News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
Adapting and pivoting to new hiring practices is essential for any business or recruitment partner to thrive in this competitive landscape. One of the things constantly changing in today’s workplace is the role and importance of pre-employment reference checks Reference checks allow recruiters, hiring managers, and HR pros to get independent insights into a candidate’s […]
In the latest HRchat show, we hear from Kristian Graziano, Co-Founder & CEO at Blend HRM Inc about recruitment trends and ways to win in the war for talent. Listen to the episode here. Blend HRM’s HR-centric recruitment process reduces the uncertainty and risk associated with hiring new employees. The firm finds new hires that are […]
The difference between hiring for a startup and hiring for an established company is that roles and responsibilities at later-stage companies are well fleshed out. Established companies have large budgets for hiring top talent. Startups have a lot of irregularities and uncertainties. A full-stack developer can be seen taking care of IT infrastructure and writing […]
How Small Businesses Can Craft Competitive Vacation Policies Summer is here, and that means many employees are taking time off of work to go on vacation. According to a recent survey, 95% of small businesses provide at least five vacation days, and nearly one-quarter offer 11 to 15 days of paid time off (PTO). Providing […]
The Video Interview: Tech Tips Chances are, you’re either using video interview software or have thought about adding it to your HRTech stack. Now more than ever, companies are moving from phone screens or in-person first-round interviews, to automated video interviews in order to reduce time-to-fill and improve the quality of candidates. Video in Everyday […]
In episode 113 of the HRchat show, Bill Banham interviews Jesse Ryan about ways to hone your hiring. Jesse is Founder of High Road Human Capital, a Veteran Owned – Diversity Supplier. In addition to leading the company, Jesse’s role is to seek out organizations that can benefit from their unique approach to solving HR and […]
Employee Exercise Tips for HR and Leaders Increased stressed, continually being plugged into technology, and long working hours has led to a need for fitness and well-being in the place of work. The somewhat inactive lifestyle of little exercise and mostly work has taken its toll on the mental and physical wellness of many employees, […]
Many people are still not used to the term Gen Z. The generational conversation has been focused primarily around Millennials for the past 5 years however now the time to look at the next generation. Gen Z, the group of individuals born between the years 1996 and 2010, is finally starting to enter the workforce […]
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.
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 […]