... 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...

... employment is a strategic opportunity for HR teams. Such opportunity is to forge competitive advantages by leveraging the talents of this applicant group, while at the same time lowering their employee turnover rate to save on recruitment and training costs. These consciously targeted efforts should also...

... 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...

... is embracing Organizational Ambidexterity considered simple. Indeed, it can be seen in the example above why recruitment and selection might be such an important underpinning aspect of applying Organizational Ambidexterity in the first place. It also begins to highlight how change would potentially need...

...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...

... 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...

... Publishing Limited 2016 Recruitment Knowledge workers Talent attraction Total rewards The late Steve Jobs once said that hiring the best people was a massive factor in his own success. Indeed, the Apple co-founder admitted going to “exceptional lengths” to get the right talent on board...

... format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 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...

... 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...

... – Presents an interesting case study of barristers and diversity. Performance Recruitment Equal opportunities Lawyers As the UK Government’s Department for Business Innovation and Skills recently concluded, there is no one-size-fits-all solution to equality and diversity. End-users...

.... © 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...

.... Whenever employees intend to have a career shift, they must emphasize their transferable skills to get a foothold in their next employment. Employee attitudes Recruitment Career development Fixed graphic Each job needs candidates with a particular mindset, tool-set and skills...

.../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...

...-wide challenge in a sales-based and target-driven environment; position the business as an employer of choice and appeal to prospective employees; maximize the productivity of the recruitment-delivery team; provide incentives for employees to stretch themselves; ensure that employees...

.... That is because employers are concerned to recruit the right talent to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness – and the people who can achieve this for them are often in short supply. So said Earl Nightingale, an American motivational speaker and author known as the dean of personal...