Eric Friedman

How Can a Powerful HR Department Help Your Business Expand/Evolve/Grow

The Human Resources department is one of the most vital and influential departments within any organization. They are tasked with hiring and managing multiple levels of staff from your hourly worker to a salaried manager and in some cases a c-level executive. Even though this department doesn’t have employees report to them, they’re in charge [...]

May 23, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Biggest Challenges in Human Resources

by Eric Friedman

The Human Resources profession has seen many shifts in how work is conducted and how companies interact with potential candidates. The biggest shift comes from the source of hire. When looking back in the past ten years recruiters have started sourcing candidates in several new and innovative ways then ever before. Far from perfection, the [...]

May 9, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Is Employee Stack Ranking a Good Thing?

by Eric Friedman

Several very successful large companies do this as a matter of course. Are they successful because of, or in spite of, this practice? Profiling or stack ranking employee performance ratings has long been touted as an industry best practice to cultivate a higher performance-based workforce. GE, Pepsi, Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies use this [...]

April 25, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Your Staff Can Become an HR Referral Source

by Eric Friedman

The power of an employee referral is well known in the recruiting industry. A recent poll of business showed that 41.4% of businesses referrals account for 80% of sales. From a business perspective that is an overwhelming number in terms of dollars earned from word of mouth marketing. Through the eyes of an HR professional, [...]

April 11, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Reasons to use Gamification for Employee Rewards

by Eric Friedman

Gamification is quickly changing company dynamics in ways it has never before. Gamification is the integration of game mechanics or game dynamics into a website, service, community, campaign, or work. The use of gamification in the workplace is becoming standard in the industry in order to improve employee engagement and now employee rewards. Companies like [...]

March 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Ways to Improve Your Employee’s Quality of Work & Life

by Eric Friedman

Having fun at work and improving quality of life has long been tied to improved employee engagement and productivity as well as employee retention. Recent studies show that fun at work also lowers employee healthcare and increases an employee’s overall quality of life. Research shows that the happiest employees take 66% less sick leave and [...]

February 28, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

3 Unorthodox Ways to Motivate Your Workplace

by Eric Friedman

As workplace dynamics change, employers are seeking numerous ways to keep employees as productive as possible. An unmotivated employee can end up costing your company thousands of dollars each year from lost productivity. Companies are no longer able to motivate employees based solely on yearly bonuses and quarterly lunches. These unorthodox techniques will go far [...]

February 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Ways to Effectively Re-train Employees

by Eric Friedman

Sometimes employees don’t get understand the way of an organization doing things the first time. Maybe it’s a new process or policy change that creates the need to re-train and talk to our employees. In industries like banking, healthcare, and finance typically a change in law or response to a recent customer situation often leads [...]

January 31, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Things To Look For When Selecting Assessment Companies

by Eric Friedman

With multiple assessment companies vying for your business it’s important that you pick the right one. When hiring a workforce of 100+ at a time it’s essential that your pre-screen potential candidates. If you’re new to the assessment space it’s important to know what you need and what you don’t need. Obviously cost will be one of [...]

January 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How to Optimize Your Candidate Screening & Hiring Process

by Eric Friedman

Learn how to make hiring simple by downloading this free report on “5 Steps to Hiring the Best Talent.” Download here. Improve Your Candidate Screening & Hiring Process Hiring quality candidates is a place where art meets science. Companies must streamline their hiring processes for consistency and uniformity to help lower turnover and hiring costs [...]

January 3, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Why Critical Thinking Drives Managers Nuts!

by Eric Friedman

Critical thinking is a type of reasonable, reflective thought process that is aimed at deciding what to believe or what to do. It’s a way to effectively analyze a process objectively, which is a skill all managers and employees need. You can evaluate and analyze new and old ideas and concepts by looking at the tangible [...]

December 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Learning to Communicate Effectively and Be a Better Leader

by Eric Friedman

Leading your team effectively is an art that involves a unique combination of leading, managing, developing, anticipating, and most importantly learning to communicating effectively. Great leadership starts with effective communication skills in the workplace. Technology has fueled the on-demand expectation that leaders are available to the company for consult 24/7. This never-ending access can quickly create overloaded and overwhelmed [...]

December 6, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

If the Job Fits, Test It First

by Eric Friedman

How to Hire People and Improve Candidate Quality When it comes to the hiring process particularly pre-employment assessments and testing, there is much to discuss. Pre-employment testing provides companies with a way to clearly evaluate a job candidate’s skill using an online test process to determine their true qualifications beyond the resume or the interview. [...]

November 21, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Ways to Manage Your Company’s Rapid Growth & Recruitment Strategy

by Eric Friedman

Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Hyper Growth Companies in the US are climbing out of the recession. Hiring, recruiting, product development, and manufacturing are on the upswing. Our domestic product growth is forecast to increase 3.3% per year over the next five years. In short, things are looking up for the first time in [...]

November 8, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Cut Once Measure Twice. HR Metrics for Training, Retention & Engagement

by Eric Friedman

Increase Workplace Productivity Through HR Metrics Driving productivity and engagement while improving employee satisfaction and slashing turnover is on every manager’s wish list. The solution might be as simple as implementing employee training programs. The benefits of formalized training programs are numerous, whether looking at the immediate benefit of employees with renewed energy and [...]

October 25, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Future of Human Capital Can’t Function Without Recruiting Automation

by Eric Friedman

Assembly Line Automation as a Business & HR Model The assembly line was certainly one of the best technology and productivity innovations in modern time. Between 1908 to 1915, the assembly was developed and designed by the Ford Company allowing for mass production of automobiles. This innovation drastically lowered production costs, improved efficiency, and overall [...]