Roz Bahrami is a blogger for SkyPrep, an online training software for companies to train employees and measure results. Roz is a regular contributor to blogs related to corporate training, L&D, and HR technology. Visit my personal blog at TrainingConnoisseur.com
In an effort to cut costs and speed delivery of corporate training, many human resources professionals are recommending the use of massive open online courses (MOOCs). These date back to about five years
Published on: June 14th, 2016 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
In most businesses there is a cycle that alternates between periods of crazy rush, periods of normalcy, and periods of down time. Companies generally opt for one of two choices during the down
Acquiring talent remains one of the greatest challenges facing human resources departments today. As more and more baby boomers retire, the search for workers with experience and specialized skills to replace them is
Published on: March 28th, 2016 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
Instructional designers are the professionals who make e-learning happen. They build the learning modules in your online training software, design and create online courses, and test the content through online exams to ensure
Published on: March 16th, 2016 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
Employees of tomorrow may never experience the night-before-the-annual-performance-review jitters as workers wait in agitated anticipation of discovering whether they rate as good, bad, or adequate. For workers of present, when the day arrives,
Published on: March 7th, 2016 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
Of all the mobile apps developed that impact human resources departments, the ones that have potential to reinvent standard HR protocols are the feedback apps. Somehow these apps are starting to take over
Published on: February 17th, 2016 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
The cost of hiring the wrong candidate for the job is high and only getting higher. As a result, human resources professionals are increasingly turning to recruitment software to help them match applicants
Published on: February 8th, 2016 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
When human resources professionals talk about productivity and techniques to improve it among their employees, the focus is often on helping people perform more tasks in a shorter time period. But for organizations
Published on: January 26th, 2016 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
Sooner or later every human resources professional purchases a mobile app and is bitterly disappointed with it. We blame ourselves for lack of sufficient research, we blame the maker for producing a lemon,
Published on: December 28th, 2015 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
If there has been been a revolution in how human resources professionals approach their tasks in recent months, it would have to be credited to new wearable devices like Microsoft Band and Oculus
Published on: December 15th, 2015 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
It is now possible, thanks to modern technology and rapidly developing real talent management software in human resources departments, to ask employees about their day as they leave their workplace. A device, in
Published on: December 2nd, 2015 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
You have an urgent need for 12 new employees, so you post your job description on the Internet's top job sites and your own corporate website, and hope you will attract a large
Published on: November 17th, 2015 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
Few things evoke more groans from corporate managers than the realization that once again it is time for the 360 Degree Feedback processes. Nobody doubts the important of taking stock of the talent
Published on: November 10th, 2015 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
When Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, put out a call to America's high-tech companies to assume some responsibility in spreading Internet access to all people, many human rights departments were left scrambling trying
Published on: November 5th, 2015 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
One of the challenges of handling employee training for international organizations is finding a learning management system (LMS) that meets the expectations of the Human Resources department. Based on a survey by the
Published on: October 29th, 2015 Roz Bahrami @skyprep
