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L&D: The Key to Success for Today’s SMBs

Extensis

According to research firm The Conference Board , approximately 60% of employees are likely to leave their company if they don’t have access to professional development, continuing education, or career training to develop new skills, stay updated on current trends, and drive career advancement.

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Insider Tips for Swiftly Recruiting a Dynamic Project Coordinator to Shape Your Team’s Future

Professional Alternatives

Seek examples of past successes: Ask candidates to provide specific examples of projects they have successfully coordinated in the past. Attend industry conferences, webinars, and workshops to expand your knowledge base. Look for evidence of their ability to meet deadlines, manage resources, and handle challenges.

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How to Not Screw Up Remote Employee Onboarding

ExactHire

For example, in Remote , the authors talk about how it’s important for Basecamp to give its new hires a heads up that they may be bombarded by social media follower requests when joining the organization. Mind you, this was a decade ago…before it was a tech-based cultural norm to go to such formatting lengths.

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How to Become a Recruiter

HR Guy

Importance of a Bachelor’s Degree in a Related Field A bachelor’s degree in a related field affords prospective recruiters with the knowledge base and skill set that can facilitate effectiveness in their role. This experience, while informal, can give you insight into what recruiting entails.

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Connection Before Content: Meetings That Are Knowledge-based

Conversation Matters

For example individuals need to understand, How are these other people like or different from me? When a group has not had the opportunity to build those connections, members so consistently act in ways that reduce the knowledge available to the group. Twenty-some team members were seated around a long conference table.

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A year after lockdown: 5 ways the world of work has changed for good

HRExecutive

He points to Slack, Microsoft Teams and Zoom as examples of popular platforms that offer combinations of workspace chat, videoconferencing, social networking, file storage and distance education. COVID has also accelerated the trend that will ultimately be the death of email in knowledge-based organizations,” Hartshorne says.

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Virtual Mentoring: 5 Tips for Success

Extensis

This expanded approach means the possibility to administer a larger program, a higher likelihood of better mentor-mentee matches, access to a wider knowledge base, and the ability for more employees to enjoy the benefits that a mentorship program can offer. 5 ways to perfect your virtual mentoring program. Check in regularly.