Recent articles on hiring, talent management and leadership: June 2011
Succeed at Hiring
Hiring someone new is hard enough – posting the job, screening applicants, interviews, benefits and pay negotiations. What’s even harder is dealing with the aftermath if you make the wrong decision. Check out this Harvard Business Review article to safeguard yourself against the worst and most common hiring mistakes. >>Learn more…
What Are Training Programs Worth?
You analyze your return on investment for many things – marketing campaigns, online ads and more. But do you do the same for worker training programs? American businesses spent $125.9 billion on employee learning and development in 2009. Were programs at your business part of those billions? If so, you should read this Fortune article about examining the ROI for training programs. >>Read the article…
Handling Disability Claims
Did you know there were more than 1.2 million incidences of workers taking time off for illness or injury last year? Workers get hurt both on the job and off, requiring extended time away from the office. But what does that mean for you as an employer? Read this Inc. article to learn how to navigate the complicated realm of disability claims. >>Read more…
Do Benefits Matter?
If you want to find and, more importantly, retain good talent, offering good benefits is definitely part of the equation, according to this Human Resource Executive Online article. Educating employees about opportunities available to them and offering more or improved benefits can improve morale and help you retain your best talent. >>Read more…
Using Video Games to Capture Talent
What does the popular Facebook game Farmville have to do with hiring talent? Plenty, or at least that’s what Marriott International seems to think. They’ve developed a game called My Marriott Hotel, where players run their own Marriott and handle the challenges that might face a real manager. Marriott is hoping this game could be a recruiting tool for the hotel industry. What do you think? >>Check it out…
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