Category Process

All that glitters..

Like a child waiting by the letterbox for the comic book ordered x-ray specs to arrive – Sometimes the fantasy is better than the reality.

Reblog: To be a Human (Resource) or not?

Originally posted on hrtechgirl:
Are you at the crossroads in your career or education wondering whether to consider Human Resources (commonly referred to as HR) as your first or next career? Have you wondered what working in or studying HR would be like in this and next generation? In this three part series, you will…

Policy and process for the sake of it

HR teams should spend more time on…leading by example and less time writing another pointless policy.
Today I share a few facepalm moments in the creation of HR policy and process I have encountered. Share yours.

My Open Source Blog -Why I use Open Source

I let my inner Zealot out when talking about Open Source:

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
Isaac Newton

Mr Lazy

Lazy Recruiting: Linked Article

Why your recruiting is just plain…….. LAZY. Troy Hammond hits a nail on the head in the above article (and includes great illustrations that puts my usual Google Image search to shame.) Post and Pray is dead horse that continues to be flogged. It would seem that this is mostly for a combination of reasons: […]

I told you so: A tale of Systems, Process and Analytics

Every erroneous key-press or mouse-click that your staff or customers perform makes each process that little bit longer, that little bit more complex and that little bit more open to errors. On the flip of this however, every bit of information not captured is a gap in knowledge. (Much like every word added to this sentence makes it more and more difficult to understand…)

Grappling with eSignatures: Linked Article

One of the many hurdles persuading the less enlightened and “risk adverse” is seeking to provide a better candidate experience by replacing physical ink with an eSignature on Employment Agreements and other forms. Here we put this to rest.

The Mobile Job Application

You know you need to have a mobile career site, but have you considered this?

Arguing for an Online World – a Case Study

From manual process to efficient process. How grabbing just the low hanging fruit can have significant impact.

Applicant Tracking Systems -The Candidates you (should) already know about

Continuing our series on your ATS and specifically the question Why did your company make the investment in purchasing an ATS? (Applicant Tracking System) We are going to look at your candidate database and how it could be set to benefit you and your recruitment process. Using your Candidate Database: Most organisations that have made […]