What's your sign? Companies use otherworldly assessment methods to choose the right employees

Article Abstract:

An increasing number of business executives and human resources are using unorthodox approaches to employee selection. They no longer rely solely on traditional hiring methods because they know that job applicants disclose only favorable information about themselves and that they can easily learn techniques to successfully go through the selection process. To gain more information about job candidates, some executives and HR professionals are going to psychics or to astrologers. They hope that these nontraditional consultants will tell them about the potential of job seekers and about the latter's chances of blending in successfully into the workforce. Other managers use the Enneagram, which reveals the personality types of applicants. Those who prefer a more scientific approach to employee selection use handwriting assessments or graphoanalysis.

Psychological aspects, Methods, Usage, Services, Employment, Employee selection, Astrologers, Psychics, Graphology

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Are your employees working ergosmart?

Article Abstract:

HR managers should actively participate in the management of ergonomics in their workplaces. By paying closer attention to ergonomics issues, companies can avoid unnecessary health costs and lower productivity. HR in large corporations can request the service of their own in-house experts while mid-sized and smaller companies can use the required experts, resources and their own management approach to deal with this problem. According to a 1996 report by the Office Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC), there are five elements that need to be assessed to ensure good ergonomics: work habits, task design, equipment and workstation ergonomics, individual personal risk factors, and individual and organizational psychosocial factors. The OERC report emphasizes that office ergonomics education is paramount in addressing musculoskeletal discomforts.

Management, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Ergonomics, Human-computer interaction

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