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Applicant Tracking Systems Help Small Business Hire Smarter & Faster
Today’s job market is tough, not just for prospective employees, but for employers as well. Employers are inundated with applications, resumes, and cover letters. To make matters worse, recent studies show that it takes nearly 100 candidates to find one qualified...
It’s Time to Kill This Myth about Pre-Employment Tests
Neither Congress nor the Courts has said that pre-employment tests are illegal. They just say that any tests, inventories, or procedures used for selection must test for job-specific and job-related skills or traits. It's also important to note that selection...
Job Descriptions: Hate ’em or Love ’em You Need ’em
Job descriptions. Employees want them, managers hate them. Job descriptions traditionally have suffered a poor reputation among managers and human resources. In fact, job descriptions often end up being ignored. The general sentiment is that job descriptions are...
Just Released Pre Employment Tests Cut Employee Theft at Casinos
Recent studies and survey reveal that human-capital considerations top the list of current managerial concerns in the gaming industry. They have good reason. Many sources document that nearly 50% of all losses incurred by casinos are attributed to employee theft....
4 Tips to Hire The Right People in 2012
While our economy and job market has a long way to go, most economic indicators point toward a positive job outlook. This means that an already tight talent pool of skilled and motivated employees will get tighter in 2012 and 2013. The window for ramping up...
Use DISC: Get People to Listen to You Now
You hear the complaint over and over again – people texting, listening to their iPod, surfing the net, watching TV, playing games…all at the same time. This complaint particularly surfaces when the Mature Generation, Baby Boomers, and Generation X discuss...
Why Companies Have It All Wrong About Employee Motivation
Employee engagement of American workers is pathetic. According to recent Gallup Employee Engagement Index survey, seventy-one (71) percent of American workers are "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" in their work, meaning they are emotionally disconnected from...
14 Employee Performance Appraisal Tips for Managers
Performance appraisals. Other than terminating an employee, is there any managerial or HR task more dreaded than carrying out an employee performance appraisal? Also known as annual performance reviews, performance management systems and performance evaluations, they...
Employee Performance Evaluations (without comments) Are a Waste of Time
Volumes have been written about the importance of employee performance evaluations. Proponents extol their value; skeptics promote their demise. Some talk about designing the employee evaluation form. Others talk about how to conduct the employee appraisal meeting....
6 Tips To Save Time Doing Annual Performance Reviews
Time is money. It is also true that time can save money. An example? Taking the time necessary to prepare for and conduct annual performance reviews can save your organization both time and money. Annual performance reviews, also called performance evaluations or...
