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It was only when mobile apps first appeared in Apple’s App Store in mid-2008 that enterprises slowly began to see the value in mobile app development. Now over 10 years later, and with nearly four million apps available for download in two of the world’s biggest app stores, integrating a mobile strategy into an enterprise’s […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, host Matt Burns chats with Carolyn Kiel, Training Manager, Digital Operations for Verizon Wireless and Host of the Beyond 6 Seconds Podcast. Carolyn designs, plans and executes training and talent solutions that empower global companies to succeed. By leveraging her career experience in change management, learning and […]
Political expression among co-workers can cause tension and create significant discord in the workplace. Yet, less than 10% of employees say that political expression in the workplace has caused discomfort within the last week or that they’ve felt singled out or discriminated against as a result of political discussions at work, according to a recent […]
Gone are the days of the human resources department being a big, bad, scary thing. These days, HR really is about supporting employees, the company, and the overall mission, vision, and values of where the business is headed. But sometimes, that support comes at a price. The job of a human resources professional is harder […]
When deciding whether you’re going to hire someone you need to know why you’re making the decision you are making. Since not all of our logic and decision making is completely conscious, you need to remember these few tricks in order to ignore and avoid those unconscious biases when hiring someone.
Life provides us with plenty of opportunities to feel stressed and worried, like relationships, health, work, and finances. It’s normal to feel sad, lonely, afraid, nervous or anxious. If those feelings don’t seem to go away, it may be an indication of an issue with anxiety or depression. In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear […]
As a recruiter, your first focus should be on clients requirements and how to deliver the best candidates. For these, you need to do so much research work and find out the best ways that make your work easy and automated, in terms of efforts as well as in terms of saving your time too. […]
For over a decade now, the role of the human resource professional has undergone a major transitional shift. Earlier HR professionals were touted to take care of jobs that were not so competent, and limited to administrative tasks. There was a time where their roles were restricted to onboarding, processing payrolls, and firing an employee. […]
Ahead of Hacking HR Toronto, speaker Josh Siegal shares his thoughts on issues related to his session. The era of the knowledge worker has created an undeniable war for talent. In order to win, in almost any industry, organizations need the very best people. Few senior leaders would argue this statement. The war for talent has […]
Changing How We Train Employees It goes without saying that the more complex the job at hand is, the more energy (but not necessarily money) you need to invest in order to ensure you’ll have some results at the end of the day. The trouble is, many employers nowadays can’t really be bothered with training […]