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HR Advice

February 25th, 2010

Candidate Evaluation Forms

Candidate Evaluation Forms

Candidate Evaluation Forms provide recruiters within your company with a list of criteria and ratings for potential candidates. Interviewers can use it to record important information during the interview. The Candidate Evaluation Form ensures a level of fairness and accuracy when comparing candidates after the interviewing process.

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January 26th, 2010

Referral Bonus Programs

Referral Bonus Programs

Employee referral bonus programs have always been a favored recruitment strategy for many organizations. Each referral bonus program is designed differently from company to company but essentially it is a program where a reward is offered to employees who bring in qualified people for the company.

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December 18th, 2009

5 Tips for Boosting Employee Engagement

5 Tips for Boosting Employee Engagement

In order to stay afloat, a compulsory effect of the recession for many companies has been a concentrated and immediate focus on the bottom line. As a result, employers and their employees have felt the inevitable strain of extensive layoffs, chaotic restructurings, and difficult cuts and freezes in pay and benefits.

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November 27th, 2009

Take Time to Thank Your Team: Set the Tone for Success through Encouragement

Take Time to Thank Your Team: Set the Tone for Success through Encouragement

For organizations and employees everywhere, it’s been an undoubtedly difficult year. An uncertain economy. Record-high unemployment numbers. Increased workload and stress. The toll on personal relationships and finances.

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November 27th, 2009

Let’s Hang To What We’ve Got

Let's Hang To What We've Got

Employers may have a common resolution in mind as the new year approaches: keeping top performers on board. As we begin to come out of a difficult recession, many companies recognize that their most valued employees will be presented with other opportunities.

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November 12th, 2009

2009 Robert Half Salary Guides identify job market bright spots

2009 Robert Half Salary Guides identify job market bright spots

Even in the current economy, certain skill sets remain difficult to find, according to the 2009 Salary Guides from Robert Half International. The recently released guides point to modest overall salary increases for accounting, information technology (IT) and administrative roles, but highlight specialized expertise that can enhance a professional’s marketability.

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November 12th, 2009

What you need to know about creating a letter of offer

What you need to know about creating a letter of offer

Every employment relationship is governed by an employment contract, whether written or unwritten. Letters of Offer identify employer and employee obligations and rights; as such, they’re important documents for limiting an employer’s liability. In practice, these letters are referred to only if an issue arises affecting the employment relationship.

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November 12th, 2009

Hold onto your star temps

Hold onto your star temps

More people consciously choose to move from job to job – acquiring new skills, working the hours that suit them and shying away from long-term commitments. How times have changed.

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November 12th, 2009

Pay Philosophies

Pay Philosophies

A pay philosophy is a company’s commitment to how it values employees. A consistent pay philosophy gives the company and the employee a frame of reference when discussing salary in a negotiation.

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November 12th, 2009

Employee retention programs – ideas for retaining staff

Employee retention programs - ideas for retaining staff

Employee retention programs offer organizations several strategies for reducing turnover. Since people are the only assets that can literally get up and walk out the door, employee retention programs can be vital in a tight job market.

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