It’s a commonly held belief that it’s a mistake to hire the over-qualified. The reason most folks give me is it’s because they think over-qualified … Read more
Weekly Wrap: More Evidence of Why You Should Worry About Retention
Here’s some shocking news: employees aren’t terribly satisfied with their jobs, their employers, their growth opportunities under their current … Read more
Why China Really Needs HR’s Help – And Now More Than Ever
By Annie Lau When people think about the reasons they have left an organization or have not accepted an offer with a company, one of the key common factors … Read more
Good HR Tech Always Makes For a Happy Employee
Technology is a primary touchpoint for all sorts of HR functions in today’s companies: time tracking, benefit enrollment, payroll, performance … Read more
What You Can Learn From the Oddest Question I’ve Ever Been Asked
During a break at a seminar, someone asked me a question out of nowhere — in a restroom of all places — that took me aback It got me thinking about a very … Read more
Five Things to Ask Before You Finally Kick That Employee to the Curb
Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. ‘Firing an employee is a … Read more
Get Ready, Because the H-1B Visa Games Are Ready to Begin
By Shanon R. Stevenson The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen’s bow and arrow will not help employers on April 1, 2014 when the competition for H-1B work visas … Read more
Segmenting Your Workforce: A New Method to Help Evaluate Top Talent
As part of their strategic planning process, companies divide customers into segments. This helps them identify and address customers’ specific needs. It … Read more
How to Finally Fix the Flawed Corporate Wellness Model
Today’s model for workplace wellness is to offer a program of dazzling options, but studies show such programs are not producing the outcomes they promised … Read more
The Dirty Little Secret of Talent Sourcing No One Ever Talks About
Yesterday I read yet another article about how to catch a Purple Squirrel, and right on cue, it got on my damn nerves. Of course, employers want to hire … Read more