When Disaster Impacts Work Plans
Hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, floods, and other disasters have the potential to significantly impact business operations.
Tag: hiring
5 Tips for Hiring and Managing ‘Twenty-Somethings’
Let’s get this out of the way first: “Millennials” have been such a frequent topic in hiring discussions recently that managers are admitting to being positively fatigued by the word. If you’re in that camp it may come as good news that soon it won’t even be the correct term when we’re talking about younger, […]
Finding Your People: A Unique Hiring Approach from a Foldable Kayak Maker
When you hear about a company that builds foldable kayaks, your first thought probably isn’t, “Neat, how do they hire people?” However, in conversations with other entrepreneurs, we’ve learned that our approach to hiring is like our product – handmade and wildly different from the norm.
Competitive Salaries: The Solution to Finding Great Talent
Organizations compete not only for customers but also for talented employees to work at their organization. For some companies, these competitors may be one and the same—the same competition may create competing products or services and also be vying for the most talented people in the market. For other organizations, the list of competitors for […]
Filling the Gaps: Strong Hiring Plan Requires Assessing Current, Future Needs
Employers can’t develop effective hiring strategies without knowing the kind of talent they already have on board, what they’ll need in the future, and how to fill any gaps. A workforce analysis can identify those gaps so that employers can develop an actionable plan. And HR professionals who take the lead in this workforce analysis […]
The Most Outrageous Lies Caught on Résumés
Recently, HRSBT reported that almost half (46%) of workers have claimed they know of someone who has provided false information on a résumé. However, a new survey—released by CareerBuilder—shows that 75% of HR professionals have actually caught a lie on a job applicant’s résumé. The survey also shows that 12% of HR pros are more […]
Companies are Still Hiring Accounting, Finance, and IT Professionals
Brilliant™ just released its Q4 2017 Accounting, Finance, and Information Technology Hiring Forecast.
How to Improve Internal Mobility
Internal mobility refers to employee movement through different roles within the same organization. It can be related to employee development—as an employee progresses along his or her development path, they move to new roles accordingly.
Let’s Talk About Sex … and Salary History
How often do we think about sex? When it comes to hiring and pay, perhaps we should more often.
Are You Expecting Too Much from Employees?
It started during the recession. In the wake of mass layoffs, employees who remained were required to absorb the workload. Grateful to have a job, most were happy to do so.