HR Job Prospects in 2010

By Helen Luketic, CHRP    2008 and 2009 were rough years.  The recession hit our organizations and naturally our HR functions, resulting in shrinking budgets.  Budget...

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The Secret to Employee Motivation

  By Helen Luketic, CHRP     Does the secret to employee motivation lie in employee engagement surveys?  When HR prepares staff recognition events and programs, does this...

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Thinking of Hiring a Foreign Worker?

Lisa Seppala We've read the headlines. With the economy on the rebound, HR practitioners will once again be faced with the task of helping their...

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Thinking of Hiring a Foreign Worker?

By Lisa Seppala We’ve read the headlines.  With the economy on the rebound, HR practitioners will once again be faced with the task of helping...

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Do You Have Invisible Employees on Your Team?

By Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton  You’re working late again when you hear something outside your door. Tip-tap. Tip-tap. “Is anyone there?” you ask. You rush...

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How to Measure the Quality of Hire

By Helen Luketic, CHRP  Good or bad economy, the need to make a quality hire doesn’t change.  Given that the Cost of Voluntary Turnover for...

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Straight Talk with the Headhunter – Compensation

By Shaun Carpenter   What can I do to ensure I won’t lose an amazing candidate over compensation issues at the end of a search?   Has...

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ResearchVoice: Yours To Lose

  By Ian J. Cook, CHRP  The goal of any good incentive scheme is to reward performance. The whole practice is based on the notion that...

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