Many employers in today’s workforce are encouraging their employees to use all of their allotted vacation days each year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 73 percent of American workers had access to paid time off (PTO) in 2017 but around 50 percent of employees did not use their vacation days. Americans…

Have you ever heard a co-worker, friend, or family member complain about their current work situation? Sometimes it’s about money. Other times it’s about a lack of real leadership. Here’s one you may have heard before, too: “I just feel like my job has no meaning.” Is this a fresh perspective among workers? Does it…

Job offers that include benefits such as the ability to work remotely, flexible hours, and, of course, the ever-so-tempting promise of a higher salary, seem like no-brainers when it comes to leaving your current company for another in today’s corporate America. However, individuals who leave their former job for these benefits are learning that the…

Since the start of the Great Resignation in April of 2021, record numbers of American workers have quit their jobs and it has not always been a preplanned exit. There’s been a spike in the number of employees who rage quit—without a backup plan in place—because they are fed up with their employer and have…

All-In at Acara: How Roger Newman Spurred Acara’s Growth and Success in the Southeast With aspirations of becoming a lawyer but eager to start working right out of college, Roger Newman landed a job with Acara as a Recruitment Specialist and hasn’t looked back since. Beginning his professional career in 2012, Roger has risen through…

Finding the right person for a role is not easy in an employer-driven market and much more challenging in the tight candidate-driven labor market we are currently experiencing. What happens when you need to fill hundreds or thousands of positions in a short period of time? High-volume recruitment—or mass hiring—is utilized when an organization must…

As families celebrate college graduations across the U.S. this month, there’s good news on the job front. Employers plan to hire 26.6 percent more 2022 new graduates than they did from the class of 2021. Members of the 2022 graduating class have spent at least half of their college experience navigating the uncertainty that the…

Workplace diversity has become top-of-mind for organizations across the country. According to SHRM, diversity hiring is defined as when companies recruit individuals with a collective mixture of differences and similarities that include individual characteristics, values and beliefs, experiences, and backgrounds. Four Benefits of Workplace Diversity—And How to Achieve It With more collaborative and team-oriented cultures, today’s…

The COVID-19 pandemic created challenges for employers and workers across all industries, some of which we are still trying to overcome two years later. Facing school and daycare closures, many working mothers had no choice but to leave their jobs. Others felt compelled to take a step back as they tried to juggle the demands…

Acara is committed to promoting community engagement, economic empowerment, and inclusivity in the communities we serve. To that end, our organization has supported the worthwhile causes of many local and national partners for decades. Oftentimes, our passionate colleagues bring these causes to our attention! As a way to give back to his local community, Acara…