How handwriting can provide a window into a candidate's personality
You just advertised the latest vacancies within your organisation a few days ago and already you have a small pile of resumes growing on your desk and in your inbox. Fast forward a week or so, and that pile is almost as high as the Jinmao Tower. There may be many names and many qualifications on those resumes, but the chances are that very few of the potential candidates will be right for your organisation. Somehow, you need to filter out the ones for you.
Sheldon James is a member of ClarkMorgan’s I.S. department and is one of our most exciting new trainers. He was born on the sultry Caribbean Island of Trinidad, but grew up and spent most of his life in Canada. He has been in China for over three and a half years. With such a rich cultural background and such great experience in China, Network HR thought that Sheldon would be the perfect person to quiz about diversity. We managed to find a chink in his busy schedule to ask him these questions.
Dining At The Top Decision Making Table The importance of a clear and coherent strategy has long been seen as critical to the sustained success of any organisation. A strategic view helps define where your organisation is and where it wants to go. However, a strategic approach to HR is also important in maximising the value of your organisation's workforce. With this firmly in mind, I spoke with renowned management consultant Dr. Terence Sheppard to find his thoughts on the role HR can play in the strategy formulation and implementation process.
How can you create an environment of excitement amongst your employees? My friend Tracy and I were recently out to dinner. As we enjoyed our appetisers we began to discuss different styles of HR management. By the time we had polished of our desserts we had formulated the basis of a technique that may well serve to ignite the passions of your employees and change the way they view your organisation.
Gaining a competetive advantage by effectively and efficiently managing human resources is a fundamental precept of HR management for any organisation. This begs the question, how can you improve your company's ability to outperform its competitors? Gaining a competitive advantage and improving performance are key responsibilities facing any HR manager. To do this we need to look at the productive use of people in achieving an organisation's strategic objectives. In short, how can your organisation achieve success through the people it has and the people it will hire?
In the last issue of Network HR, Allan Nee of Baode Law in Tianjin wrote a detailed and insightful article about the ways in which your organisation needs to adapt to China's new Labour Laws. Allan offered a myriad of fantastic advice. However, there was one factor he mentioned that really captured my attention - transparency.Read More
Benefits
The Power of Acknowledgement
he seeds of this article were sewn as I put together the last edition of Network HR. First, as I edited the Training & Development section, I read the following prophetic words from Jennifer Peterson, "If you want your customers to feel cared for, you must care for the employees that serve them." This started me musing about the way organisations across China treat employees.Read More
Training
Synchronicity for Success
A single droplet of sweat trickled down my neck as the glowing amber sun beat down on us. I glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw our competitors lined up alongside us. It was the moment we had been preparing for over the last 5 years. Our goal was crystal clear and I had visualised this very occasion countless times.Read More
Recuitment
War, what is it good for?
I believe I can bring the War for Talent to a peaceful end. I came to this realisation two
months ago after I was invited to present at the ‘Corporate Travel and Technology
World' conference in Shanghai. The topic, "Selecting Potential Leaders and Turning a Company from Good to Great", was
provided some months earlier, giving me time to source opinions from
around China. Read More
In the last issue of Network HR, Allan Nee of Baode Law in Tianjin wrote a detailed and insightful article about the ways in which your organisation needs to adapt to China's new Labour Laws. Allan offered a myriad of fantastic advice. However, there was one factor he mentioned that really captured my attention - transparency.Read More
he seeds of this article were sewn as I put together the last edition of Network HR. First, as I edited the Training & Development section, I read the following prophetic words from Jennifer Peterson, "If you want your customers to feel cared for, you must care for the employees that serve them." This started me musing about the way organisations across China treat employees.Read More
A single droplet of sweat trickled down my neck as the glowing amber sun beat down on us. I glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw our competitors lined up alongside us. It was the moment we had been preparing for over the last 5 years. Our goal was crystal clear and I had visualised this very occasion countless times.Read More
I believe I can bring the War for Talent to a peaceful end. I came to this realisation two
months ago after I was invited to present at the ‘Corporate Travel and Technology
World' conference in Shanghai. The topic, "Selecting Potential Leaders and Turning a Company from Good to Great", was
provided some months earlier, giving me time to source opinions from
around China. Read More
