Automated Applicant Tracking

Does the way your employees perceive their physical work environment have an impact on their job performance? You bet your break room it does! In a recent study conducted by the Business Committee for the Arts, in collaboration with the International Association for Professional Art Advisors, researchers established a positive relationship between on-the-job productivity and the presence of art in the workplace. Along with productivity, the study addressed other human factors including ...
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Over 53 charges of sexual harassment are filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission every business day. What have you done to prevent sexual harassment in your workplace? Among the myriad subjects now commonly addressed in employee training is harassment. Sexual harassment, as well as age, disability and race discrimination, are among the types of harassment employees experience in the workplace. But it wasn't until the early 1990s that sexual harassment and discrimination training ...
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Working at home in their own business is something millions of people strive for and dream of, but most in the Western world never actually get around to doing it. For those who do achieve it, how do they adapt if they have changed, for example, from an office environment, where they were employed, had a strict routine imposed on them, and were told what to do all the time by those above them in the company? How do you manage working alone from home? Now, that is not "manage" in the "how do you ...
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Venus Williams's recent Wimbledon win has a real lesson for entrepreneurs. She lost the first match, won the second match, and was losing the third 2 ' 5. It did not look good for Venus. But she did not give up. She fought on, stayed focus. And in the end, while playing the longest final in Wimbledon history, was victorious. So what does this mean for us entrepreneurs? The answer is very simple. Do not give up. Even when it appears that you are losing the game, you can still win the match. I ...
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The Royal Mail Group asked Kenexa® to design two bespoke online psychometric tests to assess the 250,000 people who apply for postal vacancies every year. The tests will allow the Royal Mail Group to sift out candidates much earlier in the recruitment process'significantly reducing the company's recruitment costs. Each working day the Royal Mail Group collects, processes and delivers over 84 million items to 27 million addresses across the UK. In recent years the company has ...
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Copyright 2005 Joel Vance Anyone can find a job. That's right, I said 'anyone'. And I meant it. But the caveat is: I didn't say what kind of job. You can go out and start flipping burgers, and whine about the tough breaks life handed you when your company down-sized, or you can reach higher, and go for that job you really want, and know you have the experience and enthusiasm for. Reaching higher means being on your toes, in every sense of the words. You'll have to stretch yourself too- make ...
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Personal storage tables (PST) or personal folder files form a significant part of the Outlook platform. The Outlook email client from Microsoft, allows users to manage their email accounts and create calenders and contact lists, apart from allowing them to maintain a journal and access the internet via web browser. The Outlook application is designed to automatically store messages, calender entries, journal entries, tasks and notes, on the personal folder file or PST file and the mailbox of ...
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The time has finally come.  You have reached a mid-level to upper management position and you are being asked to participate in the hiring process.  After years of fighting your way to the top, your company is depending on you to help draft some fresh faces into the organization.  Feels pretty good right?  Remember, as Spider Man always said, "With great power comes great responsibility".  Hiring is a highly personal process with lots of face time.  Failure is not an ...
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For many of us, asking for help is a difficult concept. It can require a certain amount of vulnerability. We may feel as if we are admitting a weakness that the world would not have known about, had we not asked for help. Ironically, it's been my experience that people who are able to deliver well-positioned requests for help are seen as very strong individuals. When they demonstrate the humility to ask for help, they earn the respect of others. Recipients of a heartfelt request for help are ...
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Workplace Conflict Conflict is an inevitable part of business life and not all conflict is negative. Most people would agree that where there are people there is conflict. Some workplace conflict is healthy and if viewed positively can be an opportunity and catharsis for you and your business to effect positive change! It's all how you think about it. However where unhealthy conflict raises its head repeatedly this has potential risk to cause your business negative consequences. These negative ...
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Over the last couple of years, the word "outsourcing" has gotten a bad rap. For many people, outsourcing means taking away American jobs but the truth is that businesses outsourcing actually means streamlining and efficiency. There isn't a competitive business today that doesn't use some form of outsourcing. Whether it's for an assembly line, document processing or even janitorial services outsourcing is a viable option. One of the fastest growing new business models is ...
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Human resources consultants in Tulsa provide comprehensive assistance in human resources management. These solutions are complete and cost-effective, and are typically offered by a PEO or Professional Employer Organization. With assistance from HR consultants, your company can divert its resources to core tasks alone and ensure greater productivity and earnings at lesser operating costs, leading to increased sustainability and profitability. The HR outsourcing and consulting ...
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Presenteeism is alive and 'not well' in many businesses today. It will visit your business or may even be present as you read this article. Presenteeism may be described as 'attending the workplace with minor or serious illnesses' when in fact your employee or you should be away recovering'! It's a fact of life that when we don't feel good we don't operate at our best! Many of us have observed workers and co-workers who have come in for the day and seemed present at the job only to observe ...
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Copyright 2005 The Perfect Interview No, you can't control how the interview will be conducted, nor can you control the outcome. But you can influence it greatly by the way you present your personality and your skills. Part of acing an interview, is preparation. Do your homework on the company you're applying to. Read their stock performance if they're listed. Surf for their web site, and be sure to read the About Us page as well as any news or press releases. Check out any trade-related ...
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You make the decision to go into business and for some time work from home or in leased premises and your business starts to grow. Like all businesses you experience growing pains. Cash Flow is sometimes tight, customers come in ebbs and flows but you continue to make progress. You win a few major contracts and at the back of your mind you realise you need to make some important decisions for the future. Your hours at work have been steadily increasing and the reason you went into business, ...
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