News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
The Human Resources department is the glue that holds companies together as they handle many things from harassment to the hiring process to questions about benefits. This means that they hold the key to the difference between a business thriving or having to close. Here are some ways to strengthen your HR department if necessary. Build […]
How To Stay Organized in Your Business Organizing one’s business is important because it plays a key role in the general performance of the firm. A business that is well organized and has an HR department firing on all cylinders is able to attract many customers and improve its income generation than a company which is […]
We spend so much time investing in how to keep our customers happy and anticipating their needs, but so few organizations put the same effort in with their own teams. 9 to Thrive is partnering with InnovateWork to present Mapping the Employee Journey for Engagement – a tactical panel focused on how to treat your employee journey like a customer journey. […]
According to the report State of Remote Work 2019, the biggest and unique challenges that remote workers face include unplugging after work, loneliness, difficulties in communication and collaboration with their remote colleagues, distractions at home, time zone differences, and staying motivated. The goal of your Human Resources department, even if it also consists of freelancers, […]
In the digitally connected era, the candidate experience is the priority for an organization. Recruitment is a two-way process. If you are looking for a perfect fit for your company, applicants are also looking for an organization that meets their needs and matches their values. By upgrading the candidate experience, you can dramatically increase the […]
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. […]
Getting fired can be a traumatic experience. Not only is the reliable income whisked away, but you are not left to try to figure out how to salvage your experience at the company in future job interviews. That can be easier said than done. Getting fired from a job is generally seen as a huge […]
Most people are freaked out when they are surfing Facebook or another site and find targeted ads related to a product they were researching earlier in the day. Ok, I’m a little freaked out but I am also amazed at how companies know to bring content to me based on data. I guess that’s why […]
A Brief History of Competencies Competencies have been around as a concept for centuries. We can trace them back to the medieval guilds, where apprentices learned skills by working with a master. The idea of competencies as we know them today was first proposed by David McClelland (1973). McClelland was asked by the United States […]
Chatbots and conversational AI are set to continue to make a big splash over the coming years. According to a recent survey, 87% of CEOs are currently looking to expand their AI workforce. And with good reason: chatbots lower costs, streamline client interactions, improve the customer experience and take repetitive, time-consuming tasks off your hands. […]