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- HR Generalists - 5 Painful Lessons For Managing a Tough Boss and Coming Out Ahead by Alan Collins
As an HR generalist, not all bosses are easy to work for. I had one boss at PepsiCo that was tough and feared by everyone. He had high standards and was difficult to satisfy. Over time, I was able to build a terrific working relationship with him - but it took trial and error - and some pain. Here are the five most painful lessons I learned as an HR generalist in managing this tough boss and coming out ahead... - 4 Ways to Motivate & Inspire Top Talent As an HR Professional by Alan Collins
For HR Professionals: In large organizations, like Pepsi, GE or P&G, talented employees that are outstanding performers can become frustrated if their jobs aren't challenging enough. It's easy for them to feel like a "small fish in a big pond" if their boss (guided behind the scenes by their HR professional) doesn't step in to make them feel valued and appreciated by the mega-organization. - HR Managers - 4 Ways For Keeping Your Top Talent Motivated and Inspired As an HR Manager by Alan Collins
High performing individuals can become retention risks if they don't feel their contributions are valued and their career growth supported. Outstanding employees that choose leave the organization in frustration not only reflect badly on their manager -- but also puts your reputation as an HR manager in a negative light as well. - HR Managers - 4 Ways to Manage Your Dotted-Line Boss in a Matrix Organization As an HR Manager by Alan Collins
As an HR manager, in large organizations, you may have a matrixed reporting relationship. If you're unfamiliar with the term, it means that you have two bosses. You report directly on a "hard-line basis" to Human Resources and on a "dotted-line basis" to a business leader. - Understand the "Risk Versus Reward" Relationship by Becky Regan
The new rules regarding executive pay call for an in depth review of compensation agreements that result in "unnecessary and excessive risk." But how should we assess the risk/reward relationship to produce the desired outcome? - Have Exit Interviews Lost to Stay Interviews? by Ashok Grover
In corporate world, job hopping is quite a normal phenomenon and employee exit interviews have been used and misused with equal expertise. Interestingly, the two main arguments against the use of this tool are opposite to each other - First, anyone who is leaving will not like to burn the bridges and will no say anything against anyone. So the feedback is all hunky-dory and no truth comes out in such interviews. And second, the one who is leaving feels that the grass is greener on the other side of the hedge. - Deter Dishonest Candidates by Making Qualification Checks Mandatory by Seb Chalker
Employing a job applicant who holds fake qualifications can be a nightmare scenario for employers. We uncover the reasons that applicants might fake their qualifications, the most common deceptions and what you can do to ensure this doesn't happen to you. - Secrets of Successful Physician Recruiting - An Effective Process by Robert Eskridge
Successful physician recruiters work with an efficient, consistent process to find and place the best candidates. They know that a recruiter must perform many roles: sourcing, marketing, client management, documentation, and retention, as well as specific recruiting activities. To manage this process effectively, they follow specific steps proven to achieve success, and closely monitor their activity. - Layoffs - Managing Those Left Behind by Bill Truby
There are three phases in strengthening your team and building your business after layoffs. Phase one, Adjustment, allows the team to vent, decompress and find their footing. Phase two, Challenge, gets the team looking forward again. Phase three, Development and Growth, is focused on preventing further layoffs. Taking a team through these three phases is the best way to manage those left behind after a layoff. - The Reason Why Our Leadership Training is Failing by Peter L Mitchell
Training for the technical parts of jobs is easy. But training people to be flexible, develop empathy, to have interpersonal skills and be conscientious is much more difficult. - Four Tips For Integrating Employment Screening With Your Applicant Tracking System by Tom Leininger
As human resource professionals continue to be asked to do more with less, it is critical to identify processes that will improve their efficiency and reduce hiring time. Screening management solutions can be integrated into applicant tracking systems (ATS), resulting in reduced workload, faster time-to-hire, a lesser likelihood of errors, and improved accuracy, consistency, process efficiency and management. - Navigating the Thin Blue Line - The Importance of Training and Policy Management by Joshua Z Brown
Modern policy management can be complicated, which is why investing in the right kind of employee testing software is a necessity. Avoiding lawsuits and adhering to protocol should be as simple as possible -- see what to look for in a comprehensive software suite that not only saves resources but ensures that employees are prepared every step of the way. - HR Interviews - 3 Areas That Will Help You Ace HR Interviews by Alan Collins
HR interviews can be stressful and unpredictable, so doing your homework is essential. Here are three areas you should be prepare in advance to talk about because you'll certainly be asked about them in the interview. - Protect Yourself With Free Online Criminal Background Check by Thomas P
Online criminal background check is very prevalent and easy today with the click of a mouse. Days are gone when everything has to be done after going to remotely located offices. Now everything is smoothened and made available at home with an internet connection. Even scrutiny and verification of people can be done online through online criminal background check. - Judge Your Employer With an Employer Background Check by Thomas P
Since the beginning, the organisations and firms used to check the background of the employees. But the trend has changed and now the job applicants are conducting a thorough research and employer background check to assure themselves of their future. - Understand the Background Check Form by Thomas P
Background checking has been the need of the hour today. To know about the honesty and truthfulness of a person, his background has to be assessed carefully and thoroughly to avoid any future mishaps. Usually, every procedure is done with the help of written details. Here also, background check form serves as the document for gathering the information and then cross checking the data. - Get Yourself Assured by a Background Check on a Person by Thomas P
Background check on a person to be employed has become mandatory today to know about the validity and the truthfulness behind the facts and information presented. It is necessary to avoid any nuisance or unwanted situation in the future arising out of simple ignorance or unawareness of real facts. - Check People's Background With a Background Check by Thomas P
Diverse people background call for prior checking and verification of past history, records and information. Earlier, no background was ever cross-checked or validated because of less criminal events and more of trust. But today, background check has been essential to get yourself satisfied and assured. - The Ins and Outs of International Background Checks by Thomas P
Though globalization has reduced the distances drastically, it has also increased criminal activities and terrorism. International background checks are essential not only from the point of view of employment but also from the purview of marriage or relationship formation. It also applies to organisations and Multinational Corporations. - Get the Answer to What is a Background Check? by Thomas P
In today's world of uncertainty, greed and crime, you cannot rely upon a person blindly. You never know when you can get cheated or deceived by innocent looks. It can be the story of employment in an organisation or even at home. Thus, prior and a careful scrutiny of the history of the person becomes a necessity. - Necessity of People Background Checks by Thomas P
Whenever we introduce ourselves to others or meet others, a normal question is from the background- family, educational, financial and so on. It is like a proof of someone's honesty and truthfulness. - Looking For a World Class Employee Recognition Program? Part 2 by Amnuai Beckenham
This article looks at some development steps to follow as you start to build your world class program. I use some examples and experiences of a small silk cooperative to help understanding and to show that the process is not that difficult. - Is Your HR Department Pulling It's Weight? by Denis Barnard
We all know what good HR practice should mean - higher retention, productivity and business performance. The problem is, with costs coming under a higher scrutiny, how can you really demonstrate your worth? - When Do You Need a Background Check? by Barry Snyder
Living in our world is getting riskier by the day. With a lot of bad people who are roaming around, we might find it really hard to trust anyone anymore. Especially when you read or watch the news, there is never a day when they would not repost a certain crime that happened. Times have really changed and so does the people. - Concerned With Employee Wellbeing? Eight Things to Consider by Dave P Moore
As an employee a person has the right to expect good working conditions regardless of their position or industry. A positive working environment is not only beneficial to employee wellbeing, but also to productivity. The task of providing such an environment and ensuring employee wellbeing rests in the hands of the employer. - Hiring - The Five Essentials of Hiring Exceptional Employees by Lesa Hammond
Hiring is both a science and an art. You can do everything right and still get the wrong person in the job; however if you do everything right up to the point of hiring, you significantly increase your chances of making an effective hiring decision.If you can hire the right people, with the right attitude, you have done than 80% of your job right. Hiring the right person for the job may be the most important thing a manager can do to ensure a productive and effective workplace. If you hire smart, it becomes much easier to manage. I have seen some poor managers who have very effective teams because they knew how to hire the right people. - HR Management in Small Companies by Steve Tarrant
Large companies have access to expertise, resources and systems to assist and support the needs of HR management in their organisations. Typically there will be a HR manager support by dedicated HR personnel. - Why Does Employee Retention Matter? by Dave P Moore
Employee retention is an area many HR managers have de-prioritised over the last 18 months as the lack of job opportunities and economic uncertainty has meant that few employees have been willing to change jobs. As the economy recovers and more job opportunities arise employers will need to work hard to ensure that their employee retention rates are not adversely affected. - HR Summit 2009 Steering Organisations With a Human Touch - The Navigational Facet of HR by Deepak Kumar Gaur
The Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida, organised an HR Summit - 'Steering Organisations with a Human Touch: The Navigational Facet of HR' on 31st October, 2009 at Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi. With the conviction that a convergence of the best minds from the industry and academic world is needed to bring the HR challenges of the future into focus, BIMTECH planned productive and a taming HR Summit for its students. - An Employee Handbook Template For Smaller Businesses by Adrian Woodcock
In 2008, there were 151,000 claims by employees against their employers that were submitted to Employment Tribunals and UK employers paid in excess of £26.4 million in compensation to employees through Employment Tribunals. Many of the claims submitted related to discrimination based upon race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation and age in addition to claims from unfair dismissals. By far the most claims related to Unfair Dismissal.
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