Want another sign that we’re slowly but surely recovering from the Great Recession? It’s when companies and their HR departments indicate … Read more
Employees Use Their Own Phones For Access, But Employer Policies Lag Behind
Do you use your personal phone to access the company ATS when you’re not in the office? Or maybe just to contact that hard-to-reach hot prospect? Of … Read more
Don’t Expect Onboarding Technology to Fix Your Onboarding Issues
Technology in human resources is rarely a solution in and of itself, but it does often help. For example, HRIS software is often poorly implemented and … Read more
8 Topics Your HR Technology Vendor Needs to Have a Clear Strategy For
My first post in this series focused on the importance of understanding the ambitions of HRM software/services vendors and the implications of those … Read more
Weekly Wrap: A New Workplace Trend – Mandatory Tests for Smokers
The workplace push to get smokers to quit is starting to ruffle some feathers in Arizona. According to a story this week in the Arizona Republic, “Some … Read more
The Role of Technology in the Evolution of HR
The field of human resources can be divided into two basic areas: Personnel management focusing on administrative and legal processes associated with … Read more
Weekly Wrap: A Lesson from AOL – How Not to Do Merger Layoffs
Sometimes, you can glean some great lessons about HR and people management practices from just reading the news. Take the recent purchase of the Huffington … Read more
SHRM Urged to Demonstrate Its “Independence” and Reconsider Position on .Jobs
Saying SHRM has an “excellent opportunity to demonstrate its independence,” a coalition of trade associations, job boards, and others is calling on the HR … Read more
Whatever Happened to Jobster? Now It’s the Power of Career Development
When you think of Jobster, what comes to mind? Are you reminded of a company that reached its heyday in 2006 as a leading job referral site and then … Read more
Unseen Answers To 2011’s Unknown HR Technology Questions
When we lost Johnny Carson, we lost a great entertainer. For 30 years, 1962 to 1992, he dominated late night television, and he did that without insulting … Read more