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Building a Diverse Workforce in 2022

Jamil Abdallah January 26, 2022 Employee Engagement, Workforce Development No Comments

With the impacts of the pandemic and rising attention to race and gender-based issues, employees are seeking companies that demonstrate commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Building a workforce characterized by DEI has delivered vital benefits …

How to Choose Hiring Assessments That Work for You

Jamil Abdallah October 21, 2021 Assessments, Organizational Development, Talent Management, Workforce Development No Comments

There are multiple types of hiring assessments and several reasons why a company might want to employ them in the hiring process. Hiring assessments can be used to test an applicant’s skills, accelerate the hiring process, and …

Screening In vs. Screening Out: Which is Better for Your Candidates?

Jamil Abdallah October 11, 2021 Assessments, Organizational Development, Workforce Development No Comments

The hiring process has traditionally adhered to the screening-out mentality. What does this candidate bring to the table that we don’t like? What problems do we anticipate if we hire this person? What are the negatives? However, …

Using Psychometrics for Hiring

Jamil Abdallah October 4, 2021 Assessments, Organizational Development, Talent Management, Workforce Development No Comments

With the age of technology in full swing, opportunities abound for companies to adopt new, modern techniques to help improve their business processes. One such technique, particularly useful in the hiring process, is known as a psychometric-based …

How 4 Major Companies are Retaining Employees

Jamil Abdallah August 2, 2018 Blog, Workforce Development No Comments

Sometimes it can be frustrating to deal with employee retention problems—even when you make retention efforts—only to see other companies accomplishing it with apparent ease. Your company may not be as big as theirs, but it doesn’t …

Alternative Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover

Jamil Abdallah July 31, 2018 Blog, Workforce Development No Comments

If you were to do a quick Google search of ‘how to reduce employee turnover,’ most articles you would find may have the tip “hire the right people” as their first bullet point. That is definitely important …

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Do’s and Don’ts of Employee Onboarding

Jamil Abdallah June 8, 2018 Blog, Workforce Development No Comments

Onboarding is the logical next step after hiring a new employee. That new hire can be the ideal candidate for the job, but if the onboarding process goes south—or doesn’t happen at all—there’s a chance that it’ll …

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Refreshing Your Hiring Process Memory

Jamil Abdallah June 7, 2018 Blog, Workforce Development No Comments

The hiring process consists of more than just an interview and a handshake. There are behind the scenes steps that take place long before you’re face-to-face with a candidate, as well as after the interview. This isn’t …

What You Need to Know About Succession Planning

joe Kistner November 21, 2017 Blog, Workforce Development No Comments

Every year, 10 to 15 percent of organizations have to go through the process of obtaining and training a new CEO, due to retirement, dismissal, illness, or any other unexpected reason. Despite the number of companies going …

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2017 Succession Planning Statistics

Jamil Abdallah September 29, 2017 Blog, Workforce Development No Comments

Business Dictionary defines succession planning as the “identification and development of potential successors for key positions in an organization, through a systematic evaluation process and training.” It is a part of every organization, and a key factor …