Personality Tests and Employee Selection: What Research Says?

Employee relationships

Personality Tests and Employee Selection: What Research Says? The use of personality data in classifying and measuring individuals on a set of personality characteristics & traits is playing key role in transforming Talent Acquisition. Many researchers share a common consensus on grouping the traits into five broad dimensions – conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, emotional stability, and […]

5 Tips for Tracking Your Recruitment Campaigns

Hiring Employees

Tips for Tracking Recruitment Campaigns Why should you be sure you’re tracking your recruitment marketing campaigns? Isn’t it enough that you know they’re bringing in candidates? Frankly, no, not really. This may look a lot like a list of metrics, and there’s a good reason for that. The ultimate goal of a recruitment marketing campaign […]

How Blockchain is Transforming the Recruitment Process

Blocktchain

You might have heard about the concept of blockchain but do you know how it affects the recruitment process? The concept of blockchain technology was introduced in 2009 with the development of Bitcoin, which is a virtual currency.   What is Blockchain? A blockchain is a time-stamped series of unchanging records of data, which is […]

How to Encourage Recycling at Work

With every year that passes climate change becomes a greater concern. Everyone has started to do what they can both at home and at work. Knowing how to do the right thing can be difficult. Almost every single office and business has some kind of recycling scheme in place but there is always more that […]

Employee Development: An Emotional Investment

Learning leaps - Section of a Human Resources strategy diagram drawn on a used blackboard, on how to manage employees for success

The people of an organization collectively form its most vital resource and should be made to feel valued, relevant, and needed. Employees that are nurtured and developed can prove to be the foundation of an organization. Yet, if I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times from managers “all I want is for […]

HRchat Podcast Interview: Analytics-Fueled Talent Management with Dr Shreya Sarkar

Talent Management

Evidence-Based Talent Management Tips In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Dr. Shreya Sarkar-Barney, founder and CEO of Human Capital Growth (HCG), an evidence-based talent management firm. Combining science and analytics, HCG helps organizations such as Microsoft, Merck, General Mills, and Ecolab achieve better leader and talent outcomes. Shreya was recently awarded […]

HRchat Podcast Interview: The Evolution of Workplace Wellness with David Osborne and Rajiv Kumar, Virgin Pulse

Workplace Wellness

In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham is joined by senior leaders at Virgin Pulse to consider the evolution of the workforce wellness space. Our guests are Virgin Pulse CEO David Osborne and Rajiv Kumar, Chief Medical Officer and President of the Virgin Pulse Institute. Listen to the show and discover: How […]

Mentoring – Mental Imagery and Visualization

Mentoring

Our brains, when tasked with mental imagery and visualization, can create a powerful tool for us in a number of different facets. I have used this technique when working with hockey officials in order to enhance their on ice performance or to address some performance issues that they may have encountered. I have also used […]