TOP 3 AREAS OF HR RETURN ON REVENUE AND PROFIT

In a recent study of 4,000 senior leaders in high performing organisations the top 3 areas of return for HR to focus are recruitment, retention and onboarding. See the full free report on HR ROI

POWERFUL EVIDENCE OF THE SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE HR CAN HAVE ON SHARE PRICE

 In a recent Boston Consulting Group and WFPMA study companies that are people focused & outperform the market average by 99% in a ten year period. Build your business case for a HR strategy with this free report

EVOLUTION AND FUTURE OF RECRUITMENT

Review the interactive timeline on the evolution of modern recruitment and selection methods, from the invention of the modern interview to how we believe the interview and selection methodolgy will evolve.

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THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLIEST RECRUITMENT VIDEOS OF ALL TIME

Talent Manager's need to think like marketers constructing an ad campaign. Thankfully, using video to supplement normal acquisition methods allows you an opportunity to build a relationship with a candidate and appeal to their motivational fit. Continue to the good, the bad and the ugliest recruitment videos of all time

PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS, COFFEE AND THE FAILURE OF EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK

If I was to ask you what type of coffee you like, the vast majority of you would say you want a dark, rich, hearty roast. Well Howard Moscowitz who has a doctorate from Harvard and is a Psycho-Physicist found during an extensive study commissioned by Nescafe that only 30% of us like a dark, rich, hearty roast. In fact the vast majority of us like weak, milky coffee. I bet if I ask most people, “would you like a weak, milky coffee” – very few would own up to it!
So what does this have to do with exit interviews and employee feedback? For years HR and OD professionals thought we could find out what made our employees happy, what would make them more productive, more likely to be retained, more likely to join us in the first place. What we thought we needed to do was just ask them. We’d run surveys, engagement, climate, culture, exits, probation, onboarding and focus groups and listen blindly to anecdotal feedback. More on why your retention and engagement strategies don't work

BRILLIANT & WEIRD RECRUITMENT VIDEOS OF 2013

THE BRILLIANT AND THE WEIRD RECRUITMENT VIDEOS OF 2013

I've discussed the importance for Talent Managers to think like traditional marketers constructing an ad campaign to supplement normal recruiting methods. There are some organisations that are getting it right and there are others that are destroying their brand for the sake of designing something to go viral. Some recruitment videos are becoming famous, some infamous. No one argues that acquiring the best talent places you at a significant competitive advantage. Which is why so many organisations are optimising their ability to attract, assess, improve and and retain new hires. More

HOW TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN EXIT INTERVIEWS

HOW SMARTERHIRE GETS AN AVERAGE OF 89% PARTICIPATION IN EXIT INTERVIEWS

Increasing the amount of exit data multiplies the amount of data and drastically reduces the time it takes to collect an appropriate sample size enabling you to take corrective action before its too late. More on increasing participation in exit interviews