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A Brief History of Competencies Competencies have been around as a concept for centuries. We can trace them back to the medieval guilds, where apprentices learned skills by working with a master. The idea of competencies as we know them today was first proposed by David McClelland (1973). McClelland was asked by the United States […]
The InnovateWork Toronto gang will be hosting their first community meetup tonight at The Citizen on King West. Around 50 HR, Talent and Tech pros are expected to come out to network and share innovative ideas about how to improve the world of work and see a session presented by Travis Dutka, Culture Curator at 360insights. Travis spends […]
There are quite a huge number of people across the globe who work remotely. Some do it while others do it only once in a while. The trend seems to be growing rapidly due to its huge number of advantages. According to research, 30% of people working remotely tend to accomplish a lot within […]
Chatbots and conversational AI are set to continue to make a big splash over the coming years. According to a recent survey, 87% of CEOs are currently looking to expand their AI workforce. And with good reason: chatbots lower costs, streamline client interactions, improve the customer experience and take repetitive, time-consuming tasks off your hands. […]
Do you have a small business? If yes, how do you ensure you are adopting the best practices to enhance your recruitment process? Blogs are the best way to explore what is trending in the market. We are compiling the best blogs in this article which you can bookmark. 5 Strategies Every Small Business Can […]
For most recent college graduates the technology sector is an attractive career. Silicon Valley seems like a really exciting place. Innovation is happening on a regular basis. Some of the companies those graduates might use every day came from there. The compensation seems really high. And the growth opportunities bountiful. And while all of these […]
In this episode of the HRchat podcast, Bill Banham talks with Jeremy Shaki, Co-Founder and CEO at Lighthouse Labs, an organization with a mission to help bring extremely important and hard to achieve technical professional skills to people at the level they are seeking them – be that upgrading their coding skills for non-technical roles, […]
You can live the life of your dreams with clever planning methods. Most people think about going on sabbatical to explore the other side of their fantasies in life; but quite very wrongly, the majority of people think they do not have the financial power to foot the bills; how very wrong they were! You […]
Employers in today’s job market are struggling—not only to find top candidates in the hiring process, but to keep their best employees around. As companies continue to lose employees, they’re asking, “What have we done wrong?” To get to the bottom of this challenge, you might want to ask a slightly different question: What haven’t […]
In episode 103 of the HRchat show, Matt Burns talks with Matt Alder, Edinburgh-based Talent Acquisition Innovation Consultant at MetaShift and Host of the Recruiting Future Podcast. Matt is also an experienced speaker who has delivered keynotes in 16 different countries, and author of two books – “Exceptional Talent” in 2017 and “Digital Talent” in 2019. Listen […]