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INTERVIEW: Dave Ulrich on How To Win the War for Talent

HR Bartender

The term “war for talent” was first used in 2001 in a Harvard Business Press book by the same name. It refers to a competitive landscape in recruiting and retention. Given the recent shift to a candidate-driven market and other indicators like low unemployment, the use of war for talent seems very appropriate.

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Fine-tune hiring with pre-hire assessments

HR Management

The science and art of hiring, retaining and properly matching people to positions and positions to organizational needs and culture is mission-critical. Every business wants to hire quality people. Some recruiters will have fit-for-the-role tests and even benchmarks. But it’s not all about revealing potential problems.

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I did pre-hire assessments: What’s next?

HR Management

And, these can now be “behaviorally smart,” using questions based on the outcomes of the pre-hire assessments you’ve completed. So, with the cost of a bad hire reckoned by some in the recruitment industry to be in the region of $240,000 per employee including salary, onboarding and training, getting the interview process right is crucial.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

Advos

Our weekly recap of fundings, mergers & acquisition, partnership and other interesting news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Intelligent recruiting platform Greenhouse picks up another $50M. Young Talent Professional Development Network Goodwall Raises $10.8M. in Series C.

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Why Self-Esteem Is Critical to Successful Leadership

Employee Motivation Employee Success Leadership 10% Happier ACE Conference Bobi Seredich dan harris EI EI skills emotional intelligence employee happiness employee morale employee motivation high self-esteem high self-esteem leader HR human resources improving self-esteem leader leadership low self-esteem micro manager positive emotional intelligence (..)

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Start With A Strong Behavioral Foundation; Add Training

HR Management

The only way to effectively hire and retain candidates is to ensure you not only fit the right skills to the right job but that you also find the right cultural and behavioral style fit for the role and team. This helps determine if a candidate will be a long-term, loyal and successful hire. Don’t hire yourself.

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Steve Boese: Coronavirus and the challenge to HR everywhere

HRExecutive

In my last column , I wrote the following: “I really hope that by the time I have to draft the next monthly Inside HR Tech column the assessment and analysis of the technologies and companies in the HR tech market and how organizations are leveraging HR solutions to help them achieve their business and talent strategies will be top of mind again.”.