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How To Craft a Strategic Hiring Plan in 2025

Analytics in HR

A well-executed hiring plan can be the difference between a company that reaches its strategic business goals and one that is outperformed by its rivals. Hiring was – and still is – the most important thing we do.” Contents What is a hiring plan? Just ask Marc Benioff , co-founder and CEO of tech giant Salesforce.

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For this HR “vigilante,” the C-suite was a stop, not the destination

HR Brew

It was a job she thought would be temporary, though she’d end up staying for nearly 15 years, first in benefits and then recruiting before finally moving into professional development, where she worked to support the careers of employees’ she’d helped hire over the years. I'm like this vigilante for the HR function itself,” she said.

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HR Functions: 10 Fundamentals for Every HR Professional

Primalogik

Companies depend on their HR departments for personnel management. And every aspect of HR influences the employee experience. As a result, organizations are recognizing the vital importance of HR functions and the professionals that implement them. In fact, 70% believe HR leaders belong on their board of directors.

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Build vs. Rent: Don’t Crash on the Do-It-Yourself Iceberg for People Analytics

Visier

The goal was to better enable HR and business leaders to make talent decisions that would have an impact on the business. To achieve this, the company hired an HR business intelligence team, standardized their reporting metrics, and invested over $3 million in a data warehouse and business intelligence (BI) software.

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Key Human Resources (HR) Pillars: Your 101 Guide

Analytics in HR

Simply put, HR pillars are the main focus areas that form the building blocks of a company’s HR and people strategy. Let’s get back to basics and explain the fundamentals of HR, the main HR functions and foundations, and get an overview of the key pillars of HR to help you build an effective people strategy.

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No HR (background) For You! Next!

Robin Schooling

The HR field already suffers from an abysmally low barrier to entry; I see this day-in-and-day-out when “someone” is hired or promoted to be the Head of HR (often SMBs or Depts of One) who does not even possess the most fundamental and basic foundational knowledge about employment law, recruiting/staffing/hiring, comp and benefits, etc.

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Want a Career in Human Resources? Your In-Depth (2023) Guide

Analytics in HR

HR professionals perform various staff-related responsibilities in an organization, primarily hiring, managing, and rewarding employees. They also need various HR skills to manage these responsibilities effectively. Handle the HR database and update employee details like new hires, sick leaves, vacations, and terminations.