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Tweet embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt With its constant improvements and advances, HR technology is the most exciting thing happening to the profession today, says senior staffing manager Julie Loubaton. “Things are just changing so rapidly, it’s really cool to me,” she told Monster at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2012 conference in Atlanta. [...]

Tweet Wellness programs are  vital element of the federal government’s effort to compete with the private sector in recruiting top talent these days, says Renee Haynes, a program manager with the Defense Security Corporation. “To compete with private industry, you definitely have to have a really good wellness program,” she told Monster at the Society [...]

Tweet Leadership and accountability are the top HR trends today, HR professional Gil Lewis told Monster at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2012 conference. “Making sure you’re leading the way to continually raise the bar in terms of the talent within the organization,” is critical, Lewis said. You need to ensure that accountability is [...]

Tweet Diversity and the global economy are the human resources trends that have Jennie Walker, founder of Luminary Global, fired up these days. When it comes time to hire new talent, companies can reach around the globe to find the best people, she told Monster at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2012 conference in [...]

Tweet Cultivating engaged employees and keeping the that way is a major challenge for human resources professionals today, says HR manager Katina Lane. “Often times in the world of human resources, we feel that compensation is a good strategy to retain employees, that benefits will retain employees,” Lane told Monster at the Society for Human [...]

Tweet Working with people is the best part of working in human resources, says DeAngelo Brothers Vice President of Human Resources Stephanie Klatka, who got into the field after starting her career in accounting. “I went into this field because I love working with people. I love finding out what makes them tick. I think [...]

Tweet Human resources professionals know what they need to do to make their company a top-notch employer, but they often get stuck because they don’t have the influence necessary to make change happen, says Jason Lauritsen of Bulletproof Talent. “Figuring out how to get the influence that we need to make the changes that are [...]

Tweet Social media is a trend that’s not going to disappear, so it’s important for companies to understand it and deal with it, says Jim Stroud, director of sourcing and strategy for the Bernard Hodes Group. That includes creating both social recruiting strategies as well as sound social media policies. “A lot of companies are [...]

Tweet Human resources is a great field because it offers the opportunity to develop other people while growing in your own career and enhancing your own professional aptitude, says Angela Nugent-Rudny, an HR manager at Caterpillar Inc. “Honestly I never saw myself in a tractor factory when I was in college,” Nugent-Rudney told Monster at [...]