Human Resources Articles

Business » Human Resources | By Wolfgang Jaegel @ Saturday, 22nd December 2007 @ 6:32 PM

It is estimated that one spends about two thirds of his life on the job. In addition, according to certain surveys, majority of the respondents have showed discontent on their jobs. Hence, in order to overcome dissatisfaction from the part of both employees and employers, a productive interview is highly essential. Today, an interview has been regarded as an inevitable segment of one\'s life. An interview is just a face to face conversation that occurs between an employer and a job a... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Wolfgang Jaegel @ Tuesday, 18th December 2007 @ 8:20 AM

A skilled staff is regarded as one of the most inevitable commodities for the longevity of a business organization. Regardless of the size of the organization, key staff retention is highly essential for the long term health as well as the success of a business enterprise. Retaining your best staff in today\'s highly competitive scenario is extremely unavoidable, since it guarantees enhanced customer satisfaction, improved sale of your products thereby ensuring increased profit, and ... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Dave Poon @ Wednesday, 5th December 2007 @ 11:05 PM

The selection of qualified applicants to be future employees of your company is a responsible of your Human Resource Management. Therefore, they should be familiar with the totality of the company its organization, vision, priorities and objectives. They are accountable on gathering precise information from these aspiring employees so as to avoid misleading and would save time and money. The human resource professionals are experienced consultants in evaluating all aspects of your HR pro... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Paul Phillips @ Saturday, 1st December 2007 @ 12:54 AM

The early months of a job are the most important in determining whether the match between employee and organization is going to be successful or not. If the recruitment has been handled well and reasonable expectations have been set by all parties, then it comes down to the relationship between the employee and the manager. Ideally you will have a performance management system that incorporates WHAT people need to do through a job description and HOW they are to do it through core compete... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Gary Terrazas @ Friday, 30th November 2007 @ 10:45 AM

There are several aspects one has to take into account before looking for a job in the Middle East. Network and infrastructure Most of today\'s recruitment agencies have a well networked set of offices spread out across the globe. Many even have branches overseas - in countries such as the US, UK as well as Australia. Due to the high level of competition in the recruitment industry, most agencies ensure a high quality pool of resources. They have skilled teams of professionals who... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Obinna Heche @ Wednesday, 21st November 2007 @ 2:25 PM

Your employees spend a considerable amount of time at their desks, typing and answering phones. You worry about your employees health as well as your own. What you may not consider is whether the office is helping to decrease their health which may decrease productivity for your business. An employee who sits at a desk in one position continuously for eight hours a day, five days a week may go home with a stiff neck or lower back pain. They may not even mention it to anyone else in the o... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Thad Greer @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 10:45 PM

About 15 years ago I attended one of the best wedding receptions I\'ve ever been to in my entire life. Don\'t ask me whose reception it was because I honestly couldn\'t tell you - all I remember is they had a DJ that could have headlined at any club on South Beach. Toddlers, grandmothers, and everyone else in-between crowded the dance floor non-stop as DJ Dan spun the hits until 2 a.m. At the time, my fiance and I were engaged to be married within a few months and after ... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Obinna Heche @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 4:53 PM

Outsourcing has become popular and therefore common practice among business professions these days. This is because hiring others to do particular jobs alleviates the load and stress of the primary agent as well as ensures quality work by specialists in a given field. For those professionals with hectic schedules and even independent contractors or freelancers, this is a godsend. But the truth is, like anything else it is far from perfection or even that which would be considered utopian. more...

Business » Human Resources | By Wolfgang Jaegel @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 3:55 PM

In today\'s competitive market, retention of staff in Asia has become a serious issue for all business owners. Retaining staff in Asia is regarded as one of the biggest challenges for the success of any business organization; no matter it is small, medium, or big corporation. In other words, retaining key staff is crucial for the long term success of a business organization. Effective staff retention not only allows to maintain your existing employees but also to attract high potenti... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Graham Tyler @ Tuesday, 20th November 2007 @ 11:36 AM

Human resource professionals are unlikely to need any convincing that the use of psychometric tests as an aid to employee selection and development is probably at an all time high. The increase in the use of aptitude and personality tests in the workplace is a positive thing provided the tests are chosen and used properly. This article discusses what decision-makers should look for in order to be confident they are making the right test choice. The Hong Kong website of an em... more...