Blogs / 2009 / March

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	Onboarding Best Practices

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Five Interview Tips for Winning Your First $100K+ Job

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

	What do You Mean My Company’s A Stepping Stone?

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash

	Do’s and Don’ts of Offshoring

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Blogs / 2009 / March

Some turnover of employees is normal and expected. When it becomes excessive, it costs a business a significant amount of money. There are tangible and intangible costs associated with employee turnover. As a general rule of thumb, we believe that th... More...

In this economy, training is more important than ever. Each and every employee in your company needs to be firing on all cylinders, all the time, if you want to outshine your competition, keep your collective heads above water and survive this rocky ... More...

A few weeks ago, I attended a small luncheon hosted by David Mckay, the President of RBC, Canada's largest bank. David gave an overview of the economic crisis and I learned a lot. The United States accounts for about 20% of the world's Gross Do... More...

A company that I am familiar with sent out three job postings for the same position over the last four months. Each version of the posting differed slightly from the previous one, a reflection of the fact that although the job was filled after each r... More...

This is a really interesting video and shows just how quickly our world is changing...when it comes to Globalization and The Information Age. This newly revised version 3.0 for 2008 was created by Karl Fisch, and modified by Scott McLeod. ... More...

Lessons Learned: March 9th -Never Give Up. In today’s economy it’s tough out there. Many great people (Julie Denardo, Marcia Harlow, just to name a few) are available. People have a dream to change the HR world, as seen with the HCM Investors F... More...

Reduce the budget now! It's a fire drill almost every company is either currenty immersed in or has already gone through. And when this fire drill happens, it's typically a time when corporate training and development get a lot of attention. After a... More...

Yet another sign of a recession: In recent months, some companies have been eliminating international postings to cut costs. They have begun recalling expats from multi-year assignments up to 12 months early. Some of the hardest hit industries have b... More...

According to a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com, one in five US workers are going in to work late at least once a week, and one in ten go in late at least twice a week. The most common excuses are: Getting caught in traffic Problem... More...

Looking for a job is usually a stressful situation whether the economy is good or bad. But it gets worse if you don't already have glowing references. References need to sing your praises, not the other way around. The Creative Group recently surve... More...

As the world turns, companies are looking at home-based models of employment to save money and to improve the work/life balance of employees. One such company is Global Sky, an outsourcing provider that runs an international call centre out of Manila... More...

This is the start of a series on social media for the human resource professional. This week we look at Twitter. Twitter, the very popular microblogging system, has grown in leaps and bounds over the past year (825%), compared to Facebook and Link... More...

Recogniton doesn’t have to suffer because budgets have been slashed. In fact recognition becomes even more critical as morale is battered from so many directions. There are two main points I plan to clarify for participants. 1) Recognition Does... More...

*Edited for HR.com Can you really say you, or the other interviewers in your company, can single out the High Performers from the master performers? If you've made your share of hiring mistakes, then it's unrealistic to think you'll suddenly start... More...

We all understand the value of communication when it comes to performance improvement. Evidence exists that supports the case for regular, frequent feedback, yet, the question of how much is enough can still remain. A recent Harvard Business Publis... More...

Worry, anxiety, fear and guilt may be among the common feelings experienced by employees left behind after a layoff. Even in companies that have not let employees go, individuals are worried about what the future may bring. Back in October ... More...

Looking back over the last 20 years, one can only be amazed over the evolution that the recruiting environment has experienced. I recall the days of placing job ads in Saturday newspapers with the only stress being to make sure that there was enoug... More...

-Over 75% of Canadian Employers Want Referrals– (February 2009 – Toronto) It’s a job-hunting jungle out there. Job boards and employment centres are being overrun by applicants – so what gives a job hunter the best chan... More...

1. INTRODUCTION East African countries like many developing countries have, for many years, been faced with a complex employment problem of extensive open unemployment in the urban areas, under-employment characterised by low wage payment and l... More...

Growing Law Firm Leaders: The Time Has Come By Beverly L. Weise, M.B.A. In today’s fast-changing environment and global economic downturn, the need for leadership has never been greater. Yet, identifying and purposefully developing l... More...

There are several factors that contribute to a healthy and happy workplace. There are physical characteristics, such as lighting and heat, and there are emotional and behavioural characteristics. All of the characteristics, although very different ... More...

How do you retain what you have learned? One of the biggest problems facing you is your ability to remember what to do when you need it the most. In other words the ability to execute, retain, execute, retain. When this occurs you naturalize the pr... More...

Once a default Ego State emerges that is inappropriate or non supportive for the interaction, you forfeit the behavioral management control you possess. This can now become the other persons advantage. Equally as important, regardless of how valid yo... More...

You have asked a series of questions and you're not getting anywhere. Your next question has resulted in the other party becoming aggressive or defensive, perhaps even challenging your right to ask. As long as your question is sound (ie, not manipula... More...

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The Cost of Turnover

Hiring Fabulous Trainers

Spend to End the Recession

Drowning In a Sea of Applicants?

Did You Know? (Shift Happens)

Lessons Learned: March 9th -Never Give Up.

Cutting That Training Budget Is a No-Brainer, Right?

Lost in Translation - expats being recalled home

SURVEY SAYS: UNPUNCTUALITY ON THE RISE NOWADAYS

UNUSUAL REFERENCES

IS 9 TO 5 GOING OUT OF STYLE?

HR AND SOCIAL MEDIA_TWITTER

Small Budget, Big Payback

Oscar-Winning Interviewing Performances Are On The Rise!

How Much Feedback is Enough?

The Employees Who Remain

Social Networking Meets Recruitment 2.0

Survey: 75% of Employers Want Referrals–

A Comparative Analysis of Labour Markets in the UK and East Africa (Kenya)

Growing Law Firm Leaders: The Time Has Come

Characteristics of a Healthy & Happy Workplace

One-Minute Lesson #3: Retaining What You Learn

One-Minute Lesson #2: What's My Objective?

One-Minute Lesson #1: Asking Questions

With the current economic condition we have no choice but to fire Andre