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HR: Beyond 'Personnel'

In the past few years, the role of human resources in a corporate climate has evolved. The change from the generic label of ‘personnel’ to ‘human capital management’ represents a seismic shift from a simple clerical job to an intricate and complex factor in a company’s strategic plan. Rebecca Ranninger is in charge of HRContinue reading “HR: Beyond 'Personnel'”

8 Metrics Every HR Manager Needs To Know

Posted by Jessica Miller-Merrell on Glassdoor.com: The human resources department is not income generating. We measure our value and effectiveness not in sales numbers, but the people we hire, train, develop and lead. How the value of HR is measured at your organization is dependent upon a number of different factors. It depends on your senior leadersContinue reading “8 Metrics Every HR Manager Needs To Know”

IBM Enters HR Web Software with Kenexa Buy

From Reuters.com: IBM Corp is making a large splash in the human resources software market by announcing its $1.3 billion acquisition of Kenexa Corp. This move by IBM follows computing giants Oracle Corp. and SAP AG, who recently bought their way into the fast-growing, cloud-based software market. In December 2011, SAP spent $3.4 billion forContinue reading “IBM Enters HR Web Software with Kenexa Buy”

Hiring Tips for Generation Y

Every generation of workers has traits which set them apart from the previous wave of employees. Members of Generation Y—those born between 1980 and the early 2000’s—are no different. As more “Gen Y’ers” begin to enter the workforce, as interns and employees, it is wise for human resources experts to understand what makes them tick.Continue reading “Hiring Tips for Generation Y”

Employees Standing In the Way?

Are employees blocking your efforts to get customers? For more than one-third of companies, human resources are a serious problem with integration of customer intelligence practices. According to a review by Forrester Research, 37 percent of companies are finding it difficult to find staff to manage the adoption of customer analytics. The same survey found thatContinue reading “Employees Standing In the Way?”