Year: 2017

HR Metrics How HR should tackle post-vacation blues

How HR should tackle post-vacation blues

Do you know what the “post-vacation blues” is? Or, even better, have you ever experienced it? It is that kind of depression, feeling of sadness that employees feel after the holidays. Is it a legend? Is it a myth? Or does it really exist? We do not know this, but we do know that an …

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Tips & Hints Did you know the first world’s programmer was a woman?

Did you know the first world’s programmer was a woman?

Did you know the world’s first programmer..was a woman? Ada Lovelace was born in 1815 in England, from Lord Byron (that Lord Byron, the romantic poet) and Lady Byron. She is the person we need to thank for having designed some of the most important concept in computer programming. Not many know this, but in 1843 …

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Digital HR Why is Internal Communication essential for HR?

Why is Internal Communication essential for HR?

It is clear that the world has changed the way we communicate. Organizations, companies, people: they are all changing. And, it is becoming more difficult to determine what people should be doing, what the mobile new world is gonna bring. The digital world is changing communication, and companies need to do something about it. The boundaries are blurring …

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Employer Branding What is the future of Green Mobility?

What is the future of Green Mobility?

Maturity of information, ICT, increase in costs and reduction of resources made one thing very clear: there is an ongoing global transformation process in the sector of mobility. Mobility is going in the direction of reducing inefficient costs, thinking alternative ways to travel, and cities are rapidly reinventing an eco-friendly, smart and green mobility. As a new urban mobility …

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HR Metrics Why you should not hire for cultural fit

Why you should not hire for cultural fit

Hiring new candidates is a huge responsibility. During a job interview, recruiters may feel inclined to hire people that perfectly fit the company culture, and are on the same page of the future team. ‘Cultural fit’ is a term used to explain how companies are identifying the right candidates in this very competitive marketplace. Does hiring for cultural …

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Digital HR What will 2018 bring in recruitment trends?

What will 2018 bring in recruitment trends?

One of the biggest task of HR is, of course, recruitment. When we speak of the recruitment process, we immediately think of activities such as the analysis of the requirements of a specific job, attracting candidates to apply for that job, screening the applicants and selecting among them, hiring the chosen candidates to become new employees …

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Career Change TED Talks: How can you improve your skills?

TED Talks: How can you improve your skills?

Does it happen to any of you not being able to improve in what we like? We learn, we perform.. but why are we stuck in a certain kind of stagnation? Practice does not, in fact, always make perfect. It is a matter of other factors and conditions that you need to be aware of. If you are …

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Digital HR Are chatbots the future for HR?

Are chatbots the future for HR?

Companies are starting to be familiar with the concept of chatbots, a service powered by artificial intelligence, that you interact with via a chat interface. Chatbots had a tough time in the consumer world, but they are proving to be very successful and popular in the HR industry. A lot of people in this sector are already …

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Digital HR Amazon developed an AI fashion designer: what next?

Amazon developed an AI fashion designer: what next?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. AI, machine learning, task automation and robotics are already widely used in business, and this trend seems to be on the rise. AI technologies are about to multiply, and organizations are working hard in …

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