Should Your BYOD Policy Ban Third-Party Keyboards?
Apple’s new mobile operating system update, iOS8, now allows users to install third-party keyboards. While the ability to install and use third-party keyboards has been available on Android phones, the expansion to Apple devices will significantly expand the keyboards’ availability. Third-party keyboards are undeniably popular. Swiftkey Keyboard was downloaded more than one million times within […]
Screening Applicants 101: How Small Businesses Can Hire like the Pros
Small businesses may only hire a couple of new employees each year. As a result, small business managers may feel more anxiety about the hiring process than their counterparts at larger companies where hiring is a weekly occurrence. In my HR career, I have screened thousands of applications for everything from warehouse workers to top-level […]
Career Site Blues? 4 Tips to Drastically Improve Your Site Now
Over the past few years, I have had my fair share of career site redesigns. The first one was nearly ten years ago and everyone back then wanted to add Flash to the site to up their cool. Fast forward and the iPad’s wonkiness with Flash put the kibosh on that. In the CareerXRoads 2013 […]
5 Trends Uncovered at HR Technology Conference #hrtechconf
Having just sat through 28 briefings these last few days, I can honestly say that I am ready for my flight out of Vegas later today. I am exhausted. My brain is full. I’m still processing all the announcements, conversations and information. The 2014 HR Technology Conference was a busy one with lots of new […]
The Invisible Key to Elite Performance
If you’re a high performer, workaholic, hard worker or all of the above, and don’t plan on stopping any time soon, you need to know when to work and when to rest. Learning when to back off and recover after a period of exertion, is essential for high performance was well as a more balanced […]
How to Manage Employee Pay Ranges
Human Resource professionals spend a great deal of time and effort developing suitable compensation structures that fill the requirements for their organization as well as meet the expectations of employees. However getting pay ranges nailed down can prove to be a real migraine, especially for larger organizations. Key questions that need to be asked during […]
