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Even in the best-run organizations, things go wrong and employees mishandle their assigned tasks. Sometimes those mistakes are significant and costly, infuriating managers who come down hard and with perhaps a bit of righteous fury on the hapless offender. But as most HR professionals know, such managerial venting just makes matters worse in the long […]
Almost 75% of recruiters do not use data driven processes for making decisions. There are many reasons why this happens and one of them is intimidation. They rely only on other human resources strategies. The work is done manually.
The first year at a new job is usually reserved for learning the ropes. We’ve all been through the expected bumps and growing pains. It’s exciting, nerve-wracking, humbling, and uncomfortable. Unfamiliar names and faces. Unknown office and conference room locations. Different technology and applications. New policies and processes. Unspoken acronyms and cultural dynamics. But what […]
Social media in the workplace presents the age-old dilemma: Can’t live with it, can’t live without it.
In yesterday’s Advisor, expert Bob Corlett shared recruiting tips based GRIM—the dominance of Google, the Impact of Reputation, and the importance of Mobile. Corlett is the founder and president of Staffing Advisors. His remarks came at BLR’s RecruitCON conference, held last year in Las Vegas.
Just as the human resources arena has recently evolved from an individual-focused, personnel-service mindset to a team-oriented framework, the next decade may require human capital strategies to further shift to a network-driven mentality.
It’s comes as no surprise that HR professionals consistently name recruiting top talent and retaining valued employees among their toughest challenges. Developing a strategy to meet those challenges may entail a number of elements, but establishing and communicating the employer’s “brand” should never be overlooked.
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly changing the world we live in, and many are concerned the robots are coming for our jobs. For instance, a 2013 study by researchers at the University of Oxford estimated that almost half of all jobs in the US were at risk of being fully automated in the […]
With a shortage of Catholic priests—and younger priests not looking at the task too favorably—there aren’t too many people left who will perform an exorcism. Whether you believe in demon possession or not, one thing is certain: The task is definitely not something for HR professionals! A recent lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court […]
When, earlier this year, Boston Celtics’ new addition Kyrie Irving (who was at the time a point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers) stated during the course of a podcast that he is a firm believer that the Earth is flat, social media and news outlets went into a frenzy. Even middle school students began challenging […]