Mercer releases its 2008 US Mercer Benchmark Database New York, 2 October 2008 – Mercer has just released its 2008 US Mercer Benchmark Database, a comprehensive source of pay data for more than 1,000 functional positions. The database helps organizations assess trends in pay to ensure compensation for their employees is competitive and financial resources […]
How to increase your passive-candidate recruiting effectiveness by more than 200% Lou Adler Adler Concepts • lou@adlerconcepts.com During my 25 years of recruiting experience, I’ve learned a few important principles about how to effectively recruit passive candidates. I would now like to pass these on to you. Most of these principles were learned by trial […]
HARTFORD, Connecticut USA – United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) announces the appointment of J. Thomas Bowler, Jr. as its Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Organization. He succeeds William L. Bucknall, who will retire at the end of this year. Bowler will report to the Office of the Chief Executive. Bowler, 55, joined UTC in 1979 […]
WASHINGTON DC – Only three out of ten US workers agree that their company’s performance management program actually does what it’s intended to do: improve performance. And only two out of ten workers say their company helps poorly performing workers improve, according to a recent survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading human capital consulting firm. […]
SAN DIEGO — A drastic change is coming to Corporate America. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2011 the American workforce will experience the worst shortage of skilled workers in U.S. history. As the Baby Boomers retire over the next six years, our economy will lose an estimated 10 million skilled workers. […]
International Women Leaders Global Security Summit New York – United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro recently highlighted the importance of empowering women to build healthier, better educated, more peaceful and more prosperous societies. “Study after study has shown us that when women are fully empowered and engaged, all of society benefits,” Ms. Migiro told the […]
By Ames Gross, President of Pacific Bridge, Inc., a recruiting and HR consulting firm specializing in Asia. For more information, please visit www.pacificbridge.com Introduction In the past, unions in China were either weak or virtually non-existent. Over the past decade, however, complaints about unfair labor practices have become increasingly common. This has led to a […]
by NICK FORSTER, Director WEST AUSTRALIAN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY GROUP • nforster@ecel.uwa.edu.au Leaders and Followers For many years people have attempted to get to grips with the essence of effective leadership. Is it innate or can it be learnt? What constitutes effective leadership? Is it a set of skills? Does it have something to do with […]
According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the human resource (HR) profession is maturing into a strategic business role by creating and implementing business plans for human capital that mirror the goals and priorities of the organization. The SHRM study benchmarks the state of the HR profession worldwide in 23 countries and 11 […]
A study of executives from dozens of organizations in 25 countries around the globe by the Bernard Hodes Group Global Network confirmed what many already knew, but added a new challenge to the topic of employer branding. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of the approximately 500 respondents indicated that they had formal employer brand management programs in […]
