Human Resources 101

If you’ve experienced disagreements in the workplace, this book is for you. Published by the Government of Alberta, this guide outlines conflict resolution methods that are helpful for employees and employers of all types of organizations, whether private sector company or a not-for-profit association.
Let’s Talk: A guide to resolving workplace conflicts (pdf 3807 KB)

He calls it Free Stuff, but resources sounds a little more business like.
I’m a fan of Tom Peters’ writings. I probably aggravate people by the number of times I start a statement with the words, “Tom Peters says.”
One of the things I appreciate is the number of resources he provides via his website. In [...]

These were the five most visited posts for January 2008 at Human Resources 101:

Interview Questions to Determine Behavioural Competencies – Looking at past experience is a strong predictor of future performance. this is a list of questions to help dig into a candidate’s past experience.
Strange Tales From the Employment World – Robert Smithson’s semi-annual list of some [...]

So you want to be a barista… – Some thoughts from Gruntled Employees on what Starbucks does right on their employment application form.
Making Work Fun! – Improve your workplace culture with one or more of these “fun” ideas.
10 Killer Job Interview questions and Answers – A collection of standard interview questions, the rationale behind them and what might be [...]

Viadeo, one of the world’s largest business social networks with over one million members across Europe and 750,000 members across China, has today launched free private social networks for business and alumni associations within its worldwide business community. The private co-branded areas or ‘Community Groups’ will allow business and alumni associations to network with their [...]

DBM presents:
WHEN IS SEPARATION A RETENTION STRATEGY?PROTECTING EMPLOYER BRAND DURING DOWNSIZING
Thursday, September 20, 2007 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern

Most organizations don’t connect a downsizing to their retention initiatives. But consider what’s at stake if you don’t:

Protecting your company’s brand with retained and departing employees
Retaining key talent during transition
Employing recruitment strategies that [...]

Unless you’ve been living in a cave in the woods, you’ve heard of blogs and blogging. Increasingly, blogs are becoming a valuable tool for collaboration, communication and learning. Many in the H.R…

BNET has compiled some resources to assist business professionals with the recruiting process. Time to interview job candidates? Learn the secret techniques smart companies use to identify tomor…

One of the keynote sessions at this year’s Alberta HR Conference was presented by Matthew Adam, a Vice President with NAS Recruitment Communications. Matthew spoke of the importance employment branding plays in recruiting and retaining top-level talent.

“When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.” —R.H. Grant
“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.”…