Salaries are a business investment, and setting compensation levels requires a fact based, structured methodology centered on external marketplace and internal organizational factors.
Use Outlook Quick Steps to Perform Multiple Actions in One Click

Managing and staying on top of your email is important to everyone. With Quick Steps (a feature in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013) you can apply multiple actions at the same time to email messages. This helps you quickly manage your mailbox. For example, if you frequently move messages to a specific folder, you can use a Quick Step to move the message in one click. Or, if you forward messages to your manager or peers, a one-click Quick Step can simplify the task.
Does Your Organization Do This When it’s Faced With Change?

Change is inevitable. But it’s how you lead and manage change that makes the difference. Companies that accept and embrace change are healthier, more dynamic, and faster growing than those companies that fear change.
4 Out-of-the-Box Ideas to Grow Your Talent Pool

To hire and retain top talent, it’s important to keep up with the ever-changing methods of recruiting, onboarding and hiring.
What are the Hardest Positions to Fill in Northeast Ohio?
A majority of Northeast Ohio organizations are planning to grow their businesses this year. Hiring projections from the 2015 ERC Hiring Trends & Practices Survey show that 84% of participating organizations have already hired one or more employees in 2015, and plan to make additional hires. Only 4% do not plan on hiring any employees this year. The 2015 ERC Hiring Trends and Practices Survey highlights hiring practices of 102 participating employers.
9 of Our Favorite Human Resources Blogs

When it comes to human resources blogs, there is no shortage of information available to readers. Whether you want the latest in recruitment, leadership and management, employment law, or you just want to learn about trends shaping the HR industry, there seems to be a blog for everything.
The Changing Landscape of Online Recruiting

It’s no secret that the landscape for recruiting has changed dramatically with the rise of social media. In the early stages, recruiters felt they were ‘recruiting’ on social media by simply posting a status update that they were hiring. Then, many social media platforms began selling job postings and targeted display ads. LinkedIn has always sold expanded access to members and their profiles. To further complicate matters, some social sites are now aggregating job listings (similar to Indeed’s model).
Determining What is Considered a Serious Medical Health Condition

Many employers struggle with the question of whether an employee’s request for medical leave is covered under FMLA as a serious medical condition.
Keeping up with Background Screening

As a Human Resources professional, it’s highly probable that your organization conducts pre-employment and/or employee background screening or is interested in doing so. According to a 2012 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) report, 86 percent of companies conduct some type of criminal background check.
How to Determine Who is Covered Under FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave a year. It is also required that health benefits be maintained while the employee is on leave.
Myers Briggs: What Personality Type Are You?

Each of us has a different way of taking in information, making decisions, and approaching life. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a tool that helps people gain insight to their own psychological ‘type’ preferences, which can help you understand natural differences among people.
