Published by Scott under HR News & Views
Jul 12, 2011
RiseSmart was named one of three finalists for "Innovative Company of the Year" in the 2011 Golden Bridge Awards, which will be awarded in New York on August 10. Some background on the awards:
An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams...
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Published by Scott under Advice for HR Managers, Outplacement Services, Transition Concierge
Jul 14, 2011
Jim Holincheck, research vice president for Gartner specializing in the human capital management (HCM) systems market, recently offered his opinion that cloud-based technology promises to have a transformative effect on the U.S. outplacement industry.
Said Holincheck:
As a growing percentage of leading corporations apply cloud-based solutions to improve their HR processes, many have neglected to upgrade a key component of the talent management lifecycle: effective offboarding.
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Published by Scott under Transition Concierge
Jul 21, 2011
In a newly published Fast Company article, Lydia Dishman dishes on the market environment that has spawned a new cloud-based recruitment offering from Monster.
Writes Dishman:
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Published by Scott under Advice for HR Managers, Outplacement Services
Jul 24, 2011
Nobody likes to get laid off. Unfortunately, most of us have, at some point, been on the receiving end of a pink slip. It’s one of the most dreadful feelings in the world, being called into an office unexpectedly, and by the time you walk out, your world has been shattered.
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Published by Scott under Advice for HR Managers, Outplacement Services
Jul 25, 2011
Partnering with an outplacement solution firm is a better idea than ever these days. It’s important to know what to look for, however, to ensure that you’re providing quality services to exiting employees. It doesn’t do organizations any good to offer services that provide more misery to laid-off employees. The quality of the outplacement solution does reflect back on the organization that provides it.
Here’s a checklist to help you decide.
Resume services
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Published by Scott under Advice for HR Managers, Outplacement Services
Jul 26, 2011
The average length of time a laid-off worker remains unemployed, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, is about six months. For HR managers, this means you should make sure that the outplacement service you provide gives access to the participants for at least that long.
It can be heartbreaking to come to rely on a service to guide job seekers through the sometimes difficult job search process, only to have it cut off halfway through.
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Published by Sanjay Sathe under HR News & Views, Outplacement Services
Jul 27, 2011
We're excited today to bring China Gorman on as a member of our Strategic Advisory Council. As the former COO of SHRM, China is one of the foremost thought leaders in the field of human resources.
She also happens to be the past president of two of the world's largest outplacement firms, Lee Hecht Harrison and DBM (which are now both part of Adecco). This makes her endorsement of RiseSmart's disruptive business model an important message for the C-suite and HR executives and managers nationwide.
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Published by Sanjay Sathe under HR News & Views, Outplacement Services
Jul 28, 2011
Believe me, we didn't script any of this.
First, we decide to run a three-part blog series called "Outplacement: Then and Now," contrasting the traditional business model of outplacement providers like Lee Hecht Harrison and DBM to the disruptive model introduced by RiseSmart.
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