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Talent As A Critical Resource

ExactHire

Talent has become and will remain the #1 critical resource for businesses in this decade. Through The Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the slow recovery that followed, the vast majority of organizations were trimming their workforce, attempting to do more with less, and trying to just keep their businesses solvent. Did we fall asleep?

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HR KPIs: Guide, 20 Examples & Free Template

AIHR

Human Resources key performance indicators (HR KPIs) are strategic HR metrics used to assess how effectively HR supports the organization’s overall goals. In such cases, HR must balance competing priorities, such as encouraging innovation with fewer resources. Eckerson’s KPI framework In a 2009 paper , Wayne W.

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The state of inclusion this National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and what’s needed next

HR Brew

The current unemployment rate of disabled workers is 7.2%, a record low since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking the figure in 2009 and down from a high of 15% in 2012, according to the Center for American Progress. Despite advancements, disabled workers still face barriers to success and employers can do more. Employment.

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China Gorman on Professional Development in Human Resources

HR Bartender

You know her from the leadership roles she’s held with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Great Place to Work. I had the opportunity to interview China back in 2009. But today, China is here to share with us an exciting new professional development event for human resources professionals.

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Hiring, quits slowed further in November, but HR should prepare for changes in 2025

HR Brew

million openings in November, an increase of 273,000 since Octoberthe highest monthly spike of any industrybut hire rates for the sector have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009 at the end of the Great Recession. Similarly, while professional and business services had 1.8

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Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help

Workplace Psychology

In a New York Times article about the emotional and financial toll of being unemployed, Luo and Thee-Brenan (2009), shared a New York Times/CBS News poll of unemployed adults (708 unemployed adults between Dec. Thus the loss of financial resources limits choices, thereby enhancing feelings of limited control over one’s life.

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The Optimal HR to Employee Ratio

AIHR

The Society for Human Resource Management ( SHRM ) has researched this over multiple years. In fact, the 2009 report looked into 119 large organizations and found HR-to-employee ratios as low as 0.4 As far as we know, this data has never been benchmarked in different industries. for organizations with over 7,500 employees.