Thu.Nov 08, 2018

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What We Can Learn About Engagement From Video Games

TLNT: The Business of HR

I sometimes joke with those who ask me what I do that I get paid to play video games. It’s actually half-true. As a behavioral scientist who specializes in understanding human motivation and emotion, my colleagues and I cracked the code of engagement in games over a decade ago. Over the years, we’ve continued to consult with developers on the psychology of games and how they can understand, measure, and impact the experiences that truly engage and delight their customers.

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5 Ways Direct Managers Shape Your Hiring and Retention Culture

Engage2Excel

Job-hopping is the new normal in today’s workplace, and it’s not limited to recent graduates. People of all ages are leaving their jobs for greener pastures more frequently than they used to. The median tenure for workers over the age of 55 is just 2.53 years, and our research shows that one in four workers will leave their jobs this year. We’ve got a retention problem that spans generations, and it’s costing companies billions of dollars every year.

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Hiring for Seasonal Employment? Follow These 7 Tips

Justworks

Many businesses hire seasonal workers for extra help during their busy period. Whether you need to grow your team at the holidays, over the summer months, or another crucial time for your company, these seasonal employees are an important part of your staffing strategy. But as any employer who has hired seasonal workers knows, there are many factors to review to make sure you’re being compliant.

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Should you include freelancers in your talent development program?

Fast Company The Future of Work

Freelancing is on the rise–and so is integration of freelancers into organizational teams. The “2018 Future Workforce” report from freelancing website Upwork, released in February, found that 59% of hiring managers are using flexible talent–freelancers, temporary, and agency workers–which is more than double the 2017 percentage (24%).

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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We Offer Time Off to Volunteer as a Unique Perk -- But It's Also Good for Business

Entrepreneur

Even though it might seem like a 'cost,' when you look at the data I'd argue that it's actually crazy not to offer a generous volunteer program.

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The Ultimate Guide for Choosing a Recruitment Agency

TalentLyft

This ultimate guide for choosing a recruitment agency will help you find the one that best fits your hiring needs and your budget. I will present a 4-step process and offer useful tips for choosing the right recruitment agency! Read More.

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6 Ways to Give Your Employees a Reason to Stay

Spark Hire

“That’s the third employee to put in their two-week notice in the last couple of weeks. What are we doing wrong? Is there something we can do to keep our workers from quitting?”. The first thing you should ask yourself if this is happening at your workplace is this: “Do my employees feel respected and valued?” Employees often leave even high paying jobs because they don’t feel that management cares about them, their ideas are being ignored, and their careers aren’t going anywhere.

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Sales career path: A way to attract and retain salespeople

Workable

Traditionally, the sales industry suffers from high turnover rates. Every time a salesperson leaves, you need to start a new hiring cycle, spend money to advertise the job and train new employees from scratch. To retain salespeople (and avoid all this hassle), you should offer more than a “fun workplace” or large commissions; you should also invest in career development.

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When it Comes to Ransomware Demands, Just say No

Symantec

While some targets have paid to get back their data, experts say most victims continue to reject extortion demands

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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Women’s Male Allies Can Contribute to #MeToo Solutions

WorkHuman

One message from #MeToo is clear: When it comes to sexist treatment and harassment of women, men are the problem. There will be no solution to the ugliness brought to light by the #MeToo movement without men’s active participation. But what does it mean to be a male ally to women? How can men put the theory into practice at work? What potential pitfalls should you look out for?

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That 'Bad' Interviewee You Just Talked to May Be the Perfect Match for Your Job Opening

Entrepreneur

The 'pattern matching' that companies have long used to find the right candidate isn't always the best strategy.

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HR’s Guide to Pregnancy and Reasonable Accommodation

Namely

It’s not easy being an expectant mother and working full-time. Having to take time off for prenatal care, physical discomfort, and fatigue can all affect a woman’s ability to work. Still, many women work far into their pregnancies with great success thanks to the help and understanding of their company. While many companies try to make expectant mothers more comfortable at work, pregnancy discrimination is still rampant in the modern workplace.

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Ask a Recruiter: How to fully engage hiring managers in the recruiting process?

Workable

Historically, the responsibility of hiring good candidates has been placed solely with recruiters. This, however, isolates the recruiter and puts the hiring process at risk. How? Even if you, the recruiter, do your best to fill the top of the funnel with qualified people, it’s hiring managers who manage the end of the funnel. If hiring managers don’t follow best practices there, you may end up with bad hires or none at all.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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What I Learned When I Gave a TEDx Talk

Evil HR Lady

I love to speak. In fact, I feel more comfortable in front of a microphone than at a networking event. So, when my friend and colleague Kristen Pressner suggested I give a TEDx talk, I was like, sure, no problem. Pressner’s talk, where she introduced the “flip it to test it” method for handling unconscious bias was a perfect example of how a talk should be.

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Considerations for Hiring Competencies

HR Daily Advisor

Today we are joined by Tara Gullans, Industrial Organizational Psychologist at Caliper, to discuss what to look for when it comes to new hire competencies. Source: designer491 / iStock / Getty. Daily Advisor: As a quick reminder for those who might not be familiar, can you explain what a competency model is? Gullans: A competency model is a descriptive tool that identifies the key areas needed to perform a specific job.

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DailyPay Joins ADP Marketplace to Equip Workers with Instant Access to Earned Wages

DailyPay

Today marks a major milestone for the daily pay benefits category and the payroll services industry at large. ADP , the largest human resources management software and payroll company, today announced that DailyPay is joining the ADP Marketplace. This announcement further expands their product offering and franchise.

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Only Four 12-Ounce Beers Per Employee Per Day? Party Foul!

HR Daily Advisor

WeWork has enjoyed a meteoric rise. If you’re not familiar with the company, WeWork leases office space which it turns around and leases to other businesses. It’s particularly popular with the startup crowd. To appeal to the young, hardworking startup crowd, WeWork has offered an interesting array of perks to its tenants. One of the most popular has been the free craft beer kegs on tap for the folks in its offices.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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my coworker gave my kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I have a predicament that I’m in and I’m not sure on how to approach the situation. Every day I have to pick up my son from school and bring him back to my job since they don’t provide after school care. This has all been approved by my boss. It’s been going on a couple months now and I haven’t had any problems until today. I have a ex-supervisor (as in no longer my boss because of good reasons) who tends to overstep her boundaries, but I think this one tops the cake.

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How to Use Psychometric Testing In Recruitment

HR Digest

The use of psychometric testing in the recruitment process is becoming common among HR managers in their candidate selection process. Over 75% of Times top 100 companies now use psychometric testing in their candidate selection whereas more than 38% of all companies use psychometric testing in hiring candidates, according to HBR. The figure is even on a steady rise yearly at the rate of at least 10%, according to the Association for Test Publishers and organizational psychologists.

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For Workplace Fitness, On-Demand Is in Demand

HR Daily Advisor

From lighter, faster shoes to Fitbit-style activity trackers, technology has long had an impact on our fitness habits. But now, technology is also becoming an important factor in where, when, and how we choose to exercise. As personal technology becomes more ubiquitous and access to high-quality streaming video improves, a growing number of people are choosing to break free from gym workouts in favor of personalized, on-demand fitness solutions that let them choose an exercise style and an inten

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5 Steps to Improve Talent Acquisition Through Better Data Analysis

Acendre

The Blueprint. 5 Steps to Improve Talent Acquisition Through Better Data Analysis. Blueprints are a time-tested way to communicate how to build a structurally sound building. From the foundation and framing to the electrical and plumbing works, all players in the building process work directly from one set of documents. These blueprints are developed as a process allowing rapid and accurate production of all the building elements creating an architectural plan.

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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Turning in that ‘work related’ strip club expense!

The Tim Sackett Project

It’s 2018 and Under Armour, this past week wanted to make sure that their staff knew it was no longer okay to turn in receipts for business expense reimbursement from strip clubs! From the Wall Street Journal article: “on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the sports apparel company Under Armour had ended the “long-standing company practice” of letting employees expense strip club visits to their corporate cards…the story reported that “over the years, executives

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how do you throw a great office holiday party?

Ask a Manager

I usually publish a lot of questions about holiday parties in between Thanksgiving and Christmas — which isn’t always enough time to change anything for that year. So here are two early questions about holiday parties as this week’s “ask the readers” questions, in the hopes that it’s early enough that the advice can be used this year.

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From resources to human beings #cipdace

HRGem

John Amaechi believes that HR is increasingly becoming the moral compass of an organisation, with a responsibility to preserve organisational integrity. I really don’t know how I feel about this.

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Don’t Offer More Vacation – Close the Office Instead

Stories Incorporated HR

My co-founder Scott Thompson and I are six years into running our small company, Stories Inc. Because our work exposes us to innovative corporate cultures, it’s easy to be organizationally progressive. We have adapted all kinds of policies for our team that have worked for our clients, be it bucket list rewards, AUA at our offsites, open floor plans, and yes, unlimited vacation.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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Change Management and Employee Communications: Fighting an Entrenched, Negative Culture

Employee Communications Council

Often, too often, corporate culture turns toxic and entrenches itself so deeply that the organization can no longer serve its purpose effectively. This usually initiates the most painful form of change management. You're the new kid on the block, new C-suite or director or someone else with some ability to make changes to policy and employee communications standards – maybe you were even hired specifically to do that.

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Pilot Your Program the ‘Ready, Fire, Aim’ Way

TLNT: The Business of HR

“Ready, fire, aim. Do it! Make it happen! Action counts. No one ever sat on their way to success.” – Tom Peters , American business writer. In the business literature, especially in articles written by academics lacking practical experience, you occasionally see tut-tutting about those who just “throw mud at the wall and see what sticks” in terms of execution.

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How To Easily Find Your Google For Jobs Traffic Data

Ongig

Google now tags all traffic coming from their Google For Jobs search. Any URL/link referred from Google For Jobs contains these UTM parameters : utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply. utm_source=google_jobs_apply. utm_medium=organic. Check out the end of this Amazon job URL: Reasons Why Google Tags Google For Jobs Posting Links: To see how much traffic the new Google For Jobs search engine is generating.

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