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Why HR Must Change its Approach
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
Unfortunately, HR seems to be one of the overhead functions that is frequently downsized when times get tough, either through a reduction in its budgets or by reducing its staff— after all, aren't line managers ...
Closing the Skills Gap in a Global Market
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
There is a shortage of good technology talent. It is impossible to find engineers. If you are in staffing, you have more than likely noticed the common themes in current industry publications.
Are these themes ...
Building a Personal Brand
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
In today's market, branding is everything. No longer is it just corporations and businesses that need to take heed of this advice in order to sell their products, but so too do individuals. The business ...
Mobile Recruitment: Does HR Management Need It?
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
Attracting the most suitable candidates is a harrowing task for the human resource management division of even the best companies. In such a scenario, mobile phones and recruitment offer synergies that can get quicker and ...
Leadership Solutions for the Effective Organization
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
In today's fast and volatile business environment, effective leadership is of critical importance. Without skilled captains at the wheel, your organization might drift aimlessly or even flounder.
For your organization to reach its true potential, ...
Increase workforce engagement through effective use of surveys
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
Recognizing that heightened levels of employee engagement drive customer loyalty and increased revenues, Sears Canada, one of the largest, most successful and diverse companies in Canada, has long surveyed their employees to gauge their work ...
Effective Onboarding - How to Get the Most from your Onboarding Process
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
Human resources are the lifeblood of any organization so a successful firm needs to manage its employees wisely. In particular, the effective integration of new staff, a process known as onboarding, is vital for success. ...
Maximizing your Human Resources with Assessment Solutions
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
In order to hire the right employees and maximize their effectiveness in the organization, you need to apply effective assessment solutions. These are structured methods of assessing potential employees on a range of key criteria. ...
Recruitment Process Outsourcing – Is It for You?
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
It's long been a tradition for companies to contract out their sourcing of manpower to recruitment agencies and consultants. Recruitment process outsourcing is an essential part of HR where either a part, or all, of ...
Successful Talent Management
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
Human Resources has seen some radical changes over the past decade in the way it operates, many of these changes are due to outsourcing to other countries in order to cut costs and reduce overheads. ...
Outsourcing Human Resources
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
The human resources team within an organisation generally has overall responsibility for employee recruitment and setting up the strategies and procedures associated with managing personnel. Their role is crucial in an organisation as they are ...
A Guide to Performance Managements
By Andrea Watkins · 13 years ago
Improve your performance management system and you'll soon see an increase in productivity, streamlined procedures, increased accountability and more commitment from your employees.
One of the most important aspects of great management is to build ...