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Top 5 Applicant Tracking Systems 2021

HR Lineup

Recruitment and talent acquisition procedures can easily be simplified with applicant tracking software. Using an ATS software automates the entire recruitment procedure by streamlining workflows and integrating with other career sites and job boards. Not only does this make the recruitment process quick, but you improve your chances of hiring top-quality talent.

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Neurodiversity: How to Best Support Your Neurodiverse Employees

6Q

Neurodiverse employees make a key part of diversity and inclusion strategy in an organisation. It will bring a new way of thinking to a business and bring unique skill sets and higher levels of productivity. Like our lives outside, a workplace is a hugely diverse environment. We’re all unique in our own element because of our life experiences and personal references.

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my dog barks on work calls, how far out can I schedule an interview, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, my dog barks on work calls, how far out can I schedule an interview, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My dog barks during work calls. I’ve just started a new job and we’re all working from home. I have a little dog, but when he barks (which isn’t very often) he has such a deep and loud bark and I live in a small flat so even if I shut him out of my office he can still be heard.

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Careers to Consider if You Love to Travel

Take It Personel-ly

When you choose a career, you need to consider multiple factors, such as the requirements and skills, the salary, and what makes it the right choice for your lifestyle. In some instances, people choose jobs that coincide with their favorite activities like traveling. Please continue reading to learn about some career paths you can take […].

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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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5 Guaranteed Ways to Hold Space for an Upset Child.

Thrive Global

I was wearing a purple dress when my six-year-old patient asked if she could braid my hair during our weekly therapy session. I sat on the floor as she carefully twisted my hair to her satisfaction and looked at me with a giant smile and declared “you’re Anna and I’m Elsa.” . Step#1 – say YES to what children are bringing to the table. This idea can apply to playtime or any conversation with a child really.

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The percentage of the world’s children and adolescents with a mental health condition.

Thrive Global

Around 1 in 5 of the world’s young people have a mental health condition. Mental health issues often start in the early stages of life: About half of all mental health issues begin before age 14 — as children and adolescents face the pressures and transitions of coming of age — and most cases go undetected. Young people living in areas affected by conflict, natural disasters, and disease are especially vulnerable to mental illness and distress.

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What is payroll in arrears?

Homebase

When employees get paid is important to everyone at your business. It’s important to employees because it determines when they should expect their wages and how they should budget their funds. It’s important to employers for the same reason—it influences cash flow and budgets for the business. That is why it’s essential to understand the basics of payroll schedules and related terminology, like payroll in arrears.

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A Sunday Reflection on Braving Fear & Raging Peace

Thrive Global

It’s five o’clock on an August Sunday and I feel the weight of the world although I am safe and unharmed on my couch in the sunroom. The screen door is open and I hear the rustling leaves and light traffic on the main road. It’s quiet. It’s unhurried. I’ve just finished a book I bought on Friday and reach for my phone — a default transition habit.

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Tips for writing a recommendation letter for promotion

HR Digest

A letter of recommendation generally denotes that you stand guarantee for that person’s good character and hard work. Generally, letters of recommendation are required from previous employers, any teacher, or a person of social standing. A recommendation letter for a promotion in a job carries a lot of weight, and the person recommending should give it some thought and promote those points that will show the candidate to be the right fit for the new position.

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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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Why curiosity is essential for happiness

Thrive Global

We often hear that happiness can equal a feeling of love, belonging, a good job, the possibility of travel. To some extent it certainly does, but happiness is such a wide notion having a plethora of meanings and flavors. It would not be fair to limit its definition. I reckon that life consists of a complex set of elements adding up to one happy mixture.

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Work/Life Balance: How to Tell If Employees are Struggling

HR C-Suite

You have built an extraordinary workforce. Their results are spot on, and you are known for promoting a culture of effective, efficient, and engaged employees that has brought profitability and long-term success to your company. However, in today’s culture of “do more with less,” recognizing and encouraging work/life balance is critical to keeping your employees […].

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World Mental Health Day 2021

Thrive Global

Mental health is a global crisis that affects people across all walks of life. For World Mental Health Day on October 10, we’re publishing a series of stories that highlight this hidden crisis and what Project HOPE is doing to help. Mental health is essential to a healthy life. But millions of people around the world struggle silently with anxiety, fear, isolation, and depression, lacking access to the quality care they need.

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5 Ways Manual Timekeeping Costs Your Business

SwipeClock

Still using pen and paper? Have you considered how much manual timekeeping costs a business? 1. Employee Time Theft. Paper time card systems can be exploited in a number of ways from hours padding to buddy punching. Some large employers who switch to an automated system are surprised by the drop in employee hours the very first pay period. Even if you notice just a small reduction, this advantage will compound, quickly paying for the cost of adopting an advanced yet cost-effective automated syst

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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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Zebulon Treble Advises CEOs for Mental Health Care

Thrive Global

According to a study on supporting mental health in tech companies, it is found that 49% of the CEOs struggle with their mental health. Now, it came as a shocking alert for many people. Because most of us believe that CEOs are superhumans. They do not have anything to worry about, or they have a solution for every issue in their life. However, we must never forget that CEOs are just humans like us, and they have the same basic problems.

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360 Degree Appraisal – The Intelligence Framework for a Dynamic Workplace

Synergita

More than 85% of Fortune 500 companies use 360 degree feedback for their leadership development programs. 360 degree appraisal is a feedback framework that gives a holistic view of an employee’s performance by gathering anonymous and confidential feedback from all the stakeholders involved with the employee’s work. The feedback mechanism is gaining importance with continuous performance management system to conduct a fair and unbiased performance appraisal process.

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Should You Be Downshifting?

Thrive Global

Photo by Sigmund for UnsplashTa. I discovered a new phrase this week: downshifting. The Schumacher Institute defines downshifting as “a phenomenon whereby individuals voluntarily pursue a simpler lifestyle of reduced material consumption, sometimes involving a change in work-life balance, in order to allow more time and energy for the non-materialistic aspects of life” .

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Two Line Weekend Poetry: Albertina Hunter #BlackAmericanMusic #BlackAmericanHer/History360 #BlackAmerica

Thrive Global

Remember, oh Yahweh , my Dearest prayers! Remember my name, if no one cares. I need your blessing, your loving hue ! Your words are graceful, powerful in magnitude. Remember me Yahweh. I paid my dues. Your love is gentle. I speak the truth ! Albertina Walke r. [link]. [link].

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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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John Abio: The Ultimate Guide To Healthy Relationships

Thrive Global

Healthy relationships develop our happiness, further develop health and lessen pressure. Studies have shown that individuals with healthy relationships have more satisfaction and less stress. There are fundamental approaches to make relationships healthy, despite the fact that every relationship is unique. The more time and effort you put into a relationship, the healthier it ought to be.

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Sam Flamont – Health is Wealth

Thrive Global

According to Sam Flamont , the beauty of life is that you can pursue your passions and find satisfaction in your accomplishments. After exploring his passion for baseball, he is now able to pursue his love for real estate. Sam Flamont is a top real estate broker/investor and founder of The Mitten Group Brokered by eXp. He is also the author of “ Hustle ‘Til It Happens ,” a book in which he encourages and motivates others to be bold and pursue their dreams.

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Why Teams Should Go Hiking Outdoors

Thrive Global

Team dynamics are a critical part of any company and the culture. If you want your team to work better, there needs to be synergy. One thing teams can do to improve performance is bond over a shared experience. On all the teams I’ve worked on, none of them have been outdoors but I think that should change. One team would go on weekly walks in the parking lot but here is how they should take that a step further.

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Sam Flamont: “Shares How Hard Work And Positivity Helped Him Be On The Top”

Thrive Global

Former Pro Baseball Player Sam Flamont is Now a Real Estate All-Star. According to Sam Flamont , the beauty of life is that you can pursue your passions and find satisfaction in your accomplishments. After exploring his passion for baseball, he is now able to pursue his love for real estate. Sam Flamont is a top real estate broker/investor and founder of The Mitten Group Brokered by eXp.

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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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COVID-19 Devastated New York’s Health Workers

Thrive Global

The story of a disease is told in numbers: case counts, hospitalizations, and deaths. Numbers help us make sense of where a disease has spread and forecast where it might be heading; they reveal who is most at risk, and what solutions might protect them. It’s a cost being borne around the world: Over 570,000 health care workers have been infected with COVID-19 worldwide.

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Mental health research – Impact in brain science

Thrive Global

The end of the emergency phase of the pandemic is in sight in the United States, at least for now. But as the weight of the crisis is lifted, experts are also anticipating a long-term impact on people’s mental health. For some people, the feelings of anxiety and depression that emerged during the pandemic will resolve as routines resume — people go back to the office, social connections are reformed, the seeming danger of activities dissipates.

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Mental Health Resources

Thrive Global

There are many, many organizations and groups that deal with mental health. This page will help you find the one or ones that offer the type of assistance, intervention, or information you’re seeking. We’ve organized the information into the following sections: If it’s a crisis… (Keep scrolling) A quick-read fact sheet Be sure to come here Find mental health services Organizations on specific disorders.

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FIRST NATIONAL ‘MENTAL HEALTH ACTION DAY

Thrive Global

(NEW YORK CITY)– FourBlock in partnership with nearly 200 leading brands, nonprofits and cultural leaders today announced the first-ever Mental Health Action Day, to be held on Thursday, May 20 during Mental Health Awareness Month. Over the past two decades, suicide rates have risen, particularly among young adults. And the COVID pandemic has accelerated the already dire crisis, giving way to what many mental health professionals have called the “second pandemic.”.

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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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Researchers Studying Students’ Mental Health Response To Pandemic

Thrive Global

The results of a survey of students’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will be used by Texas A&M University researchers working to identify and document the prevalence and severity of mental health challenges as they develop a wearable continuous monitoring tool. The survey of 2,000 students conducted by researchers in the Wm Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering showed the respondents experienced a marked increase of mental health issues during the pandemic: 7

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Hiding behind my computer to avoid people

Thrive Global

“My struggles with people are so personal that even if I had the power to speak face to face with every person I would never do it.” This is from the book “You’re Not Too Young” by Kip Gregory. For a lot of people who may struggle with dealing with people face to face tech companies just won’t have the patience or the social skills to try and work it all out in real life.

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Fog

Thrive Global

I wipe the door of memory every evening. Desperate to see you come alive. The fog clears. And then reality sets in.

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