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Learning & Development for Energy, Oil & Gas: Nurturing Talent Resources from the Ground Up

Training Orchestra

In offshore drilling rigs, for example, technicians are exposed to many climate and work-related hazards ( Kvalheim & Dahl, 2016 ) including fire, explosions, hydrocarbon leakages, falls, hydrogen sulfide emissions, and in extreme cases diving bell accidents. With an increase in safety comes increased positive business outcomes.

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Top M&A News in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016

Advos

M&A Announcements in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016. January 2016. SterlingBackcheck Made Several Strategic Acquisitions in 2016. February 2016. March 2016. April 2016. PayScale acquires Denver salary data company. August 2016. Kronos Acquires Empower Software Solutions.

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Top Funding News in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016

Advos

Funding Announcements in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016. January 2016. The recruitment marketing platform Smashfly started off 2016 raising $22 million. The first of many big funding announcements in 2016. February 2016. March 2016. Human resources startup CharlieHR raises $1.4

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5 Must-Read Talent Acquisition Articles of 2016

Visier

This was a recurring theme that we saw in 2016, and thanks to analytics , Talent Acquisition has graduated from a simple candidate filling function to a strategic arm that has a direct correlation to an organization’s bottom line. Bonus: The Demand for Data-Driven Talent Acquisition – 2016 Hiring Manager Survey Results.

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Data Security Must Be a Top Priority for HR

TalentCulture

Especially when employees and proprietary business data begin to mix. A recent Verizon 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report has found that 63 percent of confirmed data breaches happen because of the use of “weak, default or stolen passwords.” Data Security: What HR Professionals Need to Know.

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Human Resources: 2017 Changes for Form I-9

HR Bartender

I didn’t know this change was coming until I was in New Orleans at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference. Effective August 1, 2016, penalties nearly doubled , and this new fine structure is applicable to any violations incurred after November 2, 2015. It will cost you if you don’t address those issues now.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

If you are interested in additional free resources for data science and R programming, check the comment section of this post. “Technology, data analytics, and artificial intelligence already impact how people work and engage with organizations. Click titles for Kindle versions (Work in progress. And be careful!