By Scott on 20 October 2009
I was intrigued when I saw these two views about hiring and job creation: Is it just a matter of which data you look at? Or is there more to the story.
First view: Gallup reported “Job Creation Improves.” Seems their hiring index is up, for the second week in a row. The index has mostly [...]
Posted in People | Tagged hiring, jobs, recovery, talent
By Scott on 17 February 2009
While at a meeting this morning, I spoke with a couple of business leaders who were both looking for people for their businesses – yes, people are hiring in this environment.
One commented that the people just didn’t have the motivation for the job. Granted, the jobs at this business are not the most exciting, but [...]
Posted in Workforce Design | Tagged hiring, Lexington, motivation, promotions, succession planning
By Scott on 12 February 2009
Our country was very excited about the change of presidency. Some people were more agitated than excited, but either way, there was a lot of hype, hope, and expectation.
It’s interesting to now see how things are changing or not, progressing or not, and how people are reacting to this.
Satisfied, or Not…
I’m a fan of Gallup [...]
Posted in Benchmarks | Tagged abilities, assessment, background checks, employee satisfaction, hiring, job match, reference checks
By Scott on 23 January 2009
Not Again!
The news continues to be “increase in jobless claims” and “more layoffs.”
I’ve already written (here, here, and here) about the effect [tag]downsizing[/tag] has on a corporation.
So why visit this again? As a follow-on to my earlier post on [tag]hiring[/tag] (here). All of this downsizing and uncertainty is creating an opportunity for the forward-thinking organization [...]
Posted in Benchmarks | Tagged downsizing, HC ROI, hiring, productivity, workforce costs
By Scott on 8 January 2009
I know with all my recent posts about the difficulty of the economy and companies downsizing, you might ask yourself, ‘why is Scott writing about hiring?’
Because even in this environment, there are hiring needs – whether it’s because you figure out how to deal with the challenges better, you lose someone you didn’t think you [...]
Posted in Benchmarks, People | Tagged diversity, hiring, performance management, selection
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