HR - Tracks

We all remember that feeling you get before the first day of school — nervous, excited, and very concerned over which outfit to wear. For new students, there is also the added pressure of finding your way around, meeting your teachers, and making...

As I have written before, in my mind, exit interviews are analogous to closing the barn doors after the horses are out.

Should you use social media to screen candidates?
The answer in most cases is YES, but you should also be careful when doing so.

An article on LinkedIn presented the “Favorite Job Interview Questions” from 13 CEO’s. I rated them and they're not as great as they think. Here's why.

Recently we discussed how companies can actually realize more learning through less learning by building a productive learning culture.
To build a productive learning culture, the best organizations do three things:
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The continued growth of the skills gap in the U.S. is a problem for many companies looking to hire top talent — and the reality is, organizations now need to consider how they can help shape candidates into the workers they need.

A common complaint made about development programs is the concern that it will create employee turnover.

Business management magazine, blogs, case studies, articles, books, and webinars from Harvard Business Review, addressing today's topics and challenges in business management.

From helpful advice to foreboding warnings, job seekers hear countless dos and don’ts when it comes to applying to, interviewing for, and nailing down a job. It makes sense: we’ve all been through the process, and chances are, we’ll all do it again.

Question: What do you get when you combine “ban the box” compliance with utterly idiotic hiring practices?

By Eric B. Meyer
A bill that would have made it illegal for New Jersey companies to refuse to hire a job candidate because of his/her employment status is dead for now.
Last week, New Jersey banned the box.

It’s a wait-and-see year for employers, in part driven by the seemingly endless legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act.
But health care is big this year, like it’s been every other year in recent memory.

“This is not good. One of the guys on the marketing team I work with just got fired. OMG, they just fired another one. It is just crazy around here now.”
As I read the text messages, I could feel the tension that must have permeated this workplace.

How do we define “workplace” today in light of our technology-rich environment that enables workers to be “on the job” from anywhere and at any time?
These days, is the workplace even a place at all?

Look at the metrics most recruiters track below and tell me which ones are truly important.
Time to fill;
Number of applicants;
Number of job offers;
Cost per hire;
Time to start; (more…)