I am happy today to share that there is a Compensation & Benefits Manager position available at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a multi-specialty hospital, currently under construction in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2013. This 360 (expandable to 490) bed facility will be a unique and…
Are you the next Compensation & Benefits Manager for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ?
October 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Financial background checks for executive candidates – are they needed ?
October 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Kris Dunn wrote an interesting post at the HR Capitalist last week titled “YOU MAKE THE CALL: Are You Responsible For Knowing That This Executive Hire Was About to File Bankruptcy?”. He describes the situation of a company that was surprised when the senior executive they hired filed for bankruptcy and asks readers whether they…
Overview of the HR Congress Qatar 2012
October 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
Last week I attended the HR Congress Qatar organised by IQPC. It was my first time in Doha and I really enjoyed the place. It is smaller than Dubai or Abu Dhabi but there is a very nice energy to it and the focus on culture is obvious in town – nice ! Now, the…
Two tactics to deal with pay compression
September 23, 2012 by 2 Comments
Two weeks ago I described pay compression and, at the request of one of my readers, gave some advice on how to deal with it at the time of recruitment. Today I will go through 2 tactics around how to deal with pay compression at the individual, one-off level. I will cover collective tactics in…
The challenges of writing good job descriptions
September 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Ah, the good old job descriptions ! We all have a love-hate relationship with them, especially when it comes to writing them. The organisation can basically go down two roads : external or internal. This will most often be a choice dictated by a combination of budget /accessibility (or not) of funds and the time…
Recruiters and the pay compression challenge
September 11, 2012 by 2 Comments
In today’s Reader Question I would like to thank Miatta, one of my newer subscribers, for sending me the following comment on pay compression : “My main struggle in Comp and Ben has been why it is difficult for recruiters or managers to understand the importance of why compensation professionals insist on making salary offers within certain…
