers in both the public and private sectors have been questioning the value of their benefit packages.

Despite continually rising healthcare costs and impending health insurance exchanges, many employers indicate that they will continue to offer employee benefits to their staff, according to Mercer.

Whenever there is talk of lower salaries and falling wages, job-seekers are prone to be pessimistic about their long-term success with a company.

Salary increases have been outpaced by the rate of inflation for the first time since 1980, according to a recent survey from WorldatWork.