HR Outsourcing Basics

HR outsourcing refers to a company’s human resources requirement. HR outsourcing is a strategic tool that enables to focus on the business’ responsibilities and concentrate on fundamental business activities. Besides these benefits, HR outsourcing wholly provides you with skilled professionals who focus on the management of your business’ HR, help you manage and reduce operating costs and greatly improve employer and employee relations. Usually very few HR outsourcing companies offer a wide range of services, many focus on a specific function of HR outsourcing, which may be recruiting or payroll. There are a few HR functions that can be outsourced quite easily such as staffing, recruiting, payroll, training and benefits.

The basics to HR outsourcing are as follows:

  • Range of outsourcing services,
  • Expertise it has in your business,
  • General experience in HR,
  • Understanding your business’ priorities, available resources and the flexibility of HR outsourcing contracts

The basic services that any HR outsourcing would include are: overseeing the organizational structure and staffing requirements of your business; training, development and recruiting; tracking department for goals, strategies and objectives; manager and employee training; administration for benefits and orientation programs for employees.

Some businesses, which are not able to spend time and do not have the resources to manage HR functions, consider outsourcing is a cost-effective option to hiring an in-house human-resources employees. It is considered that too much time and attention is spent dealing with personnel and employment management issues, rather than on the things that will increase your business and bring in new projects and customers.

It is the use of external providers to do the job of a personnel or HR department, which will save money and time for the company. The fact that outsourcing potentially offers cost savings, critically promoted its growth. However it has not only its benefits, but also risks. The process of outsourcing may have its decoys. Being attracted by the cost-savings, the companies often forget about the quality of the service. The decision to outsource or not bothers many companies. Specialists advise the small companies, which do not have the expertise and cannot afford hiring another person, not to exercise outsourcing, while large companies, which have HR needs can try to bring specialists in-house. You should try to weigh the pros and cons of outsourcing your HR before totally exercising the idea. If you are not comfortable with the idea of having an outsider take control over the functions of your HR, then outsourcing your HR is definitely not the solution for you.

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Job Interview Tips

Job interview is an important step forward to your desired vacancy. These general tips will contribute to pass the interview successfully. Studies have shown that gestures, physical appearance, and attire are highly influential during job interviews.

Get Prepared
Before going to a job interview, you should gather information on position and the employer. Make sure you know the requirements and responsibilities of the job you are applying for.

Be on Time
Make sure not to be late for the interview, as it is your first acquaintance with the employer and the first impression is very important. Also do not forget to wear suitable interview clothes.

Your Weaknesses and Strengths
Job interviews are usually held to find the best candidate for a specific vacancy. It would be better if you start with your weaknesses and end up with strengths. You should not be scared of your weaknesses. Be honest and try to introduce your weaknesses, i.e. lack of experience or skills to the employer in a very diplomatic way, highlighting that you are able to learn fast and improve. Talk about your strengths and successes with self-confidence, bring examples and stress your achievements. You have to convince the employer to hire you because you are qualified for the position. Explain how your strengths would benefit the company.

Answering Questions
Listen to the question attentively, if you misheard something, ask the interviewer to repeat the question. Keep your answers brief and concise, avoid general answers. Keep eye contact with the interviewer. With your replies show you are enthusiastic about the job.

Asking Questions
If you ask questions the employer, it will show you are interested in the job and the company. You may ask about current and future projects or the work environment of the company. Try to avoid salary discussions at the first interview.

How to Prepare for a Job Interview (Guide for Employer and Job-Seeker)

The main factors of the interview are:

  • Appearance
  • Waiting in the reception
  • Entering the office
  • Behavior during the interview

Before the interview, the job-seekers are not recommended to: arrive with friends, smoke or eat at the reception, wear sunglasses or hold sports bag. You need to be dressed in classic style. It is accepted to say that the interview starts still in the reception, before the interview itself launches.

The job-seekers should smile, be calm, answer the questions accurately, and be basically aware of the vacancy. During the interview, job-seekers are supposed to expose ability of listening and answering questions, and control his/her mimic and gestures. They must be ready to answer such questions as “How will you contribute to our company?” or “Why do you think we should choose exactly you for this position?”

The employers should take into consideration the professional qualifications of the employee and not personal qualities. During the interview they have to pay attention to the communications skills, education and work experience, self-confidence, optimism, and flexibility of the job-seeker. It is possible the employer will try to check your knowledge and skills either in oral or in written.

ACCEPT Employment Center: 6th Anniversary

ACCEPT Employment Center is celebrating its 6th anniversary this year. Since 2004, it has been successfully maintaining its stable position in the local and international personnel recruitment markets. As human resources market is growing fast, we constantly develop our activities and offer customized solutions to both employers and job-seekers. During these years, due to our professionalism and with strong knowledge of the job market, ACCEPT managed to cooperate with partners in commercial, industrial, academic, mass media, environmental and other sectors.

Among our local and international partners are the following companies: European Commission, Olympia Group, Deno Gold Mining, Imperial Tobacco, Jti Japan Tobbacco International, Henkel, Dirol Cadbury, Kraft Food Caucasus, Ceres, Rotapharm, Glaxo Smith Kline, Jonson & Jonson, Liqvor Pharmaceuticals, Alpha Pharm Medimpex, First Mortgage, Armenia Marriot Hotel Yerevan, Golden Palace, Icrc-Red Cross, Kpmg, Grant Thornton Amyot, Dg Contact, Armenian Copper Programme, Star Devide, SAS Group, Sovrano, Catering Group, British American Tobacco International, Philip Morris Management Services, Synopsys, Synergy International Systems, etc. We also provide services for companies in Georgia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Russia.

Accept Recruitment Agency: About Us

ACCEPT Employment Center is a job portal also providing recruitment. ACCEPT is one of the leading companies in staff recruitment field in the local market, specialized in high level and middle level staff selection. T

he company offers high quality Human Resource services to local and foreign companies. Our services include: personnel recruitment, job employment, social surveys, organization of trainings, market analysis, HR consulting and much more. You can choose either to read job announcements online on our website or receive via our job listing.

Our company offers services both for the employer and the employee. Services for the employer include: Personnel Recruitment, Headhunting, Outstaffing, Outsourcing, Personnel Consulting, Psychological Testing, Salary Survey, Announcement Placement. Services for the employee include: Job Placement, Psychological Test. We take into consideration the characteristics of different businesses, client’s request, as well as the nuances of each work environment.

ACCEPT Employment Center helps companies to find the specialists they need. The candidates are chosen via a special worked plan. ACCEPT also provides help to build resumes, cover letters and tips for successful job interviews.