Sat.Mar 27, 2021 - Fri.Apr 02, 2021

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How the tech talent shortage requires creative thinking

HRExecutive

While American hiring is not back to normal yet, a recent report from the National Foundation for American Policy revealed that there are more than 1 million available job postings in the United States in technology-related fields—from system administrators to data scientists and security analysts. Since the onset of the global pandemic, NFAP also found that the need for talent in computer-related fields has risen by 11% across 10 of 13 occupational categories, with postings for computer and inf

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Which Type of Recruiting Is Best for Finding Diverse Leaders?

SHRM Resources

There are two main ways that employers work with outside recruiters: on a contingency basis or through a retained search. Each option has its benefits, but which type of recruiting is most effective when sourcing senior-level diverse candidates?

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9 Employee Retention Strategies for Keeping Your Best Talent

Achievers

Employee retention should always be a priority. A staggering 35% of employees may leave their jobs each year by 2023. And with the new normal of remote work, employees have a wider range of potential employers to evaluate than ever before. HR leaders need to develop a range of strategies to positively impact employee retention. With open feedback channels, building a culture of recognition, and other key techniques, you can boost your retention efforts this year and beyond.

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Building An Organizational Strategy That’ll Withstand The Change Ahead

15Five

If you’ve ever had to navigate a canoe down a winding, obstacle-heavy river, you know how important it is that the bow and the stern are synchronized. For a minute, I want you to close your eyes and imagine your business as a canoe and the river as the specific market or industry in which you operate. Think of the rower in the front of the boat (the bow) as your organization, providing power and forward motion to your business.

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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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Engaging Experiences: Onboarding Best Practices for Remote Employees

Engage2Excel

If you’ve hired anyone recently, I am sure the onboarding process is a bit different from prior to the pandemic. This might sound familiar – most paperwork was emailed ahead of time for the new employee to complete, introducing them to the team was probably done through an online meeting platform, and the building tour could have been a prerecorded video.

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my staff is anxious about reopening, even though they’re vaccinated

Ask a Manager

This post, my staff is anxious about reopening, even though they’re vaccinated , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I manage a staff of about 50 in a publicly funded, public-facing organization. We have been both open and closed during different phases of the pandemic but have been able to offer some level of service to the public except during the early shelter-in-place part of 2020.

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Integrating AP and Procurement for Better Efficiencies and Savings

SutiHR

In most companies, Accounts Payable (AP) and procurement teams work independently from one another for most of their respective tasks. The departments perform their business under different policies and have separate strategies for operating efficiently. Thus, a lot of companies are not realizing the benefits of AP and procurement working together towards a common goal.

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Three strategies to transform your talent agenda in the era of remote work

HR Zone

Retention Three strategies for virtual talent management.

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Supporting Your Mental and Physical Health while Working from Home

Take It Personel-ly

Working from home has long been seen as an ideal way to do work. No need to get up much earlier just to have time to dress, shower and arrive to work, but simply get up, make coffee and start your day. However, that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to moving […].

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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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I want my employee to be more engaged and work more hours

Ask a Manager

This post, I want my employee to be more engaged and work more hours , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Just to preface, I’m not in the U.S. The minimum wage in my country is about $20 an hour, but the cost of living is higher than the U.S. Something that costs $3 in the U.S. will cost $10 here. I am currently a manager of a women’s apparel boutique and I have a part-time employee who I’ll call Emily.

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Should I Sign Termination Papers?

Evil HR Lady

I live in Florida and have been told I need to sign a termination letter stating I was let go due to insubordination, conduct and behavior deemed unacceptable in accordance with the company regulations, etc. I have never refused or implied I was not going to do a task asked of me, and needless to say, I disagree with most of what was written. I am pretty sure it has it worded so they can contest any unemployment claims.

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Too Many Meetings: How to Free Your Team to Build, Create, and Thrive

SHRM

Too many meetings can frustrate productivity and morale. Reduce them to free your team. When your calendar staggers under the weight of too many meetings, start with design thinking, involve your team, and improve your use of asynchronous tools. It’s a refrain we’ve heard repeatedly through the year of pandemic work-from-home. We’ve heard it from executives and from front-line leaders: “We have too many meetings.

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Company culture: The similarities between brand building and culture building

HR Zone

Culture Build your culture like you build a brand.

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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 virtual onboarding is failing employees

HRExecutive

Employees today are experiencing a crisis of connection. According to Gartner research, only 40% of employees feel a sense of belonging at their organization. The problem is even worse for new employees; just 32% of employees hired in the past 12 months feel a sense of belonging to their organization. Remote work makes it harder to create connection.

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Hiring from only the Top Schools is Lazy

Evil HR Lady

Hiring from top schools (or requiring degrees at all) is a simple proxy for intelligence and hard work. These things are hard to evaluate in an interview or two, so you say “well, if this candidate managed to get into Harvard and graduate theymust be smart and hard working!” And you probably won’t be wrong, because the competition to get into the top schools is so fierce.

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Why Empathetic Listening Is Crucial for Your Career—and How to Do It Well

The Muse

The author of the new book, Listen Like You Mean It, explains how empathetic listening can lead to stronger relationships and better collaboration on the job.

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Will flexible working be the positive legacy of Covid-19?

HR Zone

Culture Will flexible working be the positive legacy of Co.

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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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New Illinois Law Protects Workers with Criminal Records

SHRM Resources

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Employee Background Fairness Act into law March 23, prohibiting employers in the state from disqualifying job applicants with conviction records, with some exceptions. The law took effect immediately.

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Leadership in Divisive Times: Dealing with Colleagues in Denial

TalentCulture

When was the last time a colleague said something so ridiculous that it made your jaw drop? A four-year study by LeadershipIQ.com found that employers and boards fired 23 percent […]. The post Leadership in Divisive Times: Dealing with Colleagues in Denial appeared first on TalentCulture.

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4 Best Practices for Communication Among Remote Teams

Best Money Moves

4 best practices for communication among remote teams. These four remote-work strategies can help keep your workforce connected, regardless of their location. . They say the most important part of any relationship is communication. For workforces in the new world of remote work, that’s easier said than done. While technological advancements including Zoom, Slack and GoogleSuite can go a long way in helping teams stay connected, distance can easily cause miscommunication.

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Employee experience: why less is more when it comes to HR policy

HR Zone

People Why less is more with HR policy.

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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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Students Both Optimistic and Realistic About Job Prospects

SHRM Resources

Despite a pandemic and a recession, most college students appear optimistic about finding jobs after graduation, according to a new survey. However, they aren’t being unrealistic about the time it will take to land their ideal position, or the long-term impacts of the pandemic on careers overall.

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being in a play with an employee, my boss yelled at my recruiter for hiring me away, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, being in a play with an employee, my boss yelled at my recruiter for hiring me away, 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 be in a play where my character tries to assault my employee? I was recently promoted to my first management position. Shortly after I started my new position, I was cast as the lead in a community theater production.

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Thank you! This will be my last post, forever. #ProjectEnd

The Tim Sackett Project

It comes with great pride and a bit of sorrow that I tell you that today will be the last time I’ll be posting on my blog. For the past decade, I’ve been posting each workday my thoughts and ideas about work, technology, and life. As I looked back on over three thousand posts, well over a million words written, I came to realize something – you a$$holes don’t pay me anything!

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6 Ways to Encourage and Motivate Retail Employees

6Q

Retail workers who are motivated are more productive and can positively impact a company’s bottom line. And because of the customer facing nature of the job, they have the ability to directly influence brand loyalty and customer satisfaction. This is why it’s so important to prioritise their motivation. In this article, we discuss different ways business owners can motivate retail workers.

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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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How to Address COVID-19 Work Gaps on Resumes

SHRM Resources

Career and hiring experts are advising these job seekers not to panic about the employment gaps in their work history as they re-enter the workforce this year. Instead, they should be upfront about the break on their resumes and redirect the focus in cover letters and interviews to how they adapted to circumstances beyond their control.

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Optimizing Background Screening Through a Tech-Enabled Service Provider

Precheck

Optimizing Background Screening Through a Tech-Enabled Service Provider Mar. 30, 2021. Zach Daigle President. There’s been a renewed imperative in human resources to create a culture of safety and belonging at work. Part of delivering on that imperative is conducting background checks on your new hires. A 2020 joint survey between HR.com and the Professional Background Screening Association (formerly the National Association of Professional Background Screeners) revealed that 94% of respondent

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Cultivating Empathy in the Workplace

Namely

Being a good listener, caring deeply for others' suffering, feeling overwhelmed by tragic events—all of these qualities point to empathy, a natural, human ability to feel what others are feeling.

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