Understanding your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, and future needs in terms of its workforce is essential to making effective staffing decisions. Conducting a workforce analysis helps you do just that. ContentsWhat is workforce analysis?Why should you conduct a workforce analysis?How to conduct a workforce analysis What is workforce analysis? Workforce analysis is a process used to…
Being the only HR employee in a company is both daunting and exciting. It’s an experience that can accelerate your growth as an HR professional. You will need to be resourceful, agile, accessible, strategic, and tactical. If you are inheriting a previously-established structure, the experience may be less challenging. However, if you are expected to…
Hiring a new employee demands a significant investment of resources, including time and money. When you invest in this, the last thing you want is a new employee to quit after a few weeks or months and have to begin the hiring process all over again. So, how can you reduce new hire turnover in…
A key function of any HR department is managing the cases that are submitted to the department. As HR has evolved over the years, case management has become critical to providing a positive employee experience. A dedicated HR case management software is an indispensable part of reliable HR case management. Let’s look at different types…
Like most other aspects of the world of work, skills are and have been subject to intense change at a rapid pace. Whereas the longevity of professional skills used to be 10 to 15 years, it has now been reduced to an average of 5 years, with more technical skills at just 2.5 years or…
Companies have a responsibility to ensure their employees reflect the communities they serve and build an equitable and inclusive environment for them to thrive in. Using DEI metrics to assess your organization’s efforts and then acting on the resulting data is key to ensuring furthering the DEI mission. What are the key DEI metrics to…
Thorough compensation planning allows your organization to create compensation systems that reward employees fairly and support business goals. What exactly is compensation planning, what are its objectives, and how do you go about compensation planning in practice? Let’s find out. ContentsWhat is compensation planning in HR?Why organizations need compensation planningElements of compensationWhat are the objectives…
Effective teams allow businesses to perform well. Everyone instinctively knows this but can’t generally articulate what makes a good team and what makes a bad team. GRPI is a popular team effectiveness model that can help teams function better, and you can easily explain it to team managers and members. Let’s look into it in…
If you’re seeking an HR management position, interviews are an essential part of the recruiting process. They are your best opportunity to demonstrate that you have what it takes to do the job. The more primed you are with relevant and clear responses to questions, the better you present yourself as a standout candidate. We’ve…
What is one way you are planning to invest in your employees in the near future? To help you better invest in your employees, we asked business professionals and leaders this question for their insight. From increasing team engagement to planning company trips, there are several ways to invest in your workers. Here goes: Increase…