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- ***Improving Employee Job Performance Through Enhanced Brain Functioning - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Barry FarrellPerformance Improvement Interventions Aren't Always Successful Did you ever wonder why some employees don't do as well as others at work? Have you been frustrated with your employees' job performance? Do you want to help your employees make improvements at work but don't know where to ...
Views: 4817(5 votes) - 5 Tips for a Successful Year-End Banquet - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2019 from Nick Frank5 Tips for Your Year End Banquet The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and that means it is almost time for the big year end banquet as well. This may seem like a complicated and even difficult endeavor to plan and coordinate; however, these simple tips can help you host the ...
Views: 832(1 vote) - Are Eeyore Vampires Invading Your Work? Deal with Negative People without Becoming One - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Joey FaucetteIt’s challenging enough for most of us to do more with less at work as we’re all forced to do in this economy. But when Eeyore Vampires—negative people—invade, the dark shadows take over. I refer to negative people as “Eeyore Vampires” because just like Winnie the Pooh’s friend, Eeyore, ...
Views: 1475(1 vote) - Avoid Hiring The Wrong Person - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2021 from Aggy ZawadzkaAll organizations, regardless of their size, could use a refresher course in hiring. Even experienced human resources professionals will benefit from a few reminders about good hiring practices. No matter how many individuals your organization has hired over the years, bad hires still happen. ...
Views: 671(1 vote) - Becoming Strategic is critical for Human Resources Development - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2018 from Niti SharmaWith the altering dynamics in business, the quest of organizations is to keep up with changes that are constantly taking place in the world of business. In this article, we are going to discuss the changing roles of HR professionals and the increasing involvement of HR in an organization’s ...
Views: 717(1 vote) - Boost your Employee Referral Program though Mobile Technology - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2017 from Supriya NigamWhen there is one trend affecting professional networking & social interaction equally, it's the increase of mobile technology. Using mobile has revolutionized the recruiting landscape that recruiters can dismiss this medium just at their particular threat. Businesses stand to lose just as much ...
Views: 710(1 vote) - BPO India Story - From Root to a Big Tree - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Kalpesh ThakrarIndia on the fast track Indian economy is no longer passive and redundant; on the contrary it is one that is being steered by the winds of social and economic changes. Recently , the country has seen phenomenal developments in its political, social and economic infrastructure, accelerated by ...
Views: 1387(1 vote) - Celebrating Office Life With Inspiring Haikus - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2017 from Marilyn VinchyEven the most exciting and fulfilling jobs have moments of frustration, anger, and boredom. While nobody should stay too long in a job they don’t enjoy, those who are planning on staying a while longer in a job that has its mundane moments can do themselves a great favor by learning to live with ...
Views: 1505(1 vote) - Compensation Negotiation Tips - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2018 from Reshali VindyaWhether you are gunning for a promotion at your current job or you are starting a new job, we all must negotiate. But do we really know how to get that perfect offer right out of the gate? Most of the time, you have to propose what you are looking for, make your case and hope that the company ...
Views: 798(1 vote) - Coping With the Coronavirus Pandemic: HR Management Tips and Tools That Will Protect Your Business and Employees - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2020 from Vincent BucciachioRecently, HR departments are recruiting online and adopting various methods to allow staff to work remotely. This development arose out of a need to encourage social distancing in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Most recruiting is conducted by email, ...
Views: 1008(1 vote) - Do it right Vs Do the Right thing ? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2019 from Reshali VindyaDoing it right means doing a task in the right manner. If you are assigned to do a task it is essential that you do it right to avoid rework. It reflects on you as an individual on how you regard your work. It shows if you give your best when doing your work or if you do things ...
Views: 695(1 vote) - Do You Have an Angry Workplace? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2014 from Michael MantellWe’ve all heard about road rage. But, have you heard about the latest area for people to dump their anger? Desk rage. Well, maybe it’s not really the latest. I wrote a book about violence in the workplace in 1994, “Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace”. Same disease, now a new ...
Views: 1504(1 vote) - Employment Reference Checks – Best Practices When Checking Employee References! - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2012 from Muhammad Saad KhanRecent study shows that as many as one third of all the job seekers contain facts that are less than truthful. This amount of lies in the job applications have made the employers to perform every aspect of background screening before hiring an employee. Employment reference checks are ...
Views: 2358(1 vote) - Here are a Few Tips to Prepare for an IT Job Interview - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2021 from Chiranjit RoyThe demand for IT professionals is increasing. According to a recent research report, approximately 12.1 million people are working in technology in the United States, a figure that has increased by 307,000 in the last year. There were 4.6 million job openings in 2019, and talent competition has ...
Views: 323(1 vote) - Hiring a Virtual Assistant - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Derek HollandA step by step guide to hiring a personal virtual assistant. Tips and tactics to successfully outsource your busy work and improve your performance. Personal virtual assistants have received a lot of attention during the past few years. Much of this attention has come from the success of ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - How Applicant Tracking System boosts the recruitment process in New York, United States - by Submitted on May 30, 2022 from John CarterThe world of recruitment has been transformed by technology advancements such as digitization and automation. Artificial Intelligence is driving a lot of the new automation in recruitment tools. As a result, modern recruiters and HR professionals rely only on applicant tracking systems (ATS). ...
Views: 434(1 vote) - How Can Companies Save Big on Recruitment? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2018 from Vipin NirwalAlthough in present era most of the works in any company and small or large-sized organization is performed by machines and computers still nothing can replace human resources. Without skilled as well as unskilled human resources it will be difficult for any organization to complete daily work ...
Views: 1350(1 vote) - How HR Can Bring Digital Transformation in an Organization - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2019 from Akhilesh ChoudharySince HR technology has the potential to transform the way HR functions, it is a hot topic for HR professionals from around the world. While it looks easier from outside to speak or discuss the digital transformation in HR, it is entirely different to do it. In the article, we will consider why ...
Views: 619(1 vote) - How To Become A Successful HR Professional? - by Submitted on May 21, 2018 from Niti SharmaBeing human resource personnel is not as easy as it seems. There are numerous things before you can think of venturing into human resource department as an HR professional. Let’s read and find out what are they? Along with prerequisite education qualifications there are other acquired skills ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - How to determine whether a person is a good team member - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from Alise SeleznevaWhen building a team of specialists to work on a project together, - it is crucial to know what qualities a person should have to be able to work in a team productively. But first, let’s define what the team is. Team defined as a group of individuals with complementary skills and ...
Views: 6836(1 vote) - How to Dissolve Information-Overload - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Hal WechslerHow to Dissolve Information-Overload Do you experience information-overload from too many daily emails, telephone calls, books, articles and reports? If your career is in the Knowledge Economy and requires updated information to stay competitive in your industry, you are suffering chronic ...
Views: 1329(1 vote) - How To Help The Newest Hire Feel At Home - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Robert BoroffDo you remember your first day at your job? If you do you likely remember how stressed and anxious you were going into that day. Starting a new job is an exciting time of change and opportunity but it is also often uncomfortable and stressful. There is a reason why people always say the first ...
Views: 812(1 vote) - How to Hire DotNet Developers - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2012 from Divyesh PatelToday, Dotnet is at the helm of affairs of application development. Introduced by none other than Microsoft, Dotnet is arguably the most popular development framework. It can support some of the most high-end, robust, scalable, and flexible systems and applications. Due to this popularity, ...
Views: 1508(2 votes) - How to Learn to Love Your Mistakes - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Hal WechslerHow to Learn to Love Your Mistakes Why do executives suffer emotionally when the world discovers they are not perfect and make mistakes? Making mistakes, errors or failing makes them feel stupid, embarrassed and worse – incompetent. These emotions lead to chronic stress, a weak immune ...
Views: 1847(1 vote) - How to Motivate and Recognize Top Employees - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Matt RichardsJust how important are happy employees to the overall success of a company? Many small and large companies alike are so busy in their day to day activities they overlook the bigger picture to their long term success and survival. In many industries employees have turned from a valuable asset ...
Views: 1210(1 vote) - How to put video resume in your resume website? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2011 from james clarkThe concept of video resumes was developed in early 90s and later it became widely popular due to its innovative idea of explaining your job relevant details through a video to the employer. There are many resume website providing such video resume writing tips and online assistance for ...
Views: 1555(1 vote) - How to Stay Happy 24/7 Starting Now - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Hal WechslerHow to Stay Happy 24/7 & Add 10-Years to Your Longevity Did your Mom walk around the house singing out loud half the time, and smiling the rest? See if you remember this: a French lady named Jeanne Calment died in 1997. Her birth and death were documented. She was the oldest person who ...
Views: 2890(1 vote) - How To Stay Off The Naughty List - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Marc DeBoerWith the holiday season right around the corner, we have some job searching and interviewing tips for you to stay off the naughty list. [space20] Don't Post Any NYE Facebook Pictures: New Year's Eve is a very fun time for all of us and there is nothing wrong with going to a great party. ...
Views: 1275(1 vote) - Human Rights Group Gets Boost From CNN Airings - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Linda WielandYouth for Human Rights International (YHRI) an independent non-profit group headquartered in Los Angeles, announced visitors to their website have tripled since their human rights Public Service Announcements (PSAs) began airing on CNN International last month. "With the help of major cable ...
Views: 1163(1 vote) - Imagine There’s No Office Party: Three Keys to Survive Yours - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Joey FaucetteYour stomach rolls at the first mention of it in your staff meeting. “Well,” someone says, “we need to plan the holiday office party.” And running through your head, thanks to John Lennon, is “Imagine there’s no office party…” So it’s planned and you’re going. But it’s more obligatory ...
Views: 1052(1 vote) - Innovation in Human Resource Management – The Rise of HR technology - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2017 from Supriya NigamThe jobs of an HR department are many. As well as working with the hiring, firing, and handling of personnel, the recruiting team also offers to keep up to date with employment laws on the local, state, and national levels. Targeted HR technology happens to be a real help in raising efficacy to ...
Views: 669(1 vote) - Internal vs. External Recruiters - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Peggy McKeeWhat is the difference between an internal recruiter and an external recruiter? An internal recruiter works directly for the company they are recruiting for. An internal recruiter for Frito-Lay, for example, works to fill a variety of positions within the Frito-Lay organization, and receives ...
Views: 2274(1 vote) - Job Interview Answers - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Dan Thompson"How To Answer Any Question An Interviewer Could Possibly Throw At You! ... " Read these Sample Answers, in less than 15 minutes you will learn how to: "Package & Spin" your work experience so it is a perfect fit for the job Increase your confidence, easily calm nerves or fear Be more ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - Let’s explore the benefits of hiring HR Outsourcing Services - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2017 from Supriya NigamHuman resource outsourcing empowers companies to redirect each of their resources for their core jobs, improving productivity and profitability, although the advantages of human resource outsourcing for small and medium size businesses are many. The outsourcing empowers companies to focus more ...
Views: 724(1 vote) - Leverage the Medical Staffing Agency for permanent employment contract - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2017 from Supriya NigamWhether you are buying permanent, per diem, or travel nurse position, using a medical staffing service is the ideal option. Along with administrative assistants, teachers, physicians and Web designers, staffing agencies are filling places that are specialized and excellent for flexibility. ...
Views: 779(1 vote) - Manpower Outsourcing Solutions - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Elvy JamesA company may benefit if its work force, departments or operations are outsourced. Outsourcing is a practice where a company hires or enters into an agreement with an external organization or service provider to perform certain operations or functions. Outsourcing means subcontracting a 3rd ...
Views: 862(1 vote) - Nurture or Nature? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Dave EisleyWhen we think of the brain, many of us imagine this elegant, fine tuned machine with electrical currents firing rapidly as our senses take in and process thousands of pieces of information. Not so much. David Linden, who wrote The Accidental Mind, calls it a kludge (pronounced klooj). Much ...
Views: 1709(1 vote) - Online Education Background Checks: Employers and Students First Choice to Legitimacy! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Muhammad Saad KhanAs higher education becomes more of a determining factor in one’s eligibility for all sorts of jobs and the employers are keeping their consent over quality employment, many job applicants are looking for shortcuts to remain competitive in the marketplace. And since the economic halt had started ...
Views: 2000(1 vote) - Overview of Online Psychometric Testing and Personality Test - by Submitted on May 01, 2017 from Jack HillEmployees are much like warriors for a company. They fight to meet with deadlines each day and defeat every adverse situation in order to push their firm ahead of others in the corporate world. More the efficiency of an employee more will be his output. Whether it is a small scale business or ...
Views: 892(1 vote) - Paint Removal Services for Brick Houses - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Mehboob TalukdarThere is a common misconception that painting over the brick on houses only happened in the 20th century. In fact many historic brick houses were painted early on in their lives and there were several reasons for this. Bricks were painted to conceal alterations like repairs, bricked up windows ...
Views: 1092(1 vote) - Payroll Services for the Fast Developing Organisations - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Crimson CruzThe ultimate objective of any organization is not restricted to customer satisfaction. Employee satisfaction and catering to the issues related to the employees is also the prime focus of the firms. But, sometimes it becomes difficult for the organizations to balance the equation between ...
Views: 759(1 vote) - Rejuvenate And Grow Your Business With The Human Resource Information System - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Ishani JaiteleyThe HR management program should be just and right: giving settlement to the employees down to the last penny. This can only be accomplished if the application is synchronized with the other sub-systems of a certain company, such as the medical care and social security suppliers. The company ...
Views: 929(2 votes) - Six Warm Up Exercises Guaranteed to Create Energy - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Richard HighsmithA friend of mine works for a fortune 500 company. He describes his team meetings as “death by powerpoint.” He laments the lack of energy in the meetings and the waste of thousands of dollars in lost productivity. Are you looking for a way to put energy in to your meetings? Here are five ...
Views: 3797(1 vote) - The Basic Tactics to Source Resume to Find Right Candidate - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2017 from Supriya NigamThe procedure for resume sourcing means finding out the hidden jewels from several resumes available online. There are lots of on-line tools and RPO companies accessible in the marketplace, who help the organizations in finding out the most eligible candidate in accordance with their condition. ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - The best way to calculate your income tax - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2018 from Marta KaliIncome tax has always been the biggest nightmare for every business owner, investor or even an ordinary working person. Every year the payment of income tax is an obligatory contribution to a government in most of the countries. Unless you’re using so-called “tax heavens’, but this article is ...
Views: 1001(1 vote) - The Difficulties Of Selecting The Best Of The Bunch - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2010 from William CottringerThe Difficulties Of Selecting The Best Of The Bunch By Bill Cottringer “Never make predictions, especially about the future.” ~Casey Stengel. I won’t argue with Mr. Stengel’s wisdom when it comes to baseball; but in business, employers have way too much to lose without at least ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - The Psychological Contract – Are You on Good Terms with your Line Manager? - by Submitted on May 05, 2016 from Joe FlanaganHow much do you trust your boss? When they imply that by taking on the additional tasks in order to ‘help them out’ or ‘get yourself noticed within the company’, how confident are you that they will follow through on their side of the agreement? This is the psychological contract that you have ...
Views: 1136(1 vote) - Three Strategies to Attract Wealth - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2011 from Hal WechslerThree (3) Strategies to Attract Wealth 1. Bagha 2. Positioning 3. Rhythm For Money-Magnet You and I are skeptics, and that means we disbelieve most of what we hear and read, unless we are presented with proof. We consider ourselves followers of Cause-And-Effect, not superstition, right? ...
Views: 2065(1 vote) - To Hire A Commercial Joiner Or Do It Yourself? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2013 from Anne MehlaIf you have been thinking about getting some work done in your workplace (an office, a store, or even a hotel), you may have wondered whether there is any way around hiring a commercial joiner to complete to renovation for you. For some business owners, they may have even considered completing ...
Views: 1209(1 vote) - TrainHR to organize webinar on “Moving to a Goal Based Performance Management System” - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Russel stuartSummary: Teri Morning, President, Teri Morning Enterprises, will be the speaker at a webinar being organized on October 10 by TrainHR, a leading continuing education training provider for the Human Resources industry. The topic of the webinar, which will be of 60 minutes’ duration, will be ...
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