Trakstar Hire Blog / Human Resources

When thinking about the HR needs of your startup, you may get caught up in the spectacle of being a part of a new and exciting business. You’ve been funded, have a large HR budget because of this, and want to hire the most talented people to help you create your product or expand your…

When you work for a small business, you have more than a financial interest in seeing your business succeed. With all the goals your company has in mind, it’s easy to forget about what should happen to your business when the boss isn’t around. Whether they decide to leave for greener pastures (like starting another…

You know your team better than anyone; after all, you personally recruited and hired every single one of them. The process is time consuming and mentally taxing which is why corporations have hiring managers who are dedicated to onboarding the chosen candidates. The formula for a great team is the 60/30/10 Rule . That is…

Your business depends upon having talented and driven people working for you, but your competitors’ businesses are no different. In the same way that you differentiate your brand for your customers, you must carefully implement a strategy to make jobs at your company more attractive than the jobs offered by your competition. One important way…

Engagement and retention are huge topics right now in HR, and leadership in general. High turnover numbers and epidemically low employee engagement numbers are costing companies in a big way. For a while, employers were running their organization’s engagement and retention efforts based on some ideas that we now know aren’t effective. Employee engagement specialists…

It is all about People Customer centricity is a key need of new age organization, and for the HR department, employees are customers! An HR function is supposed to effectively service the people in an organization in delivering their services effectively. One of the most commonly associate deliverable of HR function is “Employee Engagement”. Image…

Do you handle two or more tasks at a time assuming you are being efficient? While you split your attention in multiple directions, do you think you are doing justice to those tasks? Did you know that in this process you are actually increasing the time it takes to finish that task by an average…

The differences between independent contractors and employees can be subtle and hard to distinguish, but it’s important to know the difference in order to safeguard the company and avoid costly legal issues. Having a basic understanding of the differences can help employers determine what the best choice is for the organization. This decision will affect…

Do you measure how effective you are as a manager? What methods have you implemented to make your team work well with you? Does your team like to work for you? As a manager, you are measured on how well your team performs. Regardless of your style, the results will speak for themselves. Does your…

Compensation is a key component of any company’s overall budget. I know it is here at Trakstar. How you compensate your employees affects your turnover, productivity and of course, your organization’s profit. In most businesses, the compensation plan is left to the HR Department to enforce (i.e. making offers) but not necessarily to influence. This…