Tag: HR

Checking Up on Potential Hires

Yesterday’s Advisor provided a few tips for providing honest references about former employees while minimizing the legal risks to the company; today, we look at the flip side of the coin—checking references for potential new hires.

The References Dilemma … Tips for Employers

Employers naturally want to find out as much as they can about potential hires—after all, they’re going to invest a lot of time and money in onboarding and training. But references—both providing and obtaining them—can result in sticky situations.

Cloud-Based Onboarding: Training Gone Tech!

Companies of all sizes are using cloud-based technology to augment their onboarding efforts and, as a result, they are making the process more engaging, fun, and effective, says Karl Mehta, CEO of EdCast, a personal learning network. “Everything is moving to the cloud.”

More of The 7 Deadly Sins of Recruiting

Yesterday’s Advisor began to cover Glassdoor’s recent webinar on The 7 Deadly Sins of Recruiting. Today, the two final sins from Glassdoor. 6. This is basic marketing stuff, so I don’t need executive buy-in. When it comes to making sure you have the best tools, data, and practices, it helps if you can get the […]

7 Deadly Sins of Recruiting

Forty-one percent of jobseekers looked for their job while in bed, says Claire Alloway, marketing manager at Jobvite. That’s a good indicator of how recruiting—and the deadly sins of recruiting—have changed. Alloway and Danielle Durante, marketing coordinator at Glassdoor, offered their recruiting sins during a recent webinar sponsored by Glassdoor. Here’s what they had to […]

Tattle Tales, Tantrums, and Other Terrible Workplace Behaviors

Stealing lunch, starting cliques, and gossiping isn’t just for high school students anymore. It’s happening in the workplace, too. Astonishingly, three out of four workers report childish behavior in the workplace, according to a survey released by CareerBuilder®.

The Risks of Contingent Workers

In yesterday’s Advisor, business consultant Bridget Miller presented some of the benefits of recruiting contingent workers for your organization. Today, Miller highlights the risks involved. What Are the Risks? There can be downsides to having contingent workers. Here are some of the concerns: Employee morale may be affected. Depending on the implementation of a contingent […]

View Your Mistakes as a Learning Opportunity, Not as a Failure

Sometimes it’s not about how you win but how you lose. That was the lesson Coach Dave Belisle taught his Rhode Island baseball team last year when they lost 8–7 in a Little League World Series elimination game. This video clip shows the story of the team and the words the coach used following their […]