Human Resources Articles

Business » Human Resources | By Jack Deal @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 1:51 AM

As human resources increasingly become the key to business success it is essential that ownership and management look at ways to optimize the recruiting process. One of the most useful concepts in successful human resources is continuous recruitment. Recruiting is not easy but many recruiting problems can be avoided by using continuous recruitment. Most companies wait until they need employees before they look for them. Continuous recruitment makes searching for good e... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Jack Deal @ Tuesday, 4th March 2008 @ 10:52 AM

An old saying goes \'that in good times anybody can make money; in bad times only the best can.\' In down times, even more than boom times, employees become the critical edge. And in good times or bad, employees determine profitability. The question is, are yours good enough? And if the numbers are not where they should be, what can you do? The first step is a close examination of your business model and infrastructure. Is it viable and how does it look in the nex... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Ricardo d Argence @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 6:57 AM

A good recruitment process is very important for your company, but in more ways than you may think. The process itself speaks volumes about your company. It is a direct reflection of the validity and professionalism of your business. Not only do your prospective employees as well as current employees use this as a standard of measure for your company, your customers and even other businesses in the industry do it as well. As far as recruiting employees, a good recruitment process w... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Wolfgang Jaegel @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 1:05 AM

Talent management, also referred to as human capital management, has now been regarded as an essential segment of modern corporate HR and training. Talent management is a multifaceted idea that is practiced to recruit, retain, and promote right personnel in right place. In other words, talent management refers to the process through which firms or employers of all types, including governmental, for-profit, and non profit firms, anticipate and assess their human capital requirements and se... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Jack Deal @ Friday, 1st February 2008 @ 2:47 AM

One of my strangest HR projects involved kiosks and personality tests to determine if an employee had a predisposition for theft and criminal activity. Our strategic ally was a company that had started out doing polygraphs or lie detector tests and then had to change their business model when the Supreme Court ruled lie detector tests were not reliable enough to be admissible as evidence in court. As a response to this Supreme Court ruling, our business partner developed a series of ... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Wolfgang Jaegel @ Tuesday, 22nd January 2008 @ 2:57 AM

Whether it is large, medium, or small business set up, the success of a business firm depends upon the efficiency and effectiveness of the employees working in its organization. Hence, a coherent as well as strategic approach is inevitable for the successful co-ordination and performance of employees working in an organization. Here comes the importance of human resource management (HRM.) Human Resource Management, alternatively known as personnel management, manpower management, or indus... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Rich Talbot @ Wednesday, 16th January 2008 @ 11:07 AM

Some businesses have trouble keeping employees for a long period of time. It might reflect the management style, the current economy, or simply be a reality common to organizations in that industry. Managers in these companies question the value of training courses. After all, they reason, why pay for PowerPoint training if the employee is going to pack up and leave? To appreciate the problem, flip the question around. Can you afford not to train employees who don\'t leave? Traini... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Wolfgang Jaegel @ Tuesday, 15th January 2008 @ 8:50 PM

In recent decades, tremendous growth in trade and investment has led to rapid economic development, economic growth, and reduction in poverty in many of the Asian nations, thereby making the Asia Pacific one of the world\'s most dynamic business regions. In fact, scores of business opportunities as well as resources are now available here for trade and investment purposes. This in turn has attracted many realities and industries to set up their business here. But, a business could ac... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Thomas Bladecki @ Saturday, 12th January 2008 @ 4:10 PM

Outsourcing your payroll is one of the most used solutions to companies that are looking for an economical payroll solution. The basic concept is that by utilizing a payroll processing company you are using an expert group of payroll professionals to manage your company payroll needs. Accuracy and reliability are the minimum requirements of a payroll processing organization. Outsourcing your payroll will allow companies the opportunity to concentrate on developing other departments and co... more...

Business » Human Resources | By Obinna Heche @ Monday, 7th January 2008 @ 10:47 PM

There are times when there are disagreements between employees that can get out of hand and end up in a physical confrontation. The key is to learn how to prevent this from escalating and how to resolve employee conflicts peacefully. It is best at the time of hire that you explain to your employees that conflicts are resolved in a civilized manner and anything other than that is unacceptable. Set forth a plan that allows you to have a step by step process in correcting employee conflicts. more...