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Bookmark This! 2019 Politics Edition

HR Bartender

Before you totally dismiss today’s article because of the word “politics” in the title. I hope you will hear me out. I know none of us enjoys getting up in the morning and hearing that the U.S. government is still shut down. That being said, we can’t simply tune it out. Our current representatives – meaning both Democrats and Republicans – are proposing new laws every single day.

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Five Words to Describe Human Resources

Life and Work Blog

As the head of Human Resources for our company, I have a vision for our employees. It comes down to five words. We want to be: person-centric, performance-minded, strengths-based, engagement-focused, and self-aware.

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Why Managing Compliance Manually is a Sisyphean Task

360 factors

We are all aware of the tragedy of Sisyphus, cursed to roll a boulder uphill, only for the boulder to roll back down the moment he neared the top of the hill, resulting in him repeating the process ad nauseam. Banks and financial institutions face a similar situation when it comes to managing compliance manually. They keep investing resources into the process but never seem to get the result that they need.

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5 All-Time Best Recruitment Tools For Hiring

Recruit CRM

Technology will continue to transform and disrupt the way professional recruiters work this year. Job Boards have made candidate sourcing a lot easier but at the same time, competition between recruiters has also increased dramatically. Using the right tools to manage candidates has become more important today than ever before. Recruitment tools can be classified into two types: Tools that help with sourcing and tools that help with candidate relationship management (CRM).

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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#BlackBlogsMatter : Let’s Separate For Peace Sake

The Aristocracy of HR

010010000000As I continue on my journey of life, I find the one thing I consistently seek is peace. I enjoy peace in my relationships, peace of mind, peace in matters of the heart, and just general equilibrium as much as possible with most things in my life. Please do not discount the effort it takes […].

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How to Turn Employees into Employer Brand Ambassadors?

TalentLyft

Your best employer brand ambassadors are your employees. They are the most trusted source of truth about how your company works. If you want to tell the story of your company, they are your best storytellers. Learn how to encourage them to share a compelling story about your company and help you recruit top talent! Read More.

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CHRO Briefing: WalMart/CVS Battle Shows Why Amazon is coming to Rx Business.

The HR Capitalist

Here's your latest CHRO briefing that matters: CVS and WalMart have agreed to laid down their weapons, reaching agreement and ending a dispute would have prevented some CVS Caremark customers from picking up their prescriptions at Walmart pharmacies. Walmart and CVS didn't reveal the terms of their new agreement in a joint statement. CVS had said that Walmart, the biggest retailer in the world, wanted to raise the cost of filling prescriptions by too much.

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The Biggest Lies HR Should Stop Believing

HRExecutive

Do cats really have nine lives? Well, that’s certainly debatable, but here’s something else that makes use of the number nine: Marcus Buckingham’s latest book. In Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World , the world-famous consultant (and opening keynoter at the HR Tech Conference a few years ago) offers his take on what’s holding back everyone at the workplace.

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Recruiters, Trainers Find New Uses for Virtual Reality

SHRM Resources

PwC is one of a growing number of companies to use lower-cost but still innovative VR technology in HR functions. While artificial intelligence and machine learning capture the headlines, more-mature but improving VR technology is quietly making a big impact.

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Correct & Prevent I-9 Errors: Your 2024 Audit Toolkit

Simplify your I-9 compliance process and minimize the risk of costly fines with WorkBright’s comprehensive audit toolkit. Created in collaboration with employment law experts, this essential two-part guide will help you conduct a thorough internal audit in 2024. The first section outlines a three-step process for ensuring error-free and compliant I-9s, followed by two printable checklists to streamline your audit process.

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How to Recognize a Strong Work Ethic?

TalentLyft

Recognizing a strong work ethic is a key for differentiating top performers from average job candidates. Candidates with extensive relevant experience and the right skills won’t be an asset for your company unless they exhibit a strong work ethic. Learn the most effective ways to recognize a strong work ethic in your candidates! Read More.

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Recruiting Manager Job Description [Template]

Workology

Job descriptions can also be the most difficult part of a recruiter’s job. Job posts are essentially talent brand marketing, job descriptions are meant for use on your career site and for links in. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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HTML interview questions

Workable

Use these HTML interview questions to test candidates’ knowledge on HTML. When and how you should test candidates’ HTML skills. A good knowledge of HTML is usually required in roles like Web Developer , Front-End Developer and UI Engineer. If candidates don’t have enough experience in this markup language, they might not be able to do their job properly.

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Four Firm Foundations That Lead To Rock-Solid Leadership

Forbes Coaches Council

In the midst of a changing business world, leaders have the opportunity to stand the test of time if they lead with a rock-solid mentality and build their organization on a firm foundation.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Encouraging Employees to Make Healthy Eating Choices

Rise

This January, Canada’s Food Guide received its first refresh in over 10 years, and this new edition represents one of the more radical revisions of Canada’s food and nutrition recommendations in the guide’s history. Compiled by Health Canada, the comprehensive food guide provides guidance on how to eat healthy, affecting eating decisions for many Canadians.

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7 Excruciating Mistakes to Avoid When Managing Remote Employees

6Q

Before this technological era, when business models made use of brick and wall as their offices, the usual practice was for you to watch your employees running from pillar to post in a bid to execute their individual tasks. But in today’s business world where more things are being automated, business owners now appreciate the essence of recruiting remote employees.

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23 Awesome Ways To Make Every Employee Work Anniversary Memorable

Vantage Circle

How would you feel if it’s your birthday and no one ends up wishing you? Obviously, that will be quite disappointing and it may ruin your mood for the rest of the day. Amidst a busy schedule, it’s quite obvious for us to miss out on special occasions. However, as professionals there’s one special event that we shouldn’t forget i.e. the work anniversary of your colleagues and employees.

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Technology to boost team blend and performance

HR Zone

Acquisition. Technology to boost team blend and performance.

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Unlocking Employee Potential with the Power of Continuous Feedback

Speaker: Erin Daruszka and Nakisha Dixon

Recent studies show that only 21% of employees feel their performance and growth are within their control. What if the answer to employee development and high performance lies elsewhere? Enter continuous feedback. Imagine a work environment where feedback isn't a dreaded annual event, but a constant source of growth. Join us to discover how ongoing, actionable feedback empowers your team to take ownership of their performance, boosting engagement and development.

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should I apply to jobs I’m not fully qualified for?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’ve gotten advice from a lot of other blogs, friends, and family that I should be applying to jobs even if I’m only about 50-75% qualified, and I was wondering what your opinion was. I’ve been applying to jobs that I believe I could do, but for which I don’t have all the qualifications (it calls for a masters but I’m still writing my masters, or it asks for experience with one database but I have experience with a similar but different one), but I

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Getting comfortable with being wrong

HR Examiner

“It’s normal to be scared of doing it wrong. But always needing to be right is trouble. In order to maintain a universe where you are perfect, and always right, you have to make your world very tiny, so that you can control it.” – Heather Bussing. It’s good to be wrong. Getting comfortable with being wrong is the secret to a lot of things.

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how do you avoid burnout when your work is under-funded and emotionally draining?

Ask a Manager

It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m in my tenth year of working in an elementary school, not as a classroom teacher but in a role that is still certified and student/teacher/parent-facing. My school and district serve a suburban community of mixed income…we have some very white collar, professional families, as well as blue collar, working-class, and then down into pure poverty.

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How to Manage a Network of Freelancers

Take It Personel-ly

Modern business is almost nothing like the business our grandparents, or even our parents would imagine. Gone are the days of sharp suits, stuffy offices and endless meetings. While there may still be a hierarchy in many businesses, we understand that great ideas can come from anywhere and everyone has something to add. As the […].

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Will robots take my job? No, if you read this.

Insperity

The impact of automation on employment is inevitable. Long gone are the days when you could get a position at a company, do the exact same job for 30 years and retire. Like anything, times change. And with the pace of technology and innovation, more and more positions are being automated. This means companies can now do more with less people. Think back to Henry Ford’s moving assembly line where workers continuously executed simple, repetitive tasks.

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What is talent optimization?

PI Worldwide

Take a good hard look at your company. Is it performing at its absolute best? If you’re like most leaders, you struggle to overcome common business challenges like turnover, employee disengagement, a changing market, bad hires (the list goes on and on). In spite of your best efforts and your best intentions, you can’t quite accelerate your company’s performance.

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Beyond Benefits Emails: 7 Creative Ways to Engage Your Hardest-to-Reach Employees

Jellyvision

Download this eBook to find out how to: Grab your least-engaged employees’ attention by using a multi-channel approach Leverage the power of technologies your company already uses Team up with other leaders and employees to increase the reach of your messages. The post Beyond Benefits Emails: 7 Creative Ways to Engage Your Hardest-to-Reach Employees appeared first on Jellyvision.com.

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how do I tell my boss to fire our new hire?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I have a coworker who was hired about a month and a half ago. She works very closely with me and I’m unofficially her supervisor – I have done almost 100% of her training, I’m responsible for reviewing her work, and it is expected that she comes to me with questions before going to our boss. Our company has a 60-day acclimation period and I think she should be terminated at the end of her 60 days, if not before.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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How To Become More Self-Aware: Get To Know Your Brain

Forbes Coaches Council

Further develop your thinking, your emotions, your connections (internal and external), and the choices you make.

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How to Spot a Fake Glassdoor Review

Evil HR Lady

It used to be that references only went one way– companies would call your former bosses , but you could never get a list of former employees that you could call to find out what the company is really like. Glassdoor changed all that. Now, you can easily find out what people are saying about any business. However, while telephone references are pretty confidential and you can’t know what your former boss really said about you , anyone at the company can look at their Glassdoor review

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Accountability: Why Leading Others Starts With Managing Yourself

Forbes Coaches Council

If you want to hold others more accountable, make these principles a part of your personal leadership practice at work.

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