Shani Jay is an author & internationally published writer who has spent the past 5 years writing about HR. Shani has previously written for multiple publications, including HuffPost.
If you’re motivated to help others achieve their career goals, you might enjoy a career in talent acquisition. In a talent acquisition specialist interview, you’ll be asked a series of questions specific to this role, and having a good idea of what these might be along with how to prepare for them will help you…
Companies that are serious about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are the ones that have happy and productive employees. And if your organization wants to be truly inclusive, you need to understand what intersectionality in the workplace means and how you can embrace it. Let’s dive in. ContentsWhat is intersectionality in the workplace?What are examples…
Large companies typically have multiple HR professionals to manage their HR function. But startups are different. Typically, they work with a tight budget, are laser-focused on growing their bottom line, and don’t want to get tied down with superfluous bureaucratic work and policies. But startups and small businesses need HR strategies to succeed in scaling.…
With the labor market in an unpredictable state and technology rapidly changing the way businesses run, HR requires tools to help them hire, manage and retain employees—the success of an organization depends on it. HR project management is a smarter way of working that enables HR teams to carry out their tasks and plans in…
In the competitive candidate market, organizations need to get their compensation strategy right. That’s why a compensation analyst is a fast-growing role and a career path worth considering. Let’s explore the role of a compensation analyst and how you can become one. ContentsWhat is a compensation analyst?A sample compensation analyst job descriptionHow to become a…
One of the important responsibilities of HR professionals is to develop leaders and managers and ensure that they’re equipped with all they need to be effective in their jobs. What exactly is manager effectiveness, how do you measure it, and what can HR do to help improve manager effectiveness? ContentsWhat is manager effectiveness?Why manager effectiveness…
An effective Human Resources team is a linchpin in the success of an organization. But how do you determine what being effective means? Let’s look at how to measure HR effectiveness to make sure that you’re creating as much positive impact as possible! ContentsWhat is HR effectiveness?Why should you measure HR effectiveness?How to measure HR…
If you’re looking to expand your hiring efforts and build a more diverse workforce, a DEI dashboard can provide your HR and leadership team with useful insights. In 2014, leading tech companies, including Apple and Google, began releasing annual diversity reports on their workforce. While these reports displayed an apparent lack of diversity in gender…
Whether you want to become an HR Business Partner, you want to learn more about being an HR Business Partner as a career, or you want to know what roles you can move on to as an HRBP, you need first to understand what core competencies and skills you should focus on to shape your…
If organizations want to understand their workforce dynamics and engage in effective workforce planning, they need to have an overview of their headcount numbers. Although headcount reporting is meant to be a simple process with a concrete outcome, it rarely ends up being as straightforward as it should be due to discrepancies across departments. So,…