economy

Disney Understands The Customer

by Ray_anne
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When I was a kid, going to Disneyland was an incredibly exciting event.  I loved the Magic Kingdom!  But that was back in the day when each ride required a ticket and Disney tickets were labeled as either A, B, C, D, or E. For example, a climb through the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse? A – Ticket. [...]

February 21, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Free Recruiting Model Changes Industry Fuels Economy

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  HCM Abuzz Over Free Recruiting Strategy   While the human capital management industry has been abuzz by the recent acquisitions of Rypple to Salesforce, SuccessFactors to ADP, Jobs2Web to SuccessFactors and most recently VisualCV by Talent Technology, there is a visible shift happening in the world of human resources technology and HCM.  VC firms [...]

January 18, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Talent Intelligence and The Opportunity Cost of Talent

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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The economy is showing signs of life and companies are responding.  Creating new positions and considering upgrading their systems to align with their corporate talent and succession planning strategies.  Talent intelligence is part of this growth and company improvement process.  It is an alignment to improve productivity, efficiency, automate while also increasing employee morale.  The [...]

October 7, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Top 10 HR Developments of 2009

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

  For the most of us, the end of the year signifies an opportunity to think, reflect, and remember the life lessons, events, and topics that demanded our attention over the last 12 months.  And professionals within the Human Resource and Recruiting industry are no exception.  I think that I can speak for everyone that [...]

December 20, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Carnival of HR–Talent Management Edition

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

As we begin to see the rays of sunshine begin to shine through the gloom and doom of the economy and the economic recession, it’s important to remember that change is near.  This addition of the Carnival of HR highlights Talent Management and the focus on the current and future economies.  With so many great [...]

September 30, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Employee Retention & the Improving Economy

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Talent Management is changing and forward-thinking companies must begin preparing for the changing job market.  Over the last several weeks, the news publications and news networks have begun reporting positive changes in the economic markets.  The Globe and Mail reported last week, that as the economy improves, we will see a “W” shaped recovery.   A W shaped recovery [...]

September 27, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Economic Stimulus Update Amist January Jobs Report

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

January’s jobs report was just released this morning with 598,000 job lost and unemployment at 7.6%. Most consider the silver lining to be the progress regarding the new economic stimulus package. For the unemployed or recently unemployed, here are the details on how it will affect your unemployment and benefits: Weekly Unemployment. This stands to [...]

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February 6, 2009 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →