During the recession, when budget cuts were being made across the board and people were losing their jobs, there was a branch of HR which became extremely valuable – Talent Management. With people being let go, it became vital to maximize performance from the employees still working. Continue Reading…

Traditionally, HR reps have had a bad rap in the office – most of the time being seen as a necessary element, instead of being valuable. If you’ve ever watched the NBC show, The Office, the HR rep is shut out from the rest of the group and is seen as a depressed loner. This stigma surrounding the HR field is dissipating,, and the position is becoming more valuable every year.
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The economy took a major toll on people seeking employment, many of those being college grads. Unemployment rates have been dropping, average starting salaries have decreased. With the economy in recovery, the future is looking a bit brighter. If you’re in hiring mode, you’ve no doubt thought about the graduate market. The question remains, should you select the recently graduated?
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Depending on whether or not you’ve applied to work for the federal government, you may or may not know of the hiring practices that take place for potential employees. Potential hires were required to write essays about the job they were applying for. Then for every job applied for, a new essay was required. After Obama’s memo is put into effect; calling for new guidelines in federal hiring practices the process looks to be better streamlined.
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If you were to question most businesses about the importance of diversity in hiring practices, most would tell you it’s very important. However, the truth of the matter and what they say might be completely different. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) can back up their statements of diversity when hiring, as they’re one of the most diverse companies in Canada.
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The downturn of the economy did more than just lead to people losing their jobs. For those who did get to keep their jobs, many perks and benefits were cut, due to cost saving and companies being wary of the economy. 401k contributions, tuition reimbursements, even holiday parties were cut across the board.
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Where does the role of employer begin and end as it pertains to both current and potential employees? That’s the question which needs to be answered concerning recent decisions made by businesses to penalize employees for health reasons. All across the country, there’s an increase of employer’s penalizing employees for health related concerns, Continue Reading…

In states across the country, the practice of credit checks has affected both employers and employees. Businesses have increasingly been conducting credit checks on potential employees, many turning them down because of bad credit. Citizens have called upon the government to intercede on a practice which many deem unfair, and believe it should be made illegal.
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Social media is not a robot. In fact, there could hardly be a more opposing idea to social media than that of robotic automation. I start this post by sharing that because the idea that any job could be “replaced” by social media is contentious idea. There are plenty of market forces displacing people from jobs … do we really need to add social media to the list? Actually, the truth is that social media is already supplanting many jobs. Continue Reading…

When most people hear the word ‘outsource’, a negative connotation is attached to it. Whether you like it or not, outsourcing is a business strategy which must be considered. For Human Resource management, there’s the potential for saving a whole lot of money in outsourcing HR. There Continue Reading…