Women are a powerful and valuable force in today's workplace. They represent some of the best and brightest that industry has to offer, but many organizations aren't set up to properly attract and retain them. Check out these resources that will help you recruit and retain talented female employees. via HR World
100 Resources for Interviewers and Candidates
A special thanks to Rich M. at HR World for giving me the "heads-up" on this great resource.
Let's face it, no matter what side of the desk you are on, the interviewing process can be a stressful time. As the interviewer you want to make sure you are asking the right questions to find the ideal candidate. As the interviewee, you want to sound a step above competent, confident; but not arrogant.
Click here to learn more and bookmark to retain this valuable resource. Good hiring!
Paychex Inc., which did nearly $2 billion in sales in its last fiscal year, said it acquired San Diego-based Hawthorne Benefit Technologies Inc. and its online employee benefits management system, BeneTrac, for an undisclosed price, the company said Sept. 13.
Founded in 1999 by Jerry and Jan Hawthorne, the company had 50 employees, all of whom are being retained by Paychex, which is operating the firm under the name Paychex Benefit Technologies Inc.more-San Diego Business Journal
How are your sales presentations looking? Are you getting your pitch across? Is your audience engaged or finding the cure for insomnia? Take a look:
ADP report suggests nonfarm payrolls could be weaker than forecast.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Employment in the U.S. private sector grew by 48,000 in July, the weakest growth in nearly four years, according to the ADP employment report released Wednesday.
The ADP report suggests nonfarm payrolls may have grown much slower than the 133,000 anticipated by economists ahead of the report. Several economists lowered their forecasts for nonfarm payrolls following the ADP release, but the MarketWatch survey still shows a median forecast of 133,000. See Economic Calendar.
Adding in some 27,000 government jobs typically added but not covered by the ADP report, it suggests nonfarm payrolls grew by about 75,000 in July, which would be the lowest since November 2004. The Labor Department will report on the nonfarm payrolls number on Friday. Via MarketWatch
Larry Kihlstadius, SVP at Veritude outlines 4 steps HR executives should take to achieve "effectiveness" in your organization.
In a morning IM interview with Larry Kihlstadius, SVP of Business Development at Veritude, I learned that Kihlstadius and his team are working hard to increase awareness of how HR executives may be in a "unique and key position" to make an important contribution to acheiving effectiveness in their organizations.
Kihlstadius outlines 4 Action Steps:
1. Stratify your Employees
You can do this yourself, or look to a talent management partner who is experienced at setting up and implementing an employee stratification plan. Stratification will require in-depth dialogues with key business unit leaders and will need to be tiered for each quadrant. The reality is that the quadrants your company uses will be unique to your particular business. This is definitely not a “one size fits all” model. You will need to establish parameters and gather data that may not have been previously used or even captured.
2. Look Back
Take the time to analyze your data. Since you now know which roles are most important to your company, review the performance of your top employees and identify the key traits that have made them successful.
3. Look Forward
With the data you’ve gathered from your top performers, you can:
a. Develop profiles and competency models based on the performers who stay.
b. Screen candidates with assessment tools that link to job profiles and competencies —to better assess for appropriate skills and characteristics.
c. Develop metrics that link talent acquisition to performance and retention to determine efficiency and effectiveness.
4. Get Help Along the Way
If any of the recommendations above sound daunting, don’t worry. An experienced talent management partner can help implement an employee stratification plan and create effective assessment tools.
Kihlstadius went on to say, “The secret is to invest the majority of your time and money into the talent that creates the most value for the business.”
Kihlstadius has authored a White Paper on the subject with more information on organizations becoming "more effective". For more details on this and other HR information visit Veritude's Workforce Insights section of their corporate website.
Why do TLAs and FLAs (Three and Four-Letter-Acronym) make things so confusing for business owners?
Let's face it, today you need an online database for all the acronyms that are used as business categories, to be readily available on your blackberry, i-phone or, yep, "PDA".
From an HR perspective, I've always had a question about the TLA, "PEO". PEO stands for Professional Employer Organization and as the PEO Network describes it,
"A PEO can be utilized to outsource a significant portion of the administrative burden of being an employer. The PEO can process payroll, handle the payroll tax administration; provide workers' compensation and employee benefits. PEOs can also assist in labor law compliance, risk management, EAP, hiring, firing and other HR functions.
Theoretically, PEO is a vendor consolidation and outsourcing management tool, which is facilitated through a co-employment agreement."
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TriNet Group, Inc., a nationwide provider of human resource (HR) outsourcing services for small and medium-sized companies, today announced the next stage of its growth and expansion strategy through the acquisition of the business of John Parry & Alexander (JPA), an HR outsourcing and consulting services company based in Walnut Creek, California. All executives and employees from JPA have become full-time team members of TriNet. Specific terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. via Business Wire
Gary Pruitt, the chief executive of newspaper publisher McClatchy Co., told an investor conference Wednesday the company would consider selling its 15 percent stake in CareerBuilder, a help-wanted advertising service.
McClatchy, based in Sacramento, co-owns the venture with Gannett Co. and Tribune Co. Earlier Wednesday, the company reported that its overall May advertising revenues tumbled 11.5 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, largely on declines in real estate advertising in California and Florida, where the housing market is weakening.via San Francisco Examiner
BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workstream Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTM), a leading provider of on-demand compensation, performance, and talent management solutions today announced three new on-demand solutions – Workstream Recruitment Professional, Workstream Performance Professional and Workstream Development Professional – for midsized businesses. Traditionally a large enterprise solution provider, Workstream is now broadening its product line to aggressively target companies with between 100 and 2,500 employees. The new Workstream solutions address a long-ignored need among mid-market companies for on-demand human capital management solutions that can be deployed quickly and work immediately out-of-the-box.via Business Wire
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HireRight, a leading provider of on-demand employment background and drug screening solutions, and SuccessFactors, Inc., the leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced that they have formed an alliance to offer customers an easy-to-use, streamlined, pre-integrated recruiting and screening solution to help organizations hire better and work smarter. HireRight’s expertise and experience in delivering on-demand employment screening solutions complements SuccessFactors’ Recruiting Management Module by providing HR professionals with a quick and efficient way to perform a background check or drug test through HireRight, from within their SuccessFactors solution.via Business Wire
Looking for key people? Guy Kawasaki outlines the top 10 areas to focus on when recruiting top talent...
Today it's official, Arizona Small Business and ThinkingHR business blogs are now Live! Both blogs were created to share news, knowledge and opinions on small business (where we make our home) and topics related to human resources. I started posting on both sites a couple of weeks ago and have received some good feedback and have noticed the sites have been added to some well established blogrolls. Being an entrepreneur and in the HR space for now, 20 years, I've learned that transferring the knowledge between us makes it better for all. Thanks for visiting...more to come! Dave June 14 Announcement
Last month’s $5.3 billion buyout of Ceridian Corp. makes the Minneapolis-based company the latest among a number of HRO providers to go private. Rumors have been circulating for months that Hewitt, which has been struggling to revive its HR BPO business, might go private to get away from shareholder scrutiny.
via Workforce
Transaction Provides Accord with an Equity Partner Focused on Growth
AUSTIN, Texas & OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accord Human Resources, a leading provider of outsourced HR management solutions, and Virgo Capital, a private equity firm dedicated to the technology-enabled services market, jointly announced today that Virgo Capital has acquired Accord Human Resources.
via Business Wire
This was a question that was posed in yesterday's BLR Newsletter (The link is below for you to get access to the full article).
So guys, what's the answer to the question above? Do our workplaces need to be more "Father-Friendly". Whether they are or not the article says we don't really take advantage of the time off programs our companies already have for us.
I am a Father of two teen-age boys (15, and 13). Over the years, I have tried to spend as much time as possible with them; coaching getting involved with school work etc. The BLR article states that the more time we spend with them the better off they'll be. This idea almost seems to be a "no-brainer". In fact, the article goes on to claim that, when asked, 7 out of 10 Fathers say they would take a cut in pay to spend more time with our kids. So why don't we do it?
Learn more about the programs your company offers you and take some time off with the kids-it will be great for all.
Happy Father's Day
Full BLR Article
