When the city of London needed a vice president of human resources in 2011, the search team turned to an employment recruitment firm. The full time job with “an excellent salary” sought a candidate with heavy financial and information services experience in addition to solid human resources credentials. Every human resources vice presidency is going […]

Conducting a human resource department audit helps a company to know how well its human resource department functions, whether it complies with the requirements set by governmental laws and identifies areas that need improvement. An audit may also review HR policies and procedures and determine which policies require removal, updating or further elucidation. Also Read: […]

A disabled employee returning to work from a disability leave, starting work for the first time or recently being diagnosed with a condition impacting his ability to perform the essential functions of his position may provide certain medical work restrictions to his employer. Before permitting the employee to work, the employer is required to clear […]

The corporate structures of small businesses often include payroll and human resources divisions. While these two divisions are usually separate from one another, some small businesses may consider integrating human resources and payroll into one department, or at least consolidating the databases that each department uses. Deciding to integrate your human resources and payroll databases […]

Whether your small business is the purchaser or the target company in a merger or acquisition, your human resources department as well as the human resources workers in the other company play a vital role in the process. Human resources helps manage any problems or challenges related to people in the organizations as the merger […]

Often human resource managers skim a resume to determine whether its content is clear, concise and targeted to the type of job for which the candidate is applying. When hiring employees for a small business, you might want to remove resumes from the candidate pool that are not well structured and contain grammatical errors. Missing […]

Human resources managers or departments may perform assessments to predict the future performance of employees. Certain assessments are particularly helpful when an individual is being considered as a candidate for an open position at a small business. Assessments may tell the company if the potential employee is capable of fulfilling the job and if she […]

Human resources specialists handle an organization’s day to day human resources functions, such as recruiting and interviewing new employees, administering company policies and procedures, employee training and development and administering employee benefits. Gaining human resources experience involves possessing the skills that employers seek out, acquiring educational qualifications and finding various ways to gain work experience […]

Strategic human resource management refers to the well-rounded approach to business and human capital management that HR leaders use to ensure their organizations are successful. Based on the principle that human capital — a phrase used to describe employees’ collective talents, expertise and qualifications — is an organization’s most valuable commodity, strategic human resources leaders […]