Recruiting and Retention

These posts focus on employee recruiting and retention as part of business leadership and management. Recruiting information for HR and managers.

CASE STUDY: Rite Aid Creates the Right Candidate Experience

February 7, 2012

(Today’s post is sponsored by iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business solutions.  This case study highlights iCIMS unique “back to the basics” corporate philosophy that creates client value by turning less-necessary system functionality into configurable options and flexible platforms.  Enjoy!) We often talk in human resources about the candidate experience.  That is, making [...]

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The Best Color To Wear For a Job Interview

February 5, 2012

One of the best things about LinkedIn are the groups. You can become a part of groups based upon your profession, industry affiliations or interests. I belong to several and it’s fascinating to see the conversations people are engaged in.  For example, there was a huge conversation on one of my groups about the best [...]

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Ask HR Bartender: Getting Hired With Friends

January 29, 2012

We all like working with our friends. Who wouldn’t?  And research shows when we do, our engagement is better and we stay with the company longer.  That being said, trying to get hired along with your BFF isn’t always the best idea.  Which is why I wanted to answer this reader question. My friend and [...]

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The Inevitable Shift From Jobs to Skills

January 26, 2012

Years ago, I was working on a consulting assignment involving a company’s customer service challenges.  The company decided the answer was to throw bodies at the situation. The assumption? More people = Better service.  At some point, I was talking with the senior vice president of operations about the decision.  And I asked, “Will there [...]

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Ask HR Bartender: Managing Work and Home Demands

January 18, 2012

One of the never-ending discussions of working people deals with how to manage our work and home lives.  There are so many different conversations about how to deal with it:  implementing a results only work environment (ROWE), meshing personal and professional and dealing with it singularly, or declaring the whole concept of work life balance [...]

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Ask HR Bartender: Who To Contact After a Job Interview

January 10, 2012

Several weeks ago, I answered a reader question about when to follow-up after a job interview.  You can see my reply here.  Shortly after, I received another question about following up after an interview: Do you follow up with the supervisor who interviewed you or contact human resources?  I contacted the supervisor who interviewed me [...]

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Ask HR Bartender: Losing Your Driver’s License Can Impact Your Career

January 5, 2012

Okay people, while the name of this blog relates to bartending, one subject I take very seriously is drinking.  As an HR pro, we often have to deal with the subject of serving alcoholic beverages at company events and handling situations when employees have one too many.  It’s important to handle these types of situations [...]

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