The Limits of HR

Government regulations intrude into many aspects of organizational life and employee relationships with each other and the company as a whole.
 

Sober Retention

Topics: HR Trends, HRExaminer, Industry Analysis, John Sumser, by John Sumser
The retention programs are so good that it has been hard, for a generation, to get a job in government. Essentially, someone must die for an opening to be created. The same holds true for advancement.
 

Does Retention Cause Layoffs?

Good, strategic workforce planning is virtually nonexistent. Instead of accurately knowing and describing the specifics of our workforces, we rely on tired generalizations.
 

Retention Confusion

Topics: HR Scoop, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
The “search” for a “business model” (which means “we haven’t figured out how to make more money than we spend”) has become the fuzzy cover-up for what, in other times, might be referred to as “failure”.
 

Learning to Learn

“Life on earth is faster, faster, faster. We are inundated with information, showered with technological innovation, and pestered by multiple media 24/7. Business is a blur. Life is uncertain.” – Jay Cross
 

Mobile Recruiting: Getting Started in 7 Steps (6 of6)

While there is no substitute for having a focused partner who keeps you up to speed, basic  sustainability will require that you become a student of mobile recruiting.
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Mobile Recruiting: Defining Your Goals (5 of 6)

It is inevitable that this new medium will transform your enterprise just like earlier mass media. Deciding to get on board is a question of when, not whether.
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Building a Mobile Strategy (4 of 6)

The degree of fervor you apply to rolling out the change process should take a number of things into account. The right approach for your team and your organization is probably not a cookie cutter version of someone else’s project.
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Mobile Recruiting: What’s Up? (3 of 6)

Heavy investment in Employment Brand is destroyed when a candidate leaves the well designed company website and heads into the ATS ghetto.  Attempts  to paint the company in a positive light are sabotaged by clumsy search results and ineffective process integration.
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Mobile Stats (2 of 6)

Topics: HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
While these numbers describe an increasingly mobile planet, they say little about the risks, opportunities and rewards associated with taking recruiting mobile. Evangelists offer heavy breathing and lots of arm waving. But, to date there are no role models or success stories in the world of mobile recruiting.
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