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Beyond Recruiter Excellence (Reprise)

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This is a reposting of three articles written to define the characteristics of recruiters that go the extra mile. Excellence means being knowledgeable about other HR functions as well as enhanced people and management skills. Comments are welcome. Beyond Recruiter Excellence – Part 1: Professional Add-ons – The definition of good recruiting is to be able to successfully fill requisitions or job orders in a cost effective and timely manner. This measure of excellence is… Read More »Beyond Recruiter Excellence (Reprise)

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 16 thru December 22, 2012

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  In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: Dec 16 - Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen  – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more –           Dec 17 - The Discrimination That Nobody Challenges – If you know me or have read any of my blog posts you probably are aware that I am a baby boomer citizen… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 16 thru December 22, 2012

Feedback as the Universal Answer

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Like most human analogies borrowed from science or mechanics, we know that input into any process can be improved by measuring the results of our efforts. Monitoring a mechanical device requires all sorts of feedback mechanisms to keep it under control. Even automated devices use feedback to control future activity. The classic definition of feedback is a return of the status of the output of a system as it relates back to the input. The… Read More »Feedback as the Universal Answer

Fixing Disloyalty

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Sometimes it is convenient to just react to a feeling rather than to do in-depth research. Within any company there will be day-to-day occurrences that will in isolation seem like a trend. We all know the danger of taking anecdotal evidence to represent a truth when in fact it is really looking at a symptom rather than the disease. Much has been said pro and con regarding employee engagement or the lack of it. One… Read More »Fixing Disloyalty

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 2 thru December 8, 2012

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  In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:                 From the Archives – Oldies but Goodies from Make HR Happen  – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.             Off Topic? Maybe Not – The Culture of Violence – While globally there is a recognized problem of violence in the workplace, in the U.S. the… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 2 thru December 8, 2012