Parents of children with special needs are rockstars in the workforce. Most companies do not provide the environment for them to be successful. Here's how you can help support them.
In honor of Autism Awareness Month, Boulo is proudly advocating for parents of children with special needs! We are challenging employers to break down their barriers to bring more flexibility to their employees. With a little flexibility, employers can tap into some incredible talent that...
At Boulo, we help women stay in and return to the workforce by matching them with flexible job opportunities. But we know finding women a flexible job solves just one part of the challenge. Women also need a support system that provides mental health resources...
Hiring is difficult. Finding candidates who have the skills and experience you need, who will turn into loyal employees, help grow your company, and contribute to your culture can be a daunting task. But, changing how you look at candidates could lead to your best...
Women in the workforce often feel tremendous strain between their jobs and caregiving obligations. This conversation discusses the benefits moms can bring to businesses and their communities. When businesses offer some type of flexibility, women can achieve professional and personal goals without compromise. Below are...
With an unprecedented amount of women forced to leave the workforce due to the global pandemic, it is more important now than ever to hire, retain, and promote moms!
An impending hiring crisis could be eased by the millions of women who have left, or are struggling to remain in, the workforce.
by Katharine Tejeda Childcare is a necessity for a parent, especially a working parent. Affordable childcare allows parents to remain in the workforce and help support families. However, no one talks about how hard it is to get. Many middle-class families who may appear on...
What do Zappos, HootSuite, and the 2018 Norwegian Olympic team have in common? A “no jerks” rule. This rule is pretty important when avoiding a bad hire for your company. Bad hires aren’t just costly in quantifiable terms. The far-reaching effects can be harder to...
Hire customer service representatives with the right traits for your team for higher profits and a competitive advantage for your business.
Due to pressures from the pandemic, 1 in 4 women, including 1 in 3 mothers, are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce. This statistic equates to approximately two million women who are considering leaving the workforce. Women in the Workplace 2020, LeanIn.org and McKinsey, 2020...
Most client-focused organizations will, at some point, face the challenge of meeting client requests outside their typical scope of work. If your staff is already at max capacity and the request calls for a specific skill not available on your team, your instinct may be to say...
Let’s start this off by saying, there is no better test of your tenacity than by watching the world’s economy freeze overnight. Now, I know that is somewhat of an exaggeration, but as a founder and CEO, that is exactly what it felt like. COVID-19...
The buy, build or partner question comes up all the time when creating a product. In the process of building a solution, the product manager makes an assessment on whether they should solve the problem by building the solution themselves, buying a complimentary solution or...
Today’s professionals, millennials and baby boomers alike hold flexibility as the number one benefit from their employers. Why? Because professionals have realized that work-life integration is the key to their success. As technology allows for flexible job opportunities to take hold, moms now also see hope...
