Human Resources Articles

1). Managing Time and Attendance of Employees By : James Hunt
Companies of all sizes need to ensure that their employees keep track of their time worked, especially if they are working on numerous projects. This type of time management is essential to keep track of what employees are working on as well as for keeping a record of the billing process to outside employees...
article related to: time management, time and attendance, time tracking, timesheet, time recorder

2). Tips for Getting them to Hire You By : Mike Freemen
Getting the company you want to hire you can be difficult, but by taking a few simple steps you can greatly increase your chances.
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3). Effective Induction - More Than Showing Them the Lunch Room By : Paul Phillips
Having a new employee leave in the first week is not uncommon and is damaging for everyone. Getting them off to a good start is important for their perception of the organization and just plain good business.
article related to: induction, orientation, recruitment, training, new employee, probation

4). Psycho Babble - Psychometric (Personality) Assessment Testing By : Kim Jones
As every one of Britain’s 100 largest companies and some 80% of all the rest, use some sort of personality test on prospective employees, we thought it would be a good idea to have a look at the subject.
article related to: psychometric, personality, assessment, testing, test

5). Who Gets Paid What? - Getting The Internal Relativities Right By : Paul Phillips
Problems associated with pay are not productive and cause ongoing friction within businesses. While it is nearly impossible to pay everyone what they want it is possible to build a fair and consistent system that works.
article related to: salary system, compensation, remuneration, job evaluation, relativities, pay system

6). Reputation Reputation By : Kim Jones
Rumours have been abounding all week that another major competitor has just bitten the dust spectacularly but, until its confirmed – and maybe even afterwards – I think its best to leave that alone.
article related to: recruitment, advertising, website, designers, agency, agencies, company, companies, london, uk

7). The Five Basic Reasons Why A Salesperson Underperformed. By : Todd Taylor
Identifying the true reasons of salperson underperformance.
article related to: sales management, sales training, organizational development

8). Business Employment Recruiting Techniques By : Aaron Crawford
Some pointers and food for thought for business owners in need of finding good help.
article related to: business recruiting

9). Hiring Mistakes: Find and Fix Them Fast! By : Stephen Steckly
Here is a tool that will tell you for certain whether your new employee is a hiring mistake.
article related to: hiring, screening, interviewing, recruiting, finding good employees, employee morale

10). Employers are Hiring Good Candidates, not Good Employees By : Robert Cameron
Employer’s often use the wrong criteria to evaluate a job candidate. A survey showed the attributes of a good candidate aren’t the same as a top employee. Robert Cameron examines the problem and how to do a more effective job of pre employment testing.
article related to: hiring process, employee turnover, employee retentention, employee assessments, pre employment testing

11). Stop the Revolving Door of Employee Turnover By : Robert Cameron
Stop the revolving door of employee turnover: Employee assessment tools have advanced so companies can now more effectively identify, select, and retain top performing employees.
article related to: employee turnover, employee retention, employee assessments, hiring process, pre employment testing

12). Outsource Your Hiring Process By : Dana Wallert
More small businesses and hiring managers are choosing to outsource some or all of their hiring process. Hiring a "virtual hiring manager" allows them to focus on their ongoing responsibilities and have piece of mind that an experienced person is going to direct to them the most qualified individuals for their open positions.
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13). Understanding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act By : James Hunt
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA has two purposes. The first, “portability,” allows an employee to keep their current health insurance...
article related to: health, employee, insurance, government

14). Recruiting the right people for the right job By : Bob Corcoran
To be successful in this profession, you need the right people doing the right jobs. How do you hire the right people?
article related to: recruiting, human resources, management, hiring, sales, real estate

15). Selling Yourself! (Televised Job Interview) By : Kim Jones
Watched recruitment’s equivalent of Pop Idol last night - “Selling Yourself"(Tuesdays, Channel Five). It was appalling.
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16). Team Building 101 By : Bob Corcoran
Building and running a team that boosts your income
article related to: real estate, sales, team building, hiring, human resources, recruiting, staffing

17). Poor Performing Employees Severely Impact Productivity By : Robert Cameron
In business there are two very necessary and very different forces which must be balanced so that business will perform perfectly - people and processes. But far too often they are not in balance. CEO’s are ranking people issues as one of their major concerns in 2005 as they struggle with productivity, profits, and labor shortages. Robert A. Cameron & Associates takes a new approach to quantifying and solving this growing business issue.
article related to: employee assessments, employee selection, employee development, employee retention, employee productivit

18). Danger...Never Hire Until You Profile! By : Stephen Steckly
When hiring, many employers set themselves up for failure because they do not understand how critical profiling is. Learn how profiling can significantly improve your hiring process
article related to: hiring, screening, interviewing, recruiting, finding good employees, employee morale

19). Using a Job Search Site Makes Job Finding Effortless By : David Arnold Livingston
In this era of technology and the World Wide Web, everything can be done over the Internet, from virtual shopping to chatting with people across a thousand miles. One of the activities that has already become a standard is online job application.
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20). Non Financial Measures - Making Them Meaningful By : Paul Phillips
Measuring performance is important but not always easy once we’ve got past the easy parts such as sales and budgets. The less quantifiable parts of a job also have to be measured.
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21). Doing More Than the Numbers - How You Do Them is Important By : Paul Phillips
Someone once said "we often hire people for what they can do but fire them for how they do it." There is more to performance than just hitting the targets. Read how to put those other measures in place.
article related to: core competencies, performance, measuring behaviour, culture, values

22). The Importance Of Employee Orientation By : David Gass
Explains how best to conduct orientations for new employees.
article related to: employee, orientation, company, retaining, training, firm, business, performance, mentor, guide

23). High Tech Jobs are Growing Fast By : Richard Stooker
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some high tech jobs will be among the fastest growing job fields in the country by 2014.
article related to: computer careers, computer jobs, computer career, computer job, changing to a computer career, high tech

24). The 2 Cs of Office furniture By : Kip Goldhammer
Think of the impact good office furniture has on a client visiting your office; and you will immediately realize the importance of office furniture. Since office furniture is part of the overall décor of your office, it plays an important role in creating a good first impression on your visiting clients.
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25). Health and Safety Tips at Your Workplace By : Dave Poon
Health and safety at work are some of the very important issues companies and employees look for. Employers should consider the potential dangers that might be encountered by their employees and initiate action plans to prevent these dangers. As an employee, you should be aware of your own responsibilities in the workplace.
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