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Cafe Classic - It's Only a Title, Right?

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: Today's Café Classic post was first published on December 1, 2009 -- but it touches on a timeless problem and raises an eternal question. A smart, no-cost way to reward employees when hard dollars are in short supply? . Employees will not like giving up inflated titles. Are job titles really free? What to do.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Talent Managers / 6 - Strategic HCM

Strategic HCM

Productivity and labour cost remain important measurements; these are the tools investors, lenders and businesses use to benchmark progress (or lack of it). In a similar study of 3,000 senior managers, executives gave their firms low marks when describing the employee-related data they need for decisions. ► 2009.

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iCIMS - Technology for Induction - and ensuring Quality of Hire ~ HR.

Strategic HCM

Engage employees with consistent communications regarding company goals and how they can help achieve them. Induction Reports: Measure global metrics on HR productivity and key performance benchmarks. ► 2009. iForms Library: Automate induction with more than 20 universal forms and 70+ specific to the US, UK, and Canada.