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Accenture to lay-off 25,000 low performers

HR Digest

During Accenture’s June 25 financial analyst conference call CEO Julie Sweet stated: “As I’ve said before, we’ve recognized some real areas of efficiencies and so there are of course headcount implications to it, which is what you’re calling lay-offs.”

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Why More Executives Should Consider Becoming a CHRO

Harvard Business Review

He had to ask her four more times, including once on a conference call with the whole executive team, before she finally relented. Rick Jensen, who left a big job in marketing to become SVP, Chief Talent Officer at Intuit, recalled a lesson he learned in marketing: “Fall in love with the problem.”

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How to Use Psychometric Testing in Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. Hiring Human resources' When used correctly, cognitive and personality tests can increase the chances that new employees will succeed. Test the tests.

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How to Use Psychometric Testing in Hiring

Harvard Business Review

Roughly 18% of companies currently use personality tests in the hiring process, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. Hiring Human resources' When used correctly, cognitive and personality tests can increase the chances that new employees will succeed. Test the tests.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business Review

Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. Two years ago, when Mark Scott took the job as chief marketing officer at Apixio, a digitized medical records company, he knew that his commute would be bad.