Sat.Jan 31, 2015 - Fri.Feb 06, 2015

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3 Things Recruiters Need to Stop Doing Immediately

Spark Hire

'As a recruiter, you want to be successful at your job and have a good reputation with your clients and candidates. However, did you know that every day you are incorporating new practices that can be detrimental to your success if not used in moderation? From my experience in training and observing how many recruiters conduct business, there are several things that recruiters everywhere need to stop doing immediately if they want to be successful. 1.

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I'm Hiring Two Talent Acquisition Leaders to Join My Team!

NoExcusesHR

'Have you ever wanted to work at a company that has one of those trendy super cool cultures that you read about? You know the ones.they have lots of stories about the great team environment and the energy that you can feel when you walk through the front door. Do you think those organizations actually exist; or, are they simply a fantasy that Silicon Valley tries to promote but rarely turns out to be true?

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6 Problems with Job Interviews Today (And How to Fix Them)

TLNT: The Business of HR

'What’s wrong with job interviews today? Too much. In fact, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey of more than 6,000 global hiring managers, more than half of employers in each of the ten largest world economies have felt the effects of a bad hire. With that many people having had bad hires, something must be wrong with the way we interview job candidates.

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The Community Has Spoken – #truBatonRouge

HR Schoolhouse

'“HR people and recruiters sure think differently, don’t they?” (quote from #truBatonRouge attendee). They sure do; and I’ve talked about it quite a bit. I feel somewhat able to pontificate on the subject as I’ve not only worked for an agency, been an internal recruiter, and managed corporate recruiting teams, but have also held numerous HR leadership positions over the years.

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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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The Importance of Tracking Recruiting Data

Spark Hire

'When your line of business is in staffing, it is of utmost importance to know what works and what doesn’t. In staffing, there is no time to flounder around, not knowing what has made you successful in the past. One of the best ways for any staffing business to understand what works is by tracking your recruiting data. . Best Known Methods (BKM ’s).

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Tech Insights: How Technology Can Help Internships, Youth Employment

TLNT: The Business of HR

'It’s a great tragedy that so many young people graduate from post-secondary education with no on-ramp to a career. Many young people study law, teaching or medicine not because it is their calling but because those are the only programs with a clear line of sight to a job. I’m wondering if HR Tech companies can help. (more…).

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5 Ways to Build a Web 3.0 Talent Community

Cornerstone On Demand

'Job seekers who want to send a resume and cover letter to Zappos for open positions are in for a surprise. The e-retailer removed job postings from its career page. It’s not that Zappos isn’t hiring — a company with thousands of employees is always recruiting — but it wants to get to know people before there’s a job posting at stake.

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3 Paths to Ultimate Success in Staffing Sales

Spark Hire

'There are so many different paths to approach sales in the staffing world. We no longer have to rely on rolodex and phones, but we also have a vast amount of other resources to help us get in front of potential clients. In spite of the many different resources we have available to us, there are three things that still remain to be the key ingredients to a successful sales team in the industry. 1.

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Organizational Values from Onboarding to Walking Out the Door

ClearCompany HRM

'New employees can bring a slew of new ideas to the table. Integrating the best of these ideas into the company’s processes can only happen after the new employee fully understands the culture and values within the organization. Everything from onboarding new employees to 360 performance reviews should have an underlying theme of team alignment and tie in company values.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Interviewing to Death: A Bad Practice That Crushes a Candidate’s Spirit

TLNT: The Business of HR

'Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. “Death by interview” is the harsh but unfortunately all-too accurate name that I give to the majority of corporate interview processes because of the way that they literally abuse candidates. “Death by interview” is worth closer examination because harsh treatment during interviews impacts almost every working American, simply because each one of us is subjected to many interviews

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3 Signs It’s Time to Find a New Job – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

'I received this note from a reader recently. I don’t know about you, but this reader seems to bit at their wit’s end. . Some of us have had our positions downgraded by a colleague who (in our opinion) shouldn’t even be doing our performance reviews because he has no idea what our roles are! Although I was fine with my review this year, the amount of stuff I’m now being asked to do is over the top to say the least.

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Weekly Must Reads: Giving Back to Keep Talent

Cornerstone On Demand

'The week's top stories on the human side of talent management. In an industry with notoriously high attrition rates, Indian tech firms may have found the key to keeping employees around longer: giving back to the local community. According to a 2014 attrition report by Jombay , Indian IT employees who participate in corporate social responsibility programs are 40 percent more likely to stay on at a company.

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Sometimes Superstars Don’t Make a Super Team

ClearCompany HRM

'A-players are coveted employees for every organization. While they tend to have exceedingly impressive records, (i.e., employment history, successful projects, high-level training program participation) individual performance is not necessarily an indication of team success. These organizational superstars are statistically smarter and more productive, giving companies the edge they need to be competitive in their respective industry marketplace.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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5 Questions Senior Leadership should be Asking HR

Cielo HR Leader

HR has the ability to drive organizational performance through strategic talent acquisition processes. However, like the talent landscape, the HR function is not static – it is evolving daily. To make certain HR is maximizing their opportunities, many healthcare executives are taking a more active role in the evaluation of talent acquisition practices.

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Companies Are Not Prepared for Aging Workers

HR Bartender

'According to a new survey from the Society for Human Resource Management , companies are not prepared for dealing with an aging workforce. Only one-third of companies are actually examining their policies and practices to address this issue. In addition, an extra 20% had decided that no changes are necessary in their existing policies and practices.

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What “Amazing” Did You Miss Today?

RecognizeThis!

'by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – Amazing work is being done by brilliant people around us every day, but it’s easy to miss unless we create more avenues for exceptional effort to be seen, acknowledged and appreciated. Here’s a photo that encapsulates the world we live in today. (Email subscribers, click through.). Eric Smith, the photographer who captured this image, said about the experience : “The whales were breaching off Redondo (Beach) and this small sailboat maneuvered into the s

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How to Avoid Accidentally Sending Emails

UpstartHR

'Oh. No. Did I really just send that? Let me check my sent items. Yes, I did. Aaaggghhhhhh. Maybe they won’t see it. Who am I kidding? They are looking at it right now. Sigh. I may be the only person who accidentally sends emails on a regular basis, but in case I’m not, I have recently started doing something that really helps me to avoid that little problem.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Raise Business Capital: Give a Time and Attendance Overview

nettime solutions

'Has a shiny new object caught your eye? Perhaps it’s a monstrously big piece of equipment, or the latest innovation in nanotechnology. Now your next step is to raise business capital to pay for it. With an advanced time and attendance system, you can create customized reports to help meet the enormous reporting requirements of securing capital. Customized reports accurately reflect your business in your terminology.

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Building a Solid Foundation for Success – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

'A couple of years ago, I officially made the switch from coffee to tea. Since then, I’ve become a total tea snob. Yes, I admit it. I have my preferred tea blends, tea equipment, and tea preparation method. My tea routine has become a little joke around the house. But there’s almost nothing that makes me happier than the perfect cup of tea in the morning.

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4 Ways to Increase Project Success with Planning

EDSI

'Written by Jennifer Giannosa - Senior Consultant with EDSI Consulting jgiannosa@edsisolutions.com & As a fresh graduate with ample energy and excitement, I was eager and ready to prove myself to the world. After a quick onboarding process, I was assigned to my new company’s Fortune 500 client, responsible for delivering an extensive training program.

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I Spent Last Week in Florida, And…

UpstartHR

'I spent last week at the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Conference, and it was an incredible event. Yes, I’d say that even if I wasn’t working for Brandon Hall Group. :-) I wanted to take time today to share a brief summary so you can get a sense of what was discussed, since most of you couldn’t be there. I wrote about several sessions from the conference, and you can find notes and links to the full articles below.

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Are There Gaps in Your HR Policies?

Putting the right HR policies in place can help your organization grow smoothly and help your company culture thrive. Use this essential HR checklist to cover the basics and make sure there aren’t any gaps in your HR functions.

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Top 5 Ways Tracking Time and Attendance Can Help Properly Classify Payees

nettime solutions

'It is of the utmost importance to properly classify payees. This can help a company manage proper reporting and compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Here are five ways an automated time and attendance software solution can help properly classify employees: Accurate time and attendance reporting. Nothing inhibits data collection more than calculating paper timesheets and tracking down misplaced time cards.

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Your 5-Day Plan to Learning Google+

HR Bartender

'Quick recap: I think we all know that social media isn’t going away. But it can be a challenge to really understand how social media can help our professional lives. We attend a conference and someone says, “download this app!” so we do…then it becomes hard to find the time to really learn how to use it. I know I’m guilty of this. As an HR professional, we can have an opportunity to help our employees learn social media.

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Values Are Universal; Behaviors Are Local

RecognizeThis!

'by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Corporate values define how an organization will succeed in the marketplace, but the desirable behaviors underlying those values may change depending on local cultural or job-related needs. In the consulting and strategy work I do with global organizations we strongly advise basing a global social recognition program on the organization’s core values such that all employees, wherever in the world they are located, are demonstrating the same values and associat

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A Blueprint for a More Human Workplace

WorkHuman

'The workplace is undergoing a profound shift. I doubt that is news to anyone who reads us here, but for those who have been in the workplace as long as I have, it is still pretty stunning to see some of the recent changes. Ideas like happiness, engagement, and positive psychology have taken root in the organizational vocabulary. Companies are changing how they make decisions around human capital.

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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Tapping Your Untapped Audience – Social Media

ExactHire

Have you checked your Facebook page today? Tweeted? Updated your LinkedIn profile? Chances are you have completed one, two, or all three of those items today. Social media can have a huge influence on both our personal and professional lives, and it can be a great resource to effectively promote our organization as well. Building a Social Media Presence Social media offers individuals a way to instantly acquire information and “be in the know” about an organization–its events, news, and cu

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The Benefits of a Structured New Leader Transition Process

The People Equation

'Do you remember what your first day on the job was like as a new leader? Was it a chaotic blur of new names and faces? Did you attend a jam-packed orientation session, with stacks of paperwork? Leaders who are starting a new job — be it transferring internally to a new department, or joining the company from the outside — need to hit the ground running.

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Analyzing Human Performance: Part 1

ATD Human Capital

'Analyzing human performance is the art and science of discovering what drives the current performance level, and applying the correct solutions to achieve the desired performance level. Performance consultants use a number of tools and approaches to assess the discrepancy between actual and desired performance. Click here to read full version.