Fixing Fraud and Biases in the Recruitment Process and Making it Fair and Transparent

HR, HRM

Why Fair and Transparent Hiring is Vital to organizations and What the Reality Is The recruitment process is an important element of the overall Human Resource (HR) processes and indeed, ranks as a key component in the overall organizational canvas. After all, being the gateway to the organisation, a fair and transparent recruitment system ensures […]

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Why Auditing of the HR Function is Necessary and Important in the Present Times

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What is Auditing, Why is it Important, and Its Continuing Relevance in the Present Times Auditing, or the process of checking and verifying the genuineness of processes, accounts, and functions of any entity are a necessary and important aspect of the organizational processes. Indeed, any entity that is registered as such, be it governmental, private, […]

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The Growing Popularity of Flex Work and HR Strategies to Deal with It

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What is Flex Work and Some Trends Which Indicate its Popularity Flexible Working or Flex Work is defined as any working arrangement that involves remote work, telecommuting, part time and freelancing, and other forms of flexible working arrangements. As the name implies, any sort of adaptable and flexible working arrangement between the employees and the […]

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Effective HRM Strategies to Smoothen and Sweeten the Downsizing and the Layoff Process

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Exits, Whether Voluntary Or Involuntary, are Inevitable Organizations let go of employees for a variety of reasons. While voluntary exits or those employees who leave organizations to seek greener pastures elsewhere are at one of the spectrum in terms of process and the HR (Human Resource) strategies used, involuntary exits where employees are made to […]

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Why the Future of Work is Virtual, Gig Based, and Cognitive and its implications for HR

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The Changing Nature of Work and the Transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution Work, as we know it, is changing before our eyes. While historically, the nature of work evolved from informal to formal exchanges between employers and employees, ever since the Industrial Revolution in the Eighteenth and the Nineteenth Centuries, work has come to […]

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Why HR Managers Must Treat the Exit Interviews as Feedback and Learning Experiences

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The Importance of Exit Interviews Despite being treated as chores and unavoidable components of the organizational processes, Exit Interviews are indeed important and can serve as sources of valuable feedback and provide inputs for learning and improvement within the organizations. Exit Interviews, as the name implies are conducted when employees leave organizations and are used […]

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Emotional Intelligence for Managers and Working Professionals

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What is Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Quotient We often hear the term Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Quotient or EQ being necessary for managers and working professionals to succeed in their careers. If we investigate what this term means, we find that it broadly refers to the emotional capacities of managers and working professionals when they […]

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How HR Managers Can Help Employees Avoid Burnout and Manage Stress

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In the increasingly fast-paced and uber-competitive business landscape, stress and burnout are inevitable consequences for employees in organizations that have to adapt and respond to the external pressures through internal excellence. This means that the pursuit of profit-driven excellence creates a high-pressure working environment where burnout and stress often take a toll on the employees. […]

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