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Friday, 24 September 2010 8:07am

To fully consider the comparative advantages/disadvantages between Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) methods, lets breakdown and identify a couple of the main issues recruiters are facing today...

Friday, 17 September 2010 8:22am

Leaders are always seeking to raise the game for their teams and themselves. They are always testing and building both courage and stamina throughout the organisation...

Friday, 17 September 2010 8:15am

The new HR language has resulted in alienating others further. It can, however, be recovered to a degree by revisiting the good old fashioned simple point of what HR was all about – helping to get the best performance from the people in a business...

Friday, 10 September 2010 8:15am

There are five highly effective strategies that can be adopted by any manager to increase employee engagement by more than fifty per cent...

Friday, 10 September 2010 8:03am

Whether business professional or casual, the bottom line is to be sure your company has a policy in place. A well written dress code policy can protect an organisation from potential lawsuits...

Friday, 03 September 2010 8:25am

Well-designed programs can add wonderful elements of supportiveness to an organisation's culture, but they can only be effective if they are an outgrowth of a caring culture - not a replacement for it...

Friday, 03 September 2010 8:15am

NASA discovered that employees who napped after lunch not only demonstrated enhanced performances with reduced errors, they also improved their cognitive abilities by 40%. They scored higher on IQ tests, and even their memorisation skills drastically improved...

Friday, 27 August 2010 8:25am

Interviews are two way conversations. Of course, we are looking for the best person for the job. But, candidates should also be interviewing the company. Is this the kind of place they want to work? Is it better than other companies they are pursuing?

Friday, 27 August 2010 8:14am

HR, like life, is subject to the laws of momentum. The biggest mistake I see on a day to day basis is the delay in making an offer to a great candidate...

Friday, 20 August 2010 8:15am

As an HR pro, if you don't have a good indicator of employee satisfaction, you need to work on getting a clear picture sooner rather than later... You need to look at your workforce as a whole and figure out if you have more employees this close to snapping than would be considered normal...