HR Blogs
A collection of our most recent articles on HR
Why I Broke My Golden Rule of Internships
The 10 factors in play that helped me pick a company for an ideal intership... And return to...
Employee retention metrics: The 5 metrics you should be measuring
Employee retention is an important priority for organizations. The right set of employee retention...
How to Reduce Cost Per Hire Without Sacrificing Quality
You want to reduce costs and notice the “cost per hire” figure on your Klipfolio dashboard....
Get the HR out of OKRs
There are two separate issues here: First, what are the organization’s OKRs? Second, how do we...
Get the HR into OKRs
Objectives and Key Result (OKR) solutions need a combination of technical factors (procedures,...
How to make the most of your interns and student hires in a tight employment market
Having a hard time finding workers in a tight employment market? Students and interns are a good...
Why Klipfolio is a great place to work: Our interns tell their stories
Want to know if your company is a great place to work at? Ask your interns. Here’s what Klipfolio’s...
Why diversity and inclusion are so hard to get right
Many tech companies worry — rightly so — about diversity. Diversity and inclusion are hard to...
Why ‘onboarding’ new employees sets a company up for success
There was a time when new employees were given a quick orientation tour, shown their desk, and left...
A simple tip for successfully keeping knowledge workers engaged
I just finished reading Disrupt Yourself by Whitney Johnson, dubbed one of the world’s most...
How corporate digital signage is improving communication in the workplace
If you’ve ever ordered a meal from a fast food restaurant, chances are you’ve chosen your meal from...
How to survey your employees – and why it’s so important
We just conducted our first-ever full employee survey. We put a lot of thought into how it was put...
Do initiatives to get more women into tech really work?
Earlier this year, four women from Klipfolio became mentors in the local edition of the...
We’re hiring. Six ways we seek out new employees.
It’s not as easy to find new employees as it used to be. The Ottawa tech sector is picking up, and...
What you need to do when an employee quits – and why
Eventually, one of your employees will quit. If you’re a young company, the first departure –...
Why giving employees time off is a good thing – and how we manage it over the holiday season
We’ve always fostered a work culture that values balance. Work hard, and then go home and think...
How office seating arrangements affect the energy and efficiency of your business
It pays to spend time figuring out who sits next to whom in your office. Judicious desk placement...
How having more employees changes your company
The more employees you have, the less ‘personal’ your relationships with your employees become....
What I learned about hiring - and what every new manager needs to know
Check references. Test for knowledge as well as values. Hiring the right people will make your...