Thursday May 9, 2024

Make the most of your intern program: Your peers tell you how

Still looking for that perfect summer intern? Here’s some advice from people who know a thing or two about hiring — your fellow HR pros. Nearly 80% of companies will hire interns this summer — up from 67% just last year. That’s according to an exclusive survey of 98 HR pros conducted by HR Morning […]

HR Morning Goes Social

There are 4 new ways to keep up to date on everything HR. Now on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn, HR Morning provides you with easy access to the latest news. Catch up with friends and stay current — all in one place! Follow us to: Join the conversation with HR industry experts Be the […]

Supreme Court gives the green light to the ‘pickoff play’

Did the Supreme Court just hand employers a new weapon to fight collective FLSA lawsuits?

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Empowering Execs to Optimize Performance Management

Being an effective CFO and financial manager today is all about increasing efficiency, partnering with the business to drive growth and value, and empowering your people to be more risk sensitive, productive, and informed when making decisions. Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) applications can help you achieve these objectives and respond to changing corporate finance priorities. […]

‘Hey, while you’re at lunch, pick me up a rifle’

Managers do have the power to ask employees to perform certain duties. But usually those duties have something to do with work. Apparently, those requests often get a little strange, according to recent research from CareerBuilder. Nearly one in four workers (23%)  reported that their bosses asked them to do things that had no connection […]

Lying in the hiring process: What HR needs to know

People lie all the time during the hiring process. It’s up to HR and hiring managers to catch those liars. Where are those fibs being told — and how can you prevent them? Resume lies In this intense job market, it’s no surprise that many applicants exaggerate parts of their resumes to look more enticing […]

Dealing with acidic attitudes: Help for your managers

Every workplace has negative people who erode morale. They’re not always easy to pick out of a crowd, but they can do an amazing amount of damage over time. Most of the time, these folks don’t make the big mistakes that call attention to themselves. They’re frequently pretty good at their jobs, so they’re not […]

‘Of course I’d hire her — she’s just like me’

New research says interviewers are biased toward candidates that remind them of themselves. Is that a bad thing? Lauren Rivera, assistant management professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern Unversity, says yes. Rivera’s study of job interviews was recently laid out on the KelloggInsights blog. It’s a pretty interesting story. Over the course […]

How many of your employees are suffering from burnout?

How can employers prevent employee burnout? A 2008 scientific survey says burnout’s a product of three overlapping factors: exhaustion, cynicism and a feeling of not being able to fulfill job requirements. A 2012 survey from ComPsych reported that 63% of respondents “have high levels of stress, with extreme fatigue/feeling out of control.” “A significant portion […]