How to Implement an Employee Mentoring Program
Developing and implementing a mentoring program takes more than the best of intentions. First, pinpoint your specific goals and make sure that they align with the organization’s goals and will benefit [more…]
Factors of a Good Employee Training Program
Employee training can take many forms. Here are some of the factors that most often influence the effectiveness of a program, regardless of which form it takes. [more…]
Pros and Cons of E-Learning for Employee Training
The use of computer-based and online technology to deliver employee training content has become commonplace throughout corporate America. The great payoff of e-learning is its flexibility and speed, delivering [more…]
Employee Development through Conferences, Seminars, and Mentoring
Employee training should be an ongoing process. As new employees get acclimated to your company, they should continue to develop skills and take on new responsibilities. There are many ways to provide [more…]
In-House Classroom Employee Training
Figuring out which programs to offer employees used to be fairly cut and dried. Most corporate training was delivered the old-fashioned way: through instructor-led, classroom training. Today, more than [more…]
How to Assess Employee Training Needs
A growing number of consulting companies and individuals specialize in helping clients identify the training needs of their employees. If your company is large enough, and you don’t have the time or resources [more…]
How to Track Employee Morale
In many cases, particularly if your company is small, you don’t have a hard time getting a good read on the general atmosphere among employees. But if your company is larger, periodically conducting a [more…]
How to Develop Employee Qualities and Attributes for a Job Description
Every job has a set of technical requirements for the employee, but a job description is not complete without those broad but telling aspects of a candidate known as [more…]
How to Use Social Networks to Recruit Potential Employees
An advantage of establishing a presence in online social networks is that you can build a large community of people who are actively engaged with your company — including potential hires. [more…]
How to Gain Permanent Benefit from Contingent Employees
Contingent employees have become a significant part of today’s workforce, and there are sound reasons for this growth. More and more talented people are drawn to contingent work because of the flexibility [more…]
How to Use Recruiters Effectively to Search for Job Candidates
Recruiters can be an invaluable part of your employee candidate search arsenal. If you know how to maximize their services, recruiters can more than pay for themselves. Using outside recruiters has several [more…]
How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in On-Campus Employee Recruiting
University campuses can be rich opportunities to engage with potential entry-level employees. You should consider the following points in preparing for any campus recruiting activities: [more…]
How to Get the Most from Job Fairs
Job fairs are recruiting events that bring together employers and potential employees in one location. They’re not only held on college campuses but also sponsored by professional associations and community [more…]
How to Get the Most from Employee Referral Programs
Employee referrals used to be considered a somewhat risky practice — an invitation to nepotism and favoritism. But today employee referrals are considered one of the most reliable recruiting sources. Few [more…]
How to Find Valuable Employees through Open Houses
Open houses to recruit potential employees are most commonly held by companies in industries that experience high turnover and, thus, have an almost constant need for new employees: mass market retailing [more…]
How to Find Valuable Employees through Social Media and Online Networking
It may sound obvious, but it’s worth pointing out: Job seekers go where the employment opportunities are. Because of the sheer number of openings they list, job boards and aggregators and company websites [more…]
How to Handle Helicopter Parents of Employment Seekers
What do employee hiring managers have in common with youth sports coaches, high school teachers, and college administrators? All these professionals are likely to encounter [more…]
How to Set Up a System for Evaluating Employment Candidates
No set rules exist for evaluating potential employees. The important thing is to have a system in place before résumés begin to arrive. The process should include a set of hard criteria to use as the basis [more…]
How to Avoid Legal Trouble with Employee Applicant Tests
Pre-employment testing is probably the most controversial of all evaluation options in use today. Everybody agrees with the basic rationale that test results often can alert you to attributes and potential [more…]
The Five Deadly Sins of Candidate Interviews
There are many all-too-common practices used in interviewing potential employees that create a surefire recipe for hiring mistakes. Beware of these five mistakes: [more…]
How to Avoid Discriminatory Questions in a Job Interview
The questions you or others in your company ask during an interview of a potential employee can result in legal problems for the company if you fail to follow certain guidelines. Antidiscrimination and [more…]
How to Close a Job Interview on the Right Note
With only a few minutes to go in an interview with a potential employee, you can bring the session to a graceful close by following these steps: [more…]
Factors to Consider When Making Employment Hiring Decisions
Here are some of the factors on which different Human Resources managers base their hiring decisions and what you need to keep in mind as you’re considering each one. [more…]
Online Reference Checking in Employment Decisions
Advances in technology and more sophisticated online search capabilities have increased the popularity of reference checking via the Internet. The practice will undoubtedly grow as more record holders [more…]
How to Negotiate Salary with New Employees
After receiving a potential employee’s response to your offer, be prepared to negotiate. Job seekers today have access to an abundance of information on salary negotiation through websites and books, so [more…]
