... and places the articles in context. Findings Training is crucial for foreign companies operating in Germany. They can adopt the dual apprenticeship model favored by domestic firms or hire recruits who have been trained previously. Another option is in-house training on-the-job. Dual study programs...

.... Green human resource management (GHRM) practices can be used in the recruitment process to attract quality prospective employees. A company with higher GHRM appears a more reputable and responsible employer and has higher attractiveness to candidates. They in turn have higher job pursuit intentions...

... benefits aren't deducted from pay. Furthermore, family involvement with civilian employers was reported to be largely non-existent, in contrast to the vastly family-oriented military culture. Military veteran Recruitment Transitioning military veterans Civilian employment Reintegration...

... officers in British Columbia, the authors analyzed the results for thematic content, then proposed their framework. Findings After examining their results, the authors offered five principles to improve recruitment and retention. They were (1) developing competencies to recruit Indigenous people, (2...

... in context. Findings Gender diversity is increasing in the workforce. The recruitment process is an important step in increasing women’s representation, as it is the entry point into the organization. Women and men have differing attitudes to the recruitment process – women are more interpersonally...

... in context. Findings Employees are one of the most important assets of an organization. Engaged and high-performing employees give a competitive advantage; dissatisfied employees can lead to huge expenses in loss of potential, business outcomes and recruitment costs. Human Resource departments can use...

... characteristics. There are measures to use to assess individual beliefs regarding self-efficacy that may be used in for recruitment and placement decisions. Originality/value Clearly expressed is the substance and value of the self-efficacy construct which has been the subject of hundreds of studies...

... that will offer some fringe benefits as well. Indeed, prospective employers will put the metaphorical red carpet out when recruiting, either by hiring fancy hotels for the initial interview rounds, or by showing potential employees around the very best bits of their offices. Practical implications The paper...

...” but also indicates we need to consider such approaches for both short-term survival and sustained success. Human resource management Recruitment Organizational Ambidexterity We are often seeking simple solutions to complex problems. Yet, will this simplicity lead to a dynamic...

...Vivek Kumar; Arpita Srivastava Purpose This paper aims to describe an innovative recruitment campaign at HCL Technologies, India’s fourth largest information technology company. This campaign received media coverage in 60 national and international news outlets. Design/methodology/approach...

... format. Sexual orientation LGBT Homosexuality Recruitment A Human Rights Campaign Foundation survey in 2013 estimated that 62 per cent of Fortune 500 firms offer domestic partner benefits, while 88 per cent have corporate policies that protect sexual minorities from discrimination at work...

... equals better performance. It is therefore in the organization’s best interests to devise initiatives that support the attainment of such goals. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Recruitment Knowledge workers Talent attraction Total rewards The late Steve Jobs once said...

... and places the articles in context. Findings – A three-step guide is offered to help prospective employers attract graduate job seekers by means of social media, particularly Facebook. Social media recruiting can pay off in several ways: First, employers have the advantage of speed. Second, they have...

... often be more rewarding for the organization than investing in the high-flyers who will be more likely to leave. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Performance Mentoring Recruitment Coaching Organizations wanting change tend to undertake a management restructuring and focus...

... to resentment and tension in teams from employees who believe that colleagues have been recruited or promoted because of their minority status. Meanwhile, the failure to separate the business case for diversity from its CSR aspects or legal obligations may lead managers themselves to do so for the wrong reasons...

.../methodology/approach – Describes how collaboration with a people-management consultancy introduced strengths through recruitment and development to the company. Findings – Relates the positive perception of the assessment and development program by candidates and assessors. Practical implications...

... to experienced people during recession, as they can aid finding alternative employment or starting out in self-employment. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Employee attitudes Recruitment Career development Fixed graphic “Analyzing what you haven’t got as well as what you...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Motivation Recruitment Retention Career development Employee development Fixed graphic Lack of career development continues to be a major cause of employee dissatisfaction and turnover. My survey of 297 Australian HR...

...-engagement strategy. Each member of the business – recruitment-delivery staff and support staff such as those in marketing and finance – is set a series of individual monthly targets relative to the job. When targets are hit, a gold card is awarded that entitles the employee to a degree of flexible working...

... employment. Originality/value – Turns the spotlight on acquiring the right mindset, tool set and skill set to be able to shortlist an employer. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Leadership development Recruitment Career development The biggest mistake that you can...