Long story short: Here’s how to get your company summer-ready

June 3, 2022 11:30 AM

The Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of summer, and it’s time to take a look at what’s in store for your organization as temperatures heat up.

For employees at ChartHop, their rapidly-expanding team took a group summer vacation to Lake George, New York. The adult summer camp-style offsite allowed new employees to get to know each other, and for employees who hadn’t seen each other in person to reconnect. The activities helped the team solidify their mission, and provided a fun outlet to reset after the stresses and uncertainties of the last several years.

While all work and no fun won’t work for employees anymore, summer is often an opportunity for new grads and college students to experience work-life through an internship. If your company is planning to employ interns, they should also consider what happens beyond these next few months. Interns can be a talent pipeline, if they’re trained effectively and incorporated into the company’s culture.

Summer may also signal a turning point for employees who are finally ready to make a move. An HR recruiter shares her top tips for revamping a resume — along with some missteps employees should avoid. Read all of these tips in our top stories from the week:

Adult summer camp: Why this HR tech company went on a week-long company offsite

Employees are craving connection in the midst of a virtual world, and monthly company happy hours just aren’t cutting it anymore. Ian White, CEO of HR tech platform ChartHop, wanted a fun way to reconnect with his employees, inviting them to Lake George, New York for CampHop, a three day cabin stay where they had the space and time to get to know each other.

“[With remote work,] you tend to interact with people in terms of the work product you need from that person, rather than the full human being,” White told associate editor Paola Peralta. “[We wanted to] have people make connections outside of their department, by doing some fun activities.”

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Adult summer camp: Why this HR tech company went on a week-long company offsite

3 ways to turn your summer interns into full-time hires

When school lets out for the summer, college students aren’t heading to the beach, but to the boardroom. Sixty-one percent of students will have a summer internship during their college career, according to the National Association of College and Employers. An internship can be a great opportunity for students to learn valuable professional skills, and for employers to build relationships that can benefit their business in the future.

“Internship programs have always been a long game strategy for companies to build a talent pipeline,” says Annie Rosencrans, director of people and culture at workforce management platform HiBob. She shared her three top tips for executing an effective internship program that could lead to long-term hires down the line.

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3 ways to turn your summer interns into full-time hires

HR managers are more burned out than ever. Who is supporting them?

Despite increased mental health initiatives at companies across the country, certain employees are still more susceptible to burnout than others. Ninety-eight percent of HR professionals have felt burned out at work in the last six months, according to a recent survey conducted by workplace communication app Workvivo, and nearly 4 in 5 are open to leaving their jobs.

Managers should encourage HR leaders — and all employees — to prioritize their mental health. Taking PTO and having a dialogue around what could be support them will help employees get in a better head space, Laura Lee Gentry, chief people officer at employee onboarding platform Enboarder, explained to associate editor Paola Peralta.

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HR managers are more burned out than ever. Who is supporting them?

HR 101: How to revamp your resume amid the Great Resignation

Amid the Great Resignation, the job market is in a frenzy — 44% of employees are actively searching for a new job, according to a survey from Willis Towers Watson. For recruiters, that means wading through stacks of highly qualified candidates, and that first impression is crucial.

“A resume is really the company's first introduction to you as a candidate,” says Caitlyn Metteer, director of recruiting at recruiting software provider Lever. “While it’s just the first step in a lot of important interactions, you want to make a positive first impression.” Here are Metteer's top tips for polishing up your resume to get noticed by recruiters.

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HR 101: How to revamp your resume amid the Great Resignation