June, 2010

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How to Build a High-Impact Learning Culture

Josh Bersin

Over the last ten years we have studied many elements of Human Resources and corporate training with a goal of identifying which practices, processes, structures, and systems drive the greatest. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Corporate Culture Innovation Leadership Development Learning Culture Apollo Computer C.K.

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Could Being Conscientious Make Unemployment Worse?

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Could Being Conscientious Make Unemployment Worse? In my family, if you werent working, it had better be because you were dead or at least unconscious in a ditch somewhere. Thats why when I started contemplating what it would be like to go without work for more than a year, I could hardly wrap my head around it.

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Virtual Career Fair Lessons Learned: Planning and Preparation

The Bamboo Project Blog

Virtual Career Fair and Job Shadowing Presentation View more presentations from michelemmartin. One of the projects I completed earlier this month for a client of. mine was an online career fair. It was geared toward middle and high. school students, their parents and educators. Our goal was to expose. them to career exploration information and some summer job search tips. and techniques.

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Retiree Reaps Rewards from Mentoring

Nobscot

'I was excited to come across this gem from the United Way Retirees Association newsletter.It''s a great example of the many wonderful benefits of mentoring for both the mentee AND the mentor. (See Ten Best Reasons to be a Mentor). If you have the opportunity to be involved in a mentorship program jump at it.

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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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Vanishing Point

True Faith HR

'Let me channel my inner Andy Rooney (or Harlan Ellison if you will) for a moment. I will be attending the SHRM Annual Conference for the tenth time in a few days. I always leave with a positive feeling both about the experience and the profession. There is, however, an item that makes vuvuzelas sound like Mozart (or Hall and Oates if that is your musical predilection) - roller bags in the exhibit hall.

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Selling Cosmetics: The Amazing Power of IO Psychology

Josh Bersin

When I first started studying the professions of HR and training, I kept hearing about the field of “Industrial and Organizational Psychology.&# At first, coming from a business and. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Sourcing and Recruiting Talent Strategy assessment bon-ton stores cosmetics io psychology kenexa sales.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: 7 Considerations for Taking a Job.

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, June 21, 2010 7 Considerations for Taking a Job Overseas As opportunities have become more limited in the U.S. -- especially for young professionals trying to gain workplace experience -- more people are looking overseas for job opportunities.

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Are High Performers the Worst Managers?

Working Girl

'I once wrote a post on The Peter Principle , which discussed a study finding that it''s better to promote at random than promote high performers. At the time I was of the opinion that most people would prefer a competent manager to someone selected at random or because they have an executive sponsor. Upon mature reflection, however, I''ve partially changed my mind.

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Nuts and Bolts of Onboarding Surveys

Nobscot

'There is an excellent LinkedIn Group for those interested in employee onboarding called Onboarding Best Practices - Clearing the 90-Day Hurdle. It''s run by Sue Edwards of Development by Design with whom I have been very impressed.One of the members posed a question about Onboarding Surveys for which I happen to have a little bit of experience.

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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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Guilty Partner

True Faith HR

'Growing up, my favorite baseball player was Paul Molitor. As a youngster, I remember heading to Kobs Field on the Michigan State campus to see the Gophers play the Spartans, and was awestruck at how Molitor destroyed MSU pitching. I remember looking at the free agent draft results in 1977 at my grandma’s house in Milwaukee and getting excited that the Brewers drafted “The Ignitor” with the 3 rd pick.

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Is that Job Posting a Lie?

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently applied for a Career Counselor/Coordinator position. I received a phone interview on a Friday as a preliminary to the in-person. During the conversation the interviewer admitted that it was more of a case manager position. That following Monday the position was retitled and re-posted as a Case Manager. This also happened previously when another agency posted an ad for an Office Manager, and during the interview I discovered that they really wanted an Payroll-HR/Offi

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Mercer Enters the Talent Management Systems Market

Josh Bersin

After almost a year of study, Mercer, the largest provider of HR and compensation consulting services, has now entered the market for Talent Management Systems. The company’s just released. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: HR Systems Talent Strategy authoria hr software mercer PeopleClick talent management systems.

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6 Signs Your Job May Be in Jeopardy

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6 Signs Your Job May Be in Jeopardy Maybe youve kept your nose the grindstone for the last year, and now you feel some of the pressure start to let up. So you dont give as much attention to that report, letting the deadline slip.

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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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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Enjoy The Process We live in a hyper-competitive world. Students are anxious about their annual results. Professionals are anxious about their next appraisal. Business owners are anxious about their bottom lines and so on. You get the point. This anxiousness does not allow us to enjoy the process. Sure, goals are important and attaining them is even more important.

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ReviewSNAP Version 2.0 Has Gone Live!

Reviewsnap

'ReviewSNAP Version 2.0 is now live! Version 2.0 will make your performance management process more simple and streamlined while giving you access to even more robust tools. Below is a partial list of enhancements that come with Version 2.0 and what functions those enhancements offer: -Import for mass creation of 360 Degree Surveys - In the previous version, you were only able to create 360 degree surveys individually.

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Love Less

True Faith HR

'So what do Barbara Ehrenrich, Seth Godin, "The Music Man" and Jarvis Cocker have in common? As noted in the previous blog post, I spent the last 2 weeks in May on the Norbertine Heritage Tour. When you are traveling from Prague to Amsterdam by bus, you find yourself with a lot of idle time to read. One of the books I chose to read was Seth Godin''s " Linchpin.

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Help! I've Been Sick and Unemployed for 10 Years

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, How do I address and what do I say to employers about being unemployed for the last 10 years due to medical issues and hospitalizations? It's not something I want to talk about, but I can see where I would not consider or hire a person who would not want to tell me what they've been doing for the past 10 years. Help! I've Been Sick and Unemployed for 10 Years photo by Foxtongue , Flickr cc 2.

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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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Selling Cosmetics: The Amazing Power of IO Psychology

Josh Bersin

When I first started studying the professions of HR and training, I kept hearing about the field of “Industrial and Organizational Psychology.&# At first, coming from a business and. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Sourcing and Recruiting Talent Strategy assessment bon-ton stores cosmetics io psychology kenexa sales.

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Are Leaders Ignoring the Looming Employee Turnover?

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, June 24, 2010 Are Leaders Ignoring the Looming Employee Turnover? I spend hours every day reading blogs about human resources and employee benefits. I know that theres a lot of general hand-wringing by professionals in these fields about about whats going to happen when the economy gets strong enough that employees start looking for jobs els

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Has HR Technology Pricing Gone Veblen?

Nobscot

'I write a lot about pricing strategies because as the CEO of Nobscot Corporation it is one of my most difficult and most important jobs. The reason that it is so difficult is because of the psychological component or as Dan Ariely would say the irrational side to pricing and its affect on purchasing.

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Visit Us At SHRM Annual Conference

Reviewsnap

'We''ll be exhibiting at the SHRM Annual Conference in San Diego between the dates of June 27th and June 29th. Stop by booth 412 and we can talk more about your specific performance management needs and how ReviewSNAP can meet those needs. Several of our Account Managers will be available at the booth to answer your questions and to demonstrate the system if you would like to see it in more detail.

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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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Run

True Faith HR

'Two weeks from today, I will head to San Diego, for the SHRM 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition. Beyond the usual conference fanfare, I have attended the conference for a variety of reasons (serving on SHRM volunteer committees, serving as a judge for as well as having teams compete and win the SHRM HRGames national championship in 2003, winning a national award ).

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Should I Ask For More Money?

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I accepted a low-ball offer and after I got off the phone I immediately called the HR person back to try to negotiate. I left a message telling them I had some further questions, but they haven't returned my phone call in 4 days. I received the offer letter but haven't signed it yet. Do I have any recourse? Can I try to renegotiate or would that be in bad taste?

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Mercer Enters the Talent Management Systems Market

Josh Bersin

After almost a year of study, Mercer, the largest provider of HR and compensation consulting services, has now entered the market for Talent Management Systems. The company’s just released Human Capital Connect is a truly integrated offering of services, technology, support, training, and benchmarking data – all built around the Peopleclick Authoria software platform.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: If You're Not Happy at Work, Will.

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, June 10, 2010 If Youre Not Happy at Work, Will You Be Miserable Overall? Ive known Tom Rath for many years, and the one thing I always say is its so nice to see a nice guy on the bestseller lists ("How Full is Your Bucket" and "Strengthsfinder 2.0").

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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.

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Is Attrition a Key Component of Retention?

Working Girl

'My company''s product has a really cool embedded analytics framework that lets you slice and dice whatever data you have in the system. So, for example, you could look at a report that shows performance rating, then view your high performers by various criteria, say, salary quartile and hiring source. This ad hoc ability to drill into the data allows you to root around answering questions that occur to you spontaneously, i.e., where do we get our best people?

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ReviewSNAP To Announce Launch Version 2.0 At Society Of Human Resources Management Annual Conference and Exposition

Reviewsnap

'ReviewSNAP™, a leading supplier of a Web-based performance management system, today announced plans to launch Version 2.0 of the system at the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition in San Diego June 27-30, 2010. Version 2.0 will introduce an array of new enhancements adding to the already streamlined and robust system used by more than 450 businesses and nonprofit organizations worldwide.

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Round and Round

True Faith HR

'For the past two weeks, in conjunction with work, I participated in the 2010 Norbertine Heritage Tour. The purpose of the tour is to help faculty and staff understand the Catholic intellectual tradition of the college. So, from May 17-May 31, 23 colleagues and I toured the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands, and visited Abbeys in Prague, Doksany, Geras, Schlagl, Roggenburg, and Den Bosch.