At the end of the first quarter of 2017, 45% of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings. Our own … Read more
HR a Profit Center? Seriously!
For years, I’ve read articles about the human resource (HR) department as a “revenue center.” They go something like, “We built … Read more
How to Use Data to Make Better Hires
There has been a lot of buzz around the use of people analytics, but the evidence for its impact has been sparse. Now, though, we have emerging evidence … Read more
3 Hiring Lessons the Mid-Market Can Learn from Small Companies
Note: The 2017 list was issued last month. Find it here. To make it onto Bo Burlingham’s The Best Small Companies In America, 2016 list on Forbes, a … Read more
4 Mistakes Companies Make Using Data In Recruiting
Let’s get this out of the way: Talking about big data is not one of your favorite topics. You’re an HR manager or a TA leader, not a data analyst, right? … Read more
Internal Mobility Programs Benefit Both the Company and the Employee
Internal mobility is one of the trickiest issues to navigate. More specifically, how can employees tactfully discuss the possibility of changing … Read more
Are You Making the Most of Your Multicultural Workforce?
Last year, a mid-sized manufacturer took their brand international with a multilingual campaign that opened the company to orders from rapidly growing … Read more
In a Candidate-Driven Market, Candidate Experience Matters
The monthly unemployment rate has been trending down for years and is now at a 16 year low. This trend is especially good for jobseekers, even as it makes … Read more
The Changing Nature of Work is Putting HR in the Driver’s Seat
The concept of employees as “lifers” is about as quaint as VHS training videos. While much is made of employees’ tendency to job hop, that trend takes a … Read more
How This 4,100 Employee Company Is Using Facebook to Stay In Touch
Note: SoftServe is a digital services and software development company, headquartered in Austin, Tx and in Lviv, Ukraine. The author, Stuart Logan, is the … Read more