8 Reasons Social Media Policies Backfire Just because employees drive their cars to work and park them on company property, the employer doesn't get to tell them what kind of car to own, how to drive, or whether to remove those tacky Hawaiian seat covers. Most social media accounts belong to the employee. The effectiveness […]
“Let’s drop our conviction that an earnest belief in growing talent is superior to cold-hearted execution. Idealism is wonderful but getting results is actually a lot more fun. The reality is that it doesn’t matter if managers truly believe in the talent processes they are engaging in. We know these processes work if they’re implemented. Our goal as HR and talent management leaders should be singular – ensure successful implementation.”
New Ways To Work with Jim Creighton The New Ways of Working Network was founded to provide a forum for experts to share and discuss leading edge practices in remote virtual work. The Network has been hugely successful, with one exception. Members report that when their companies plan corporate programs to permit new ways of […]
Heather Bussing is a California attorney who has represented employers, unions and employees in every aspect of employment and labor law including contract negotiations, discrimination and wage hour issues. While the courtroom is a place she’s very familiar with, her preferred approach to employment law is to prevent problems. Full bio… 8 Reasons Social Media […]
Susan Strayer joins the Editorial Advisory Board Today. Here’s her first piece. – JS From career coaching to recruiting strategy to social media, Susan has experience with in-house corporate HR and recruiting leadership roles, as a Fortune 500 consultant, and as a career and brand coach. She’s held positions with companies such as Marriott, The […]
In the recent Glassdoor Quarterly Employment Confidence Survey, job satisfaction was ironically up while pessimism about the employment market was also increasing. How do we explain this rise and what does it mean to today’s HR Leaders?
This week we published the Fourth Edition of our Top 25 List for Online Influence in HR. Hank Stringer discusses the systemic problems clogging up the talent pipeline. John Sumser introduces us to Friendship Farming (not what you think) and Pummeling Equine Cadavers (huh?).
Ask just about anyone if they think the ‘pipes are too full’ with resumes and you will quickly get agreement. Why? Well, ask if a resume has been submitted to a company and where it ended up. Nine times out of ten the response will be ‘the black hole’. As long as systems are designed for talent to view all positions and apply to any of them, many people will do just that – apply for everything and hope. Meanwhile recruiters search public and private resume databases, finding people who may have submitted to a position long ago and never heard back. These are not new problems. They are, however, made worse in our connected world.
All In The Game Marriott's online game is a turning point. The fact that a company would find it interesting to deploy a game for the exclusive purpose of employment branding tells you everything. The project that resulted in the hotel simulation game on Facebook began as an intense exploration of the employment brand problem […]
Paul Hebert is a founding member of the HRExaminer Editorial Advisory Board. As the Managing Director and lead consultant for I2I, an influence consultancy, he guides companies in their alignment of the behavior of their employees with the goals and objectives of the company through incentives and rewards. Full bio… You Have to Know Where […]
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