Lately, I’ve been running into a lot of people who take legal advice from their opponents. I see it in relationships. (“My soon-to-be-ex-husband says he gets the house and all the money and he only has to give me $100 a month in child support, even though we have six children and he earns $250,000…
As companies are trying to strike a balance between remote work and the office, activity-based working could emerge as one of the solutions. In this article, we take a closer look at activity-based working. What is it, what are its benefits and drawbacks, and what best practices can help you get started? Here goes! ContentsWhat…
Job candidates want to be selected when they interview. Hiring managers and recruiters want to find the right person as fast as possible and fill the position. However, the “right person” can sometimes be lost through interviewer bias. It’s a problem for candidates and hiring managers alike. In this article, we’ll take a closer look…
The last 6 months have, more than ever, emphasized the importance of knowing what is coming. In this article, we take a closer look at forecasting. Forecasting can be applied to a range of HR-related topics. We will specifically examine how forecasting models can be deployed in R and end with an example analysis on…
A recruiting manager, a recruitment marketeer, a data analyst, a sourcer… as talent acquisition becomes more and more sophisticated, so does the configuration of recruitment teams. In this article, we take a good look at the talent sourcer. What do they do, what does their job description look like, how much do they earn, and…
Job design has never been more relevant. Jobs are changing faster than ever and new jobs are invented every day. In this article, we will explain the basics of job design and how it can lead to jobs that add value to the organization while being motivating and fun for the employee. We also offer…
The term “gig economy” was first coined by journalist Tina Brown in 2009. She wrote about the trend of workers pursuing “a bunch of free-floating projects, consultancies, and part-time bits and pieces” while they transacted in a digital marketplace. The gig economy fundamentally changes three major dimensions of the nature of work: the work itself the person…
We live in an exciting time of technological progress. Not only does computing power continue to double about every two years (known as Moore’s law), more data is generated exponentially as more devices are connected to the internet every day. These developments have a huge impact on our daily lives and the way we work.…
We all know an employee who always goes the extra mile, right? That one person who goes above and beyond for their co-workers and the company. They may not even know it themselves, but what they’re demonstrating is called organizational citizenship behavior. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at organizational citizenship behavior, its…
As furloughed workers return to their jobs, leadership and HR teams must be prepared to successfully reboard their staff. In the UK alone, 9.6 million jobs have been covered by the country’s Coronavirus furlough scheme (stats for 20 April – 2 Aug), so reboarding will be an important consideration for many organizations. Although a recent poll…