Why would a company want to offer a nice benefit package? I would think to keep their employees content with their employer. Companies offer employees benefits to keep them returning to the job. Not only to keep them but...
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Employee Turnover
I.Galindo
High employee turnover can hurt a company's finances in the long run. It costs a business money to seek employees, attract them to the business, call and interview, hold orientations, conduct background checks, screenings, and trainings, etc. This is just...
The Virtual Candidate
Shelby Hjort-Michel
In today's age, many employers are afraid of the Virtual Candidate. Whether this prospective employee has obtained a degree online or worked from the comfort of their own home, there is a lot to be considered. Many HR professionals feel...
HR: Do we know the law?
I. Galindo
EPA or Equal Pay Act: prohibits wage discrimination among employees on the basis of sex when the work requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility when done in similar working conditions. A skill is an experience, training, education, or abilities to...
Assessments for HRM Galindo
Galindo
Do you know what to look for in your dream employee? Do you know what qualities to notice? Well with new day technology, you do not have to play mind games in order to seek these traits. If within...
Is Human Resource Management for You?
I. Galindo
Human Resource Management (HRM) is not for everyone. There are many tasks to be done and new innovations being implemented daily. With new day technology, formats and processes have drastically changed from what used to be a simple hiring process,...
Is This the Demise of the HR Department?
Shelby Hjort-Michel
Bernard Marr recently posted an article on LinkedIn entitled "Why We No Longer Need HR Departments." He argues that no one will ever take a business department seriously so long as it continues to refer to its people as "resources."...
Meet Robert Braathe at the Malta Career Expo Thursday 10/9
Meet Robert Braathe on Thursday 10/9 from 12-4pm at the Braathe Enterprises booth at the Malta Career Expo. Robert will be offering 5 minute or less LinkedIn profile critiques as well as information on the virtual internship program, project management...
HR Compensation Methods
I. Galindo
The Human Resource (HR) department handles a number of areas for business production. One of the areas for HR is workplace compensation. Management and employees need to be compensated for their business efforts or work completed. Compensation can be of...
Performance Management in the Workplace
I. Galindo
As with any business, performance management is a key area that aides in succession. In order for the employee to understand business expectations, management must have expertise knowledge of job functions. When thinking in ways of performance, we want to...