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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

The dispatch included disturbing and potentially illegal managerial activities, such as Fowler’s boss telling her she could be fired for reporting the behaviors. It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth.

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How Geography Affects Where Elite Consulting Firms Recruit

Harvard Business

Research has shown that attending an elite university can make or break a student’s chances of being recruited by the best firms ( whether or not that strategy makes sense for firms ). Since firms tend to recruit where they can find the most candidates, students in regions with many top schools may have a harder time being found.

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Resource Management Conflicts Caused by Matrix Organizational Structure

Epicflow

A matrix organizational structure means that a companys employees report to multiple managers, e.g., a project (or product) manager and a functional manager. As a result, companies can take advantage of available skilled resources without the need to recruit more people, minimize silos, and increase the effectiveness of joint work.

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It’s Time to Prioritize Employees’ Financial Health

Harvard Business

Unfortunately, 80% of employees report being financially stressed, and only 28% of employers offer financial wellness programs. When an individual has financial health, they experience greater overall well-being and bring their best selves to the workplace.

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Recruiting Strategies for a Tight Talent Market

Harvard Business

If any story demonstrates how far employers will go in today’s fierce war for talent, the tale of Snapchat’s geofilter recruiting campaign is it. Last fall, Forbes reported that Snapchat had begun using geofilters (overlays that Snapchat users can put on top of images) in an attempt to poach employees from other top startups.

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Simple Changes to Job Ads Can Help Recruit More Police Officers of Color

Harvard Business

What they do have is a strong mission and an existing workforce that reports high levels of public service motivation. Because of this, it’s no surprise then that police departments lean on public service messaging to recruit.

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Why the Australian Defence Organization Is Recruiting Cyber Analysts on the Autism Spectrum

Harvard Business

As the pioneering Danish firm Specialisterne showed first in the early 2000s, however, and as the Australian Defence Organization’s partner DXC Technology has demonstrated through deployments in Australia, if you manage things right, you can recruit great talent and activate it to a maximum degree from populations of autistic people.