Onboarding: the fast track to staff productivity? – posted by www.hrpcenter.com – January 17th, 2012 posted by www.hrpcenter.com - January 17th, 2012 The pressure on HR teams and line managers during busy and difficult times can mean elements of the onboarding process are inadvertently overlooked or forgotten. But it can be a mistake to cut the time and money spent engaging with new recruits before and after they start. read more...

Common HR nightmares employers can avoid – posted by www.hrpcenter.com posted by www.hrpcenter.com - January 17th, 2012 Melina Mara/THE WASHINGTON POST – Human resources can seem rather simple on the surface, but errors like misclassifying workers and mishandling overtime wages can lead to a host of legal nightmares. Text Size Print E-mail Reprints By J.D. Harrison, Published: January 12 Hirings and firings, classifications and investigations — while they may not be the most exciting parts of the job,...

7-Steps To Conduct An Effective Hiring Interview Posted by www.hrpcenter.com   Up until recently many employees were hired and promoted based on a simple theory: past performance is a good predictor of future performance. Hiring or promoting on past performance continues to work if the environment in which the employee is expected to perform will remain constant. In today’s world, you’d have to be doing business in a cave located in a remote location in the world that is disconnected from...