HR Articles

1). The Psychometric Profile – a useful recruitment tool? By : Jim Brackin
Personality profiling is increasing used by employers to assess potential employees. In an article that appeared in The Times the British Market Research Bureau stated that “Nearly three quarters of UK companies now rely on psychometric profiling when recruiting.” It is now commonplace for employers to use psychometrics to understand, enhance and improve personal and team performance.
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2). Payroll Software Solutions - Options To Count On By : Don Kransteuber
Payroll solutions are necessary to keep not only your business moving in the right direction but also to keep your employees happy. You need several things with the software product that you choose.
Article Related to: payroll, accounting, adp, pay, payroll services, payroll solutions, human resources, hr, finance

3). Looking for Creative Gift Ideas for Staff? By : Terence Young
Gone are the days when employee incentives are confined to department store gift vouchers and cash bonuses.
Article Related to: human resource, hr, staff incentives, rewards

4). How Does Human Resource Management in the Workspace Effect Me? By : Hanif Khaki
How often do you find yourself saying: "I wish I knew how to learn more about this topic" Well, we were listening! And this article is the result. Today human resources management is opening up new horizons in many different offices around not only the United States, but the world. The reason for this is simply supply and demand. More savvy business owners –even of smaller companies, have understood the value of hiring professionals with experience working in HR.
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5). Too Many Employees to Make Any Money By : Helmut Flasch
Employees cost money. With high wages, insurance for them and the rising taxes and most importantly, with the drastically reduced reimbursement for services, one must keep the number of employees at the lowest possible level. Or does one?
Article Related to: business, advice, management, motivation, money, hr, human resources

6). Guide to Choosing and Working with an Executive Search Firm By : Udit Bhandari-CEO-Servnet (www.executive-search-india.com)
For companies finding the right search partner is the first and probably the most crucial step in making sure their recruitment strategy pays off. When a company needs to fill a critical position its time to look for a specialist executive search firm which can work as a partner and not just a vendor. The search firm needs to totally understand the company’s business philosophy, work culture and management style to find not only the rightly qualified candidate but also the candidate who will ‘fit in’ the best within the company.
Article Related to: recruitment, executive search, recruiter, headhunting, human resource, hr, staffing, search, business

7). Why Should You as An Employer be Concerned About Blogs ? By : Shaun Stevens
Blogging. It sounds like something that only geeks could love. Yet, blogging is now being done by geeks and non-techies alike. This could and should concern you as an employer because blogs have the grave potential to threaten your business as well as your business image and reputation. Blogs, which is a common term for Internet Web Logs, are being used commonly and frequently by individuals to post information ranging from news and opinions, gossip and photos about businesses.
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8). Do Your Employees Know The Ground Rules? By : Wade Anderson
One of the main aims of the Employee Handbook is to engender the best of environments for employer and employee, thereby resulting in optimal performance of the company.
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9). The Ever Changing Workplace : Preperation for Your Career in this Rapidly Changing World By : Sodoma
The forces of technology and globalization are rapidly changing the nature of work. Savvy jobseekers know that they need to prepare for these predicted workplace developments. In the changing job market you must both anticipate changes as well as prepare in an organized yet flexible manner. Flexibility , training , education and most important preparation with all of these factors as well as psychological preparation of yourself and your mindset .
Article Related to: career, job, employment, resume, education, global, outsourcing, hr, personnel

10). How Can You Find A Good Ajax Programmer? By : Robert Palmer
It's hard to find good developers. And new technologies - like AJAX - make i even harder. However, there are also more affordable options to connect with skilled contractors. You can ask colleages, of course; you can also post on forums and classified sites. In particular, I'd recommend trying Craigslist. Remember that with any of these choices, you'll get a ton of responses - many of which will be deceitful, incompetent, or both.
Article Related to: human resources, hr, hiring, contractor, programmer, software, ajax, javascript

11). Conflict: Steps to Resolution (Part 2 of 4) By : Laurie Weiss
Although strategies for intervening in conflict can be varied and creative, successful intervention strategies do have certain themes in common. Above all, everyone involved must be treated with respect.
Article Related to: conflict resolution, conflict strategies, managing conflict, hidden conflict, hr

12). The Different Types Of Job Interviews By : Kryssa Lighthall
Job interviews are all about finding the right fit between the employer and potential employee. Job hunters going on interviews can expect one of two primary styles of interviewing. The following interview styles were tecniques used by Hiring Managers, hiring for Houston Jobs: Screening Interview Screening Interview: A member of the human resources department usually conducts the screening interview, which is meant to weed out unqualified candidates.
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13). Duty of Care By : Jason Taylor
Company car and van drivers are involved in over 1,000 fatal accidents on Britain’s roads each year and almost 100,000 are injured while driving on company business. Driving at Work: Managing Work-Related Road Safety Guide To address this, in September 2003, the Health and Safety Executive published a guide called ‘Driving at Work: Managing work-related road safety’ guide.
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14). Wrongful Termination: 18 Things a Lawyer May Want to See When You Meet By : Discrimination Guy
Wrongful termination occurs when you are fired in a way that violates public policy and may include situations where you were forced to resign (called constructive discharge). If your employer fired you, or asked you to resign, or if you quit because you felt working conditions were intolerable, you may have a case for wrongful discharge. You need to contact a lawyer and schedule an initial conference with him or her.
Article Related to: wrongful termination, wrongful discharge, fired, constructive discharge, hr, human resources

15). Trust Factor By : Charles Trumpess
Military formations have long sought to lessen the tension between the rigidity of their organisational structures and the need for quick, decisive, imaginative leadership plus flexibility of movement on the battlefield. General George Armstrong Custer’s ego, for example, blinded him to the realities of the situation at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, and it cost many men their lives in consequence.
Article Related to: leadership, management, business, military history, hr, organisations

16). 6 Succession Planning Myths...Debunked By : Tara Flynn Condon
Of late, the topic of succession planning has sparked much concern. However, it seems few organizations have heeded the warning. According to a Human Resource Planning Society and Hewitt Associates study, fewer than 60% of companies have a succession plan in place. Below are some of the most common myths about succession planning. Myth #1: If there are no imminent retirements, succession planning needn’t be a top priority.
Article Related to: succession planning, talent management, human resources, hr, behavioral assessment, behavioral evaluation, personality assessment, personality evaluation, small business, family-owned business

17). Conflict: Hazards of Helping (Part 4 of 4) By : Laurie Weiss
Successful conflict intervention professionals do not "fix" things for their clients. Instead, they lead clients through the process of resolving their own issues in a supportive and effective manner.
Article Related to: conflict resolution, conflict strategies, managing conflict, hidden conflict, hr

18). How to Retain Executives in Asia By : Wolfgang Jaegel
An executive is a highly skilled personnel or a member of a professional body, who is responsible for actions, policies, and regulations of a business organization. In other words, executives are usually high level managers or employees with rare skill sets.
Article Related to: hr, human resoure, executive, hong kong, search, head hunter, management, board level, india, china, asia

19). How to Change the Leadership Myth By : Leanne Hoagland-Smith
With all the books, articles and training focused on leadership, why are we still not securing the results that we should have? Possibly, the answer is that much of the leadership education continues to perpetuate a myth about the origins of leadership. Read how one individual over 100 years ago truly understood how leaders emerged within society.
Article Related to: leadership, business, myth, small business help, entrepreneurs, success, training, education, training, hr

20). Executive Search Companies By : Wolfgang Jaegel
Companies in Asia, ranging from hi-tech companies to medium and small companies, nowadays face great difficulty in recruiting suitable personnel for their firms.
Article Related to: hr, human resoure, executive, hong kong, search, head hunter, management, board level, india, china

21). Construction Executive Search Firms By : Wolfgang Jaegel
Construction is a highly competent sector in Asia, requiring qualified as well as professional workforce. In other words, construction field is continually looking for efficient candidates with the capability to shape the industry at its highest level.
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22). Consultants Offer Flexibility, Hands-Off Productivity By : David Poulos
With staff sizes and budgets restricted or diminishing, and top executives up and down the ladder under pressure to do more with less each year, many savvy executives are seeking help among the seeming army of consultants of every stripe to get their companies on the profitability track. Are they finding success down that road?
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23). Key Challenges for Developing Asian Executives By : Wolfgang Jaegel
Asia has now become a hotbed for establishing innovative as well as huge investment businesses. However, many of the Asian business corporations confront a range of difficulties with regard to incessant social shifts, rapid changes in business laws, and global responsibilities.
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24). Challenges of Executive Recruitment in Asia By : Wolfgang Jaegel
Many Asian firms and business set ups face some key challenges for recruiting executives including mid as well as senior level managers. Executive recruitment is a specialized field dealing with recruitment of specialist or senior level personnel for a business firm.
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25). Themes in the Asian Private Equity Industry, 2007 By : Wolfgang Jaegel
PE in Asia has come along way in the past couple of years and with capital committed for the region combined with capital already sitting in PE funds looking for investment opportunities, the indications are that the trend will continue for some time.
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