Human resources professionals are always interviewing candidates and assessing qualifications and skills. But what does it take to be successful in human resources management? Let us take a closer look. Multitasking – Human resources professionals have to be able to multitask and deal with a wide variety of duties, ranging from FMLA leave questions, employees’ […]
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Human Resources is one of the most overworked and understaffed company departments and often faces managing hiring new employees, answering benefit-related questions and coordinating an endless mountain of paperwork. Enter modern-day HR automation, which can make management more affordable and accessible. Payroll – When payroll is automated, it reduces the possibilities of human error and […]
Employees love job perks. I’m not talking about the traditional perks, such bonuses, vacation time, flex-time, etc. Of course, employees want those types of benefits. They’re pretty standard in today’s society. What I’m exploring are the fun, exciting and edgy job perks that draw employees to companies. When I was a Human Resources Manager in […]
Traditionally, outsourcing is defined as strategically utilizing outsourcing resources to perform job duties and activities that would traditionally be handled by internal resources and staff. In fact, many companies outsource online recruitment and hiring. Companies often contract major services from valued business partners that have areas of expertise or knowledge that may also come at […]
Even when the economy is down, top salespeople are in demand. Salespeople have the ability to transition their skills from one sales job to another easily. This also means that companies are at a high risk of losing salespeople to more lucrative job opportunities, which is why sales team turnover can be high. Remarkably, the […]
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Everyone preaches about how teamwork can help companies excel, but while professional athletic teams can rely on teamwork to score a goal or a point, many companies cannot lead their employees to successful team endeavors. So how can human resources departments help lead their company team to success and teach employees? Avoid Individual Tasks, Assign Collective […]
Are we facing a world-crisis? Are we parenting an entire generation that does not know how to spell or use proper grammar? A world without grammar leads to utter chaos. Can you imagine if punctuation did not exist in business grammar? Consider this sentence with and without punctuation: Let’s eat Grandma! Let’s eat, Grandma! The […]
A common question that some employers have is once an employee resigns and if they leave under less than ideal circumstances, can you request that current employees not socialize with them? While you can’t ask employees not to socialize with former employees, it is a good idea to institute some policies that pertain to employee resignations. […]
Today’s hyper-connected world has made it possible for a new gig economy to emerge and more employers are hiring a gig worker. A gig is a temporary work engagement, and our gig economy is altering how Americans view and perform work. Many companies are making it easy for workers to find temporary jobs – hence […]
In a recent report, it was estimated that workers spent an average of 7.5 hours during the week on social media, and that was just time spent during the workday. That employers are losing out on 1.5 hours a day of productivity from their employees due to social media in the workplace. The most popular […]