Companies can choose from lots of recruiting technology. But with a limited budget, how can they get the best results in today’s scorching-hot hiring market and make sure top candidates don’t slip through the system?
New Onboarding Technology Cuts Down Manual Tasks
It’s no secret that good onboarding practices can reduce turnover and greatly improve new hires’ time to proficiency. What many HR leaders may not be aware of, however, is how next-generation onboarding technologies can eliminate much of the manual work in the process, reduce the chance of problems or delays, and leave more time for HR and line managers to train and socialize new employees.
Hot Blue-Collar Jobs
Three blue-collar jobs are among the 20 fastest-growing occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: solar photovoltaic installers, wind turbine service technicians and bicycle repairers.
Recruiters, Trainers Find New Uses for Virtual Reality
PwC is one of a growing number of companies to use lower-cost but still innovative VR technology in HR functions. While artificial intelligence and machine learning capture the headlines, more-mature but improving VR technology is quietly making a big impact.
6 things HR leaders should keep an eye on in 2019
From embracing a holistic talent acquisition strategy to tapping on technology, here’s what you need to stay on top of your game.
Are Probationary Periods Passé?
Using a probation period to assess the suitability of new hires is an outdated practice that could prove legally costly for your company, according to experts, because such a period may create an expectation of a permanent job once probation is completed.
Viewpoint: 5 Significant Recruiting and Retention Issues for 2019
Unemployment has reached record lows, and recruiters are finding it difficult to get candidates to consider their open positions. Moreover, companies are struggling to keep current employees from jumping ship for better offers. Here are the five most significant recruiting and retention issues HR will face this year, according to a range of industry experts.
3-Pillar Approach to Diversity: A Q&A with Amy Cappellanti-Wolf
A Q&A with Symantec’s chief human resources officer and global diversity and inclusion (D&I) lead on how the company is working to achieve its D&I goals.
10 emerging global talent trends for 2019
Titles like Chief Happiness Officer are becoming more popular, even as the stigma of employees taking time off between jobs is fading.
Self-Service Data Prep Eases HR Reporting Headaches
The human resources function at Berkshire Bank was swimming in information. The bank had data spread over multiple HR systems and spreadsheets that it had to regularly “cleanse” and blend for the purpose of organizational and compliance-related reporting. But existing processes for combining and transforming that data were too often manual and cumbersome, creating long delays and increasing chances for error.
MaryAnne Christian, an HR business analyst at Berkshire in Pittsfield, Mass., turned to self-service data preparation software that automates the blending of data from disparate HR sources.
