Employees Need Disability Protection. Here’s How HR Can Help It’s common knowledge that benefits account for a significant portion of an employer’s spend on its workforce. In fact, benefits make up nearly one-third of an employer’s hourly compensation costs. In September 2018, average compensation costs totaled $36.63 per employee per hour with $11.60 of that […]
Personality Tests and Employee Selection: What Research Says?
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 […]
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
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 […]
AI in Recruitment – 5 Fascinating Uses
AI is the latest trend in the recruitment industry. AI tools such as parsing software, ATS, chatbots help in reducing manual process & saves time.
Mentoring – Mental Imagery and Visualization
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 […]
Five Employer Branding Statistics Worth Knowing
Recruitment marketing involves a lot of numbers, statistics, and figures. This can be a bit…well, dull, to be honest. But it doesn’t have to be. Today we’re going to look at 5 employer branding statistics that every recruitment marketer should be familiar with, and we’ll show why these stats are so important and how to […]
HRchat Podcast Interview: Leadership, Embracing an Infinite Mindset and InnovateWork Toronto with Stephen Shedletzky
In this HRchat episode, we hear from Stephen Shedletzky, Head of Brand Voice at Start With Why – Simon Sinek. Stephen talks with Bill Banham about his keynote session at InnovateWork Toronto which will consider concepts connected to Simon Sinek’s next book called The Infinite Game. About Stephen Shedletzky Stephen is Head of Brand Voice, Igniter […]
HRchat Podcast Interview: How to Create a Positive Work Culture with Steve Browne, SHRM and LaRosa
In episode 84 of the HRchat show, we hear from HR influencer Steve Browne about his career and his tips to ensure a positive work culture. Steve has devoted 30+ years of his career to human resources. He currently is the Vice President of Human Resources for LaRosa’s, Inc., a regional Pizzeria restaurant chain in Southwest Ohio […]
Total Rewards and Compensation: Understanding the Essentials
Human resources can be an incredibly complex area for all types of organizations. The interactions between employees and their employers constitute some of the most complex relationships we engage in on a daily basis. The concepts of total rewards and compensation are essential tools for the modern HR professional. That’s because this approach takes a […]