The scenarios   Imagine a country with a very high education rate where most of its citizens own doctoral degrees. Maybe a bank-teller position will require terminal degrees even though it is more than necessary to perform the job’s function. Those below average or under-qualified, who have a master’s degree or bachelor’s degree, will take […]Continue reading

Conducting interviews over the phone is the best way to narrow a large pool of candidates before inviting candidates for a job interview in person. A telephone interview is desirable because the recruiter and job candidate can save their time. Not to mention, using telephones to conduct in-depth interviews is a faster, easier way to […]Continue reading

ManageEngine, the IT management division of Zoho Corporation, recently unveiled findings from a new report titled the Remote Work Online Behavior Report, analyzing behaviors related to personal and professional online usage patterns. The study was commissioned to help IT professionals understand the online behaviors and technology challenges that have arisen due to remote work. The […]Continue reading

At big corporations, HR organisations frequently conjure up images of bureaucratic weight and paper pushing. As a matter of fact, even in today’s era, other functions speak differently about the so-called ‘non-technical department’ of Human Resources which historically has been tagged as a support function for long. Yet, many leaders still do not make the […]Continue reading

According to HR experts, the pandemic has shown that talent is crucial for performance. In the earliest days of the crisis, the HR team kept people safe while fostering connectivity and caring in an intensely stressful time. In planning for and implementing the business restart, they have been working to maintain morale and productivity for […]Continue reading

Vodafone Business recently launches its 2020 IoT Spotlight report, focused on the impact IoT is having on businesses at a time when their digital capabilities are put to the test by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IoT Spotlight features responses from 1,639 businesses globally, exploring how they are using IoT and how IoT is helping them […]Continue reading

Workers continued their nationwide strike on Wednesday, which first started on Oct 6, against the House of Representatives’ (DPR’s) recently passed Job Creation Law (Omnibus Law), Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) President Said Iqbal stated. “After yesterday, hundreds of thousands and also nearly one million workers left the factories to participate in the national […]Continue reading

Recruiting fees can vary from one firm to firm and from one independent contractor to another. Generally, recruiters who charge low exclude some key ingredients of the recruitment process. These ingredients of the recruitment process are usually vital to get the best candidates on the market. However, does this mean high charge recruiting fees always […]Continue reading

There are many organisations using competency models as the basis for their performance management systems. Competency models articulate the knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics that are deemed to be most instrumental for achieving positive organisational outcomes. Job analysis techniques, such as job observations, interviews, focus groups and surveys, are used to identify key competencies […]Continue reading

This article is a guest post. Much of the world has gone virtual and we are slowly losing the human element and the spontaneity of face-to-face connectivity and conversations. In this era of coronavirus and social distancing, finding and interviewing for a job can be very stressful and nerve-wracking. Job seekers need to convince their […]Continue reading