The Pros and Cons of Wearable Technology in the Workplace
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are some pros and cons of wearables in the workplace.
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Interview Questions: Coaching Candidates on the STAR Method
Sourcing candidates can be challenging, but once you find that perfect match, the hard part is over, right? Not so fast! Now comes the interviewing process, and if you’ve got a chatty candidate or one who tends to get off topic quickly, you’ll want to make sure the candidate knows what to expect before meeting […]
Flexible Schedules: Long Commute Times May Be Off-Putting to Candidates
A long commute may be a deal breaker for some candidates, as a new survey from Robert Half shows that 23% of respondents have left their current employer due to a lengthy commute. If your company is trying to attract and retain workers who live in rural areas, and have long commutes because of it, […]
What Tiger Woods Can Teach HR About Using Performance Improvement Plans to Salvage Struggling Employees
Last weekend’s Ryder Cup notwithstanding, Tiger Woods has made an impressive comeback by winning the PGA Tour Championship in September. The win was Tiger’s 80th victory on the PGA tour but his first since 2013 after a long hiatus from golf. Tiger’s return to the game illustrates several important lessons for employers who are dealing […]
How the Halo Effect Impacts Your Workplace
The halo effect refers to the idea that our overall impression of someone will directly impact how we perceive almost everything they do. If that person has an overall positive impression—a halo as it were—then we’re more likely to perceive everything they do more positively.
What Makes Programmatic Recruiting Different?
In part 1 of this article, we introduced programmatic recruiting, which is the idea of taking the recruiting process and optimizing it through technology. The end result of programmatic recruiting is that job ads are placed where they will be most relevant – a result which may change for each role, and may change moment […]
Best Defense Is Good Offense: Preparing Your Office for Legal Sports Betting
Football season has kicked off, and baseball playoffs and basketball season are just around the corner—make no mistake about it, your employees will be gambling. From interoffice fantasy sports, to seasonal bracket challenges, to weekly pick ’ems, workplace gambling is more commonplace than you might think. And you can expect an increase in workplace gambling […]
Ways to Combat Occupational Fraud
In a recent BLR article, we discussed the idea of occupational fraud, which is a type of fraud committed by employees against employers. Occupational fraud causes billions of dollars of losses for US employers each year.
What is Programmatic Recruiting?
Have you heard of programmatic recruiting? In essence, programmatic recruiting is the idea of taking the recruiting process and optimizing it through technology. It emphasizes using technological means—rather than using people—to improve efficiencies in the recruiting process. More of the process becomes automated, using data to make decisions. This includes decisions about where a job […]
Mandatory Flu Shots: Can You Make Employees Roll Up Their Sleeves?
Believe it or not, summer is almost over, and it’s time to think about flu vaccines again! How effective will the shots be this year? Will you and your family get them? Can you require your employees to be vaccinated? Many employers believe that employees should be inoculated to keep the workforce healthy and the […]