Human Resources Articles

Business » Human Resources | By Richard Reid @ Friday, 21st November 2008

We relate stress as those moments where you feel like everything has become too much to handle and everything seems to crumble at the slightest provocation. Even though we all know what stress is do you know how best to control and manage your stress levels? Stress can be explained as the feelings of inability to cope with a situation or circumstance. [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Friday, 21st November 2008

When preparing for the PHR or SPHR exam consider the following areas of focus which you should know before sitting for the exam. Traditionally, HR also is responsible for devising and implementing a companies disciplinary procedures. Most systems provide sufficient time for employees to change their behavior or improve their performance before termination becomes inevitable. Handle discipline problems progressively with [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

The Human resource certification institute issues professional in human resources and senior professional in human resources exams. These exams can be quite intense and rigorous due to the theoretical knowledge, practical experience and amount of information that candidates must know before taking them. Everything for employee motivation, learning and leadership to Samuel Gompers will be covered on the exam. Very [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

Certifications in human resources as an excellent way to advance your career. Consider becoming a senior professional in human resources which is offered by the Human Resource Certification Institute. The exam itself covers six knowledge areas included strategic management, workforce planning and employment, Human resource development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, occupational health and lastly safety and security. [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

Human resource professionals should consider sitting for an passing the PHR or SPHR exam to gain certification as a HR specialist. The certification demonstrates that the candidate has mastery of the human resource body of knowledge including strategic management, Workforce planning and employment, HR development, Compensation and benefits, Employee and labor relations, Occupational health, safety and security. These are the [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

Many human resource professional are intimated by a 200 question detailed HR exam. Everything for employee motivation, learning and leadership to Samuel Gompers will be covered on the exam. Very few people would know all the knowledge base covered unless they have prior training in human resources. Consider using some type of review program before you go in to sit [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

Many human resource professional are intimated by a 200 question detailed HR exam. The PHR and SPHR exams cover a large number of essential and detail intensive areas of employee and management relationship focus. Consider using some type of review program before you go in to sit for the exam because the details about labor unions history, key figures, laws, [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

The Human Resource Certification Institute offers candidates the opportunity to take the PHR and SPHR exam to gain certification to increase their competitiveness in the workplace. The PHR and SPHR exams are not easy and you should not go into the exam unprepared. There are dozens of laws, regulations, employee plans, compensation methods, employee relations history, safety plans, motivation, leadership [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jacquelyn Donner @ Thursday, 20th November 2008

To pass the PHR or SPHR exam you must have a minimum of 2 years of human resource experience in which the function of HR is a total of 51 percent of your activities. A candidate must have at least 2 years of professional HR experience to be able to sit of the exam. Also preferred is a candidate whose [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Warren Wong @ Wednesday, 19th November 2008

The commercial airlines are not the only employers you can look to when you want to find out what corporate flight jobs are available. Many corporations have their own fleet of jets and hire corporate flight attendants to see to the needs of the passengers. One thing you will realize is that the salary you receive working for a private [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Brad Lebo @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008

Assessing motivation and talent in a business setting is critical because of the importance of these factors in predicting success. Although \"good fortune\" or \"luck\" can contribute to success, the identifiable determining factors are motivation and talent. Fortunately, both motivation and talent can be assessed. Structured interviews and tests can identify motivation, personality features, critical thinking ability, and emotional intelligence. Such [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Amy Nutt @ Monday, 17th November 2008

Making permanent recruitment decisions is one of the most important things a manager does. Unfortunately, mistakes are common. Every manager has stories of new hires that turned out to be completely incompetent. But it\'s not just these extreme cases we should be concerned about. Every time a company hires a mediocre employee instead of a strong one they are compromising [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Jay Gaulard @ Sunday, 16th November 2008

Have you ever tried to hire employees without posting the job in the newspaper, on the door of your business, or on the Internet? Not doing so makes it difficult to find high quality employees. Not doing so also makes it difficult to fill a position that needs filling quickly. Luckily, there are many different methods in which you can easily [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Rich Talbot @ Sunday, 16th November 2008

It\'s well known that when a company has to cut back on expenses, one of the first things to go is budget for training such as Excel courses. London-based companies like companies all over Europe are slashing their excess expenses and training managers are suddenly left with no money to do their jobs. How can they continue to provide necessary [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Terry Germany @ Friday, 31st October 2008

Tammy Erickson of Harvard Business Online wrote an article titled, \"Ten Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work\", which highlights how Generation X perceives \"most corporate careers paths narrow\' at the top.\" Today, employees of Generation X are in their 30s and 40s and are in a position to be considered as corporate leaders. However, this group is often overlooked or [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Terry Germany @ Sunday, 26th October 2008

This alone requires impeccable talent management solutions, applicant tracking, and of course all other tasks associated with human resource management. So long as the number of employees is small and manageable, you are likely to consider using a basic accounting program for payroll and then manually tabulate time sheets. As the business grows, this becomes a rather daunting task, and you [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Amy Nutt @ Saturday, 25th October 2008

Companies may wonder why they should hire an hr consulting firm, i.e., a temp agency, to locate quality employees. In a highly competitive corporate world, knowledgeable help can mean the difference between a constant influx of clients and bankruptcy. Statistically speaking, every disgruntled customer that leaves your establishment equals seven or more people who won\'t give you a chance based on [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Cash Miller @ Friday, 24th October 2008

Whether you are a business owner, manager, or a part of the workforce team stress in the workplace environment tends to be something that everyone has to deal with. And the more stress you have the more susceptible you may be to developing poor health in general. So here are 5 tips you can use each and every day to [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Art Gib @ Thursday, 23rd October 2008

These days, it is a fairly common practice for corporations and other employers to run employee criminal background checks. However, finding out whether someone has a criminal background isn\'t the only reason to run a background check on a job applicant. Other types of background checks can and do include employment history and confirmation, credit history, driving record, and more. Why [more...]

Business » Human Resources | By Cash Miller @ Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

I think one of the things most up and coming entrepreneurs fail to analyze is whether they really want to deal with employees or not. And if they are willing to deal with them then how many are they willing to handle? There are so many possibilities out there for a person to start a business. And the beauty of [more...]