2024

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Looking beyond the résumé: How talent pros can lean into skills-based hiring

HR Brew

Can you imagine a world without résumés? We may soon be in one. Seven in 10 (71%) hiring managers expect text-based résumés to become obsolete in the next five years, according to a recent report from Canva. And it’s no wonder why, according to Laura Mazzullo, owner of recruiting firm East Side Staffing. “We have realized, in the hiring community, how often candidates were eliminated for reasons that had nothing to do with core competencies.

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Importance of Construction Workforce Planning | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Construction companies are in the midst of a labor shortage that isn’t letting up. The industry averaged 445,000 job openings per month in the last three months of 2023 —a record number. More than half of contractors say they plan to increase their headcount, but it’s clear the demand for skilled workers is far outpacing supply. Now is a crucial time for your human resources team to optimize your workforce and plan for future staffing needs.

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The Evolution of HR with AI Technologies

Hppy

The world of Human Resources (HR) has seen a significant transformation in recent years, largely due to the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Traditionally, HR departments focused on managing employee records, overseeing recruitment processes, and ensuring compliance with labor laws. However, the introduction of AI has begun to reshape this landscape in profound ways.

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Shift Differential: What It Is & How to Calculate It

Replicon

Many businesses stay open outside the general 9 to 5 business hours to keep up with customer demand, especially during the holiday season. However, convincing employees to take up shifts outside business hours is challenging. That’s where shift differential can move the needle. Shift differential is the incentive that employers offer to employees who choose to work on these shifts at odd hours.

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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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Global Recruitment: 3 Ways to Expand Your Hiring Reach

TalentCulture

Managing a company has always been complicated. But the recent explosion of remote and hybrid work is making things infinitely more complex, especially when it comes to global recruitment. On one hand, now that remote work is a viable option, hiring internationally is much easier. Global reach gives HR leaders a larger talent pool to […] The post Global Recruitment: 3 Ways to Expand Your Hiring Reach appeared first on TalentCulture.

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When healthcare and higher ed collide, innovative hiring is key

HRExecutive

As South Florida’s only academic-based healthcare system, the University of Miami Health System, known as UHealth, isn’t just a premier destination for patients but for talent as well. - Advertisement - This includes Alison Mincey, senior vice president and CHRO of UHealth and the University of Miami. She says the unique interplay of the organizations’ missions—exemplary patient care, breakthrough research and educating the next generation of leaders—is among the reasons she jo

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Transparency Is an Important Part of the Employee Experience

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I saw this headline recently on CNBC – “ Over half of employees have no idea how their companies are using AI ”. We know AI (artificial intelligence) is a regular headline in today’s news. This article shared the results of a survey that said: Companies estimate that 70% of their workforce will use AI by 2028. 75% of employees would be more excited about AI if the company was more transparent about how the technology is being used. 54% of employees have no idea

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Termination and Off-boarding: A Guide to Graceful Transitions

EmployeeConnect

Employee terminations and off-boarding processes are sensitive yet inevitable aspects of workforce management. Whether due to performance issues, organisational restructuring, or other reasons, handling terminations with professionalism and empathy is crucial for maintaining morale, preserving employer reputation, and facilitating smooth transitions for departing employees.

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Glad you’re here: Welcoming Pento to the HiBob village

Bob

When we founded HiBob in late 2015, we had a vision of changing the modern world of work. We knew that the cumbersome, rigid, and time-consuming technology we used previously to manage people could not be the same technology that powered businesses of today and in the future. We aimed to make our platform, Bob, an HCM that was all-encompassing and easy to use for not just HR but also managers and employees.

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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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Breaking stereotypes: women over 50 shine brighter than ever

Workable

The other day my friend Susan Brownfield told me about an article she read in the Huffington Post about how women over 50 are invisible. We laughed about this, as we are both over 50 and more visible than we have ever been. In fact, I just had my 51st birthday, and in the past year, I have: Given keynote addresses in Romania, Poland, Croatia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Texas, as well as several virtual addresses Published almost 200 articles Trained more than 3,000 people on how to use ChatGPT i

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Start date of the NLRB’s joint-employer rule is delayed again

HR Brew

The effective date of a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that would make it easier for organizations to qualify as a “joint employer” was pushed back, once again. The rule, which had been set to take effect Feb. 26, was pushed back two weeks, to March 11. A Texas federal judge delayed the start date after holding a hearing for a lawsuit challenging the rule, which was filed by business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.

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The Swedish Strike against Tesla Persists with No Clear End in Sight

HR Digest

Promoting collective action is the hallmark of a labor union and the current Swedish strike that Tesla is facing is an obvious testament to that fact. The strike against Tesla began on 27 October when a company subsidiary refused to sign a collective agreement with IF Metall—a labor union that represents the Tesla mechanics in the region. Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, has long stood firmly opposed to labor unions, stating that they created negativity within a company, despite unions be

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How to Maximize Productivity with Employee Time Tracking?

Hppy

Paul J Meyer, famously considered the founder of the self-improvement industry, once said, “ Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” These words encapsulate the essence of a truth universally acknowledged in both personal and professional development realms.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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How Long Is a Business Day?

Replicon

“Your product will be delivered in two business days.” – You must have frequently encountered this phrase when you receive a notification from the seller after placing an order for a product. But what exactly does the term business day mean, and how long is a business day? The definition of business days and the business week can vary from one country to another, so it’s necessary to check the standard business week and hours applicable.

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How a Coaching Leadership Style Unleashes Human Potential at Work

TalentCulture

As organizations enter a new era, we’re seeing a clear shift in management methods and practices. Traditional command-and-control styles are giving way to a more relevant, inclusive, empowering model — coaching leadership. Sir Richard Branson succinctly describes the motivation behind this approach, “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so […] The post How a Coaching Leadership Style Unleashes Human Potential at Work appeared first on TalentCulture

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What is HR Analytics? All You Need to Know to Get Started

Analytics in HR

HR analytics allows HR professionals to make informed decisions and create strategies that will benefit employees and support organizational goals. This has a significant impact on organizational performance , leading to as much as a 25% rise in business productivity, a 50% decrease in attrition rates, and an 80% increase in recruiting efficiency. In this article, we will explain what HR analytics is, its benefits, as well as how to get started and grow in your HR analytics capabilities.

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Why today’s best office designs require an HR leader’s touch | With photo gallery

HRExecutive

HR’s role in office design is shifting from one of involvement before the pandemic to one of influence post-pandemic, as greater organizational focus on employee experience continues to expand HR’s role, say experts. - Advertisement - As employers continue to struggle to attract the workforce back to the office post-pandemic, many are moving toward more intentionally designed spaces that meet evolved employee needs.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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All Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Same

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A few months ago, we published an article about whether it’s okay for job seekers to use artificial intelligence to get help with their job search. I hope you’ll check it out. The reason I wrote the article is because recruiters were saying that they can tell when someone is using artificial intelligence (AI) to write their resume.

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How to Turn Down a Job Offer but Keep the Door Open

The Muse

Wondering how to turn down a job offer and keep the door open? Here's some expert advice (and practical samples!) to guide you through this delicate process.

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Be vocal. Be visible. Stand up for underrepresented people everywhere.

Bob

The compliance landscape is constantly changing, and depending on where you live—country, state, city, province—laws that offer marginalized and underrepresented people protection against discrimination can change overnight. For HR leaders, this isn’t just an issue of staying on top of the ever-changing compliance landscape. It means thinking about how you can ensure your employees feel safe, protected, and welcome at work, regardless of how they identify.

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Ditching degree requirements for jobs – what to do instead

Workable

Massachusetts has joined 13 other states in removing the college degree requirement from many government jobs. The Brookings Institute describes this move as “low-cost ways to open state hiring processes to more applicants and improve economic mobility for qualified workers who have been largely excluded from state hiring systems.” The private sector has also begun moving in this direction as well, with companies like Walmart leading the way.

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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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Recognition is key to employee retention

HR Brew

Sometimes, saying “Way to go!” can go a long way. Employees want to be acknowledged for their hard work, but their leaders aren’t providing them with the recognition they crave, research suggests. Some 28% of US workers say they “rarely or never” receive praise for their work from managers, and 33% say they are “only sometimes” recognized, according to recent data from TalentLMS , a learning management system.

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What Martin Luther King Jr.’s Message of Nonviolence Means for Workplace Culture in 2024

Great Place to Work

Leaders should focus on systems, not individuals, in the face of rising backlash to diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEI&B) in the workplace. For Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2024, it’s important to lean into his true legacy: nonviolence and its power to change systems. That’s the advice from Janet M. Stovall , CDE , global head of DEI at the NeuroLeadership Institute, and former senior director of social impact at The UPS Foundation.

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Why Is HR Becoming More People-Centric?

Hppy

Human Resources started out as personnel departments that focused on transactional HR activities and operated in the interest of the employer, rather than the employee. All they had to do was recruit workers, provide training, watch performance, enforce rules, and compensate accordingly. During the 20th century, human resources began to evolve and gradually adopt the people-centered approach.

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Is Overtime Taxed More than Regular Pay?

Replicon

As the timeless adage goes, “time is money,” and for many individuals, this translates into dedicating extra hours to the workplace in the hopes of boosting their income. However, as the minutes clock into overtime, a pertinent question emerges: Is overtime taxed more? This inquiry holds significant weight in the pursuit of financial stability.

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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Beyond Buzzwords: Getting Real With Employee Engagement and Retention

TalentCulture

We’re facing turbulent times in the world of work. And not surprisingly, the language we use to describe modern work life is changing just as rapidly. Within only a few years, we’ve had to wrap our heads around all sorts of new buzzwords. Sometimes the influx of jargon seems overwhelming. Think about it — The […] The post Beyond Buzzwords: Getting Real With Employee Engagement and Retention appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Employee Reskilling Is The Answer to the Talent Shortages At Work

HR Digest

The need for reskilling and upskilling in the working environment has been at the forefront of many HR conversations and employee reskilling especially is likely to require considerable investments in the upcoming years. While keeping up with changing times has always been a necessary consideration regardless of the industry, the rapid upsurge of technology recently has really highlighted the need for reskilling programs in order to understand how to do a job you might have been doing for years

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HR’s ‘Big Stay’: Why fewer HR pros plan to look for a new job this year

HRExecutive

Last year, the “ Big Stay ” emerged as the latest employee retention trend, with Americans quitting their jobs in fewer numbers—a stark contrast to the “Great Resignation” of 2021-22. Now, HR professionals are joining that movement in a big way. - Advertisement - Fewer than a third (31%) of HR professionals plan to look for a new job in the next six months, down from 56% in July, according to a recent Robert Half survey.