Employee data, tracking, managing, and reporting is at the heart of the human resources (HR) function. The process of employee recruitment, onboarding, time and attendance, appraisals, benefits, and compensation management all involve critical business and confidential information. This data can provide valuable insights into your organization. Employee acquisition includes recruitment, applicant tracking and onboarding. Sourcing, screening and qualifying applicants can be a daunting task, but using a powerful and flexible applicant tracking and recruiting software can help. By keeping closer track of the status of each applicant, there can be more effective communication with applicants and
Employee Recruitment and Onboarding is Key Human Resources (HR) plays a key role in maintaining an organization’s culture, beginning with recruiting. In a recent article by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) discussing developing and understanding an organization's culture, HR “develops orientation, training, and performance management programs that outline and reinforce the organization’s core values and ensures that appropriate rewards and recognition go to employees who truly embody the values.” What is corporate culture? Inc. Magazine says it best: “Corporate culture refers to the shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that characterize members of an organization
As more offices shift to a remote workforce, it can be challenging to ensure employee productivity without a physical presence in the traditional workspace. In most cases, working from home results in increased employee productivity, but if you want to make sure that your team is staying productive and working as a team, consider setting goals that align with the remote mentality. If you are the one who establishes employee performance goals for your organization, then you know the importance of having your teams on the same page. When you provide clear, easy to follow goals your teams know what is expected of them. Setting performance goals for your remote workforce or just a set of remote
The Value of Planning What creates more havoc than uncertainty? Natural disasters, pandemics, accidents, and/or man-made disasters all are beyond our control. As a business owner, what is under your control is your organization’s ability to survive any of those occurrences. While having a backup of your company’s data is important, it doesn’t guarantee recovery. The best time to plan for a disaster is before one happens. Data Retention Requirements Data backups, for the most part, are scheduled to occur daily, with the sole purpose of copying data. Disaster recovery is far more extensive and goes more in-depth with regard to data retention requirements. The keywords to understand for disaste
