Sun, 17 May 2026 00:45:01 +0200 Sun, 17 May 2026 00:45:01 +0200 ContentFeeder 2.0 Do’s and Don’ts of HR Analytics People are the core of business. It is known that, among executives’ global business concerns, human capital is the top issue. Organizations that can attract the right skills, manage talent and utilize its capacity effectively, and retain employees will be paving their way for long-term success. Today, however, human resources departments (HR) of most organizations are generating enormous amounts of data that can be difficult to assimilate. The question is how to turn this data into valuable insights that support decision making. Here is where HR analytics comes into play.

Human resource analytics (HR...]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:00:32 +0200   7 Trends That Will Change Recruitment in 2019


1. Niche Recruiters
Talent is becoming increasingly scarce, but unusual professions are also on the rise. This has to do with automation and the emergence of new technologies. Think, for example, of a Drone pilot, Cyber Security Specialist, or a Blockchain Developer. Have you heard about any of these five years ago? This is the ultimate challenge for the niche recruiter of the future in the Netherlands.


2. Chatbots
Chatbots are slowly and increasingly conquering our recruitment world. Do not panic, this is going to bring many benefits. Chatbots on your website...]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:19:40 +0100  

How to Be Wanted by Recruiters

In the stressful business of applying for jobs, recruiters are often the primary gateway to getting the position. Winning them over has many elements, and each one takes some unpacking before you have a strategy that will work. A good CV is an essential part of that strategy, but it is not the only one. Your personal brand, your education, your work experience and even your values all factor into how recruiters view you as a potential candidate.


Recruiters are people too. They are there to find candidates for jobs, not jobs for candidates....]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:21:13 +0200
SPOUSE | PARTNER CAREER SUPPORT in the Netherlands
Why Partner Employment is a Key Issue for Company's Hiring Expats

Why should partner| Spouse employment be a key issue for international employers looking to hire overseas applicants into their business? Well, according to a unique study by the Permits Foundation, titled the International Survey of Expatriate Spouses and Partners, 60% of the global workforce would be 'unlikely to relocate to a country where it is difficult for their partner or spouse to find work'. This was a very expansive study, which took in the views of 3,300 expatriate spouses and partners...]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:54:52 +0200 Proven Methods in Diversity Management

In business, diversity management is finding the best practice to create and maintain a diverse and inclusive workplace that, in turn, can benefit from a wide range of experiences and talents. Benefitting from diversity is especially important for corporations that wish to succeed in a global market. As Malcolm Forbes said: “diversity is the art of thinking independently together.”

Diversity is not merely about being inclusive of different races and genders within a business, but about making the most of a team with different cultural backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and business methods. Successful diversity management should...]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2018 10:12:43 +0200
Human resource strategy is about the HR department having a proactive role in the organization’s employees, so that the employees have the necessary tools and attitudes to help them align with the organization’s vision.
The modern organization cannot work without HR Management. And good HR Management is always based on the underlying HR Strategy. Generally, HR Strategy is a roadmap of HR, as it allows the HR department to find the right strategies to adopt, and so assures top management that employees are on the right path with the direction they have laid out. Essentially, HR Strategy is groundwork for...]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:25:44 +0100

Ask hiring managers about the main challenges facing businesses today, and the chances are they will mention recruitment. Technology has advanced to the point where digital is the transformative domain when it comes to recruiting talent. Automation, and the rise of sites such as LinkedIn and online job boards, has moved from being a supplementary to a traditional form of recruitment (such as newspaper ad space) to almost a total dominance of the recruitment industry. This change has brought with it a plethora of new HR recruitment software, to the point where it may be overwhelming to some businesses. Knowing...]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:35:29 +0100

With the rising competition due to globalization and the necessity to cut down costs in order to get a competitive advantage, a key to a successful business is the ability to find a balance between short-term and long-term employees. This might be essential for surviving, and at the same time, for satisfying employees’ needs.

Even though the Dutch economy is very stable and strong compared to other countries, companies have to be aware of possible changes in the market. Businesses have an obligation to their employees to take into consideration what would happen if a situation changes: can the company...]]> Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:18:11 +0100 HR analytics, also known as predictive retention modelling, is the application of analytics processes to an organisation’s human resources department, for use in performing workforce optimisation. The aim is to use the collected data to provide insights to effectively manage employees, so as to help reach the organisational goals efficiently. Doing this requires identifying the data that should be collected, plus how to use said data in order to replicate and predict employee performance. This way the organisation can determine how to receive a greater return on its investment. HR usually already collects the data used—such things as employee's personal...]]> Mon, 29 May 2017 13:00:11 +0200 Forecasting HR requirements is a part of human resource planning, which involves analysing the company’s need to add workers or to reduce them. Forecasting is best completed through strategic planning. Strategic planning helps to fulfil the company’s mission since it relates to the workforce. Developing a strategic HR plan aids an HR team in making successful decisions regarding future HR requirements. A company that exists without using strategic planning may fall short in the areas of staffing and training needs. As part of a strategic plan, strategies are created and implemented to help achieve the set goals whilst meeting the...]]> Wed, 03 May 2017 14:04:11 +0200 In the past decades, the role of Human Resource management has changed drastically. Once it was mainly an administrative task such as the recruiting and selection of employees, and managing the employee benefits. A changing labour market and new business approaches called for a Human Resource strategy that focuses on recruiting and retaining the right people, while also taking ethical and cultural leadership in account. This changing approach of Human Resource management has led to strategic-human-resource-management (further referred to as SHRM.)

SHRM is the proactive management of employees in an organization or company. SHRM includes typical human resource components such...]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:11:03 +0100 In this post-Enron era, after seeing how not only shareholders, but also employees and customers of this American corporation got conned, the business world is constantly re-evaluating the notion of corporate fiduciary duty and whereabout it may lay. The age-old ideology has it that the board of directors’ primary concern should be the interest of the shareholders, but is that so?

While it may be a common belief, so-called shareholder primacy is not based on any legal norms that would enforce it. Suppose it is not all that strange, since in order to maximize shareholders’ profits, boards would often have...]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:56:11 +0100 Mergers and acquisitions can be complicated, bitter affairs where pride is often damaged, and reputations are left shattered. Differing views and opinions from the two companies involved can make it difficult to set goals.On the other hand, companies that share similar missions and visions can make collaboration and cooperation an effortless affair. The latter correlates strongly with a healthy business relationship, and favours the possibilities of reaching the objectives set in the boardroom. The combined experience and business knowledge is a stepping-stone for any merger that is chasing new objectives.

Strategic planning for any business incorporates many factors, such as:...]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:10:46 +0100 Popularized by Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations in 1776, Labour Division is an economic concept that divides the production process into several smaller steps, so thatseparate employees specialiseduring the process to build the end product. As an organisation grows, a form of division of labour becomes inevitable. One person simply cannot do it all. There is a need to think, though, at what point does continuously dividing the labour become a hindrance to the organization rather than a benefit? How many specialists are too many?

For growing organisations, hiring new employees and dividing up the labour are necessary...]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:10:33 +0100 A line manager is a person who has direct responsibility for a particular employee. One of the main reasons why human resources and line managers work together is to achieve the company’s success through various ways. Upon working together, the management of line managers become more adapt and experienced towards human resource related functions. This means that HR management will have more chances to give more time and thought to strategies in HR related management. During the recruitment process, HR management would advise line managers on how to really identify qualified candidates, and what they can offer to be an...]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:41:54 +0200 Merger and acquisitions are a part of a company’s growth strategy. Merger means that companies will combine to create one new company. It can also be defined as a process where the assets of the companies are given the power of one company. Acquisition refers more to a process in which buying assets of one company from another company. It is the purchase by one company of taking control of the interest in the share capital of a company already existing.

Companies tend to go through these processes for various reasons. Every company has its own specific way of reaching...]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:03:41 +0200 When a company decides to restructure their organization due to change of vision, laws, or budget plan, the HR team is one of the most important sectors to get involved. They can be a crucial asset to refocusing the company and steering it in the right direction. The job is to restructure, reduce, and/or reorganize the makeup of the company—a daunting task. There is a myriad of ways an HR worker can and will get involved in an organization’s restructure or change. Ultimately, the success of the restructure can decide the success of the new business.

Employees are sensitive to...]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2016 22:29:30 +0200

Imagine warm sunny days in the Netherlands and plenty of work on your plate. Imagine again, more and more of these warm sunny days in the Netherlands and a heavy workload. What would you do? Would you think of going to the beach, gather with your friends, do some outdoor sport activity; or stay at your desk working with full concentration?

Even if there are not that many desirable sunny days in the Netherlands, there are many ways, people, opportunities, events, places, activities etc. that can bring you joy other than chasing deadlines, working extra hard, money earning satisfaction or...]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:46:59 +0200
Subcontracting work is something that we often associate with large companies, maybe because they were the ones who popularized the concept throughout the 1990’s. However, business has changed since then, and technology has made outsourcing an accessible tool for small businesses and entrepreneurs. For some small firms it meant a steady boost for their productivity, growth and bottom lines.

Why Outsource?

You may have all the needed competencies in the house, or maybe you even have the talent to do it all by yourself. However, if you are forced to divide your attention among too many tasks, you might find...]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:49:00 +0200
How often did you start a work or project with a goal setting exercise? And how often did that result in fluent cooperation between team members towards a common and relevant goal?
In modern business work or projects, teams are created as a way to achieve a specific goal. HR managers and specialists have a central role in these teams, either as leaders, participants or facilitators. This article is about how we can increase the chance that teams will form that can work together and achieve their goals.

A Different Perspective

When work teams are formed, two things are surely...]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:33:21 +0200
Positive reinforcement is"any pleasant or desirable consequences that follows a response and increases the possibility that the response will be repeated" (Wood& Boyd, 2005). This technique is used to stimulate and to strengthen new behaviors by offering rewards and incentives, as opposed to eliminating them.

Positive reinforcement thereby uses the reward system, which is a collection of brain structures attempting to monitor and control behavior by bringing about pleasurable effects. Rewards can be most useful in the workplace through monetary bonuses, promotions, praise, paid holiday leave, and simple attention. Giving rewards, by themselves, to employees may not result in the...]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:17:38 +0200 In his book Work Rules! Laszlo Bock writes: “People with tight social networks, like those in a business unit or team, often have similar ideas and ways of looking at problems. Over time, creativity dies. But the handful of people who operate in the overlapping space between groups tend to come up with better ideas. And often, they are not even original. They are an application of an idea from one group to a new group.”

So how can you apply this to your HR strategy development process?

In November last year we developed with our HiiL team the organisation’s...]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:49:46 +0200 Being able to model your human resources can become an incredibly useful tool for planning and organising your employees. HR planning models help provide a clear goal for your HR department, with the use of in depth analysis into the jobs that your company needs, and where employees should be directed. This involves human resources workers, managers and even employees detailing the duties, responsibilities, and functions of different positions within the company. This is done in three major ways: predicting the kind of skills you need from your employees, analysing whether the supply of potential employees meets your demand, and...]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:18:49 +0100