Human Resources Blog
Should performance reviews be tied to salary increases?
While some companies talk about doing away with performance evaluations altogether, others claim it’s simply better to keep performance reviews and employee raises separate. Before developing or updating your performance evaluation process to make...
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Creating an Effective Performance Evaluation Process
Did a manager ask you to develop a performance evaluation process from scratch? Or maybe you would like to update your existing process to fit the company’s new vision. This task might seem daunting, but by tackling a project like this one step at a time, you will be...
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How to Define Your Organization’s Core Values
If you’re looking to define your organization’s core values or you wish to update and refine them, a variety of brainstorming activities are available. Here is a simple 5-step activity that we’ve run through internally here at Cangaroo. It allowed us to determine our...
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5 HR resolutions for the upcoming year
Have you outlined your HR resolutions for the upcoming year? If you are looking to foster a corporate culture that is conducive to employee retention, we have a few resolutions that could help you with your objective. 1. Improve communication between management and...
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Choosing employee benefits that are original and appropriate for your organization
*A complete list of original employee benefits can be found at the bottom of this article* Are you interested in developing an original employee benefits program but you’re not sure where to start? With the talent shortage that is afflicting many...
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How to convince your boss into buying a new HR software
As a human resources professional, you’re more than likely very interested in using HR software within your organization. But first, you have to convince your supervisor that it’s a good idea. How can you get management on your side? How should you construct your...
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How to create a virtual employee manual
Recently, someone in my network started a discussion on how to create a virtual employee manual. What should it look like? What information should be included in it? I can already hear you asking... I’m an HR professional not a developer. How could I...
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8 Basic Tips on Starting an HR Department
Have you recently been hired at a company where an HR department has yet to be started? Are you being asked to build one up from scratch but have no clue where to start? Here are a few tips I would have loved to have been given when I started off my...
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4 Amazing Brainstorming Techniques
A big thanks to Olivier Fortier (Marine Press of Canada), Julien Roux (Devoteam), Eric De Carufel (Pyxis Technologies) and Eric Charest (GSOFT) for their inspiring and original suggestions for brainstorming techniques. Have you ever gotten the feeling...
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How to create a candidate persona in 5 easy steps
A persona is a made-up person used to represent a target group. Personas are widely used in marketing and they make it possible to assign specific characteristics to your typical customer. With this information, you can define positioning, promotion and distribution...
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