Evolutions in background screening technology is making the process faster, easier and a little less annoying. by Sarah Fister Gale Background screening is arguably the worst part of the recruiting process — both for recruiters and prospective employees. It’s time consuming, requires a lot of data entry and adds delays and anxiety to the hiring process.
By: Glenn Llopis Imagine your organization is expanding into Texas, where your goods or services are needed but you have no footprint or name recognition. The population of the region is very diverse but largely Hispanic, specifically Mexican American. You are responsible for hiring the person to lead the expansion -- to brand the organization,
Por: Edna E. Hernández Bonilla, SPHR, SCP, PhD candidate Catedrática Departamento de Administración de Empresas Universidad de Puerto Rico en Aguadilla RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio es brindar mayor información con respecto a la importancia del aspecto humano dentro del campo de la gerencia de proyectos. La investigación se enfocó en identificar cuáles son
How HR can help prevent the missteps that could cost your company big in court. By Jathan Janove, J.D. Everyone makes mistakes. But few folks’ flubs matter more than those of managers, especially to your company’s bottom line. (On the plus side, managers’ mess-ups are often a boon to those of us in the business of
Por: Nydia Torres Rodríguez, MA, Directora de Conferencia 2017 Estamos viviendo un momento histórico donde nos toca como líderes retar nuestros paradigmas y maneras de hacer las cosas. Estamos enfrentando nuevas realidades y oportunidades, como lo son: nuestra economía, retener el talento, liderar hasta 4 generaciones en una misma organización , falta de motivación, balance
Por: Dra. Lillian Rodríguez Pérez, DBA Recientemente una muestra representativa de los miembros del área Metro-Norte de nuestro capítulo en Puerto Rico, participaron en una investigación académica acerca del acoso psicológico/moral en las organizaciones privadas en Puerto Rico. Los resultados de esta investigación arrojaron hallazgos interesantes, los cuales han permitido confirmar un dato relevante y
Millennials – and their work habits – have received a fair degree of scrutiny in recent years. These 18-to-35-year-old workers have at times been dubbed job-hoppers or characterized as having unrealistic expectations about what companies should be offering them. But new research, along with candid employee feedback, suggests they’re far from fickle. Instead, millennials could
Unconscious bias is undermining companies that sincerely, but wrongly, believe they are meritocracies. By: Steffen Maier, Co-founder of Impraise The most recent allegations of sexual harassment by management and subsequent apathy by HR at hot tech startup Uber have once again brought to the fore the lack of progress we’ve made in gender equality. What
By: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic & Clarke Murphy Over and over again, organizations are unable to appoint the right leaders. According to academic estimates, the baseline for effective corporate leadership is merely 30%, while in politics, approval ratings oscillate between 25% and 40%. In America, 75% of employees report that their direct line manager is the worst
By Robert D. Austin and Gary P. Pisano Meet John. He’s a wizard at data analytics. His combination of mathematical ability and software development skill is highly unusual. His CV features two master’s degrees, both with honors. An obvious guy for a tech company to scoop up, right? Until recently, no. Before John ran across
