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In order to stay competitive in the race for top talent, companies need to keep pace with an evolving and changing society. If you’re still negotiating salaries and shaping benefits based on values that faded away in the 1950s, it’s time for a re-evaluation. You’ll be better able to attract a target audience of talented… Read more »
If you manage a small or mid sized enterprise, then you probably have a long list of concerns to deal with during an average day. Along with budget constraints, hiring issues, and project deadlines, you face the daily task of efficiently deploying your workforce and keeping your employees motivated and engaged. But before you can… Read more »
To optimize your hiring process and get the most out of each candidate interview, gather your hiring team together for a post-game rap session. If you add this move to your interview strategy and do so efficiently and smoothly, you can take some of the guess-work and subjectivity out of the candidate selection process and… Read more »
Hiring managers, especially inexperienced ones, often believe that the challenges of recruiting and hiring end when contracts are signed and talented employees are brought on board. According to this logic, once the deal is sealed, great employees will automatically feel a sense of binding commitment and company loyalty that will last until the end of… Read more »
This is an area that has become much more complicated in the past several years. Where suits and ties and dresses, skirts and slacks were once the norm in virtually all business environments, many companies are now much less formal. The problem is, there is often little or no correlation between the type of business… Read more »
An imbalance in the job market can sometimes lead to distorted perspectives on both sides of the employer-candidate equation. Employers may become overconfident, which can push them to set unrealistic standards for candidates, treat applicants disrespectfully, or encourage groveling on the assumption that desperate candidates will make better employees. And on the employee side, this… Read more »
The key to a successful interview is planning and arriving prepared. The more planning you do in advance of the interview, the more likely it is that you’ll walk away leaving a good impression and accomplishing your goals. So what are the steps you can take to plan for an ultimate interview? Do your homework…. Read more »
The role of human resources within an organization can be traced more than 100 years. As America took off during the Industrial Revolution, so did the role of human resources. Over more than 100 years, human resources has continued to evolve. While many see the role of HR as traditional hiring and recruiting, human resources… Read more »
Think of job descriptions as opportunities to sell your organization and position to the most desirable candidates. Engaging top talent, and encouraging them to join your team, should be some of the primary goals of your job descriptions. How can effective job descriptions help your organization? Just as candidates put their best feet forward on… Read more »
After much discussion and public debate, the health care reform bill was signed into law. And it’s been more than a year since the president signed the bill. Although much of the law doesn’t go into effect for another few years (in 2014), there are some aspects that have an immediate impact on your business…. Read more »
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