Bamboo Blog

Organizations all over the world are finally starting to realize just how important a great HR professional is to their success. And not just for things like building employee policies and keeping up on compliance. More and more, HR is contributing to strategic business decisions and bottom-line growth, which means your HR career path has […]

So, you’ve found the perfect candidate. Their resume ticks all the boxes. They blew everyone’s socks off in the interview, and their references rave about both their performance and interpersonal skills. As you’re putting the finishing touches on the offer letter and getting final approvals to hire, you see this in your inbox: Sound familiar? […]

The BambooHR story could have turned out very differently. When co-founders Ben Peterson and Ryan Sanders decided ten years ago to start a new software company, they knew two things: they liked working with each other (most of the time), and they wanted to build a company centered on being a great place to work […]

The interviewing process can be overwhelming. You’re trying to gauge culture fit, determine qualifications, avoid bias, and compare multiple candidates—all while trying to make the individual on the other side of the table feel comfortable. If you haven’t prepared in advance, it’s easy to fall back on the most popular questions. But the most popular […]

As an HR professional in a growing organization, you face increasing challenges as your role expands in size and reach along with the business. And you know you’ll need to look to some human resources tools if you’re going to handle everything being thrown your way. Luckily, there are countless options on the market today […]

Job Interview Attire 101 Even if your candidates aren’t asking you what they should wear to their job interview, you can be sure that they’re asking themselves. Helping your applicants know what to wear to an interview is a great way to show them that your organization respects their time and their interest in joining […]

It’s difficult to be a boss. Let’s say you’ve been managing a team now for a while, and you think things are going well. Work is getting done on time, your people seem reasonably content, and nobody is flagrantly shirking their responsibilities. You’re working hard, your people are working hard, and that’s all you have […]

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Payscale’s Compensation Today blog on May 8, 2018 The way you design your incentive pay program can make a big difference to multiple pieces of your business, so it shouldn’t be an afterthought. Organizations are using variable pay programs to help them compete for talent, to combat turnover, and motivate […]

Are you getting ready to attend a conference? While attending a conference gives you a spectacular opportunity to create and strengthen connections with others in your industry, as well as learn something new along the way, it does require some preparation. If you plan to just show up and “wing it,” you probably won’t find […]

From tiny startups to international conglomerates, one of the age-old challenges in business is building a winning team. The three-fold challenge of finding, attracting, and retaining talented and productive employees has long vexed even the best of companies. No organization is exempt from the struggle to find quality employees, the difficulty of hiring the wrong […]