The unemployment rate is down nationally, and at record lows in at least 13 states around the country. While that's great news for job seekers, employers looking to hire and keept the best talent are facing stiff competition.
While many in the industry scoffed when perks such as free food, game rooms and other perceived frivolities started trending in the tech industry, such perks proved to be the forebearers of more refined, purpose-driven benefits--and there's research to back them up.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
