NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 8, 2019) – Today, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce released its Tech Workforce Study and announced the launch of...
By: Dawn Cornelius
Most employees are unhappy with their jobs. Depending on your perspective, this statement either comes as a huge shock or seems like common ...
By: Carly Vaughn
In the Nashville area, hearing the word “gig” is nothing new. Musicians, who are not in short supply here, have used the term to descri...
By: Judy Bumgarner
Future economic growth is dependent on developing young people to become a high-quality, talented workforce. YP Nashvil...
By: Carly Vaughn
This new quarterly series is designed to inform and inspire employer participation in talent pipeline solutions. In March of 2019, the Ch...
By: Samantha Perez
Employee happiness is not always the best indication of retention.You couldn’t be more surprised. One of your top salespeople just turned in...
By: Judy Bumgarner
Small business owners and entrepreneurs might have the most to gain from the rise of remote work in the United States. Remote working is ...
By: Carly Vaughn
Nashville is attracting a lot of young professionals thanks to a strong economy and a reputation for high quality of life. Here are...
By: Carly Vaughn
Thinking about going back to college? Get free support and navigation at the Reconnect Café! Middle Tennessee Reconnect Cafés are...
By: Carly Vaughn
March is Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day is Friday, March 8 but we should be celebrating the women that move our city fo...
By: Carly Vaughn
When was the last time you thought about office furniture? If you are an employee who is dissatisfied with your current office furniture, ch...
By: Carly Vaughn
Forget millennials. The newest generation to hit the workforce is Generation Z and they’re here to stay. What can your Nashville business ex...
By: Carly Vaughn
Even in a world increasingly focused on automation, so-called “soft skills” are the ones that are most in-demand. What are “soft skills”? T...
By: Carly Vaughn
Sometimes, recruiting on your own for open positions doesn’t work. There are many reasons your business could need the services of one of Na...
By: Carly Vaughn
Artificial intelligence is expanding into many industries, leading to the automation of some jobs. According to research, human resou...
By: Carly Vaughn
The Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELA) are presented annually by YP Nashville and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. These awa...
By: Carly Vaughn
The rise of automation and artificial intelligence has many people worried about the possibility of losing their job to a robot. Research s...
By: Carly Vaughn
The health problems facing Nashville are mirrored across the country. Chronic health conditions like obesity, diabetes, depression ...
By: Carly Vaughn
Since October, more than 12,000 randomly-selected households in Davidson County have received the Nashville Community Health + Well-being Su...
By: Carly Vaughn
As part of our 2018 Vital Signs report, the Chamber’s Research Center analyzed the workforce and education outlook for residents in the Nash...
By: Carly Vaughn
Employer branding is the way your company is perceived by current, potential and former employees. This perception can affect your abil...
By: Judy Bumgarner
According to LinkedIn, after a horrible first day, 4 percent of new hires leave a job and 22 percent of turnovers occur within the first 45 ...
By: Judy Bumgarner
In November 2018, Amazon made a surprise announcement; they will open an Operations Center of Excellence in Nashville, bringing 5,000 jobs t...
By: Judy Bumgarner
Young professionals are an important part of Nashville’s economic growth. These professionals under the age of 40 are starting businesses, m...
By: Carly Vaughn
Everyone has experienced work stress at one time or another. But the music business is one of the more stressful industries for everyone inv...
By: Carly Vaughn
Building a resumé that attracts the right attention from recruiters or hiring managers is the first step to securing your dream job. If y...
By: Carly Vaughn
Unpaid internships are back but might not be the best way to get work done in a tight labor market like Nashville. The US Department of L...
By: Carly Vaughn
Whether it’s a holiday potluck, a birthday celebration or a catered lunch, food is an important part of workplace culture in America. H...
By: Carly Vaughn
Deciding when to fire someone is a delicate decision. There are many considerations such as: the cost of replacing the employee; whethe...
By: Carly Vaughn
This article was provided by North Point Hospitality, who are developing the new tri-brand Marriott hotel slated to open in Nashvi...
By: Guest Author
Remote working is on the rise and some businesses are seeing huge benefits. From 2012 to 2016, the percentage of American workers who wor...
By: Carly Vaughn
Businesses have an opportunity to make their company more competitive by helping employees improve their skills. Learn more about t...
By: Carly Vaughn
Many businesses have not planned for operating while many employees are out sick. Sometimes, this can just mean planning for continuing b...
By: Carly Vaughn
International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on September 8. This day is dedicated to the importance of reading and writing for every...
By: Carly Vaughn
This blog was provided by Chamber member and P2020 Investor Dollar General as part of our Member Content program.Education is a cornerstone ...
By: Guest Author
Most businesses want to create a company culture that empowers employees to do their best work, grow professionally and help the company gro...
By: Carly Vaughn
It’s common sense that when employees come into work with a contagious illness they are spreading their germs among everyone else. Nobody wa...
By: Carly Vaughn
Sometimes, employers can view employee health as separate from their performance at work. The truth is that employee health affects...
By: Carly Vaughn
A key to retaining talent is helping your employees find engagement with their work. Employee engagement has become somewhat of a buzzwor...
By: Carly Vaughn
Employees need your help in managing their stress. Workplace stress costs the United States $300 billion every year due to is...
By: Carly Vaughn
What’s the best way to fire an employee? There may be no way to make the process painless since getting fired or firing someone else is incr...
By: Carly Vaughn
Women in the workplace can always use more support from their peers – including bosses and both female and male coworkers. This support c...
By: Carly Vaughn
If your business wants to reap the benefits of more women in leadership roles, you have to help them get there. Women are lagging behind ...
By: Carly Vaughn
Once you’ve realized the importance of attracting female employees, you need to put thought into how you will retain a workforce with gend...
By: Carly Vaughn
Whether you’re an entrepreneur or leading the hiring process at a huge corporation, the benefits of hiring women can positively impact almos...
By: Carly Vaughn
Almost 25% of American workers between the ages of 18 and 35 have illegally used drugs. Furthermore, a survey of Middle Tennessee residents ...
By: Carly Vaughn
Talent and skills gaps, along with low unemployment have made it increasingly difficult for some employers to fill open positions. ...
By: Carly Vaughn
Losing motivation at work but don’t know why? Read below to see if one of these reasons for losing motivation at work resonates with ...
By: Carly Vaughn
Do you have an employment gap on your resumé? If so, it can be a source of significant anxiety, and some potential employers may have questi...
By: Carly Vaughn
How healthy are your employees? The data tells a story that is probably born out in your office or business: health-related productivity ...
By: Carly Vaughn
The Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs) are presented each year by YP Nashville and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. These award...
By: Carly Vaughn
In it’s 11th year, the Nashville awards that honor young professionals who show outstanding leadership are up for grabs once again. The Nash...
By: Alex Hughes
In coming years, it’s projected that young professionals (YPs) will make up the majority of the workforce. That means YOU (or someone you kn...
By: Meredith McKay
The Nashville MSA leads the nation in advanced industry job growth, according to a new report released by the Brookings Institution. The...
By: Alex Hughes
Amidst a time of unprecedented growth and prosperity, Middle Tennessee faces opportunities and challenges we've never seen before. Strong...
Courtesy of WGU TennesseeMiranda Goolsby was passed over for a job because she lacked the required educational qualifications. She wante...
"It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me." – Muse, Nina Simone, Michael Bublé and any other artist who has ever covered F...
By: Alex Hughes
New research published by personal finance website SmartAsset.com cites Nashville as one of the best U.S. metros for high-paying jobs in ...
By: Alex Hughes
Business research firm DataFox has released a new study that ranks Nashville fifth among 10 cities that it calls "secretly great" ...
By: Alex Hughes
The Chamber's YP Nashville initiative launched the Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELAs) to honor the accomplishments of the outstanding ...
By Sidney Williams, WGU Tennessee student Courtesy of WGU Tennessee I was an extremely bright student growing up. My parents were prou...
The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce will serve as the lead partner in overseeing the implementation of a $200,000 grant from the Tennesse...
By: Nancy Eisenbrandt
Nashville's tech job growth continues to outpace many of its peer cities, according to a new study published by CBRE. With a nearly 23 perce...
By: Alex Hughes
2015 Nashville Emerging Leader Awards Winners Architecture, Engineering & Construction Ashley Smith Pro...
By: Alex Hughes
In 2010, the Chamber published a comprehensive regional workforce study to identify major trends driving Middle Tennessee's job growth and p...
By: Nancy Eisenbrandt
Guest post by Stephanie Winn, manager of talent attraction and retention, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce For the past year, we've been ...
By: Alex Hughes
If you've been considering going back to school, this may be your year. As part of the Chamber's commitment to helping increase the number o...
By: Nancy Eisenbrandt
Guest post by Stephanie Winn, manager of talent attraction and retention, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Today, we are pleased t...
By: Alex Hughes
A new report from commercial real estate firm CBRE places Nashville near the top of U.S. cities for tech job growth. Between 2010 and 2...
By: Alex Hughes
Guest post by Stephanie Winn, Chamber manager of talent attraction & retention Transit, public education, affordable housing, green sp...
By: Alex Hughes
Increasingly, well-educated young people, 25- to 35-year-olds with a bachelor’s degree or higher, are moving to the urban cores of the U...
By: Nancy Eisenbrandt
President Barack Obama has tapped Nashville as one of 21 partner cities for TechHire, a new nationwide initiative that seeks to address ...
By: Alex Hughes
Guest post by Stephanie Winn, Chamber manager of talent attraction & retention The Chamber's YP Nashville initiative launched the Nashv...
By: Alex Hughes
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professions are some of the highest-paid, most in-demand jobs in the country. According...
By: Alex Hughes
The outlook has never been brighter for technology workers in Nashville, according to a new study from tech job site Dice.com. As repo...
By: Alex Hughes
Guest post by Stephanie Winn, Chamber manager of talent attraction & retention Applications for the ninth annual Nashville Emerging Le...
By: Alex Hughes