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Is the HR Accountable for Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

An awareness of the history of mass layoffs would have allowed you to learn from past episodes and replicate workable models. Your knowledge of it could have prevented mass hirings. Layoffs in the 1970s-80s , including at Boeing Co. and General Motors Co., did not lead to profits as anticipated but caused productivity to decline.

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Is the HR Accountable for the Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

An awareness of the history of mass layoffs would have allowed you to learn from past episodes and replicate workable models. Your knowledge of it could have prevented mass hirings. Layoffs in the 1970s-80s , including at Boeing Co. and General Motors Co., did not lead to profits as anticipated but caused productivity to decline.

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Hiring for culture fit: The key to attracting and retaining talent

Workable

For example, here at Workable, ‘Come as you are’ is one of our core values and is always featured on our site: Embark on culture-driven recruiting. When I was hiring for an internal recruiter, I asked questions like ‘tell me about a recent article or magazine that was awesome and absolutely blew your mind.’

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11 things not to do when leading a video meeting

Insperity

As host, it’s on you to have a workable backup plan when things go wrong, whether that’s to use phones, work over email or reschedule. Get more ideas in this free issue of the Insperity Magazine: The Insperity guide to company culture. Don’t forget about a backup plan.

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The dishonest myth of work-life balance

Workable

Work-life balance” found one of its earliest and loudest champions in the magazine Working Mother , set up in 1979. But as the conferences, speeches and magazine covers got into full swing this relatively honest relationship between employer and employee was obfuscated. The incentives here are pretty clear.

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Recruiter vs hiring manager: Who is really responsible for hiring?

Workable

Think of this analogy: in a magazine, writers write the articles and editors sign them off. Train hiring managers on interviewing techniques and keep them on track so that they get back to candidates in a timely manner. Recommend and implement effective assessment methods that help evaluate candidates objectively.

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TOP 11 recruitment software to look out for in 2020 [+ G2 reviews]

Skillate

For the past 3 years, SimplyHired has been named a ‘Top job search website’ by Forbes and PC Magazine. Workable is a holistic ATS that can be accessed on the desktop as well as mobile. 30 million candidates come to their website, mobile sites, and an extensive network of partner sites every month.