Non-Functioning vs. Malfunctioning Recruiting
There is an old, simple riddle that poses the question, "Which works better: a watch that has stopped, or one that is a little slow?"—to which the unexpected answer is, "the one that has stopped, since at least it gives the correct time twice a day." The implied distinction in this puzzle that has implications for recruiting is the difference between something that is not...
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OCI Releases Compliance and Enterprise Versions of LeaveXpert
OCI (Options Choices, Inc.), leader of data integration and software services, has released two versions of its leave management system, LeaveXpert. The new versions, Compliance and Enterprise, have been designed to increase administrative productivity and improve legal compliance. OCI is a company dedicated to assisting businesses with consultative services regarding benefits, human...
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Job Posting Service Resfly Adds Video Interviewing
Resfly, a company dedicated to posting jobs online to multiple job boards, has developed a new service that includes video interviewing for hiring managers for employee screening purposes when they apply for a new job. Resfly recognizes that the use of webcams and social networks are on the rise, as Skype and Google's "Hangouts" are becoming more popular, so they have developed this new...
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American Jobs Act Overview
The recently announced American Jobs Act, revealed in October by President Obama, is an attempt at creating a bi-partisan job-creation solution designed to spur the development of new jobs into 2012. The main thrust of the proposal is contained within its small-business-focused tax cuts, layoff prevention measures, infrastructure investments, and an extension of unemployment benefits. In...
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Employee Screening Trends Survey Measuring Hiring Attitudes Now Open
EmployeeScreenIQ, global pre-employment screening company, has released its third annual Employment Screening Trends Survey and the question to HR professionals is: What would you do when you find negative information about a potential employee? The survey takes about six minutes to complete and those that do will be entered in a prize drawing for an Apple iPad2. With jobs being highly...
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Facebook Career Pages: How to Get Them Right
Facebook, boasting more than 800 million active users, is fast becoming the go-to social networking portal for recruiting. A recent Jobvite survey found that 48 percent of all job seekers used Facebook to find a job, which goes against the common perception of Facebook as a purely social platform. Companies are now harnessing the social networking power of Facebook by creating dynamic and...
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Put Success back in Succession
Succession planning can be defined as the company's system for identifying and developing employee potential and future leaders in order to create a self-replenishing supply chain of talent within the organizations. The succession planning process typically includes a learning and development program which is comprised of a combination of classroom based and experiential learning or Stretch...
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Subtle Causes of Job Hopping, Part II
(Part I of this analysis examined five of the reasons why a prospective employee might have a history of job-hopping. Here, in Part II, that analysis is continued.) 6. Job-psyche locus-of-control mismatch: An employee with a strong "internal locus of control" (ILC), i.e., self-reliance and self-validation, and need for autonomy of judgment is more likely to experience stress working...
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Maritz and Walkingspree Combine Efforts to Create Innovative Corporate Wellness Programs
Combining efforts to promote healthy living initiatives to the workplace, Maritz Motivation Solutions and Walkingspree are teaming up to develop online programs for corporate wellness. Maritz Motivation Solutions is a company specializing in reward and recognition services, merchandise, and experiential sales incentives. Walkingspree is a company dedicated to corporate wellness and utilizes the...
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New Book, "Firing at Will" Guides Hiring Managers
Apress has released a new book for hiring managers responsible for hiring and firing employees called, "Firing at Will". The book helps managers by giving them insight and guidance to decrease the occurrence of employee terminations, which helps decrease liability lawsuits and workplace tension. Corporate recruiters and human resource managers should ensure that departmental managers have...
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Shift your Turnover Rate Down
Employee turnover reflects the number of staff leaving a company in a given time period typically over one year. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the company's overall headcount. Employee turnover is not always a bad thing. It can be a way to remove ineffective employees and replace them with effective ones from the job market. However, employee turnover has significant associated...
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The Cost of a Bad Hire [infographic]
What is the cost of a bad hire? We all know that hiring the wrong employees can cost organizations a huge amount of money, but this infographic presents some startling figures. When it comes down to it, getting the right fit the first time probably matters a little more than you thought it did. Recruiters, your job is just that much more important. This infographic by Resoomay, a software...
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