Monthly Archives: February 2012

Facebook Is Just Another Resume [Opinion]

I recently read an article in the Chicago Tribune that suggested there was a correlation to looking through a job candidate’s Facebook profile, and whether or not they’d perform well on the job. The study, which will be released in … Continue reading

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Cost Per Hire Calculation Standardized

A few weeks ago, SHRM announced that they would be launching a standardized form and formula for calculating cost per hire. The hope is to have a standard metric that can be consistently measured across companies. They expect the calculation … Continue reading

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5 Tips To Increase Employee Satisfaction

A recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management, which was conducted in late 2011 and surveyed businesses of all sizes was released. The 2011 Job Satisfaction and Engagement Research Report has some interesting findings. The stat that most caught … Continue reading

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Management Consultant Seeks To Hire The Best Employees [Press Release]

Prevue HR Systems Inc. is pleased to support Peter Hosie as a new distributor in Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Hosie has formed Assess to Succeed, a premier Management Consulting company. Prevue will be supplying its Assessments to Peter and … Continue reading

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Do Rewards Really Work?

The other day I listened to a podcast from TLNT.com about rewards in the workplace and whether or not they actually work. The interview was with Dr. Paul Marciano, an expert on employee engagement and author of Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work. … Continue reading

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Cupid Retires, Asks Prevue HR To Find Replacement

Well, not really. But we did think it would be fun to build a benchmark for how we envision Cupid to be. It lead to some pretty interesting conversations around the office that showed how each of us perceives love. … Continue reading

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A Key Job Posting Ingredient

A client recently shared a job posting experience they had. They needed a new Office Administrator, so they crafted the job posting, pushed it out to various job boards through the Prevue APS and waited. And waited. Nothing. After waiting … Continue reading

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Is Social Media A Hiring Tool?

Social Media is continuing to be a rapidly evolving force within the workplace. From ‘that thing’ that Web 2.0 companies use, to a part-time position, to a full team, to company policy and in some cases, to legalities. As HR … Continue reading

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A 20 Year Old Making 6 Figures

That statement lives in the minds of most post-secondary students, according to a recent study. The study was commissioned by the British Columbia Securities Commission, who surveyed over 3,000 youth aged 17 to 20. The key finding: the average respondent … Continue reading

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Did Anyone See Your Job Posting?

More and more applicants are using Job Aggregator boards to do their job searches. Indeed.com boasts around 50 million unique visitors from around the world every month, with many other sites fast on its heels. This means that job candidates … Continue reading

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