Hiring a new employee can often be an overwhelming task. You have to make sure the job description is up to date, that you have the capacity to hire and train, sort through applications, conduct interviews, and make tough hiring decisions.

To make informed decisions regarding their market, clients, and employees, organizations often look for ways to collect information about their people. This could include learning about their experiences, motivators, or needs, just to name a few.

In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, I thought I would write this month’s blog post on how to NOT do HR. Here are what I believe to be some of the most common misperceptions related to people practices in organizations.

In C1C’s February blog post, we discussed survey fatigue and how to avoid it. Among the tips were 1. take quick action on the results of the survey and 2. communicate the goal and outcome of the survey.