People analytics for SMEs

In most of our articles, we assume that our readers are working at large enterprises. However, we’re getting the question more and more whether people analytics also applies to small and medium enterprises. In this article, we will answer this question. Is People Analytics relevant for SMEs? To answer this question we should first take…

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9 Trends in Employee Mood Measurement

Not too long ago the main instrument to gather data about the mood of the employees in various parts of the organization was the annual employee engagement survey. Once a year, or once every two years, a long questionnaire was distributed to the employees. Usually, 50-70% of employees responded. The answers were analyzed and often…

How Automation Technology Creates Genuine Talent Pipelines at Scale (for the first time)

My definition of a genuine talent pipeline is that it only exists if you understand which candidates are cold, warm and ‘hire-ready’ in real time. If you don’t know this, you don’t have a talent pipeline. Candidates’ behavior has totally changed When I started in recruitment in 1999, candidates had very limited information at their…

People Analytics: Ethical Considerations

As digitization steadily transforms the landscape of business, new opportunities continue to unfold. The depth, breadth, and sheer volume of information that organizations and employees have at their disposal today is unprecedented. Employers now have the ability to examine their workforce in remarkable detail and have strong incentives to do so. Employee data tells a…

AIHR Academy Portal

Introducing the new and improved Academy Portal

Since the launch of the Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR Academy) in 2016, we have been devoted to continuous improvement. In order to innovate in HR and provide our students with the most up-to-date information, we are keen on staying ahead of trends and developments. This commitment is reflected in our course offering – which…

How to Create an Effective HR Strategy in 2023

Whether you’re working in a large corporate or a smaller enterprise, a Human Resource strategy forms the basis of everything you do in HR. In this article, we will give a definition of the HR strategy, explain how the HR strategy impacts daily HR practices, and we will end with a Human Resource strategy example.…