Tracy Arthur
Mark Feffer
Chris Miller
David Spark
Kevin Studer
World Leaders Want Businesses to Create Jobs
Job creation was a focus at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, where world leaders spent most of their time discussing the lack of worldwide job growth, burgeoning income disparity and high unemployment levels especially among young adults. The consensus was that businesses need to take responsibility for creating jobs and training workers instead of delaying hires and complaining about the talent gap. In fact, the International Labour Organization says the world will need to create 600 million jobs over… continue…
EEOC Zeros In On Screening Criteria
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC)’s latest advisory may require employers to adjust their candidate screening criteria and processes, to make sure they jive with the current tone and direction of the EEOC. Although they’re calling their latest advisory an “informal discussion letter,” the EEOC warned employers that requiring candidates to have a high school diploma could violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Essentially, employers could be in trouble if they screen out an individual who is unable… continue…
GE Finds Ways to Develop Best Bosses Ever
GE recently asked a team of 21 millennial employees to identify the ways the company could attract, develop, and retain talent in the future. The idea was to tailor the company’s leadership curriculum and development programs by combining the group’s input with the results from a new study titled: 2012 GE Global Innovation Barometer. In the process, Susan Peters, vice president of executive development and CLO, identified five characteristics and values that point to future success, sort of a profile… continue…
Employers Need to Impress Candidates Too
Today’s job seeking veterans often breeze through interviews, because they prepare by studying effective techniques and tips on the Internet. In fact, they’re so well-schooled on the fundamentals that their decision to accept an offer may ultimately hinge on their evaluation of the interviewer’s preparation and performance. Unfortunately, interviewers often fail to impress by committing one of these critical mistakes. Winging It Interviewers need to read the candidate’s resume, prepare a list of questions and coordinate with other interviewers, because candidates… continue…
Election Year Advice: Zip Those Lips
It’s hard to keep political chatter out of the workplace, especially in an election year, but the discourse and sharing of political views can lead to problems if it’s not reined in. For example, a candidate claimed that she was denied a faculty position by the dean at a publicly funded law school because of her previous affiliations with conservative organizations. The candidate sued, claiming that she was warned by several associate deans that her political views might play a… continue…
Executives Get a Haircut
Executive recruiters and compensation experts take note: Fewer executives are getting company cars, free annual physicals and deferred compensation plans, according to the 2011/2012 Executive Compensation Survey by Compdata. The number of companies offering perquisites to CEOs has fallen to 61.5 percent in 2011 from 89.8 percent in 2009. And while 61.6 percent of companies in the West offered long-term incentives to CEOs in 2009, just 19 percent offered them in 2011. The number of firms in the Southeast offering long-term incentives is… continue…
The Evolution of Workforce Analytics
You’ve probably heard of predictive analytics, where “miners” review historical data to predict future trends and events. Over the last few years, HR has started using the practice to predict employee performance, calculate the impact and ROI of benefit and bonus programs, and even estimate the success of a new manufacturing plant or store. The goal of these pioneers is to quantify the impact of human capital and help executives make fact-based decisions instead of relying on intuition or perception.… continue…
What Recruiters Can Learn From David Beckham
Not long ago, it looked like soccer star David Beckham would not sign a contract extension with his current team, the L.A. Galaxy. OK, so Beckham might be a bit past his prime, but European clubs were still pursuing the idol and offering him a substantial raise to come aboard. But a funny thing happened on the way to the negotiating table, Beckham took stock of his family’s needs and his personal desire to win another MLS championship and decided… continue…
Incentive Travel: Motivate Employees with Free Time
The economy may be recovering but employers won’t be rewarding top performers with all-expense paid trips to Monaco, at least not this year. Although incentive travel has returned to about 85 percent to 90 percent of its pre-recession levels according to David Peckinpaugh, president of Maritz Travel, companies are still facing inadequate funding pools to cover expenses for employees’ reward trips according to the Incentive Research Foundation’s latest survey. Nearly 73 percent expect their budgets to decline or stay the… continue…
Get the Real Scoop on Prospective Employees
You can conduct interviews, assessments and run a background investigation, but reference checks are the only way to confirm your conclusions and get the real scoop on prospective employees. Former managers and peers have first hand knowledge of a candidate’s assets and liabilities and they’ll tell you everything you need to know, once you get them talking. Prepare Figure out what you want to know and create a short list of open-ended questions to illicit the information. Remember, it’s better… continue…
