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35% of workers are highly engaged, 26% disengaged and 17% detached
Globally, just over a third (35%) of the more than 32,000 full-time workers participating in our study are highly engaged writes HR consultants Towers Watson in Global Workforce Study Engagement at Risk: Driving Strong Performance in a Volatile Global Environment. (Adapted chosen excerpts by JMM to follow) On one level, this isn’t surprising. Five years of economic turmoil, nearly … Continue reading
Bullied At Work
Most workers, even those who love their jobs, would probably say their job has caused them stress at some point writes Debra Auerbach in Workplace bullying on the rise, according to new study (Adapted choosen excerpts by JMM to follow) Throw in job insecurity, an increased workload and intensified pressure to perform, and stress levels can hit … Continue reading
UK / HR workers among the unhappiest
The findings, released today by vocational training organisation, City and Guilds have found that HR professionals are some of the unhappiest across the UK workforce. The Career Happiness Index 2012 looks into what people in the UK consider to be the most important factors contributing to their happiness at work. The index found that among … Continue reading
Job Search | Beating the software
Many of the biggest companies in the world are using software to recruit their workforce, so how can you beat the odds in the most competitive job market in history? If you take the time to fill in a job application, you might think someone would at least have the courtesy to actually look at … Continue reading
India – New HRD Minister – What to expect
Different people expect different things to happen after the change of guard at the human resources development ministry in New Delhi. For AK Gosain, professor of civil engineering, IIT Delhi, the HRD ministry under the leadership of Pallam Raju “has a pronounced focus on linking jobs to education. This will essentially translate to two things … Continue reading
Sri Lanka – A National Human Resources and Employment Policy
Sri Lanka Tuesday launched the National Human Resources and Employment Policy (NHREP), a policy document that aims to assure equal opportunity employment for all its citizens. Senior Minister of Human Resources presented the first copy of the policy document to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees today (30) with the participation of Country … Continue reading
India – Skills Gap – Trouble finding the right candidate for the right job will intensify
Indian employers have trouble finding the right candidate for the right job and this trend is likely to intensify in the next three years, says HR service provider Randstad. According to Randstad India’s global Workmonitor Survey 2012, Indian employers have trouble finding highly qualified people and this trend is set to continue for the next … Continue reading
The State of Human Capital: “people processes” are failing to keep pace
Human capital professionals are struggling to meet the needs of an-ever changing global business landscape. As global markets and technology evolve, “people processes” are failing to keep pace. While tremendous strides have been made over the past decade in areas like workplace diversity and flexibility, the human capital function has largely lagged behind in effecting … Continue reading
Employees vs HR – Top 5 Reasons for Leaving
There are some definite areas that both HR and employees say are reasons people leave companies. And the reasons aren’t really shocking. We keep hearing about employee disengagement being at an all-time high. What conversations are companies having about these identified reasons for employees leaving? For some of the reasons, there’s quite a noticeable difference … Continue reading
Top 50 most common interview mistakes
Here are the top 50 most common interview mistakes to review so you can avoid making them. Top 50 Interview Mistakes Dressing inappropriately. Not taking a phone interview as seriously as an in-person interview. Leaving your cell phone on. Chewing gum. Bringing a cup of coffee or other drink with you. Bringing another person with … Continue reading
HR – To be or not to be a decision-makers: 75% are not
A poll conducted at the CIPD’s HR Software Show 2012 reveals that 75% of UK businesses are not using the expertise of their HR professionals to formulate business strategy while reward is too rarely linked directly to high individual performance. According to the survey by outsourcing firm PlusHR, 75% of HR professionals not being … Continue reading
Australia – Attitude change needed to attract workers
A peak business group says employers will need to change their attitudes in order to attract good workers, as Australia braces for a major shortage of skilled workers. Analysis by the Federal Department of Employment shows that 800,000 new workers will be needed over the next five years. The biggest demand for jobs is expected … Continue reading
Europe – Hierarchies ‘stifle innovation at work’ and Chinese better at fostering ideas from junior staff, claims report
Workplaces in Europe are failing to make the most of innovative ideas from junior members of staff because of an ingrained hierarchical approach, a study has claimed. Only 8 per cent of European respondents to the KPMG Tech Innovation Survey said that their organization was good at ‘spotting and nurturing innovation from the bottom up’. … Continue reading
Hiring Trends – Only 6% prefer a one-page executive résumé but page length not an issue
Career Directors International (CDI) had become weary of rumors and folklore when it came to hiring trends. This was especially true as it related to the many ways that résumés ‘could be’ and ‘should be’ written. For example, something said to one job seeker by a recruiter, suddenly becomes a fact quoted by all! These ‘facts’ take on a life of their own … Continue reading
HR Still Isn’t Strategic
For two decades we have been hearing that HR must become a strategic partner to the business. And the fact that we’re still hearing it suggests that in many organizations it hasn’t happened. The need to align HR with the business has become more urgent than ever. Financial markets exert relentless pressure for growth, especially … Continue reading
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