February, 2016

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6 Best Practices for Hiring Right

Paycor

U.S. organizations spend $130 billion annually on hiring new employees. With a price tag like that, businesses can’t afford to make mistakes! Yet 43 percent of employers say they’ve made bad decisions by hiring too quickly. Paycor organizational development specialist Allison Flynn led a webinar in which she offered six tips for hiring right to reduce turnover and cut costs associated with recruitment, training and filling job gaps when employees walk out the door. 1.

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Meet Aylin Basom, VP of Sales and Strategic Channels

Outmatch

Aylin is responsible for growing the business through direct sales and global partnerships. Since joining Assess Systems ( now called OutMatch ) in 2008, she has held several positions in the company, creating strategic client relationships and channel alliances. Where did you grow up? I was born in Turkey, stayed in England for a short period of time, then came to the U.S. during high school.

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Yelp and a missing piece of HR Tech

Steve Boese

By now I am pretty sure you've heard the story of the call center rep at Yelp who was summarily fired after posting an 'open letter' to the CEO claiming (among other things), that the company's failure to pay a living wage was placing her and her colleagues under tremendous financial pressure. Here's a quick two paragraphs from coverage of the letter and the firing from the Washington Post : The Yelp employee who said she was fired after she blogged about the financial pressures she felt while w

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Happy Friday. Each week, with the help of HRmarketer Insight software, our researchers compile a sampling of mergers & acquisition, funding and partnership announcements from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. Sign-up for our weekly What’s Hot in HR newsletter to get these weekly updates via email. . M&A.

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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22 HR Twitter Lists You Should Be Following

cipHR

Twitter is one of the top resources on the internet when it comes to the latest news and updates from all over the world on every topic imaginable. Brands use Twitter to reach customers, engage with their followers and ensure that they stay up to date with industry news. Individuals can use the service to increase their professional knowledge, engage with influencers and remain aware of whats happening in their profession, in real time.

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Go Back to the Beginning to Understand Organizational Goals

ClearCompany HRM

“Clear organizational goals can drive employee efforts throughout the organization. But if employees do not know what the organization's goals are, those goals lose the ability they have to energize employees towards their achievement. Communicating organizational goals to employees is essential for achieving those desired outcomes.” - OPM.gov. Organizational goals must be communicated to employees before they’re even employees.

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The Untouchables: Why you should stop salvaging bad employees at every level

The Aristocracy of HR

041050021150 Are you one of those companies that would rather preserve everyone than let them go? Right now, I know of at least one organization -where despite lackluster performance, poor behavior and the disbanding of their team of direct reports- a leader is being salvaged beyond their time because no one has the balls to […].

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What’s Your Recruiting Personality? [QUIZ]

ExactHire

Looking to get into the recruiting profession? Or, maybe you’re already a seasoned pro but just want to better identify your true recruiting strengths? Whatever the case, take ExactHire’s “What’s Your Recruiting Personality?” Quiz to identify your talent acquisition sweet spot. From recruiting analytics and compliance reporting to social media and screening, this entertaining yet informative quiz will use your answers to ten short multiple choice questions to point you in the direction of your m

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3 Keys to Protecting Your Brand During Layoffs: Lessons from HR Leaders

Intoo USA

Guest Post | By Yair Riemer, CMO, Intoo | @YairR – View Yair’s #TalkHR Webinar “ 3 Keys to Protecting Your Brand During A Downsize: Lessons from the Tech Industry.”. The stock market just posted its worst January since 2009. There’s a bit of uncertainty in the air. But regardless of the macroeconomic climate, in boom or bust, all companies experience turnover – and all HR leaders need to be prepared to act as the stewards of their employer brand during these volatile times.

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Correct & Prevent I-9 Errors: Your 2024 Audit Toolkit

Simplify your I-9 compliance process and minimize the risk of costly fines with WorkBright’s comprehensive audit toolkit. Created in collaboration with employment law experts, this essential two-part guide will help you conduct a thorough internal audit in 2024. The first section outlines a three-step process for ensuring error-free and compliant I-9s, followed by two printable checklists to streamline your audit process.

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5 Tips for Setting Achievable Professional Goals

Kazoo

Its goal-setting season and I’m sure many of us are putting off establishing them until the deadline arrives and it’s finally time to have a conversation with our managers. I personally have found this process to be arduous at times, so I am here to tell you that you are not alone. Here is what happens to me. The week after I have set goals, I am all gung-ho, giving myself a pep talk every day about how I can achieve them and acting as my own personal cheerleader.

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Why 360 Feedback?

DecisionWise

Why 360 Feedback? Without feedback, we tend to invent our own reality. Using 360-degree feedback is a vital part of performance, growth, and development. Understanding ourselves and how we interact with others helps us understand the impact we have on those around us. The perceptions of others within our circle of influence, whether those perceptions are accurate or inaccurate, often impact our level of success.

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Why Aligning Corporate Goals Takes More than Just Software

ClearCompany HRM

Most of the time when we approach goals, we do it from a corporate angle. After all, that makes the most sense. The reason you hire people is to reach the organizational goals of the company. It’s why they get a paycheck, says traditional thinking. But we know today that engagement skyrockets and employees are more fulfilled (and productive) when they understand those organization goals.

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Keeping up with disruption: Why every trend isn’t for your business

The Aristocracy of HR

001040001130 There is nothing but trouble to follow when we believe that we can be all things to all people. We also endanger any good we have the potential of doing by feverishly jumping on every fad. I can remember so many days in HR reading articles about the trends for the year the next […].

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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ExactHire Named a Nominee for 2016 TechPoint Mira Awards

ExactHire

It was a big year for the ExactHire team in 2015, full of many exciting developments including the addition of brand new positions and a steady stream of product enhancements. The positive momentum is continuing as we’re thrilled to announce that the Indiana technology growth initiative, TechPoint , has named ExactHire a nominee in the Innovation of the Year category for the 2016 Mira Awards.

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[Infographic] The Benchmark of Successful Internal Email Campaigns

Hppy

Even though social communication is on the rise, email remains a reliable ally for most workplaces and it can be a powerful channel for employee engagement. We recently discussed business transparency practices and how internal communication can drive this transparency, making employees feel empowered, informed and engaged. A detailed analysis into how internal email campaigns are performing across workplaces revealed that: The average open rate of internal emails across organizations around the

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What HR Can Learn from the Grammy’s and Oscars

Kazoo

It’s awards season, which means that we’ll soon be inundated with red carpet interviews, bad fashion choices and of course, winners’ speeches. And with those things also comes news that a few of the oldest awards shows around – the Grammy’s and Oscars – are making big changes. The Grammy’s, first held in 1959, recently announced that this year’s winners will receive the iconic gramophone trophy with a GoPro camera inserted at the base.

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Are Cover Letters Dead? One HR Thought Leader Says They Are

Hoops

In a piece for Forbes.com, Cover Letters Are Dead And Other 2016 Recruiting Trends , Liz Ryan argues against including cover letters because frankly, no one reads them. She also urges employers to move beyond traditional hiring methods, makes a strong case for referrals, and points out what most recruiters know - it’s a candidate-centric market right now.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Recruit Better By Thinking Like a Marketer (Free eBook)

UpstartHR

Recruiting has been changing for some time. It’s no longer about simply tracking candidates–not if you’re trying to beat the competition, anyway. Sourcing, or seeking out candidates, is a powerful part of a recruiting strategy, but there are also elements of recruiting that have changed in recent years as the recruitment marketing field has grown into its own discipline.

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Engaging your company alumni beyond the resignation

The Aristocracy of HR

020030000120 A study released in the Employee Engagement Series developed by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and WorkplaceTrends.com, states that the boomerang employee is being reevaluated by employers. To be clear, boomerang employees are the alumni of your organization. They are people who worked for you at some point, that would rejoin your company […].

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Rewrite Your Talent Onboarding Story In 7 Game-Changing Steps

ExactHire

Once upon a time there was a talented, optimistic marketing professional named Simon. An exciting, fast-growth technology firm was fortunate enough to woo Simon during a flashy interviewing process and he was pleased to accept its offer of employment shortly thereafter. His new position would offer him more responsibility, more pay and a chance to learn some new technologies.

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9 Things To Consider When Recognizing Remote Employees

Hppy

Even if managing remote employees is becoming a more widespread phenomenon, many leaders stills struggle with one of its key aspects – employee recognition. It doesn’t matter whether employees work on-site or remotely – obviously, they need to be engaged and motivated all the same. Unfortunately, without the opportunities for spontaneous ‘Good job!

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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Send recognitions for Employee Appreciation Week!

Achievers

Happy Employee Appreciation Week! At Achievers, this is one of our favorite times of year. While we believe strongly in appreciating our employees all year long, there is something special about a week when companies across North America realize that it’s time to do something extra special. For those of you who aren’t using the Achievers platform, we wanted to give you an easy way to send recognition cards to your hard-working colleagues.

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Are Cover Letters Dead? One HR Thought Leader Says They Are

Hoops

In a piece for Forbes.com, Cover Letters Are Dead And Other 2016 Recruiting Trends , Liz Ryan argues against including cover letters because frankly, no one reads them. She also urges employers to move beyond traditional hiring methods, makes a strong case for referrals, and points out what most recruiters know - it’s a candidate-centric market right now.

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5 Business Lessons I Learned From Being a Member of a Motorcycle Gang

Entrepreneur

Let's face it -- your bowling league is a business, your place of worship is a business, your family is a business -- and yes, an outlaw motorcycle gang is a business.

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Creating a Culture that Recognizes “Originals”

RecognizeThis!

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — Recognizing cultural contribution instead of cultural fit is a valuable way to reinforce the contributions of “Originals.”. I recently caught a piece on the Marketplace Morning radio program, interviewing Adam Grant (one of our WorkHuman speakers from 2015!). He was sharing some of the interesting findings from his new book, Originals.

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Stressed Out HR

ExactHire

A funny thing happens when you get busy. You get stressed. Now, some people handle stress better than others, but to some degree stress affects a change on everyone. You begin to lose focus on the unimportant things or, at least, the not immediately important things. This is hardwired in all of us, and it can be really useful for, say, a race car driver or a mountain climber.

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9 Employee Engagement Archetypes, The Best Employee Benefits And Perks, and HR Trends in 2016 #FridayFinds

Hppy

Throughout the week, we come across some truly memorable articles that bring us fresh information, “Aha” moments and some HR and engagement wisdom. In this new #FridayFinds series, we’re going to round-up these articles and share them with you, with a special thanks to the amazing people behind the content. So here they are, this week’s greatest employee engagement articles: 9 Employee Engagement Archetypes.

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The 3-Step Process to Writing Your Personal Social Constitution

The People Equation

When you’re clear on what you stand for, it’s easier to weather a sea of distractions. Most people are fairly clear about their personal values, but sometimes it’s difficult to stay true to those values, especially at work. When I interviewed Hyrum W. Smith for his latest book The 3 Gaps , he described a simple process he uses to help people keep their values first and foremost in their mind.