Fri.Dec 29, 2017

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New STEM Challenge: Ageism

Steve Boese

With 2018 just around the corner, HR and talent decision makers remain stymied by the diversity challenge. As the new year dawns, getting diversity data in better shape is on the minds of many employers, and nowhere is that issue more acute than within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mat (STEM) professional field. For example, a 2017 survey from Indeed , the job site, found that 43 percent of 1,011 employees polled worry about losing their job due to their age.

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New Year By the Numbers – Happy 2018 from #HR Bartender [infographic]

HR Bartender

The professional side of me always thinks about the New Year in terms of goal setting and strategy. But, I don’t have a human resources or business article today. New Year’s is about more than business. I ran across this infographic from History.com and thought it was fun. For example, I thought the section on New Year’s foods was interesting. Growing up, eating pork for dinner was a New Year’s tradition.

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The 10 Most Popular Articles Among Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. How to Hire -- by Patty McCord. 2. More Than 9,000 Recruitment Agencies Set Up This Year -- by Kristy Dorsey. 3. 9 Recruiting Tips From Stacy Zapar That You Can Start Using Right Now -- by Greg Lewis. 4.

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Is HR Ready for Blockchain Technology?

TalentCulture

Recruiters would likely be thrilled by the arrival of a faster, more efficient way to verify the credentials of job candidates, a system that could save precious time and dollars in confirming the education, certifications, work experience or skills of applicants, particularly those in the gig economy. Payroll managers would undoubtedly welcome a new technology that makes international payroll less complex and costly, allowing for more timely and efficient cross-border payments to global employe

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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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Reduce Employee Turnover by Keeping Managers Accountable to the Employee Value Proposition

Blu Ivy Group

There ‘ s an open secret about employee turnover , especially among larger and growing brands : Managers are frequently the cause. Here ‘ s why that happens , why this problem is a little too easy to ignore , and how the right investment in employee connections can really make a difference. Managers are the Cause of Most Turnover Issues.

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updates: telling a candidate I have cancer, the diabetic coworker, and more

WorkTech

Here are updates from four people who had their letters answered here in the past. 1. Telling a job candidate that I have cancer (#3 at the link). I’m a hiring manager who wrote to you about sharing with a job candidate (Jane) that I had breast cancer, wondering if I’d overshared. That job was put on hold, so we didn’t hire anyone. I spent the next few months going through chemo, losing my hair, wearing a wig, experiencing painful side effects, then undergoing surgery, recuperating, seeing my ha

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Performance Management, the Average Employee and the Notion of a "Fit Test"

Compensation Force

A few years ago, Anthony Tjan, founder of the venture capital firm Cue Ball , wrote an HBR Blog post titled The Challenge of the Average Employee. In it, he addresses one of the many performance management conundrums we struggle with, which is tailoring the experience to the needs and possibilities of different employee groups. In particular, he examines the challenge how to bring out the best from the "thick middle", the 80% or so of "Steady Eddies" who get the job done, but don't necessari

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10 Doable Career-Focused New Year’s Resolutions

FingerCheck

There’s nothing quite like starting the new year with a purposeful New Year’s resolution. The decision and determination to make a new goal and reach it in the New Year is a guiding force for us as we try to break bad habits, improve ourselves, and make healthier life choices. . However, resolutions can sometimes fall to the wayside, especially when they’re unattainable.

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Daily Review: The First Digital Free Trade Area in Africa Will Roll Out in 2018

Workology

Africa, a highly diverse in business opportunities continent, is the largest unserved market that has dropped out of sight of the global financial system. With the latest news, Africa takes.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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.

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4 tips for achieving better ISO 27001 audit results

In Full Bloom HR

An ISO 27001-compliant ISMS requires ongoing maintenance and review to meet the Standard’s requirements in clauses 8 and 9. The internal audit is an essential element of this process that must be carried out as described in clause 9.2 of ISO 27001, and should be conducted at planned intervals. Organisations looking to achieve compliance with ISO 27001 often view the internal audit as a perplexing prospect.

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You’ve Been Successful in your Career, Now Be Successful in Life

Take It Personel-ly

It’s not easy to find success in your career. You work hard to acquire the educational certificates you need to enter your profession, and can then spend years getting to the point where you can feel you’ve finally made it in your career. But what comes after that? If you’re looking for your next challenge, […].

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Five things I think I think, year-end 2017 edition

Steve Boese

Winding down 2017 with five quick observations, (not predictions), about HR, work, tech, basketball, or whatever comes to mind in the 21 minutes I have allotted to complete this final post of 2017. 1. Workplace - Matt Lauer. Robert Wilmers. Harvey Weinstein. John Skipper. All really powerful execs/talents (and I can name dozens more), that seemingly out of nowhere were here one day and gone the next.

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Mastering Safety In Your New Business

Take It Personel-ly

Source There are many things you need to think about and get used to in order to ensure that your business treats its people well. Buy one of the most important, and something which will always be a primary concern or entrepreneurs everywhere, is safety. You need to make sure that you are doing everything […].

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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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updates: the travel anxiety, the chilly interviewer, and more

Ask a Manager

Here are updates from four people whose letters were answered here in the past. 1. Can I refuse to go on a work trip because of my anxiety about traveling ? I went on the trip and (obviously) survived. The longer answer is I was pretty anxious the whole time and didn’t particularly enjoy myself, but I managed to get through it. I mostly took taxis instead of walking/using the tube and ate at the office and at my hotel instead of going out for food, so that helped me manage some of the anxi

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3 Ways to Improve Information Security in the Workplace

BambooHR

In the new digital world where everything is shared and connected, there is a growing concern about information security and integrity of the data you keep. This includes both company records and client files. Treating security breaches has become increasingly difficult, and thanks to recent advances in technology, all of your sensitive data could be uploaded to a malicious party at once in a matter of minutes.

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my favorite posts of 2017

Ask a Manager

Here are my favorite posts of 2017, in no particular order: 1. Update: I manage someone who was terribly harmed by family — what do I do ? Because this was handled with incredible care and compassion. 2. What’s the deal with advice columns ? Because it’s a subject I’m fascinated by. 3. My coworker came to work dressed as Jesus.

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The Upcoming Evolution of Recruiting and Talent Development

Rallyware for Human Resources

Nowadays, the recruiting process is very different from what it was ten years ago. The digital world calls the shots. Paper resumes are no longer a priority. Data powered by AI gives richer insights into a candidate’s skills, knowledge and experience. A survey shows that 92% of recruiters use social media when looking for the perfect job candidate. An overwhelming number of recruiters, 87%, use LinkedIn as a hiring tool, while 55% use Facebook and 47% use Twitter.

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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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open thread – December 29-30, 2017

Ask a Manager

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it here, as it may be in the to-be-answered queue.

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6 Leadership Stories from Sales Leaders On A Digital Sales Transformation

MBO Partners

I’ve seen all kinds of sales leaders. Some that are as inspiring to their sales teams as Churchill and Napoleon, some as forgettable as King Edward V (he lasted less than 3 months).

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Our Most Popular Leadership Blog Posts of 2017

Select International

Happy Leadership Friday and last Friday of 2017! This year, we've covered a range of leadership topics ranging from toxic leadership to working with millennial leaders. We rolled out a new Leadership Tips subscription. If you're not already subscribed, you can sign up here ! You'll get short tips delivered to your inbox weekly.

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What Managers Should Never Say in an Employee Performance Review

Quantum Workplace

Performance reviews are tough for your employees – and that’s before you stick your foot in your mouth. While good performance conversations breed transparent communication, employee development, and healthy relationships, bad ones spell disaster for employee performance and engagement. Whether your reviews are yearly, monthly, or part of a more comprehensive feedback system , take our advice: Don’t let your managers say these things in their performance reviews.

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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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How Fake is Your Employment Brand?

The Tim Sackett Project

I think most employment brands are completely fake. The reason I feel this way is because HR and Executives approve the messaging. We, HR and Executives, are the last people who really know what our employment brand truly is. So, we end up with stuff like this: Seems really cool! Makes us feel good about ourselves and our organization. But for the most part, it’s one big lie.

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What better way to start the new year?

21 Days to Happiness

" The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals." Melodie Beattie ​ Is there a better way to start the new year than to prioritize your happiness? Each year, as a new chapter begins, most people reflect on what changes and improvements they want to strive for. We all love the idea of a fresh start and setting goals.

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Performance Management, the Average Employee and the Notion of a "Fit Test"

Compensation Force

A few years ago, Anthony Tjan, founder of the venture capital firm Cue Ball , wrote an HBR Blog post titled The Challenge of the Average Employee. In it, he addresses one of the many performance management conundrums we struggle with, which is tailoring the experience to the needs and possibilities of different employee groups. In particular, he examines the challenge how to bring out the best from the "thick middle", the 80% or so of "Steady Eddies" who get the job done, but don't necessari

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Let’s Play a Game: Incorporating Gamification in the Hiring and Application Process

Effortless HR

An increasing number of HR departments are adopting gamification to enhance engagement in the hiring and recruiting process. A major HR trend for 2018 is improving the job candidate process from selection to applications, interviewing and hiring. Gamification presents an evolution in HR management practices. In addition, improving the recruiting process helps companies remain competitive in attracting and retaining top talent.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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.

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Engaging Zingers #3: On the Path

David Zinger

Career Zingers #3: On the Path. . As we speed into 2018 many of us make resolutions and dream of an idealized year ahead. Many of our resolutions are neither attainable nor sustainable. We get caught up in the frenetic compulsion to get to some idealized destination. Stop your motor mind and start thinking of yourself on a path. It can be helpful to travel together, don’t forget to appreciate the scenery right in front of you, enjoy some snacks on the way, and walk on. … David Zinger

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10 HR Rules That Would Improve the World

ADP

Everyone hates HR, but that's just because they don't understand us. In fact, if HR rules were implemented everywhere, your life would be much better.

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4 Simple and Straightforward Employee Goal Setting Tips

MBO Partners

Employee Goal Setting Done Right. You can make the process of employee goal setting fairly simple or incredibly complex. But in the end, what matters is whether or not you have succeeded in reaching the team objectives in a way that makes sense. Effective Employee Goal Setting Creates Understanding and Commitment. We believe that the process of employee goal setting should be rather simple and straightforward…no need to follow elaborate formulas.