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The Most Common Mistakes Companies Make Concerning HR
In the hustle and bustle of all the critical business decisions that must be made each day for companies to stay competitive and profitable, sometimes HR issues are often an afterthought if they are considered at all. Choosing to ignore, or worse an insistence upon doing something contrary to HR best practices can sometimes create a…
Read More7 Ways to Close Your Company Skills Gap
As the baby boomers retire in increasing numbers and fewer individuals are seeking employment, many companies are finding it harder and harder to fill their open positions with candidates who have the specific set of skills that they need. This creates a “skills gap” between the range of skills companies need their employees to possess…
Read More10 Tips to Maximize Your Workforce Efficiency
It’s no secret that time is money. The faster your employees can accomplish their tasks, the more valuable their hours are. For example, if you have one team of factory workers who can produce three units in one hour, vs. another team of the same size that can produce five units in one hour, obviously…
Read MoreLessons from CEOs Who Rescued Their Companies from Disaster
The phrase “if you build it, they will come” is a commonly used cultural refrain from the 1989 Kevin Costner film, “Field of Dreams.” While that might be true of baseball diamonds, it’s hardly true in business. Things often don’t go as planned, and the decisions that you as a CEO make during these tumultuous…
Read MoreIs Your Data Secure?
It seems that every day there’s a new story about some large company, celebrity, or political candidate being hacked. Whether it’s uncovering salacious emails, revealing embarrassing photos, stealing financial data, or exposing corporate secrets, today’s Internet criminals have become bolder and more skilled than ever before. If companies like Target, Walmart, and Sony aren’t safe, and…
Read MoreHave Technological Advances Left Your HR Department Behind?
When it comes to new HR technology in the workplace, many companies embrace it and fully immerse themselves, while several others resist the change. This was the case when computers replaced typewriters and CDs replaced floppy disks. It also continues to be the case today, as cloud-based systems, fiber optic networks, social media platforms and…
Read MoreWhat is Resume Fraud and How Your Company Can Prevent It?
When employers and recruiters are searching for new talent to help grow their businesses, the résumé is often the only tool to show a candidate’s qualifications. In many cases, interviewers are initially forced to assume that applicants are accurately representing themselves on their résumés. But as we all know, you can’t always take a person’s…
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