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There are seven probable reasons why the top candidate you hired recently is under-performing, says Profiles International Research Institute managing director, Dario Priolo.

Learning and development, OHS and change management are the HR areas receiving the most recruitment demand from employers this quarter, according to staffing firm Hays.

A prominent academic has slammed critics of pre-hire personality tests, saying that the tests are better than veteran managers at selecting high performers and eliminating "deviant behaviours" from the workplace.

In an era of constant change, an employer's capacity to adapt, succeed or survive hinges on the quality of employer/employee relationships, or the "psychological contract", according to a corporate psychologist.

Every employee will ultimately leave their organisation, but there's no reason why their knowledge has to walk out the door with them, says retention expert Lisa Halloran.

Web 2.0 tools dramatically boost engagement, improve business results and generate new ideas, according to a new report from Aberdeen Group, providing content is driven by "subject-matter experts".

HR managers who believe that retention and hiring become less of an issue during an economic downturn are making a costly mistake, according to a Taleo white paper.

Employers that slash administrative support staff are at risk of overloading executives and losing a lot of intellectual property, according to TT1 People founder David Simon.

An IT recruitment company has been stung with a $20,000 damages bill for misleading a worker on its bonus scheme - and other employers, a lawyer says, could find themselves in the same boat if they withhold critical information from new employees.

Times might be tough, but resorting to wholesale headcount cuts is as imprudent as shedding any other asset, says human capital academic Dr John Boudreau.