HR

The Return of the Strategic Hire: Unemployment Reaches 9.8% » While market reaction to Friday’s downbeat jobs report was tepid, the unemployment figure raises troubling signs for an economy attempting… Read more

Contingency Plans » With temporary staffing increasing post-recession and into the sluggish recovery, HR must step up and police the matter to ensure the hiring and management practices are effective… Read more

The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement » I recently argued that in industries such as distribution and logistics (Amazon, FedEx, UPS), process manufacturing (Exxon), insurance (Aetna), restaurants (McDonald’s), and… Read more

‘Workforce-of-One’ Approach to Talent Management, Employee Engagement » Instead of treating a workforce as a single monolithic entity, why not treat each and every employee as a “workforce of one”?… Read more

Mistakes in the Interview — and how to avoid them » Nearly one-third (32 percent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) said candidates are more likely to slip up during the… Read more

Job Interview Feedback Is Practically Nonexistent » Ever have an interview or series of interviews and never hear back from human resources or hiring managers when you do not get… Read more

They’re still hiring! » Thirty of Fortune’s 2010 Best Companies to Work For have at least 400 job openings each. What are they looking for in a new hire? Here… Read more

HR Professionals Expect More Hiring During November » Employers in both the manufacturing and service sectors expect to hire more people in November, according to a report released Friday by… Read more

Survey: Up to 25 Applications Reviewed Per Job » Thirty-eight percent of human resource managers said they spend less than a minute reviewing a resume, and 18 percent said they… Read more

The 4 Things a Hiring Manager Looks For in a Candidate » Candidates are always looking for the “secret” to what the hiring manager is really looking for, so that… Read more

Top 8 Ways To Get Your Resume Thrown Out » Landing the job starts with successfully getting your resume to the hiring manager. If it never gets there, or if… Read more

Signs That Your Resume is Raising Red Flags for Hiring Managers » In every job application pool is likely to be one or more candidates who are considered to be… Read more

A Sloppy Résumé Tells Employers That You’re a Sloppy Worker » One of my first military memories is an instructor ripping an “Irish pennant” (piece of string) off of my… Read more

Results of the Job Board Future survey are here! » In August, I began gathering data from job seekers, HR professionals, recruiters, and job board employees and operators on the… Read more

Anchor Planning Group Launches, Offers Full Range of Human Resource Services » A new human resources consultancy was announced today with a focus on helping organizations systematically improve their employees’… Read more