Practical HR Guides for Businesses, Managers & HR Professionals
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Whether you’re hiring your first employee, managing a growing team, handling performance issues, or building your HR career, our guides provide practical information you can use in the real workplace.
Explore straightforward HR guidance, checklists, examples, templates and best practices designed to make HR easier to understand and easier to manage.
Explore a topic below or browse our latest HR guides.
Hiring & Recruiting
Build a better hiring process from job posting to offer letter. Learn how to attract qualified candidates, conduct effective interviews, evaluate applicants and make better hiring decisions.
Popular topics:
Job descriptions • Recruiting • Interviewing • Candidate evaluation • Hiring process • Reference checks • Job offers
Employee Onboarding
Give new employees a strong start. Learn how to plan onboarding, prepare for an employee’s first day, introduce company policies, establish expectations and create a better new-hire experience.
Popular topics:
New hires • First day • Orientation • Training • 30-60-90 day plans • Onboarding checklists
Performance Management
Help employees understand expectations, improve performance and reach meaningful goals. Explore practical guidance for performance reviews, feedback, goal setting and performance improvement.
Popular topics:
Performance reviews • Feedback • Goals • Coaching • Performance improvement • Documentation
Employee Management
Managing people requires more than policies. Learn practical ways to communicate with employees, address workplace challenges, manage attendance and build a productive team environment.
Popular topics:
Employee relations • Communication • Attendance • Workplace conflict • Discipline • Manager guidance
HR Basics
New to HR? Start here. These guides explain essential HR concepts, processes and documents in clear, practical language for business owners, managers and HR professionals.
Popular topics:
HR fundamentals • Policies • Employee records • HR processes • Documentation • Small business HR
Workplace & Leadership
Create a healthier, more productive workplace. Explore practical guidance for managers and HR professionals covering leadership, employee engagement, workplace communication and company culture.
Popular topics:
Leadership • Employee engagement • Company culture • Communication • Retention • Workplace relationships