Big Data is changing the way business deals with employees—and it is more than just money. In today’s Wall Street Journal, Deputy Editor Steve Rosenbush discusses how cloud-computing is changing the face of business. Nowhere is this info revolution more apparent than in Human Resources. Corporations are increasingly looking to massive data sets to learnContinue reading “Big Data and HR: A New Way to Do Business”
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HR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET
HR Voices: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET Today’s HR Voices is by John Kriegsmann: The current recession has been long and deep. The published rate of unemployment (which the Bureau of Labor Statistics refers to as U-3) has ranged from a high of 10 percent in 2009 to today’s rate 8.1 percent. Unfortunately, theContinue reading “HR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET”
HR Technology: Adapt or Perish?
Is HR becoming the IT of the 21st Century? In business, change is unceasing. A sense of change is especially true in the field of modern human resources. As the HR profession changes, becoming high-tech and advanced, professionals must keep up by becoming technologically savvy—perhaps even with a hint of IT expertise.
HR and Human Behavior: How to Maintain Legal Integrity
When dealing with employees, human resources staff are often called to tread carefully, and diffuse volatile situations—for both compliance and to avoid legal liability. An effective HR function is only as strong as their ability to deal successfully with a wide range of human behavior. In addressing employee scenarios—from firings, layoffs and complaints—the key isContinue reading “HR and Human Behavior: How to Maintain Legal Integrity”
5 Things Hiring Managers Really Look For
Job interviews are much like auditions, often it is the excellent performance that gets the gig. However, not everyone is cut out to provide stellar performance in the pressure chamber of an interview. Even for the best candidates, a moment in the spotlight can give them a sense of stage fright. The first lesson inContinue reading “5 Things Hiring Managers Really Look For”