News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
As we continue our countdown to this year’s biggest HR Tech event, The HR Technology Conference And Expo, we take a look at the big names leading the event. Steve Boese Steve brings more than twenty years of experience in the design and implementation of complex human resources technology solutions for global enterprises. Currently, Steve is the […]
2015 Shaping Up To Provide Lots Of Innovations And Networking The HR Tech Conference and Expo is just a week away and we at the Gazette are getting very excited. This year’s conference is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. The Annual HR Technology Expo will, once again, be the world’s largest HR technology […]
After weeks or months are trying to find the “perfect candidate,” you finally hired that new employee! On Day 1: they came in, did their paperwork and you whisked them off to their new department to become familiar with their new position and new employees. Your job is done, right? Sure, if all you wanted […]
How do you apply for jobs? Probably via a job board, email or maybe even LinkedIn. In a new and very scientific study from SparkHire, we learn that in the beginning, men hunted and women gathered. Then suddenly in 1492 we could spin wool and sail the ocean blue. But not until 1632 could you actually […]
The Employer’s Issue: “You can’t ask that.” Fourteen states have passed legislation that “prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring an employee or applicant to disclose a user name or password for a personal social media account.” Employment lawyers and social media consultants have spent the last year hammering home the message, “You can’t ask […]
The employee life cycle continues to shorten with each generation. The current expected tenure for junior roles is 18 months to 3 years. For intermediate roles the average tenure is 3-5 years, and for VP or C-Level executives the average tenure is only 3 years. It is important for job seekers and hiring managers to […]
“What do you do when someone resigns?” For someone who has been in HR for a long time you just don’t think about that anymore, you just do it.
There have been several times in my HR career that I have been saddled with the task of hiring a large number of people in a short time. The last time I did this, I found myself hiring about 100 employees for a new grocery store location. Such an undertaking is stressful to say the least.
There are studies upon studies that report on employee engagement looking at various variables. If you got all of the statisticians in one room and asked for an overarching theme, I think most would tell you that there is a strong correlation between engagement and retention.
More and more there is talk of the HR business partner and HR generalist functions when it comes to all things HR. These functions are HR’s way of aligning with the C-suite or, as most say, getting a “seat at the table.” To have the HR business partner or HR generalist in your organization says you are being “strategic.” In any event, both of these roles are handling everything from succession planning to recruitment plans, depending on the organizations’ structure.