People Pulse :: April 2004

Dear HR managers and business owners,

Thanks for making the first issue of PeoplePulse a success! We received many comments and welcome feedback from all of our subscribers.

Last month we asked the question, "What is the biggest employee issue that you have had to deal with recently?". Scroll down to the bottom to see what others had to say about their biggest employee issue. This month we are focusing on how to hire, so we ask, "What would you base your hiring decision on?" Once you cast your vote, you'll be able to see the current results. The final poll results will be posted in next month's issue and on our website.

If you have an employee issue or hiring question that you would like to know more about, please let us know and we will include it in our next issues. Keep the suggestions coming!

You can now easily forward this issue to a colleague or friend by clicking the link in the subscriber box at the bottom of each issue. Subscriptions are still complimentary, so pass the word along to anyone you think would benefit from receiving this publication.

Cheers,

Bob Murray
Partner, People First Solutions

Poll Question: What would you base your hiring decision on?

Article: Personality counts: Psychological tests can help peg the job applicants.

Article: I quit! Survey finds 8 out of 10 people want a new job.

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Demotivations: Burnout

Most Common Source of Workplace Stress, 25,000 people aged 15 and over in the 10 provinces responded:

Too many demands or hours - 35%

Poor interpersonal relations - 15%

Threat of layoff or job loss - 14%

Risk of accident or injury - 13%

Learning new computer skills - 11%

- Stats Canada

Once you vote, you will see current poll results.
Final poll results will be posted in next month's issue.


	Recruiting Personality counts: Psychological tests can help peg the job applicants best suited for certain jobs. Often during the past decade, Tim Burke, CEO of Quesi, a technology consulting and management company based in Sacramento, Calif., has had trouble finding the right people for jobs. Although everyone seemed qualified when hired, he says, the company "had a number of misfits consistently, and that bothered us. Some of our biggest challenges have been when we've hired a person who is not right for the job."			Retaining I quit! Overworked employees are fed up: Survey finds 8 out of 10 people want a new job. Ready to quit? You have plenty of company. Many employees are overworked, stressed out, fed up -- and eager to quit their jobs once the economy picks up. In fact, wokers angst is so pronounced that it has surprised even the most tuned-in human resource professionals. Consider for example that more than eight in ten workers plan to look for a new job when the economy heats up according to a survey by the society for Human Resource Professionals.

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