Effortless HR
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'In today’s competitive business environment, success depends on many factors, but most executives would agree that staffing is the most crucial piece to the puzzle. That’s why a smart recruitment strategy is essential to any organization. Just a decade or two ago, HR recruiters relied on classified advertising to reach potential employees, but finding the best candidates now takes a combination of techniques.
China Gorman
OCTOBER 21, 2014
'Here at Great Place to Work we’re getting ready to reveal the 2014 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list, so there seems like no better a time to talk about a positive organizational trend that’s been occurring among many of the less encouraging trends we consistently hear about (for example, the war on talent, low levels of employee engagement, or no work/life integration).
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WorkHuman
OCTOBER 24, 2014
'Last Spring, when I was leaving SHRM, I travelled through the Orlando airport. Maybe you did too? If you did, you may have seen, somewhere between check-in and your gate, a sign posted on a small kiosk (created by a brilliant little Finnish company called HappyOrNot ), that said “ How was your airport experience, today? ”. Under the sign were four large button smiley faces that looked like the ones to the right.
ExactHire
OCTOBER 22, 2014
I have a new daughter, and she is amazing! I love having a baby in the house again. My two sons are six and eight, full of energy, and involved in everything. But having an infant in the house has reminded me to slow down and enjoy life a little bit more. Although my husband and I are often sleep deprived, we’ve learned to appreciate the quiet times and enjoy the first smiles, snuggles, pretty dresses, and bows.
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Trish McFarlane
OCTOBER 24, 2014
'Sometimes when I write, it’s because I’m frustrated with things that happen. Today is one of those days. I seem to get bombarded with requests from strangers who do two things: They are asking me to do work for them for free (write, speak, etc.). They use the wrong name when they contact me. I’m all in favor of using someone’s name when you reach out to them, especially if you don’t know the person and you’re trying to make the email or message more persona
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WorkHuman
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'In this week’s Recognition Radio broadcast, we will talk about How to Recognize Employees Effectively. We will offer some actionable advice for what to say (and what not to say) in recognition. We will talk about calibrating award values, which words to use, and how to deliver the award. We’ll also talk about recognizing in a global or multi-cultural environment, and what resonates with different groups.
ExactHire
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Once you find, interview, and hire that new employee, it is time to get started with training. But first, that new employee must complete the new-hire paperwork. Sign this release, pick your benefit package, here is a state form, a federal form, and few more things. That should be all you need until enrollment rolls around again. Then, in the middle of training, here comes that HR representative, bringing even more paperwork.
Trish McFarlane
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'I f you’re like me, there are days or weeks when you feel overwhelmed. It is actually normal to have moments like this but when it starts to keep you up at night, affects your eating habits or keeps you from being productive in your day-to-day, it’s time to take action. The problem is that for most people, we just hate telling someone “no” or admitting that we have too much on our plates.
Kazoo
OCTOBER 22, 2014
This month at Kazoo, we have been exploring the topic of motivation, more specifically intrinsic motivation. When someone finds satisfaction from completing a project, they are being driven by intrinsic motivators. These tasks provide enjoyment, interest and energy. Intrinsically motivated employees are pushed by challenge, autonomy and interesting projects.
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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.
Allegis Global Solutions
OCTOBER 19, 2014
'Artificial intelligence could start revamping the Australian workforce. Allegis Global Solutions'' Asia Pacific chief innovation officer, Simon Townsend, explains what this pilot program means for the future.
ATD Human Capital
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'All phases of the talent lifecycle, from recruitment, selection, onboarding, and access to networks and promotions are all subject to bias. In a multi-cultural world, we have to address the bias so that organizations can find and keep the best talent and mirror the global world that is today’s reality. Here are 10 steps your organization can take to reduce bias in the hiring process.
Achievers
OCTOBER 22, 2014
This week, the most promising HR Tech companies in Canada shared their innovations and insights with investors, early adopters, and industry thought leaders. Here’s what they said: The post Insights from #HRTechTank Toronto appeared first on [engage]- The Employee Success and Engagement Blog by Achievers.
Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud
OCTOBER 24, 2014
'By Gessica Chies. Looking at the new waves of change in the way people are approaching the job marketplace, let’s summarize here the reasons why you should re-consider your Recruitment process and make it evolve, using the new challenges as opportunities: 1) Top skilled talents are not looking for a job. If you are searching for new skilled talents to join your company, well, it’s better if you realize that most of them are already working for your competitors!
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Workboard
OCTOBER 24, 2014
Now is the perfect time to experience gratitude. It’s the ultimate win/win: we feel great when we experience gratitude and, when we share it, other people feel great too.
Quantum Workplace
OCTOBER 21, 2014
'Let’s talk about millennials in the workplace. [Sigh] As a millennial in the workplace myself…I’m tired of hearing about millennials in the workplace. Articles, blogs, and research studies that claim to have “figured out” my generation filter into my inbox everyday. [Insert eye roll] But for whatever reason, a few key pieces managed to Read more.
Achievers
OCTOBER 24, 2014
The end of the year is just around the corner. In a little over two months, you’ll have goals to meet, budgets to decide, holidays to plan for, and let’s not forget the start of the flu season. In other words, you probably aren’t thinking much about taking time off—but you should. Americans are neglecting their vacation benefits, taking fewer days off in 2013 than at any time in the past 40 years.
ATD Human Capital
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'All phases of the talent lifecycle, from recruitment, selection, onboarding, and access to networks and promotions are all subject to bias. In a multi-cultural world, we have to address the bias so that organizations can find and keep the best talent and mirror the global world that is today’s reality. Here are 10 steps your organization can take to reduce bias in the hiring process.
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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?
Everyday People
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'This weekend, my son took a giant step of leadership and initiative !! He began work on his Eagle Scout project. He started building a shed to replace a POD for the Animal Friends Humane Society who currently has to pay to have the POD for food storage for the animals. The project is massive, but he is more than able to take it on. Have to say the “proud father” tears often swell to the surface when I think about how amazing he is !!
Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'By Anu Kurian - Originally posted on people matters. Aaron Green, VP HCM Strategy-Oracle, talks about how HR adopts change and if embracing cloud has simplified HR functions. In a recent tweet, you mentioned that the function of HR will die if we don’t take the lead on digital and social. What prompted you to tweet that and what is your view on the HR community?
Reviewsnap
OCTOBER 21, 2014
'Modernizing performance reviews (and performance management at large) is the subject of a recent LinkedIn post by Robert Bacal, CEO at Bacal & Associates. In his post, Bacal offers 10 ideas to update how organizations manage performance and appraisals, including: individualize expectations even for employees doing the same job; put to bed the myth of objectivity; and realize that the purpose of reviews is improvement.
Snark Attack
OCTOBER 21, 2014
'We talk a lot about the marketing and recruiting overlap in our industry, a discussion that’s largely theoretical – like almost every trending topic in an industry desperately searching for professional validation. If you’re one of those talent practitioners still denying the fact that recruiting and marketing have become more or less indistinguishable need to […].
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.
NoExcusesHR
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'It''s campaign season again. That can only mean one thing.people calling each other names on television! One of my favorite criticisms is that someone flip-flopped on an issue. Wait a second. We''re now attacking people because they learned something new and changed their mind? What? Don''t we spend countless hours reading, learning, growing, and evolving as leaders?
Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'By Hajer Mabrouk. We are very excited to let you know that the first Employee Experience journey mapping workshop took place at OOW this year!!! We had 27 attendees participate in this dynamic workshop. They embraced the concept immediately and walked in the shoes of an employee to map their journey, identify the moment that matters, and focus on employee needs to build a better experience.
45 Things
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'Do you sometimes feel like you''re wearing Harry Potter''s "cloak of invisibility" at work? No one really pays attention to you. You''re often interrupted when speaking in a meeting, and your boss scarcely seems to know who you are. Perhaps the problem is not what you’re saying, but how and when you’re saying it. Let’s say that you’re on the agenda of the next office meeting to give a brief rundown of a project you’ve been working on for several months.
True Faith HR
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'With the news that hotel reservations are now being accepted for the 2015 SHRM Annual Conference, I bring you my 6th annual expose of SHRM hotel costs. I look at selected SHRM conference brochures (i.e., the ones that I still possessed) over the past 15 years to see what it would cost a person to book a single room on a per night average. Clearly, prices in 2001 will be different than in 2015, so I use an inflation calculator to adjust costs to today''s dollars.
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.
Strategic HCM
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'I''m not at HR Tech Europe this year - after chairing the event the last three years and seeing attendees increase from, I think, about 300 to 600 to 1200 to hopefully over 2000 this year it''s time to focus on other things for a while. However I am still very interested in HR technology and look forward to following the tweets. If I was chairing I''d be commenting about how HR''s perfect storm of social, mobile, cloud and analytics has been progressing with more new technologies starting to ta
NoExcusesHR
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'Sometimes we find ourselves feeling.well. stuck. It often comes in waves. Work gets complicated despite our best efforts to add value.we miss more workouts than we should. and personally life seems a bit off track. We feel low. I hate that feeling. Arise When was the last time you decided to stand up for yourself? What was the tipping point that made you realize you needed to take action?
Capterra
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'If you’ve been asked to select a vendor and implement you new, critical HR software , then you’re in for a tough time; it’s quite a daunting task. For instance, you may have a number of internal stakeholders who all have different requirements. Or, when you look at the market, there’re too many options and you’re faced with an uncountable number of features, prices, and suppliers.
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