Category: Industry Resources
How to Identify Accountants with High Potential
HR managers are often tasked with identifying “high potential” employees or “HiPos,” either for management positions or to take on important tasks.
But what is a high potential employee and what are the best ways to identify them?
Before answering that question, companies should identify their own needs and goals, and how their in-house talent can … Read More »
The Trend Is Your Friend (Sometimes)
Compensation in the engineering sector is trending higher. Retirees and a growing need for skilled labour is making it more competitive. Employers will need to step up to ensure they have the right workers for the right job.
It seems several factors will likely affect engineering compensation trends for the foreseeable future. First, as infrastructure becomes … Read More »
Politic Expression In The Workplace
In a post-Trump, divisive electoral cycle, politics remains on the tips of everyone’s tongue. From the dinner table, to cable news and into the workplace, everyone seems to have some opinion on the current political climate.
This is not necessarily a good thing, especially in the workplace. B2B research firm Clutch, has surveyed 1,000 full-time employees … Read More »
Winning Combinations
Last week, I attended a webcast seminar, “A Winning Combination: Align employer, consumer, and corporate brands for success”, offered by LinkedIn.
The webcast presentation made 3 great points very well:
-The experience of candidates applying to work at a company can affect the brand
-The importance of the employee culture and the stories that represent that culture
-Testimonials or promotion of the … Read More »
GetApp Recommended HR Tools
Buying local appears to cut across many industries. It therefore stands to reason that the same buying habits apply to the HR industry, specifically when purchasing HR software and management tools. In a survey by GetApp, a cloud-based HR system start-up, the company found that smaller companies with fewer than 50 employees like newer more … Read More »