Wed.Apr 07, 2021

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AI 101: What is Artificial Intelligence and What Does It Mean for HR?

Visier

It’s pretty hard to believe how much AI has captured the public’s imagination—especially for such a technical, math-driven field. For many people, AI conjures up images of autonomous robots, fully self-driving cars, and Artificial General Intelligence capable of managing our homes, if not controlling our lives. However, reality isn’t quite that exciting.

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Get More Time in Your Day: How to Save Time Onboarding as a Staffing Firm

Essium HRM

Onboarding, when it is done right, takes time. This is something that staffing firms know better than anyone else because clients rely on them for quick and easy hiring. These tips can help you onboard faster so you can provide more value to your clients and have more time in your day to focus on finding top talent. 5 Ways Staffing Firms Can Improve Their Onboarding Process.

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Top 4 Best Practices of Financial Reporting

Professional Alternatives

Financial reporting helps investors make well informed decisions concerning buying and selling stocks. Value investors usually rely on different strategies to make their trading decisions. One of such relies on income statements plus balance sheets to identify cost effective or expensive stocks. However, companies need to spend resources on information technology, innovation, product development, as well as other future investments and these should definitely not be referred to as assets but as

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3 Ways to Fail at Communicating Layoffs

Intoo USA

Giving bad news is never easy. However, for business leaders and HR professionals, effectively delivering tough news to your workforce is a part of the job. And there is perhaps no harder news to give than that of layoffs. . We’ve seen a lot of headline layoffs this past year as a result of the pandemic and the forecast for this year is mixed, with about 32% of the U.S.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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5 Countries with the Best Employment Laws

Global People Strategist

Around the world, workers are given different rights. These range from the right to organize protests and participate in trade unions, to working in safe conditions and overtime pay. This article explores 5 countries that have the best employment laws from the perspective of the employee with top global rankings in terms of rights of workers, based on their labor traditions and violation of labor rights. 1.

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Maximizing Employee Engagement During the Return-to-Office Process

Bonusly

It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? The outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic has prompted new ways of thinking about work—with remote and flexible work emerging as chief topics. We’ve learned a lot in the transition to remote work as we socially-distanced for the health of our colleagues, and now it’s time to apply those insights to the next step in getting back to normal—our return to the office.

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The Risks of In-house Social Media Screening in Hong Kong

Cisive

Conducting social media screening on a candidate is becoming an increasingly common practice in the hiring process. Despite the common perception that data in the public domain can be used freely, using data from a job applicant’s social media account may not always be consistent with the current data protection laws in Hong Kong. In particular, the way that information collected from social media is used by an employer when screening their candidate may increase the risk of allegations of

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Is HR at risk of irrelevancy in the changing world of work?

HR Zone

Change Should we scrap HR?

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The Convergence of HR and Finance in Companies

Hppy

Companies that are informed about how their finance and HR teams can work together in an explosive combination have better chances to grow in leaps and bounds over time than others who cannot fathom such an opportunity. The reason it is so is that the convergence of the HR and finance teams in companies helps in leveraging your CFO and make informed decisions about hiring and employee retention. .

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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4 Myths about Tobacco Use and Employee Mental Health

EX Program

No surprise: the need for employee mental health support has skyrocketed since the pandemic struck. During the pandemic, about 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, up from 1 in 10 adults who reported these symptoms from January to June 2019. Among employees specifically, a Gartner survey conducted in the 4th [.].

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What Does a Career Look like in Today’s World?

Julie Winkle Giulioni

Photo by Michele Bitetto on Unsplash. You remember the Hans Christian Andersen tale about the vain emperor who is duped into wearing “specially woven” clothes that are actually nonexistent? While he parades around, his subjects remain silent, not daring to address the situation for fear of seeming stupid or less sophisticated than others — until a child says what’s on everyone else’s mind: “The emperor has no clothes!”.

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Phenom Raises $100 Million for Its Recruitment Marketing Platform Focused on Experience

WorkTech

Phenom People announced a $100 million Series D round of venture capital, which brings its total raised to $167 million. Launched in 2010, Phenom delivers a recruitment marketing platform with […]. The post Phenom Raises $100 Million for Its Recruitment Marketing Platform Focused on Experience appeared first on WorkTech by LAROCQUE, LLC.

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13 Gimmicky Employee ‘Benefits’ And Why They Don’t Work

Forbes Coaches Council

Rather than provide truly valuable advantages and support systems for their team members, some companies choose to rely on gimmicks to stand out and appeal to potential employees.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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.

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How to know if a company has work-life balance?

HR Digest

Dear Jane, I am currently working in a job that requires me to work beyond the contracted hours every week. This is common in my industry where young workers are expected to work 90-100 hours per week or even more. Most of us do not leave the office or take a break at lunchtime. We’ve missed family and social time, sacrificing our relationships for work.

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The Ever-Evolving Marijuana Employment Laws

Accurate Background

Recent years have seen a significant culture shift in how the use of marijuana is viewed. Many states have medical marijuana programs while others have legalized recreational marijuana altogether, with more states poised to follow. In light of these changes, companies around the country are re-evaluating their drug testing policies as they relate to cannabis.

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How-to: Intranet content migration

ThoughtFarmer

Updated April 7th, 2021. "Alright intranet project team, who wants to lead the content migration. Nobody? But it's so critical. We can't have a new intranet without content. I'll provide chocolate and scotch.". Content migration may not be the most exciting part of an intranet project, but it’s essential to your intranet’s success. To help you tackle content migration, we've provided in this article the intranet content migration worksheet we use with ThoughtFarmer clients.

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OSHA’s Top Ten Most Cited Violations in 2020

HR Workplace Services

The National Safety Council has released its annual list of OSHA’s top ten most-cited regulations (for 2020). This year, the top ten includes some familiar incidents (each appearing the last three years) including fall protection, hazard communication, scaffolding and logout/tagout (LOTO). In addition, we find newcomer near the top, respiratory protection , as major citation source.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Anxiety Vs. Relaxation: Relabeling Anxiety As Excitement

Forbes Coaches Council

While excitement is connected to the emotion of joy, anxiety comes from a different emotion -- fear. It is important to distinguish between them because when we operate our life from fear we are operating from a place of survival, rather than a place where we can take advantage of opportunities.

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I was offered a job, not given much time for an answer, and then things went south

Ask a Manager

This post, I was offered a job, not given much time for an answer, and then things went south , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Last week I was offered a job at a big government agency after a six-week interview process. I’m coming out of grad school, the job was a perfect fit, and the offer came in high.

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How To Lead With Emotional Resilience Right Now

Forbes Coaches Council

Master these four skills to get a better sense of your own energy and perceptions and, ultimately, build your emotional intelligence.

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Flextime: An Integral Part of Your Company’s Return to Work Plan

TalentCulture

Soon, business leaders will turn their attention to developing a return to work plan for employees. And for many, that plan will need to include some amount of flextime. After […]. The post Flextime: An Integral Part of Your Company’s Return to Work Plan appeared first on TalentCulture.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

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?

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Benefits to Starting Your Own Nonprofit Organization

Take It Personel-ly

If you wish to create a positive change globally, starting a nonprofit company can be a remarkable experience. To create a successful nonprofit organization needs you to possess a distinctive set of competencies and skills, but the experience is not enormously diverse from beginning a small business. This article will discuss the benefits of starting […].

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can I ignore a toxic employee who’s leaving, warning candidates about weirdness in our hiring, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, can I ignore a toxic employee who’s leaving, warning candidates about weirdness in our hiring, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Can I ignore a toxic employee during her last few days? I have managed someone, let’s call her Rachel, for over a year and a half.

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First-Time Jobless Claims Edge Up

SHRM Resources

States reported that 744,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Apr. 3, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week. The total number of workers continuing to claim unemployment benefits fell to 3.7 million.

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4 Reasons Employee Financial Wellness is a Top Priority for Employers

Best Money Moves

4 reasons employee financial wellness is a top priority for employers. More and more employers are recognizing the importance of employee financial wellness. Here’s why. The importance of financial wellbeing is becoming increasingly clear to many employers, made all the more urgent as the economic fallout of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic continues.

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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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Should You Be Promoted Every 3 Years?

The Tim Sackett Project

ZipRecruiter Co-Founder and CEO, Ian Siegel thinks employees should be on a consistent cadence of being promoted, or there is a problem. Basically, he said it should be every three years. Do you agree? Early-career employees should aim to get a promotion around every three years, according to Ian Siegel, CEO of ZipRecruiter. “If you aren’t moving up after three years, there is a problem,” he said.

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4 unique interview questions to help you find the best employees

Evil HR Lady

Interviewing is a difficult task, and most hiring managers don’t do it very often – so they don’t have time to get good at it. But, asking unique interview questions can help you better evaluate candidates to land someone with the proper knowledge, skills, and abilities. Here’s what we’ll cover: Why you should ask candidates unique interview questions Examples of unique interview questions How to incorporate unique questions during your interview.

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Engagedly Releases Tangerine LMS to Enhance Organizational Learning Experience

Engagedly

Engagedly recently announced the release of their new enhancement, Tangerine Learning Management System. With advanced features and user-centered approach, this digital learning module is all set to take organizational learning experience to the next level. St. Louis, MO. April 7, 2021 – Engagedly, a leading provider of SaaS solutions for performance management, is pleased to announce the release of their new enhancement, Tangerine Learning Management System (LMS).