Linkedin Talent Blog
APRIL 1, 2016
In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. 7 Interview Questions That Determine Emotional Intelligence -- by Carolyn Sun. 2.
HR Bartender
APRIL 1, 2016
I know I spend a lot of time being a “technology evangelist.” There’s a reason for that. I believe technology can bring real value to business. I also understand that the amount and type of technology a business requires is dependent upon the business. Larger organizations, in order to scale, might have more technology than smaller companies. But that doesn’t mean smaller organizations have an excuse for not adopting technology.
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Pomello
APRIL 1, 2016
For HR and business leaders, employees are customers. This means that analyzing and improving each stage of employees’ journey within the company is crucial. Creating a fulfilling place to work is a major part of any employer’s job. You don’t do this out of a sense of altruism but because it is the best thing for the value of your company.
Trinet
APRIL 1, 2016
Working from home has its perks. It provides a flexible work environment, eliminates certain overhead costs and can provide efficiency for all parties involved. When it comes to managing remote. Visit site for full story.
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RecognizeThis!
APRIL 1, 2016
By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Research often helps to expand our understanding of interactions at work and the impact on productivity, even if it does come from dairy farms. First, for all of the skeptics: this is not an April Fool’s Day post. You’ll understand the reason for that disclaimer in a moment, but I thought today would be a good opportunity to look at the lighter side of recognition.
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Justworks
APRIL 1, 2016
Part 1 of this series explored the difference between supplemental wages and regular wages. Now, in Part 2 of the series, we will cover exactly how to calculate the taxes on supplemental wages. IRS Publication 15 describes several methods of calculating the federal income tax withholding on supplemental wages. These methods may be summarized as follows: Add the entire amount to the employee's regular wages, and withhold the federal income tax based on the employee's Form W-4.
The HR Capitalist
APRIL 1, 2016
Candidates - always with the game face on related to "fit" with your company and culture. It's hard to know exactly what you're going to be like when I get you in the company. I can spend 5 hours with you and still be a bit surprised. How will you treat others around you? How will you treat clients? You say you're selfless, humble and appreciative of those around you.
Laurie Ruettimann
APRIL 1, 2016
I’m off to Istanbul. People keep telling me, “Don’t die.” As if I’ll get caught up in the Syrian conflict or the ongoing fight against radical extremism. Or maybe they think I’ll get hit by a truck. Those things might happen, but what’s the alternative? Stay home and be a middle-aged white woman who fears everything and nothing in particular?
WorqIQ
APRIL 1, 2016
It's one thing to be a manager but it's a completely different thing to be a leader. The main difference is leaders have people follow them and managers have people work for them. Read More» The post What is the Difference Between Management and Leadership [Infographic] appeared first on Switch & Shift.
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The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.
GuideSpark
APRIL 1, 2016
Statement from GuideSpark CEO Keith Kitani. GuideSpark stands with other tech leaders, the Human Rights Campaign and Equality North Carolina in opposition to HB2. We call for Governor Pat McRory to repeal it as soon as possible. As a Workforce Communications company, our focus is helping our over 700 customers create inclusive and diverse cultures by engaging their employees using positive, effective communications.
TalentCulture
APRIL 1, 2016
A while back, I dropped in on an innovative workspace for one of my software technology clients– it’s a very cool office space. An open-plan, communal space with worktables in rows, very low partitions between areas, and no private offices. Note that I said workspace, because it wasn’t very clear to me how a vast room offering little in the way of private work areas could become a workplace – somewhere to get things done.
Paychex
APRIL 1, 2016
Maternity leave trends and changes in parental leave policies are slowly bringing the benefits offered to American employees in line with benefits enjoyed by workers in other developed countries around the world.
HR Morning
APRIL 1, 2016
Last summer, after their World Cup win, members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team made it very clear they weren’t happy with the pay disparity between the men’s and women’s squads. This week, they made their complaint official, filing a federal wage discrimination charge with the EEOC. . According to a story in the New York Times , five members of the team — goalie Hope Solo, co-captains Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn, forward Alex Morgan and midfielder Meg
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HR Zone
APRIL 1, 2016
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RecogNation
APRIL 1, 2016
Love it or hate it, April Fool’s Day is here. I can almost hear the collective rejoicing of office pranksters everywhere as they celebrate the fact that this special day fell on a weekday. Whether you’ve been carefully planning an elaborate cubicle switcheroo for weeks or your head just popped off your pillow this morning when you realized what day it was, it might be a good idea to heed some last minute April Fool’s advice from our favorite gang at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company: DO: Know Your Au
HR Morning
APRIL 1, 2016
This appears to be the year of the oddball interview question. First, there was the NFL Combine and its litany of crazy scouting questions. Now, there’s this … . Job site Glassdoor, which allows job candidates to post the questions companies are asking them, just released a list entitled, “ Top 10 Oddball Interview Questions for 2016. ” To compile the list, it combed through hundreds of thousands of interview questions shared on its site by job seekers within the United S
The Employer Handbook
APRIL 1, 2016
Back in 2012, when I wasn’t part of this new protected class , I wrote here about whether an employer would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring an employee to work overtime. The takeaway from that post was, yes, if working a minimum number of hours each week is an essential job function, disabled or not, an employee needs to work those hours.
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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?
Evil HR Lady
APRIL 1, 2016
Have you ever had a really rotten boss? One who yells, belittles people, creates unfair schedules, and is generally incompetent? Any one of those things stink, but sometimes you get stuck with all of them at once. Why on earth doesn’t her boss step in and handle this mess? Seriously, your boss either needs training or firing, and it’s blazingly obvious, so why isn’t that happening?
HR Morning
APRIL 1, 2016
Want to jolt your younger works into contributing more to your company-sponsored retirement plans? Just show them this figure. . After looking at several studies, estimates and financial experts’ opinions, Robert Powell, USA Today’s retirement planning expert, and editor of Retirement Weekly , is predicting that millennials will need upwards of $2.5 million saved to comfortably retire.
Ask a Manager
APRIL 1, 2016
Here’s an update from Tuesday’s letter-writer whose employer was trying to make her come back in for a “wrap-up meeting” to “finalize her resignation” after her last day, and was also insisting she’d need to pick up her last check in person, contrary to her state’s law: I thought I would update everyone on my situation as it’s been a bit of a whirlwind.
WorqIQ
APRIL 1, 2016
There are few leaders in the history of corporate America who will find themselves in the position Michael G. Winston found himself in at Countrywide Financial. Just two months into a major role at a major division of Bank of America, Michael witnessed, in his words, what went “beyond greed to fraud.” A believer […] Read more. Read More» The post Slaying the Corporate Beast: A Whistleblower Story appeared first on Switch & Shift.
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.
Ask a Manager
APRIL 1, 2016
It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. Should I email condolences to a coworker? This morning, our office found out via a department wide email that there was a death in an employee’s immediate family yesterday. This employee will be out of the office for a while, understandably. I am wondering if I should email my condolences to her.
Allegis Global Solutions
APRIL 1, 2016
AGS has launched a new standalone SOW solution in Europe.
Ask a Manager
APRIL 1, 2016
It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue :).
HR C-Suite
APRIL 1, 2016
Cold season may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean corporate wellness initiatives should. To keep employees healthy throughout the year, employers need to step up their health and wellness game. To do that, first measure employee well-being -- are employees engaged and healthy? What needs to be improved to keep them that […].
Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch
Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.
Ceridian
APRIL 1, 2016
For human capital management professionals, the question of how they divvy up their time is important. With so many issues to address each day, efficient scheduling is crucial. There are two ways that better control of your daily schedule can influence your workdays , according to Entrepreneur. First of all, a better managed day means a more productive day.
TLNT: The Business of HR
APRIL 1, 2016
The “ knowledge economy ,” coined in 1967 in Peter Drucker’s The Effective Executive , has marked the transition from the production-centric model of the Industrial Age (think Henry Ford’s assembly line) to a new structure focused on intellectual output from employees.
FingerCheck
APRIL 1, 2016
Both California and New York announced within hours of one another Thursday that they reached deals with state legislative leaders to raise the minimum wage to a record-shattering $15 an hour. . California. Thursday, the California Legislature approved a new minimum-wage bill to gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years.
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