News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
Your heart is racing. You’ve been searching for months. You want this job so badly – you can taste it. Your hands are sweating. You have the skills, but you struggle in sealing the deal at the interview. A story we have heard literally hundreds of times in our line of work… and with good […]
While passion for a certain area of work is very important, one of the factors that influence the most on one’s decision about a career path is the demand for that position. And what do employers search the most for these days? Well, they want to fill the positions that will save them the most […]
HR Teams are a Critical Partnership As much as we all favor our respective Human Resource Management disciplines it’s time to give credit where credit is due. They are ALL critical to the success of an organization particularly in todays staffing environment where companies are clamoring to attract and retain the best and the brightest […]
Recently, we got the chance to interview one of the incredible speakers of the Chief Learning Officer Exchange Canada, happening this July 23-25, in Toronto. In her role as the VP of Talent & Culture of Loblaw, Fran Hansen is responsible for the design, development and implementation of all strategies, programs and policies relating to […]
Ahead of this evening’s awesome DisruptHR Chicago event, co-organiser Nicole Dessain offers her take on why the world need more female leaders in HR. HR and Achieving Gender Parity It seems everyone has a point of view about the lack of representation of women – especially when it comes to technology and leadership roles. Hidden […]
We’re excited to announce the upcoming Chief Learning Officer Exchange Canada (July 23-25), a unique three-day forum packed with debate driven, case study based, targeted sessions, that will deepen the ongoing conversation on the challenges that are top of mind for the leaders in attendance. This exclusive, invitation-only event will be a capped audience of 40+ […]
Are you a recruiter? Got a list of candidates to meet as long as your arm? Feeling the burn out of constant interviews?Whether you are new to recruitment or have a long history in securing the best candidates, here’s a helpful checklist of 4 major pitfalls to avoid when meeting prospects. Well, unless you want them […]
Most of us no longer work on a manufacturing assembly line, or even an office environment reliant on the movement of paper between employees. Instead, the modern worker is increasingly assigned high-touch projects to be completed our own computers which require lengthy uninterrupted periods of distraction-free work. Despite this, however, our physical office environments generally […]
HRchat show host Bill Banham recently interviewed Jon Edgar, Business Development Manager at Concord Consulting. Jon provided his thoughts on better ways to identify, screen and measure candidates so that companies ensure that they hire and promote the candidates with the best possible chance of achieving, developing and engaging with the company culture. Listen to […]
What does an average work week look like for you? I recently made the leap from internal to external; from employee to entrepreneur. After six years with Comcast, I’ve stepped outside of the organization in order to further pursue employment branding and candidate experience in different ways and address new challenges with other companies. So […]