Recruiting new employees is never an easy task. From initial screening, through interviews and contract negotiation, the process can be time consuming and taxing and its only upon hire that the real fun begins! Building a successful team is an ongoing task, and it is important for all members to contribute to the departments ongoing success. Building in a probationary period for new employees will help you manage the onboarding process and should benefit both the new employee and the company. So how does one ensure a successful probationary period? The following seven steps will help you get started.
Read MoreYou're using an older version of Internet Explorer that is no longer supported. Please update your browser.
You're using an older version of Internet Explorer and some functionality may not work as expected. Please update your browser for the best experience.
BCJobs.ca
Posts by BCJobs.ca:
July 24th, 2014
Auto Responders for Human Resources
Many organizations have stopped responding to job applicants, citing an ever increasing pool of applicants. But, just as the Internet has opened the doors to a wider pool of applicants, it has also ushered in an era of lower cost ways to respond to applicants.
Read MoreJuly 24th, 2014
Employee Engagement, Happiness and Tips to Improve Both
The last couple of years Human Research Development has come to focus more and more on Employee Engagement strategies in the belief that Engagement is essential to running a successful business. Engagement has often been misinterpreted as Employee Happiness, and although Engagement and Happiness are not the same, the two are intricately connected. In Employee […]
Read MoreJuly 22nd, 2014
Minimum Wage in BC
British Columbia will end a three-year freeze on the minimum wage with a 2-per-cent hike in September, giving the province’s lowest-income earners an additional 20 cents per hour, or enough for a cup of coffee after an eight-hour shift. The minimum wage in British Columbia is as follows: May 1, 2011 – $8.75 per hour; […]
Read MoreJuly 17th, 2014
3 Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Job Board
Job boards are an important part of the recruitment process. This is not just because job boards are one of the first places most people go when they are looking for work, but because the right job boards also make your job ads more searchable, increase the amount of views your posts receive, and help […]
Read MoreJuly 3rd, 2014
How to Write an HR Purpose Statement
Everyone can benefit from a good purpose statement. Having your own purpose statement helps you identify your goals, remember your values, and create a plan to keep you on track to achieving success on your own terms. Having an HR purpose statement will aid in the translation of your company’s values into it’s HR practices, […]
Read MoreJune 19th, 2014
How to Keep Work Fresh For You and Your Employees
Table of Contents Handle the Basics Diversify Tasks Shift Your Focus This article was inspired by Tim Sackett’s awesome blog post: How to Keep That New Job Smell. In it, Tim talks about how excited we are when we begin a new job, how we start out with passion, drive, and inspiration! Basically most of […]
Read MoreJune 5th, 2014
Don’t Let Top Talent Fly Away
An employer’s work is never done! Once you’ve found, recruited, and hired top talent, you must then retain them. Retention is tough, we all know the reputation millennials have for job hopping, and this generation is making up an ever increasing portion of the labor force. As if that wasn’t enough, according to Forbes 46% of all new […]
Read MoreMay 15th, 2014
3 Qualities of Excellent Candidates
Great companies are built on great people. Your people will dictate your organization’s productivity, innovation, engagement, culture, and overall success. Attracting, recruiting, and hiring quality candidates is an essential part any thriving business which is a huge factor in why we have this little thing called a war for talent. There are lots of ways […]
Read MoreMay 8th, 2014
3 Questions That Lay the Foundation for Employer Branding
At BCjobs.ca we encourage all of our employers to spend some quality time filling out their employer profile. This is because on BCjobs.ca your profile is the first impression jobseekers will have of your company. A well crafted Employer profile, with a high quality logo, company colors, and inviting welcome message converts jobseekers into applicants. […]
Read More
Copyright © 2022 BC Jobs Online Inc.