Only 7% of employers use social media for recruitment

Nov 18, 2014

Only 7% of employers have used social media to recruit, with word of mouth and personal recommendation remaining popular hiring tools, according to a report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).

Training issues among reasons for shortfalls in performance management, says survey

Nov 18, 2014

The survey, conducted by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) in collaboration with the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), also found that lack of managerial time, higher business priorities, and inconsistent evaluation standards were common factors that prevented organizations from giving their performance management a grade of A.