What are your top five skills? Can you rattle them off quickly, or did it take you a moment to think about them? Now, what about your closest two or three … Read more
Why it’s time to fundamentally rethink hiring and retention
To say most HR departments face unprecedented challenges when it comes to identifying, recruiting, and retaining talent, is perhaps an understatement. … Read more
HR Transform conference proves the show ‘can’ go on
Recently, I was finally able to do something I wondered if I would ever do again — attend a live, in-person HR conference. The fact that I managed to … Read more
What is employee experience technology?
Many HR professionals have rightly become interested in the idea of enhancing the employee experience. And why not? Data shows those who perceive their … Read more
Why companies need to resist cutting hiring corners
We all know the score. Attracting new talent has never been more difficult. Even before Covid-19 recruitment was a headache, with one US survey recently … Read more
Could XR tech redefine workplace culture?
In what seems like the blink of an eye, traditional workplace events – chats by the water-cooler; chill-out meets or Friday drinks – have, for many … Read more
Most interesting HR stories of the week
Americans still piling on the errors: Are job applicants getting complacent? According to new research published in e-learninginside.com, a whopping 60% of … Read more
The power of the back of an envelope
Let’s face it; HR analytics can sometimes seem like a dark science, requiring lots of data know-how and lots (and lots) of algorithms. But one notable … Read more
Why Is Ukraine a Hotbed of HR Tech?
In researching HR tech, I keep coming across startups founded in Ukraine. There are companies like Party.Space (which creates 3D virtual events), Skyworker … Read more
Should HR Be on TikTok?
You’re not human if you haven’t noticed the dominant rise of the video-sharing app TikTok. It’s so popular that The Wall Street Journal reported on TikTok … Read more