Are you concerned about filling jobs in your company? Do you lay asleep at night worrying about better ways to achieve employee engagement? You are not alone! Employee retention, employee engagement and succession planning have been ranked as the biggest challenges faced by HR departments in 2015. The findings come from the 2015 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey which suggest […]
Complementary Online Classes For HR
Are you a Manager in need of new ideas to get more from employees? Looking for better ways to onboard and develop your staff? Need inspiration to get the most from new hires? We’d like to invite our awesome readers to join these upcoming complementary online classes about performance, leadership and employee engagement. Ready. Set. […]
#SHRM15: 25 Top Twitter Influencers
The 2015 incarnation of The SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition is in full swing! Conversation on Twitter is dominated by hashtags related to #SHRM15 as the social noise increases this week. In addition to the thousands of vendors and practitioners in attendance, the who’s who of HR influencers are sharing their experiences and thoughts about […]
3 Awesome (and Free!) Social Media Tools to Enhance Your Training Program
Dan Steer is an expert in incorporating social media tools into his training. The man has no fewer than 12 social media accounts, and he uses them liberally to support his training programs. Dan’s philosophy for in-person training is fairly simple: Don’t do anything in the room that could be done outside the room. Why […]
SHRM 2015: Pre-Conference Social Media Analysis
The SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition is the biggest HR event in the planet, providing organizations with the tools, resources and netwoking oppotunities needed to create and implement successful HR practices. This year’s conference, to be held in fabulous Las Vegas, promises to be bigger and better than ever and will feature internationally-renowned speakers offering […]
Company Got a Bad Online Review – Now What?
In today’s more connected world, it seems everyone has something to say about experiences with certain companies. One of the most concerning things to come out of this movement has been the emergence of company reviews made by employees. These reviews can be written by candidates who have encountered company recruitment practices, from current employees, […]
Onboarding Temps: Its Worth The Time Investment
Hiring temporary staff is a popular way to tackle a worker shortage without significantly growing company overheads. It’s important, though, that businesses don’t cut costs that contribute to the success of the temp worker and the company as a whole. One area that often gets cut or neglected for temporary staffers is onboarding and orientation. While companies should […]
Recruiting Brains Before Beauty
In 2013 an Italian university conducted a study called Searching for a Job is a Beauty Contest. The study sent out 11,000 identical resumes with a range of pictures attached. The results were startling 50% of attractive Italians and only 17% of unattractive Italians were called back. Resumes sent without a picture had a 39% […]
Making a Case for Paid Sick Leave
Most of us will come down with a cold, the flu or other illness at some point during the year. If your employer offers paid sick leave, you can take the day off with pay and lay on the couch with soup and daytime TV to help you recover. If your employer does not offer […]
Hi I’m New Here.. What On Earth Am I Supposed To Do?!
Orientation Questions Questions are a powerful learning tool. Asking questions during the first three months of employment is a critical strategy used by all new employees no matter the type of job, job level, or organizational sector. Your new employees need to be encouraged to ask lots of questions. A great orientation and onboarding process […]