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How to Improve Onboarding and Increase Loyalty
Signing on a new hire shouldn’t be the end of the HR train. For a higher retention rate and increased employee loyalty, these hires need to be engaged early on through an onboarding process. When you hear the word onboarding, your mind might immediately go to classroom-style training sessions that o [...]
The Value of Self-Awareness at Work
Great leaders often have several traits in common. We tend to see characteristics like strong communication, a positive attitude and a sense of integrity on the short list. But, where does self-awareness come into play? This attribute is often overlooked in leaders, but here at Caliper, we argue tha [...]
What Makes a Personality Assessment Effective? [Infographic]
Personality assessments can be a valuable tool for your organization. Whether they are to help build up your internal teams or to fill a vacant position, your assessments can help uncover tendencies and motivators that are hidden beneath the surface. Your next personality assessment must provide val [...]
Core Competency Myths to Ditch in the New Year
As you grew up, you were taught that math, science and reading were the core competencies that everyone should know to be successful in life. In business, it doesn’t work quite like that. In a business context, core competencies are defined as the advantages or capabilities of an organization that d [...]
Calculator: How Much Money Are You Really Losing on a Bad Hire?
Use Caliper’s calculator below to discover the financial impact your bad hires have on your organization. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the price of a bad hire is at least 30% of the employee’s first-year earnings. According to the Society of Human Resource Management, it costs an avera [...]
How Promoting Employee Happiness Benefits Everyone
Everyone has seen the statistics about employee happiness and how it’ll change the way your workplace operates. Companies with happy employees outperform their competitors by 20%. Some companies have even gone as far as hiring an employee experience officer. One of the most notable companies to hire [...]