Hiring – Page 6 – My Thoughts Exactly

Firing “At-Will” Employees: How to Protect Yourself

With “at-will” employment, do you actually need a reason to fire someone? The answer is YES! That is, unless you can guarantee the employee knows exactly why you fired him or her. You must have absolutely no doubt they think their firing was not because of age, sex, religion, national origin and other protected classes. TheContinue reading “Firing “At-Will” Employees: How to Protect Yourself”

Hiring Process Stuck In The Past? 5 Questions to Move it to the Future!

5 Questions to Move Your Hiring Process to the Future! In the search for new talent, the hiring process in most companies is wedged firmly in the past. For most companies, the hiring process is about yesterday—training and experience—as a way to establish a good fit. They have a problem, and they think someone withContinue reading “Hiring Process Stuck In The Past? 5 Questions to Move it to the Future!”

Don’t Let Onboarding Sink New Hires

The new employee orientation process is commonly known as “onboarding.” Your business should make every effort during onboarding to make new hires feel welcomed prepared for a productive future with the company. There are four concepts to understand what makes onboarding a success—for both the new worker and the company: Acquaintance First off, beginning theContinue reading “Don’t Let Onboarding Sink New Hires”

Social Media Recruitment: Six Metrics Show NOW is the Time!

Six key metrics indicate social media recruitment is here to stay The wave of the future? Clearly it is social media recruitment! As the economy improves, passive job-seekers start becoming active. Everyone will be searching for the next great opportunity. In the past, executives needed only a well-qualified recruiter as the best way to reachContinue reading “Social Media Recruitment: Six Metrics Show NOW is the Time!”

Can Talent Management Align With Business Objectives?

Firms Struggle to Align Talent Management Strategy with Business Objectives From Right Management: Major organizations are increasingly seeking to align talent management strategy with business objectives, according to a survey of 537 U.S. companies by Right Management, the talent and career experts within ManpowerGroup. Forty-six percent of the organizations represented in the survey struggle withContinue reading “Can Talent Management Align With Business Objectives?”