Employee recognition isn't just about the holidays
Wishing you all happy holidays and a great new year!
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Dec
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Dec
Build the perfect onboarding program with these 5 tips for startups
Employee onboarding has been shown to improve the retention rate of new hires, create added engagement, and make the overall experience less overwhelming and more productive for employees. While all...
13
Dec
How do you win the right candidate over?
Finding the right resources to bring into your company is never a quick or easy task. Finding the right people can be even more of a challenge. Recruiting can take a lot of time and energy so when...
11
Dec
Well that didn't work: What can you learn from an unsuccessful recruitment campaign?
What happens when a company is growing and alerts the head of human resources that a few new employees need to be hired, and stat? After advertising the new positions, the human resource manager...
06
Dec
Starting off on the right foot: What does onboarding say about your company?
Onboarding has been a hot topic for about three to five years now in the HR space, in large part because other terms connected to the early stages of employment have also become “hot.” Onboarding is...
06
Dec
How can we stop the revolving door of employee turnover?
Employee turnover is perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of running a business. It takes a great deal of time, money, and effort to select and train employees. Then it can take several months...
04
Dec
Work life balance: A controversial concept or the key to employee engagement?
Years ago, company leaders pretty much scoffed at the idea of work life balance. They expected employees to put work first; personal life second. However, this changed as organizational leaders...
29
Nov
Is your candidate faking good or honestly great?
Congratulations. Your recruitment search worked and you've found a handful of great candidates to bring in for an interview. You're in the home stretch now. Aren't you?
27
Nov
Why every candidate matters (even the ones you don't choose)
It’s easy to put the focus on the candidate(s) we chose to hire. After all, these are the people who made it through all the screenings, assessments, and interviews. They had what the company was...
22
Nov
Tweets and hearts: What’s your social media recruitment strategy?
The modern world has grown accustomed to using social media to share every aspect of life, from personal to career. It has also provided a way to collect more information about individuals, which...
20
Nov
Does culture fit matter if your candidate rocks?
Years ago, a colleague of ours pulled up a law firm’s website. He asked us to identify which lawyer in the firm seemingly “didn’t fit.” We scanned the page and lo and behold, it was lots of...
15
Nov
What incentives can startups offer candidates that big businesses can't?
Once the initial people are in place at a startup -- usually the founders and perhaps someone in charge of product, research, sales, or technology -- one of the biggest talent challenges arises. Now...