Posts

Tips for Hiring and Managing Teams Remotely During COVID-19

  Hiring Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic While the pandemic has forced the world to work from home, hiring managers for corporates have begun to learn the art of hiring and managing resources remotely. Remote work presents a completely new set of challenges that can, to a large extent, be mitigated by leveraging technology. But we must also put in place new processes and guidelines to ensure that we are successful in hiring the right candidates. Let us look at some emerging trends in remote hiring: ·          Companies have more open positions to fill because of the pandemic-related disruptions. ·          Time-to-fill and time-to-hire are now significantly lesser as hiring managers have largely streamlined sourcing processes using technology. ·          Corporates are more open and willing to let remote work continue post the pandemic as well,...

Effective Onboarding for Employee Retention

Image
  Recruiting and retaining top performing employees are often quite challenging. Recruitment is comprised of many steps starting with creating a job description, posting about the vacancy, shortlisting applications, verifying profiles, and arranging for interviews. It does not stop there but extends to offer negotiation and positive confirmation from the right candidate. A recently recruited employee might feel like a visitor and it is our job to make him or her a part of the family that contributes to its development. It is not uncommon for someone to quit within the first few months on the job, not because they found something else to do but because they just couldn’t fit themselves into the organization’s culture.   Companies need to come up with innovative programs for newly recruited resources to settle down, gain insights into the strategic and operational aspects of the business and integrate into the company culture seamlessly. Employee onboarding is a significant ...