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Most interesting HR stories of the week

TLNT: The Business of HR

City lowers minimum employment age for employees. Administrators in the city of Effingham, Illinois, really do believe you’re never too young to start work. Councilors there have unanimously voted to lower the minimum age that seasonal workers are allowed to start work at – from 18 to 16. Speaking to Yahoo! News , deputy city administrator, Dennis Presley, said the move is intended to help expand the city’s worker pool as well as provide students with much-needed work experience as they pr

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What is On-Demand Recruiting and Its Benefits?

Recruiters Lineup

There is increased competition between employers in search of the best talent. With different hiring needs, recruiters are finding it challenging to source the best candidates for open positions. If your company is among those that are stretched thin in terms of accessing the right recruiting resources, you need to consider on-demand recruiting. Keep in mind that not all employers will embrace the on-demand recruitment process.

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weekend open thread – April 16-17, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, weekend open thread – April 16-17, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: The Lifeguards , by Amanda Eyre Ward.

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Career Change at 40: This Might Be the Best Time For a New Job

BetterUp

Jump to section. Is it possible to make a career change at 40? 4 advantages of a mid-life career change. 4 challenges to a mid-life career change. How to change careers at 40. Best careers to start at 40. Need a hand?

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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it’s your Friday good news

Ask a Manager

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I’ve been in the federal government for over 17 years and a recent internal restructure put me in a bad position with a new boss. She was very clear that if I wasn’t ok with coming into the office almost every day and doing the jobs of three people (one of whom was at a higher grade), I could leave.

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Lack of leadership is the top reason for The Big Quit

Business Management Daily

Ineffective managers not only contribute to low morale but can drive top talent out the door. A 2022 GoodHire study showed an astonishing 82 percent of workers would consider quitting their jobs because of a bad manager. Ineffective leadership traits include bullying, scolding team members in public, avoiding conflict, fostering unhealthy competition, seeing only what’s wrong, taking all the credit, controlling everything, and discouraging new ideas.

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The Role of Belonging in Your DEIB Strategy

Perceptyx

The concept of belonging, like the other components of DEIB (diversity, equity, and inclusion) , has suffered lately from definition creep and ambiguity. Belonging has a specific definition, representing a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity as a member of a specific group. Belonging is the idea that you have enough security and support in the workplace to be yourself – and to thrive while doing so.

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Hiring students for the summer? Make a splash with these hot tips.

Homebase

With summer just weeks away, you may be hatching a plan to build up your team for the busy season. And what better way than to hire students looking to make a few bucks on their break from school? . Whether you’re new to hiring students or looking for a few shortcuts to make it a little easier on yourself this year, we’re happy to share a few good tricks for hiring seasonal employees. .

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The Best Mental Health Podcasts for 2022

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is a mental health podcast? 20 of the best mental health podcasts. How do I choose the best mental health podcast?

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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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Start Anywhere: Advice For When You're Unsure Of Your Next Move

Forbes Coaches Council

If you are building skills, perspective, friends, a savings account and a data bank of experiences and stories that you can use to delight and instruct, many things are indeed worth the effort.

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4 Eye-Opening Reasons to Offer Vision Care Coverage

Extensis

Quick look: Eye health is incredibly important – nearly three-quarters of American adults require vision correction, and routine eye exams can help detect health conditions before they become serious. However, approximately half of people in the United States aren’t enrolled in a vision plan, and the racial and socioeconomic discrepancies in vision coverage are alarming.

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Leadership In A Constantly Changing World: Three Steps To Avoid Analysis Paralysis

Forbes Coaches Council

Executive decision making is critical to the success of any organization, but when leaders are paralyzed by over-analysis, it can lead to work friction, employee disengagement and attrition.

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Is Financial Compensation Linked to Employee Performance?

Betterworks

For decades, employee compensation decisions and performance appraisals have been rolled up into one messy annual performance review process. Though compensation and performance have been linked for decades, the relationship between the two doesn’t necessarily mean that money is the greatest motivator for employees. Financial compensation related to employee performance isn’t the only way to […].

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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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Be A Better Leader Among Corporate Personhood, Shareholder Supremacy And Humans-As-Resources

Forbes Coaches Council

With a bit of backbone and virtue, we can create the kinds of organizations that add real value to the world. Let's redefine "business as usual.".

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Updating Employee Handbooks: Why, When, and How

Netchex HR Blog

A successful business is constantly moving forward, but an outdated employee handbook will leave you flat footed when responding to problems. From labor laws to social media platforms, your handbook needs to address emerging issues in today’s workforce. Few professional documents have the flexibility to fulfill vital compliance obligations while simultaneously setting aspirational goals.

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Why We Should Value A Powerful Question Just As Much As A Great Answer

Forbes Coaches Council

The therapist or coach is not there to provide the answers. They are there to create a space in which the person in front of them can think.

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WordPress Gave Me a Voice—and Then I Changed Careers to Work There

The Muse

Former high school English teacher Mahangu Weerasinghe shares what inspired him to change careers and work at Automattic.

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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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Ask These Questions In Your Interview To Assess Company Culture

Forbes Coaches Council

One of your most important tasks as a job seeker is to find a company culture that aligns with your values and beliefs.

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open thread – April 15-16, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, open thread – April 15-16, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it here

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Balance Ego And Humility To Be A Better Leader

Forbes Coaches Council

A great deal of leadership is leaving your ego at the door and acknowledging that you need others to help you achieve your business goals.

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3 Strategies to Supercharge Your In-House Recruitment

PandoLogic

While going through an agency is an effective way to hire, nothing beats effective in-house recruitment. In-house recruiters know your company inside and out. A good recruitment team can transform the face of your company into a marketable, diverse landscape. The employees they hire, stick around for the long haul. For an internal recruitment strategy to succeed, innovation is a must.

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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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Eight Effective Ways Entrepreneurs And Business Owners Can Work Smarter, Not Harder

Forbes Coaches Council

Experiment with different ways of approaching your work that will create the greatest benefits for your business.

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Michelle Caldeira On How To Leave a Lasting Legacy With a Successful & Effective Nonprofit Organization

Thrive Global

Believe in the impossible. At Uncornered, we talk about setting high expectations and low requirements. We fully expect and believe that someone who has spent time in jail can become a college graduate, community leader for good and changemaker. As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Caldeira. Michelle Caldeira is the co-founder of Boston Uncornered, an organization that engages and supports active gang-involved individuals to end violence and generational urban po

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15 Concrete Ways To Improve A Business’ Branding Strategy

Forbes Coaches Council

Branding is one aspect of your business that can, and should, evolve as it grows.

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Job Search Apps to Help You Find the Right Job

HR Digest

If you are looking for a job, you should look for the best job search app that will transform the search time that you usually spend looking for a job. A job search app is a proven and effective method of searching for a job on your phone. . You probably have many apps on your phone , but you should also pay attention to the job finding apps that are the most effective.

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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 To Appear More Confident Than You Feel For When It Counts The Most

Forbes Coaches Council

When the pressure is on, most people's confidence flails, but it doesn't have to.

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Talent Acquisition vs Recruitment: What’s the Difference?

Ongig

Talent acquisition vs recruitment — what’s the difference? They are similar, but not the same. Before we get into the differences, let’s take a quick look at their definitions. What is talent acquisition? Talent acquisition (like recruitment), is about finding the best people for your company, but it focuses more on your long game.

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Managers Make or Break Loyalty

Domus Inc.

In business, whether we’re entry-level employees or senior executives, we all have a manager we report to. Employee engagement studies consistently show that our relationship with our manager is critical to our engagement in the workplace and our feelings about our employer. . Research exists that provides insight on how both positive and negative emotions alter employee engagement levels.