Sat.Oct 13, 2018 - Fri.Oct 19, 2018

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Why Performance Management Still Sucks

Jason Lauritsen

I’ve spent a large part of the last year writing a book about performance management. . One of the big questions I wrestled with was “how did we get this so wrong?” That question isn’t all that hard to answer when you look at the history of management and discover that it was based on a contractual, compliance-based model. This helps explain how we ended up with compliance-based processes like the annual performance appraisal and performance improvement plans.

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HR Passion Series #13: Barbara Lovejoy, Director of OD at FastMed Urgent Care

Kazoo

We’re happy to bring you insights and inspirations from esteemed HR Professionals. We’ve created the HR Passion Series as a medium to connect individuals in the HR World, to learn from each other, create community, and inspire. This is where you get to hear full, unedited opinions and answers from top practitioners in the field who are excited to reach out and share with the community.

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5 Things Great Employers are Doing to Drive World Class Candidate Experience in 2019!

The Tim Sackett Project

I’m still struck at how for the most part, we treat candidates like garbage. Historically in Talent Acquisition, we had this really weird power dynamic that took place. We believed we (TA) had jobs to give out or not give out, like prizes, so we would force candidates into our processes and make them jump through hoops. It’s been a super hard habit for many of us to break!

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Sick daze: Help employees shoo the flu out of the workplace

HR Morning

If you didn’t know it before, consider yourself warned. Flu season’s upon us! . According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza activity increases in October and November, peaks between December and February, and can last as late as May. Now’s the time to start preaching prevention so your department stays healthy. 5 stay-healthy strategies.

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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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Your employees might be leaving because of their terrible commutes

Fast Company The Future of Work

As the unemployment rate continues to drop and the labor market turns into a seller’s game, employees are getting pickier about what they will tolerate. And, increasingly, the rush hour blues are getting the better of them. A new survey by staffing firm Robert Half found that nearly one-quarter of workers have left a job due to a bad commute.

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Want to Improve Your Candidate Experience? Ask Yourself These Key Questions

Cornerstone On Demand

Nearly 50 percent of U.S. employees are actively searching for a new job. That means that half of the currently employed workforce will quit to work for your company if you offer them a better opportunity. Still, today's companies put up so many application hurdles and create so much confusion in their hiring process that many candidates don't finish—or even start—applications.

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Your Weekly Dose of HR Tech: @Hiretual – Find, Engage, and Pipeline Candidates

The Tim Sackett Project

Today on the Weekly Dose I review the sourcing technology Hiretual (Hire-Tool). So, I’ve been hearing from my sourcing friends for about two years that Hiretual is awesome and I need to check them out. Hiretual is a modern sourcing technology platform that allows a Sourcer or Recruiter to quickly search for possible talent online from dozens of different possible sources.

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6 Reasons Why Poor Workforce Planning Stunts Growth

Pingboard

Effective workforce planning occurs when an organization considers both internal and external factors to determine its future staffing needs and long-term organizational structure. This type of planning offers a range of benefits. It can help to ensure that the company has the talent it needs, where it needs it, and when. It also helps employees remain productive and engaged, and ensures that they have the necessary skills to help the company continue to grow.

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Conference Twitter Primer ERE Recruiting Conference #ERERC 2018

Advos

Once again using HRmarketer software, we analyzed the #ERERC conference website and tweets to come up with the following Conference Twitter Primer — all the information you need to socially prepare for this recruiting and talent acquisition conference! Enjoy. Note: This is a Twitter primer so if a speaker or sponsor or exhibitor does not have a Twitter ID, you won’t find them on this primer.

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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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Cartoon Coffee Break | Executive Assistant Needed

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon. Is your cookie-cutter hiring habit hurting your business? Find out why it pays to look outside the box for new talent.

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Announcing the Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies of 2018

Linkedin Talent Blog

For the fourth year running, we’re excited to announce 2018’s Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies. The 2018 Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies list is based on an extensive analysis of the interactions between over 38,000 staffing firms, 260,000 consultants, and 575+ million members on LinkedIn over the past year. What set the winners apart was their ability to engage LinkedIn members through compelling company and employee activity.

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Four Ways Businesses Can Create an Environment That Encourages Employees to Vote

Trinet

Midterm elections are right around the corner and this is a great time for employers to create an environment that encourages employees to vote. Here are some tips for employers wanting to support their employees as they exercise their right to vote, for the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 6 and beyond.

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The Five Keys of Employee Engagement - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

Engaged employees fully invest their best selves in the work they do. But what is employee engagement and how is it created? Employees and leaders intuitively know that when we find a place where we can throw our hearts, spirits, minds, and hands into our work, we are happier, healthier, and produce better results. Yet, most of us struggle to understand exactly why we engage in some environments and don’t in others.

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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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Bookmarked: Get to Know the Woman Behind the Scenes of HR's Longest Running Survey

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Bookmarked " series, where we ask some of our favorite HR experts, analysts and business professionals to answer questions about their career, life and aspirations for the future. Be sure to bookmark it for next month! Erin Spencer has spent almost five years at Sierra-Cedar working behind the scenes to program and analyze the Sierra-Cedar HR Systems Survey.

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The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you on a range of topics important for talent leaders. We took a look through some of the best articles published this past week for staffing and corporate recruiters and posted them below. The following articles focus on coaching techniques to ensure new hires start their roles successfully, how women are beginning to join more companies' boards, why LGBTQ employees say they're ready to come out at work (but aren't), and more.

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Support Your Employees’ Financial Health

eni

Even though financial stress and strain may not be apparent among members of your workforce, studies show that about one-third of employees believe their financial concerns are negatively impacting their lives. The modern workforce spans generations from young, recent graduates to soon-to-be retirees. While financial concerns may vary by employee age and stage, they are common stressors for many employees across all industries.

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Six Facts About Employee-Manager Relationships

Reflektive

We’ve examined some myths regarding the employee-manager relationship, now let’s face the facts. Happy Employees Work Harder. A study from BI Worldwide found that 9 out of 10 employees who say they’re happy at work also agree that they “feel an obligation to work as hard as I can for my organization”, compared to just 6 out of 10 unhappy employees. SEE ALSO: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce in the Age of The Millennial. 93% of happy employees in the same study agreed that they are “willing

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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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Layoff Survival Checklist: How to Retain Talent & Manage Reputation Post-Layoff

Intoo USA

Communicating layoffs is never an easy task. Delivering the news to exiting employees, remaining employees, and to the public requires detailed preparation. What happens after you’ve completed the layoff notification meeting ? The effects of a layoff last far beyond the notification date, impacting employees who transition out of your workforce and employees who remain; turnover and talent poaching are common challenges following a downsize.

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#WorkTrends: Is Your Team Really Motivated?

TalentCulture

When it comes to employee management and engagement, a large body of research indicates that respect, purpose and relationships are more effective than money. So why are so many organizations still struggling to move the needle on worker engagement? On this week’s episode of #WorkTrends, we discuss these issues —and a few creative answers — with author and employee engagement expert Gregg Lederman, who shares valuable lessons from his new book, “Crave.

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Don’t blame AI for gender bias – blame the data

Workable

In early October, Reuters reported that Amazon – which emphasizes automation as a major part of its brand – had scrapped its experimental automated recruiting tool. The reason: its resume-analyzing AI discriminated against women by penalizing their resumes. This reported malfunction doesn’t mean that the system was a sexist failure, nor does it say anything about the merits of machine learning or AI in recruitment.

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CEO shoots rubber bands at people, putting “MBA” after your name, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Our CFO is obsessed with shooting rubber bands at people. I am a CPA at a public accounting firm. There is a bunch of cubicles outside of the CFO’s office where about eight of us sit. The CFO is obsessed with shooting rubber bands at everybody. And when I say rubber band, I mean the giant ones that go over large stacks of paper.

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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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5 Warning Signs a Job Candidate is Wasting Your Time

Spark Hire

The recruiting and hiring process takes a significant amount of time and money. The last thing you want is to give tire kickers much face time. The challenge is this: how do you know if a candidate is serious or not? Be on the lookout for these five warning signs a job candidate is wasting your time. They Don’t Follow Through on Communication or Are Sloppy About It.

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3 Trends Affecting Global Mobility and the Nature of Work

TalentCulture

In today’s dynamic and global marketplace, it’s more important than ever that organizations are agile — and they can get there by building adaptive and diverse workforces. That means companies need to be able to move people around the world efficiently to match skills to business needs and to build diverse leadership pipelines. The good news is that workers are jumping at the chance to relocate.

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Top 10 Characteristics of a Good Interviewer

TalentLyft

Discover which top 10 characteristics separate the good interviewers apart from the bad ones. Don’t worry if you don’t recognize all of them in yourself - most of them can be easily learned and trained. All you need are my pro tips and tricks and a little bit of practice! Read More.

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Founder Tammy Cohen and CEO Marco Piovesan published in Entrepreneur’s “The Many Pros and Fewer-Than-Expected Cons of Hiring Ex-Cons”

InfoMart

The post Founder Tammy Cohen and CEO Marco Piovesan published in Entrepreneur’s “The Many Pros and Fewer-Than-Expected Cons of Hiring Ex-Cons” appeared first on InfoMart.

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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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Unusual Strategies for Attracting Candidates

Workology

There has been quite the conversation about company branding in our industry and how this is helping drive candidates into the process. But what about companies who do not have a budget for marketing? They sure as hell don’t have money for branding… or do they? Let me tell you a little story. There has […] Source.

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Why wellbeing should be promoted in the workplace

HR Zone

Employees. Wellbeing in the workplace.

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9 Recruiting Hacks to Accelerate Your Hiring in 2019

TalentLyft

If you want to accelerate your hiring in 2019 , here are 9 great recruiting hacks ! Implementing these recruiting hacks will improve your hiring process with little to no effort at all. Implement these recruiting hacks to stay ahead of the competition and attract the best candidates in 2019! Read More.