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Q:  After reading about all of the sexual harassment by celebrities in the news  and learning that their company’s management and HR departments were aware of the problem and did nothing, why should anyone bother to go to HR?

Companies are worried about how to manage Generation Z.

​HR professionals often find themselves in a workplace chamber of horrors—even when it's not Halloween. We gathered some spooky tales from HR professionals around the U.S. and invite you to tell us your best scary HR anecdotes on the SHRM Facebook page.

​The Las Vegas mass shooting has left HR and security professionals wondering what, if anything, they can do to help prevent an event like it from happening again.

A critical performance management tool that often goes underutilized and undervalued is that of the exit interview. It might feel awkward for employees to sit down and cover in detail the reasons they are choosing to leave your company, but

Have we reached a tipping point for sexism in tech? Join five women for an honest and unflinching roundtable discussion on the past, present, and future for women in tech.

When was the last time you interviewed for a job and why is this important? If you are responsible for applicant interviews and employee selection and have not been on the applicant’s side of the desk in the last few

What does artificial intelligence (AI) mean for the future of recruiting? About 90 percent of the tasks recruiters do will likely be automated in the years ahead, but that doesn’t mean that talent acquisition professionals will become extinct.

A few years back, some restaurants around the country made headlines by paying their waitstaff more than minimum wage and putting the kibosh on customer tips. This broke with the traditional way of paying customarily-tipped employees. That is, most employers

As you delve into researching the best assessment system for your leaders, you'll see that the 360 degree feedback process, which typically includes a

I remember a story from long ago about two cowboys who bet on who had the slowest horse. The race stopped before it started as both horse and cowboy

Every organization wants to hire top performers on a consistent basis. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen very often. In fact, in most cases, organizations fail miserably. One reason for this rate of failure is “credential creep': the act of raising minimum

Why are U.S. workers so disengaged?

Implicit-bias training works, but don’t overdo it and make managers say ‘mea culpa.’

Though it has the word “human” in the title, don’t expect HR to remain immune to the impacts of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Technology is reshaping every aspect of society, and its potential HR implications are vast and still revealing themselves. Hiring, training and record-keeping are just some of the ways technologies are set to transform the HR function.

Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods raises questions about automation of jobs

When hiring managers, evaluate them on their track record of building outstanding teams and developing talent. Too many managers get hired for their individual contributor skills and then we're surprised that they're not good managers.

The Department of Labor rule that would have compelled employers to pay overtime to millions of more workers has been struck down by a federal court in Texas. Agreeing with business groups and the 21 states that had challenged the

Short takes on onboarding, retention and mission statements from the Humetrics blog: The 6 question retention survey Here are six questions you can ask your best people to help keep them engaged and on board: Where do you want to be in your