blog posts

Friday, 06 May 2011 8:15am

If you are experiencing high attrition within the first three months, then review your recruitment processes, including job review and definition...

Friday, 29 April 2011 8:14am

It can be tough to get your head around all the latest changes in technology, especially when it comes to communicating and interacting with potential employees. But even though it may feel as though all the rules have changed, they haven't really - recruiting is still about people and relationships...

Friday, 29 April 2011 8:05am

Hiring managers, be they line managers or HR, must remember that hiring is a two-way process. Yes, you are assessing the candidate, but remember they are judging you too! It's critical to be mindful of punctuality, appropriate language, positive attitude, professional behaviour...

Thursday, 21 April 2011 8:15am

Motivation and cultural fit is more important than skills and experience. The culture fit and motivation buys you loyalty, commitment and top performers who in the long term outshine the power CV with a technical answer for everything at interview...

Thursday, 21 April 2011 8:06am

Despite many employers embracing the concept of working from home, there are many others who still struggle to justify that the home environment can be a productive place to perform work.

Friday, 15 April 2011 8:15am

Diversity initiatives are particularly intimidating to some employees. Whilst they introduce equity in the workplace, they also create concern over the use of non-performance criteria to determine job placement...

Friday, 15 April 2011 8:14am

Any of us with any responsibility for recruiting or talent management processes strive to put the most highly-qualified, "best-fit" candidate in place in every position in our organisations. With thousands of resumes flooding across our desks for every opening these days, this is often a daunting task...

Friday, 08 April 2011 8:14am

In spite of the fact that it makes for easy days, it's not a good thing if a stream of disappointments and failed battles have beaten employees into submission. This kind of acceptance isn't conducive to great work or great success...

Friday, 08 April 2011 8:08am

HR has to make sure they have done their homework where performance management is concerned and then communicate that linkage in a way that is understandable to management...

Friday, 01 April 2011 8:47am

"No one likes their HR person. Not even you. You may have been popular in college, but not anymore. To them, you are the person they need to suck up to in order to keep their jobs. No. One. Likes. HR..."