HR Thoughts, Trends & Tips2024-02-14T14:10:45-08:00

A Collection of HR Thoughts, Trends & Tips

Shecession Part I: What is this “Shecession” of Which They Now Speak?

By , |May 27, 2020|

We have all seen the headlines about economic recession. We’ve also seen how the financial woes and unemployment levels of the 1930’s Great Depression, with a 9.5% unemployment rate seem to be paling in comparison to our current reality of 15% unemployment because of Covid-19. Recession is a bitter reality we are all facing, represented by the global #We’reAllInThisTogether, but what are people at the intersection of particular groups experiencing that might be even worse? […]

210, 2017
CA HR Conference. Relevent or Remake?

By |Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|

For most attendees at the recent #CAHR17 HR Conference in Long Beach, it was a real commitment to attend and, as always, an objective to extract practical wisdom to apply back at the office. It helps that the Long Beach conference venue is a beautiful beachy coastline. Even so, we — in HR — are serious people and we are at the conference to be inspired, get updated and meet-and-mingle with our peers. The breadth [...]

409, 2017
“Landing Great Talent Early On – Are Internships Worth It?”

By |Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Search & Recruitment|

When I graduated from college back in the early years of the 21st century, internships were not a “must-have” for most employers. College graduates wanted to get in to a job and start making money, and employers wanted qualified employees walking in their doors. So what does that mean for the less experienced college graduates who are anxious to get started in their chosen career path but also need to pay their growing pile of [...]

1708, 2017
Training Your Crew

By |Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation, Learning & Development|

At least one day per year, as required by the FAA, pilots and aviation crew attend training focused on lessons learned from accident reports, how to respond to emergencies, briefings on changing federal and company regulations and how to resolve or diffuse customer relations conflicts. Given the rapid pace of issues the aviation industry is faced with, one day per year is not sufficient but a mere single step in a multi-stage recurrent training program [...]

3107, 2017
Onboarding or Integrating Executives? How to do it Right

By |Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Search & Recruitment|

Does your organization have an onboarding process for new hires? Do you remember to afford  your new executives the same privilege. While the job you foresee for an executive is different from that of most new hires, these new folks  are just as unfamiliar with your organization as the trainees.  In 2015 Snapchat lost eight  senior executives with only one lasting past the eight-month mark.  While turnover among leadership is not unusual for a startup, [...]

2407, 2017
Top Trends in Recruiting: How to Find Your Superstars!

By |Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Search & Recruitment|

“Hiring the right people takes time, the right questions, and a healthy dose of curiosity.”   Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group As soon as skilled talent becomes scarce, recruiting takes on more of a marketing component than ever before.  The way to find your talent is to be where they are and your seasoned recruiter will know where to find it.  IT managers for a disruptive start-up firm? HR veteran in the healthcare industry? It’s [...]

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