Will Busch came to DisruptHR to disrupt HR. In his first 15 seconds he declared, “The sole purpose of HR is to create business value through people.” If that didn’t get you to sit up and take notice, this will:…
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Only HR Managers Are Immune From the Robots
When the robots arrive, some of you people out there in HR land are doomed. Utterly doomed! How do I know this? An algorithm told me. Go ahead and shake your head over the sheer preposterousness of it all. While…
Don’t Fight the Robots, Embrace Them
We’ve all heard doom and gloom reports of the coming AI revolution. Some forecasters predict a very grim future indeed: Robots take over and humans find themselves unceremoniously kicked to the curb, suddenly unable to provide for themselves and their…
Glassdoor Acquisition Is Another Step in Making Recruit Holdings a Global Employment Leader
Glassdoor, the employer reviews and jobs listing site, is being bought by Recruit Holdings, parent company of the international job board Indeed. The $1.2 billion sale was announced last night. Glassdoor will continue to operate “as a distinct and separate…
What You Need to Do If a Layoff Comes
In rapidly changing markets, layoffs are a possibility in any industry, at any time, and are bound to send shock waves through an organization. Organizations often change direction in response to market needs and pressures or will jettison one line…
Can You Put a Dollar Value On Your Workforce?
Note: This article is part of an occasional series dedicated to exploring the contribution of human capital assets (people!) to the valuation of a business. Welcome to The New ROI: Return on Individuals. Here’s a story about a real company. This company provided doughnuts for…
With Workers Coming In From the Sidelines, Hiring Could Get a Little Easier
If there’s one thing you can count on in a conversation with talent acquisition leaders, it’s hearing how hard it is to hire people. Last week, at the spring ERE Recruiting Conference, anytime two people would get together, the talent…
How Small Businesses Can Win In the War for Talent
Small businesses face a common challenge. According to the 2018 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit report, 70% of small businesses struggle to find and retain skilled talent. At 70%, this issue is nearly a pandemic among small businesses. In fact, according to…
Don’t Overlook Candidates Because They Have an Alternative Education
More students are pursuing higher education than ever before — but at a higher cost. The result? The national student debt burden is approaching $1.5 trillion, and in 2016 the average college student graduated with over $37,000 in student loans. For many…
Society Is Holding Organizations and Leaders Accountable For Their Culture
We are experiencing a historic shift in how people view the importance of culture and culture change. As a result, most CEOs and other top leaders will be expected to understand and deal with culture challenges proactively, or they will be…
Simplify Your Social Media Recruitment By Building Your Own Chatbot
Today, human resource staff focus more on strategizing and satisfying employees’ needs than on administration and recruiting, which were the cornerstones of HR work in a previous era. HR professionals are taking on a much more meaningful role in company…
How HR Will Be Different This Year
Two competing forces are impacting the world of HR this year. On the one hand, the rate of social and business changes is accelerating, resulting in an ever more complex business environment. On the other hand, employees are pushing for…
It’s Up to You to Create Training Programs to Keep Pace With Change
In the original Terminator movie, there’s a classic scene where the hero, Kyle Reese, warns Sarah Connor that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator is coming for her. “It’s out there!” Kyle says. “It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with….
Comp in 2018: Some Raises, But Bonuses Will Be More Common
Location. Location. Location. At PayScale, we analyze what matters when determining pay, from education to industry to skills to management responsibilities. Consistently, at the top of the list of these factors is location. This year, we decided to map out…
To Fill Those Tough Jobs, HR Needs to Think Globally
Between efforts to build a wall and limiting work visas, immigration is a political hot potato in the U.S. But that’s no reason HR can avoid it. In fact, to fill the skills gap that almost 8 out of 10…
HR Has a Role, But Leadership Has to Take Responsibility For Conduct and Culture
I am still processing the significant amount of commentary about HR’s role in the recent sexual harassment scandals. I wrote earlier about the demands placed on HR that keep us buried in adminis-trivia so that we don’t have time for important work….
How to Use Relocation to Win the War For Talent
In the past couple of years, we’ve been able to count on at least one piece of good news each month: steadily dropping unemployment rates. But a low unemployment rate can be a double-edged sword if you’re a recruiter or…
Engaging Your Freelance Talent Is More Important Than Ever
The war for talent continues to rage, and 77% of CEOs are now concerned about talent/skills availability as a business threat, according to PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey. But where do CEOs turn to find this valuable and elusive talent…
3 Steps Companies With a Blended Workforce Should Take to Protect Themselves
Companies that solely rely on traditional hiring models may soon lose their ability to remain competitive. Traditional models of hiring no longer provide the agility businesses must have to access in-demand skills when and where they’re needed. One reason is…
What Will Happen When You No Longer ‘Own’ Talent?
Needs-based employment is hardly a new phenomenon. Since even before the Industrial Age, when a business needed a toolmaker, an accountant or some other skilled worker, it hired one. It then “owned” one, as Bryan Clifton describes the relationship. That’s…