Category Human Resources

Red Tape Annoyances

It sneaks up on you everywhere. At work At leisure When trying to perform those mundane everyday tasks that life throws at you. Sometimes it presents itself as a small annoyance. Other times, a brief formality. At its worst, it becomes the bane of your existence – completely blocking any progress in your intended achievements, […]

Application Tracking Systems – Candidate Databases

My last blog “Conversations with Recruiters” focused on the use of screening in an ATS – helping recruiters to overcome trepidations regarding. their automatic screening tools. Starting today, we will continue with the question posed last time Why did your company make the investment in purchasing an ATS? (Applicant Tracking System) This week, we’ll look […]

Applicant Tracking Systems – Conversations with Recruiters

Why did your company make the investment in purchasing an ATS? (Applicant Tracking System) Usually the answer would include: The ability to capture applicants in one place and screen candidates in a more effective manner than sifting through a pile of C.Vs The capability to source staff using a candidate database, thereby reducing time to […]

Onboarding – Creating Insiders

So your company wants to develop an onboarding module? Great. So where to start? Once a candidate has been offered? Once a candidate is hired? How about as mentioned here (and in the Sound of Music), from the very beginning (a very good place to start). Onboarding has been defined as “… a process through […]

Position Management

Deciding to start this blog, I was confronted by the same dilemma that I am sure all of the thousands of other blog writers out there faced when first putting their fingers to keys? What should I write about, and where to start? Sure, I wanted to relate to HR systems or process in some […]