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December 16th, 2008

Employee background check should include references

Employee background check should include references

Employee background check lists should include a review of references. But to be strategic, you’ll want to think about how best to use references in recruitment. Here’s how.

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December 2nd, 2008

Positive returns on providing well planned compensation

Positive returns on providing well planned compensation

Compensation refers to all forms of pay and rewards received by employees for the performance in their jobs including all forms of cash, benefits, services, and perks. It is important to recognize and communicate your “total” compensation as “all” the pay you are providing your employees.

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December 2nd, 2008

Compensation Surveys

Compensation Surveys

Paying people fairly is good for business. Underpay, and employees will eventually look for a better offer. Overpay, and the payroll budget and profitability will suffer. That’s why companies use market data to research the value of their jobs. But what is “market data” anyway?

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December 2nd, 2008

Exit Interviews: Don’t Just Say Goodbye

Exit Interviews: Don't Just Say Goodbye

Exit interviews can be just as important as the interviews you conducted when you hired an employee. When an employee leaves your organization, it’s important to get feedback on their experience.

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December 2nd, 2008

Soft skills: Tips for evaluating soft skills

Soft skills: Tips for evaluating soft skills

Soft skills elude many hiring managers. That’s because soft skills rarely fit into standardized tests. Whereas it’s relatively easy to run tests on typing, editing, math or filing, it’s much harder to test for integrity, honesty, relationship building and teamwork.

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December 2nd, 2008

Behavioral interviews | Interviews that review behavior

Behavioral interviews | Interviews that review behavior

Behavioural interviews give employers a chance to learn about a potential employee’s perspectives and attitudes. In a behavioural interview,

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December 2nd, 2008

Peer interviewing: how to involve peers in interviewing

Peer interviewing: how to involve peers in interviewing

Peer interviewing – where coworkers interview potential new hires – offers you the chance to create a great team. In peer interviewing, members of a work group help choose new employees.

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December 1st, 2008

Tips on how to keep your seasonal employees coming back

Tips on how to keep your seasonal employees coming back

As a seasonal employer, you know how difficult it can be to find qualified, committed, and motivated employees who will work for a short period of time (winter or summer season). Imagine being able to keep the stars of your organization coming back year after year.

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December 1st, 2008

Five-step plan for promoting from within

Five-step plan for promoting from within

The practice of promoting capable staff members to management-level positions – rather than hiring someone from outside the firm – is a powerful motivation and retention tool. Using this strategy sends a clear message to your current employees that you reward talent, hard work and loyalty.

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December 1st, 2008

The importance of employee engagement

The importance of employee engagement

In February 2006, Towers Perrin released an international workforce study called Winning Strategies for a Global Workforce. The purpose of the study was to “identify the drivers of attraction, retention, and engagement through the eyes of employees.”

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