Why Employers Don’t Hire Veterans
VOTC, WOTC, & The American Jobs Act If you are a HR professional, or responsible for hiring at your organization, chances are that you are familiar with WOTC or the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. This tax credit is common for companies to receive when they hire job seekers who have received government assistance. Last year, […]
Social Network Drives Workplace Innovation & Productivity
Corporate Social Media as Collaboration Alternative Companies face a problem in developing and implementing a plan to encourage knowledge sharing within the organization. Email is a one-way communication medium and a wasteful way to cooperate that has been around for 50 years. Executives have approved millions of dollars in shareholder money for digital people, procedures, […]
How Recruiters Use Social Media to Find Talent & Hire Online
For Job Seekers: Online Job Search Tips & Advice According to a study done in 2011 by Jobvite, 95% of recruiters use LinkedIn to find new talent. But unless you understand the recruiting industry as it is set up today, that statistic doesn’t mean much. Recruiting has two functions; sourcing and screening. In some organizations […]
5 Mistakes to AVOID when Implementing Internal Collaboration Tool
Pitfalls of An Employee Collaboration Tool The workplace is evolving to embrace social media. A recent study of U.S. based employers by Gagen MacDonald revealed that companies are leveraging internal social media (ISM) to communicate and drive business. Employees reported: 58% would prefer to work at a company that uses ISM 86% would refer others for […]
Solutions to Mitigating Risk of Corporate Social Media
This is a two part series on corporate social media risk. Check out Part 1: As Social Media Adoption Grows So Does Corporate Risk. HR’s Role in Workplace and Social Media Adoption Organizations particularly in the human resources industry are finally taking notice with SHRM, the Society of Human Resource Management releasing findings from their Social Media […]
Employee Social Network Brings Employees Closer Together
Corporate Social Networks Solution for Workplace Engagement Three years ago we launched an employee social network at our company for both professional AND social groups. Many of the executives were concerned. There was a perceived loss of productivity. The buzz around the water cooler was, “I’m not sure about this social network thing. I don’t […]
