Something Different
APRIL 30, 2015
Thanks to AkkenCloud for this great infographic outlining some of the impacts of the ACA on the staffing industry. It has some great stats (I didn’t know that 95% of employers have less than 50 people), so as always check it out and be sure to follow the author on Twitter here if you like what you see. Best, Rory.
Spark Hire
APRIL 28, 2015
Working as a recruiter is a rewarding way to connect with others, helping them to find passion and success in a new career path. However, for a rookie recruiter, the field may feel overwhelming. If you’re new to recruiting and are looking to make your mark, keep these tips in mind: Work on building your network: Success in business ultimately comes down to networking, but this is especially true for those working in recruiting.
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TLNT: The Business of HR
APRIL 30, 2015
Introversion, neuroticism, disagreeableness — these are not the first traits you typically think of when interviewing new hires. In fact, 2014 research published in the journal Perspectives in Psychological Science shows that, of the Big Five personality traits (Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Extroversion, Openness and Neuroticism), Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are the most valued by organizations.
Cornerstone On Demand
APRIL 30, 2015
Government agencies today face several talent management hurdles — budget cuts mean fewer resources to tackle a growing number of demands, and federal employee satisfaction has declined for the fourth consecutive year. These challenges are compounded by the looming departure of an entire generation of government employees as Baby Boomers prepare to retire.
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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HR Bartender
APRIL 30, 2015
I recently received a question about the United Kingdom’s Shared Parental Leave law. Simply put – what is it, how does it work, and most importantly how does it impact companies and employees. Since I do not live in the UK, I reached out to Michael Carty from XpertHR to help me understand this new piece of legislation. Michael is the editor of XpertHR’s Benchmarking data service.
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Visier
APRIL 27, 2015
More than ever before, the business world needs strong HR leaders. The workforce in the developed world and China is rapidly aging. New, first-time workers are barely replacing workers who are retiring. Despite increasing automation, in the next 20 years there will be a serious shortage of skilled workforce everywhere. Due to the lack of employment growth and longer life expectancy, over the next 10 years the ratio of workers contributing to social programs compared to those receiving benefits w
Spark Hire
APRIL 27, 2015
If your staffing business is thinking of expanding to include work overseas, there are several things that you should consider before even submitting a bid or signing a contract to do international staffing or project work with another business. 1. Investigate employment laws and requirements. First and foremost, you need to look into employment laws and requirements for the country you are considering doing business in.
TLNT: The Business of HR
APRIL 29, 2015
Finding the best talent for your organization isn’t always easy, and in today’s job market, it can be downright difficult. According to Bullhorn recruiting firm’s 2015 North American Staffing and Recruiting Trends Report , 75 percent of the 1,285 agency recruiting professionals surveyed reported a “skills shortage” in the industries they recruit in.
Cornerstone On Demand
APRIL 28, 2015
We talk a lot about the future of work, but what about the future of where we work? New workplace trends are not only changing the way we think about our careers and office cultures, they're also changing the nature of the "office" itself. Long gone are the days of cubicles, corner offices and stuffy conference rooms. Instead, office design is increasingly reflective of modern work values.
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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.
ExactHire
APRIL 29, 2015
Fighting to attract and keep good employees is a challenge for all companies; but it appears to become more relevant in smaller to medium sized businesses. Companies not only want to find and keep good employees to avoid high turnover rates, they need to create a partnership with employees. In doing so, smaller businesses provide a layer of protection to their own entrepreneurial success.
ClearCompany HRM
APRIL 27, 2015
You’ve begun the venture into the mobile corporate world. Already, the organization’s website and career page are mobile-enabled, but the question is whether or not you’re ready to embark on a mobile recruitment strategy. The truth is, you’re unlikely to find any good reason not to establish a mobile strategy for your recruitment efforts.
Visier
APRIL 27, 2015
More than ever before, the business world needs strong HR leaders. The workforce in the developed world and China is rapidly aging. New, first-time workers are barely replacing workers who are retiring. Despite increasing automation, in the next 20 years there will be a serious shortage of skilled workforce everywhere. Due to the lack of employment growth and longer life expectancy, over the next 10 years the ratio of workers contributing to social programs compared to those receiving benefits w
Intoo USA
APRIL 23, 2015
This Earth Day we consider the precarious position of oil industry workers: Massive layoffs spurred by the dwindling global price of crude oil have already affected 100,000 workers —a number which experts say has yet to reach its ceiling. Oil prices have plummeted for a variety of reasons, chief among them are the large domestic oil supply coupled with a decreasing demand for oil.
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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.
TLNT: The Business of HR
APRIL 28, 2015
One of the most underused but surprisingly effective approaches to hiring focuses on “silver medalists.” If you’re not familiar with the term in recruiting, it is revisiting past applicants who that came in second during a previous hiring effort. Now if you’re thinking that these individuals are “rejects,” you could be wrong because they may not have been hired simply because they had the bad luck of applying for a job at the very same time that a superstar candidate also did.
Cornerstone On Demand
APRIL 27, 2015
We have an interesting dichotomy in the world of talent—companies are crying out about talent gaps everywhere, without using their full range of resources to actually look for talent. One such resource is social media. And while not all of the hundreds of millions of social users are suitable for your roles, with a little clever searching you can find the right candidates and start to engage with them.
ExactHire
APRIL 8, 2015
Customer service is commonly understood as how an organization interacts with–or serves– its customers (those individuals who buy its product or service). A key tenet of customer service is that an organization should have the goal of providing an exceptional experience by anticipating and meeting customer needs before the customer even asks.
nettime solutions
APRIL 7, 2015
Risk is often thought of as something that happens from the outside –– such as a natural catastrophe or economic slump. Yet risk exists within your own business. And if you still use paper time sheets and time cards with your employees, you may be exposing your payroll process to a great deal of risk. Take employee time theft, for example. No one likes to think of employees stealing.
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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.
ACA Times
APRIL 30, 2015
The nation’s individual insurance market grew 46% to 15.5 million people in the first year that plans could be purchased through. Affordable Care Act marketplaces, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Four states – California, Florida, Texas and Georgia — accounted for almost half of the enrollment growth. The number of people covered in the individual market increased by more than 75 percent in six other states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maine, New York and Rhode Island
Intoo USA
APRIL 14, 2015
In a recent Intoo-sponsored ERE webinar, Nicole Dessain—independent talent expert and consultant at talent.imperative inc. —led a talk on the Top 10 Talent Trends of 2014. After presenting all ten trends, which you can view by downloading the slides here , Dessain polled webinar participants, revealing the top two trends HR pros believed would make the most impact in the coming year: #1.
TLNT: The Business of HR
APRIL 27, 2015
The most effective and efficient hiring systems use testing software. That’s because: Test results more accurately predict success on the job than interviews, experience, schooling or references. (more…).
PeopleStrategy
APRIL 30, 2015
Over the past three months, I have had the “opportunity” to spend more time with doctors than I normally do. Fortunately, all is well! But the experience left me with two thoughts: 1. Life is shorter and far more precious than we truly realize. 2. As technically advanced as our nation is, the amount of paperwork we have to fill out each time we see a new doctor, or have a medical procedure done in a new facility, is extremely frustrating, especially when you just want the (typically)
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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?
Something Different
APRIL 29, 2015
…So lately I have been thinking a lot about “potential” versus “readiness” On the one hand, as a talent manager the topic has been coming up a lot at work, 1. I’m 28, and I have a lot of my career career left in front of me… but I’m not a spring chicken anymore, either. but on a personal level it has been top of mind as well. 1.
nettime solutions
APRIL 30, 2015
Your people are your most precious business assets. For all business types and sizes, time and attendance software like stratus time can help with managing human resources. As a cloud-based time and attendance platform, stratus time captures information in real time and has the functionality for reporting and customization. Some businesses don't have an HR person, let alone an HR department.
UpstartHR
APRIL 29, 2015
Today I have the pleasure of introducing my brother, Brandon, to the HR community. Brandon is an auditor for the federal government and has worked in the world of accounting for more than ten years. We’ve been talking about some of the needs that we have in the HR profession for being more number savvy, and that led to this interview. I hope you enjoy!
Intoo USA
APRIL 14, 2015
Protecting one’s employer brand is more important than ever as social media and review sites have become the online employee bullhorn to rave and rant about workplace practices. Layoffs in particular have been observed to incite instant employee reaction on sites like Twitter, and companies have become more vigilant in defending their reputation and finding more preventative ways, such as providing career and transition assistance to affected employees , to get ahead of a bad review.
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.
ACA Times
APRIL 28, 2015
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Anthem Blue Cross failed to justify premium increases averaging 8.7% on individual health insurance policies grandfathered under Affordable Care Act rules. According to the agency, the increases will cost nearly 170,000 California consumers some $33.6 million for grandfathered policies. These are individual or group health plan policies.
Achievers
APRIL 30, 2015
By now, you’ve heard the news: employee engagement is a huge challenge for the modern workforce. As a result, businesses are dealing with high turnover rates, absenteeism, low performance numbers, and loss of customers. Studies have revealed that employee recognition is one of the top drivers of engagement, so for many HR professionals, recognition seems like the silver bullet.
Something Different
APRIL 28, 2015
…when will you have time to do it over?” – John Wooden. For this Monday’s quote we can thank the late American basketball player and coach John Wooden. It’s a reflective quote for me because I don’t think I’ve ever come so close to making a major decision – only to reverse course – as I did this past week. But I ultimately did so at the 11th hour because I realized the choice I was going to make was a hasty one based largely on a desire to resolve a growing sense of anxiety and uncertainty… and
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