Workplace 101: A Profiles Global Business Blog

There is no greater tragedy in the business world than hiring perfectly competent employees for jobs in which they are destined to fail. When this occurs, their potential is wasted. Hiring solutions measure essential behavior characteristics an employer needs to make the most intelligent hiring and selection decisions.

Onboarding costs for a smooth and sound transition

With employee turnover, organizations spend precious time, energy and money to refill empty job positions. As discussed in previous posts, these expenses include: initial costs due to a person leaving, lost productivity costs, recruitment costs and, finally, onboarding costs.

On Veterans’ Day we honor current and past members of our Armed Forces for the sacrifices they make and thank them for their commitment to keeping our country and the freedoms we enjoy safe. While serving in the military, they also perform jobs not unlike civilians. So the next time you need to fill roles within your organization, consider hiring military veterans for their skills and leadership abilities.

Colonial Properties Trust is a leading real estate investment trust that owns a portfolio of multifamily, office and retail properties.They set a goal to significantly reduce turnover levels in their multifamily division. Colonial Properties Trust and Profiles International began working together in 2005.

A rose by any other name does not smell as sweet, because a name like Rosewood Hotels and Resorts demands a flawless reputation. Rosewood Hotels and Resorts is a premier manager of ultra-luxury properties worldwide. Their reputation precedes them, and maintaining that stellar reputation is a priority for the company. Learn how they reduced hiring costs and improved quality of hire.

Would you lose sleep if you lost a mission-critical employee or if your CEO announced a major expansion strategy in a new field of play? How quickly could you react and adapt to these situations and do your part to help your organization win in an intensely competitive environment? Most organizations can't simply go out into the world and pick up quality talent on a whim; skills are in short supply, and the competition is becoming increasingly resourceful in attracting the people with those skills. Proactively building your talent pipeline is good business and will help you shine in times of change.

A new study by the Aberdeen Group has identified the four most common strategies to achieve hiring excellence. These are:

We all like a good scary movie every now and then (well most of us do anyway!), but nothing is scarier to a CEO than hiring someone who appears to be perfect for the job, and then finding out quickly that he or she is a nightmare. Everyday we see organizations use hiring practices to avoid.

Large Companies Have Used Them For Years, But Small Organizations Can Realize The Same Benefits

If you run a small business, you need to make every hire count. Period.