Are Your Recruiting Metrics Helping?
In yesterday’s Advisor we heard from Cathy Gray, JD, senior managing editor of HR and Compensation at BLR® about making sure you are measuring the right recruiting metrics and making the most of them.
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Don’t Hire New People, Engage your Current People
In yesterday’s Advisor we explored how damaging high employee turnover can be, and some ways to combat it. Today we’ll talk about more strategies for ensuring that you don’t have to hire replacements for your current employees any time soon. As we discussed yesterday, a recent survey states that one in three employees is likely […]
Are You Using Recruiting Metrics to Their Maximum Potential?
You can take metrics on pretty much anything. But getting the right metrics and then interpreting them correctly is both tricky and important. Today Cathy Gray, JD, senior managing editor of HR and Compensation at BLR® shares her thoughts on the topic.
How to Minimize the Destructive Power of Employee Turnover
One in three of your employees is likely to leave in the next 6 months. The costs of replacing him or her extend beyond the monetary, and are better avoided if possible. What are you going to do about it? Do you have a plan to retain your employees? Today we’ll explore the damage that […]
What’s Easier than Hiring Replacements? Retaining Current Employees
The numbers are in, and one in three of your employees is likely to leave in the next 6 months. That means finding employees for new and old positions—potentially doubling your work. Never mind the steep costs of having to fill a suddenly vacant position—it also means starting the process all over again for something […]
Negligent Training—Can Terminated Employees Sue Successfully?
Fortunately for employers, the answer is No, according to a recent Oklahoma City federal court decision. But this isn’t to say you shouldn’t keep your training on point. Read on for the facts of the case. Former employees and their attorneys have become increasingly creative when it comes to suing past employers. In addition to […]
Success rarely comes overnight—or from just one person
We live in a world of “What have you done for me lately?” And, when we say “lately,” we mean today or this week. Our society suffers from an acute case of “instant gratificationitis.” Wall Street wants to see a return on its investment—now! It’s not necessarily concerned about seeing a company being built for […]
How to get the C-Suite in Your Corner
In Yesterday’s Advisor we explored the ways that an HR strategist and the C-suite can engage one another with expert Jennifer McClure. Today, we’ll hear more from McClure about getting C-suite’s attention. McClure, president of Unbridled Talent LLC in West Chester, Ohio, offered her tips at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Annual Conference and […]
The Ideal Work Environment Across (and Between) Generations
In yesterday’s Advisor, we took a look at some results of a new CareerBuilder survey highlighting intergenerational opinions of the working world. Today, we have more results of the survey, including how the ideal work environment is perceived among high school seniors vs. the current workforce. The national online survey, conducted on behalf of CareerBuilder […]
What to Do When FMLA Forms Are Not Forthcoming From an Employee
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD You have given an employee awaiting the birth of a baby the FMLA forms twice, and she has not returned them to you. Can you send her a letter giving her a deadline to get the forms to HR; otherwise her FMLA may be in jeopardy. Do you have the right […]