The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday announced that it is updating the list of skills required to be a human resources specialist at federal agencies, a move it says will make progress ...

A growing number of HR professionals who are reshaping the business community’s expectations of how HR functions within organizations and of the value that the profession can bring to a rapidly ...

Conferences, certifications, and consultants have repeated the mantra. But in practice, strategic has too often meant HR demonstrating business vocabulary without owning business outcomes. It has ...

Tracking employee competencies across a large workforce is an elusive, yet worthwhile, challenge. For employers who operate in highly regulated industries, it also can be a financial necessity. If ...

Competency management systems allow employers to evaluate employees' performance. Use of these systems allows managers and supervisors to identify gaps, deploy remedial training, recruit staff and ...

Competency models are used to define which characteristics and performance requirements are needed to meet a certain expectation. A competency is essentially being adept and capable at a certain skill ...