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Stop Screening Candidates: What We Can Learn from Designers
By Omer Molad|2019-01-03T17:59:32-08:00January 3, 2019|
Screening candidates isn’t helping you. In technology, user experience design is very close to our hearts. We are constantly trying to make it easier for our prospective customers to gain value from our products and services. We try to make the experience as welcoming as possible and take them on a journey. When it comes to our prospective team members, perversely, we seem to take the opposite approach. When people express an interest in joining our teams, we seem to go to great lengths to push them away. We actively discourage them. We screen them. […]
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Total Rewards: What Speaks to Your Employees?
2018-04-11T15:59:40-07:00By Jennifer Burton|
Can Using Employee Self-Assessments in December Ward Off Resignations in January?
2018-04-11T15:59:55-07:00By Jennifer Burton|
Education vs. Experience: What’s More Valuable?
2018-04-11T16:00:03-07:00By Jennifer Burton|
Overtime Rule Blocked – What Does This Mean for Employers?
2018-04-11T16:00:08-07:00By Jennifer Burton|
When Millennials are Managers: How Does This Affect the Older Generation at Work?
2018-04-11T16:00:16-07:00By Jennifer Burton|
Case Study: Employee Surveys and Focus Groups
2018-04-12T14:53:06-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Surveys & Assessments|
Employee “caretaking” is a crucial, though often overlooked aspect of personnel management. At Peoplescape, we are always “team employer” but we also know that having compassion and a strong desire for employees to succeed is a core value in most successful organizations. Employees who work efficiently, have opportunity for growth and feel they are treated fairly are the strongest assets to the employer, and our goal is to partner with our business clients to ensure [...]
Latest Trends in Telecommuting
2018-04-11T16:27:21-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation, HR Technology, Rewards & Benefits|
As you can see, many of our posts revolve around social media and digital natives and technology. Why is this the case? Well, to be honest, technology is what makes the world go ‘round in the 21st century. So in order to stay present and relevant in our world, human resources professionals must adopt these strategies and skills in order to successfully provide services to our clients and ensure that our presence in the industry [...]
Don’t Pick on the Pregnant Lady!
2018-04-11T16:27:27-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
Very recently in the news, Los Angeles based clothing retailer, Nasty Gal, felt the heat as discrimination claims and a lawsuit hit them head on. The founder of Nasty Gal, Sophia Amoruso, has been recognized as a leader in business and a great example for women everywhere of strong entrepreneurial skills and a drive to succeed. She turned a hobby of selling clothes on eBay into a lucrative business turning a profit of $100 million [...]
Following Your Instincts – What Do They Know Anyway?
2018-04-11T16:27:34-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
Intuition is basically the human brain’s way of arriving at decisions and conclusions via shortcut. Do you remember how your dad always had a shortcut to get somewhere (which may have seemed longer to you, but always worked out to be more efficient at the end of the day?) and you didn’t always understand why or how he came to that shortcut? Well, our intuition works in much the same fashion. When her child is [...]
Dumbing Down EEOC Guidelines
2018-04-11T16:27:40-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
Who understands the legal jargon issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pertaining to pregnancy, disability, equality, and diversity? Lawyers, that’s who! So here’s a little breakdown for the “normal” people who actually have to abide by these rules and regulations. When it comes to pregnancy disability leave, the EEOC has issued guidance twice in 2015. It all boils down to this, “If an employee has a pregnancy-related impairment that hinders her ability to perform [...]
Taking Stock & Shaking Up Those “Bored At Work” Employees!
2018-04-11T16:27:49-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation, Talent Management|
[tweetthis]“Work is making a living out of being bored.” – Karl Lagerfeld[/tweetthis] How true is this statement for you? How about for your co-workers? What can managers do to shift this feeling of work being something you HAVE to do rather than something that you can ENJOY doing? Taking stock and shaking things up is easier said than done, and changing the way we think about things is much more difficult than changing our actions. On a recent episode [...]
Digital Native vs. Digital Legacy: They are no immigrants!
2018-04-11T16:28:00-07:00By Peoplescape Consulting Group|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
After my initial Digital Natives blog, I got a lot of feedback from friends and family and readers about the term and who falls under which heading! (Thanks for reading!!) My favorite piece of feedback came from my cousin who wasn’t a big fan of the term Digital Immigrant – which is the official term for those who don’t fall under the ‘digital native’ heading. Defining himself as a Digital Legacy, I started to really break down the meaning of [...]
Social Media in the Workplace: Who’s Using It?
2018-04-11T16:28:07-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Technology|
With all of this talk of digital natives and digital legacies, let’s take a look now at who is actually using social media in the workplace. [tweetthis]Like it or not, your employees are checking Facebook at work.[/tweetthis] They may even be taking photos and posting to Instagram of that awesome potluck the CEO threw for the entire administrative team last week. #yummy! #thanksboss! But what does social media really mean for your business? Are you utilizing the tools of [...]
7 Things Great Employers Do
2018-04-11T16:28:22-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation, Rewards & Benefits, Talent Management|
How do you get your workforce engaged in the work they are doing? This is a question that comes up quite a bit, as employers are attempting to get their employees involved, productive, and enthusiastic about their work. There are 7 things great employers do that creates a “feel good” approach to getting your employees engaged and creating a work culture that others will envy! [tweetthis]There are 7 things great employers do that creates a [...]
Call Me Cait: Examining Diversity in the Workplace
2018-04-11T16:28:32-07:00By Jennifer Burton|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
If you haven’t heard of Caitlyn Jenner, I’d like to know where you’ve been hiding so I can join you! With the premiere of the new TV show Call Me Cait just around the corner on the E! network, and the much publicized news of Caitlyn Jenner’s entrance into the world exploding all over social media, it’s nearly impossible to avoid the prevalence of transgender issues in the world. Of course, from my perspective, this [...]