Fri.Jun 10, 2022

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How Hiring Women Can Help Advance the Engineering Field

Hppy

In many of the highest-paying careers, men still outnumber women. Not only does this mean that the pay gap between men and women still persists, but it also means that women are not getting the opportunities they deserve and are unable to fully participate in the workforce. . Engineering is a prime example of a field still dominated by men. In fact, women made up just 15% of the engineering workforce in 2019.

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How to Celebrate Juneteenth in Your Workplace in 2022

Kazoo

In quick succession in June 2020 Nike, Target, and Best Buy made Juneteenth an official company holiday. We were proud to join. And if you haven’t yet, you should, too! We wanted to share a bit more about why we made it a company holiday at Kazoo and how to celebrate Juneteenth in your workplace to create a truly inclusive culture. Create welcoming workplaces year-round. 2022 Workplace Inclusivity Calendar.

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How to Win in the Modern Hiring Environment on We’re Only Human

UpstartHR

“Oftentimes they’re looking for a quick fix. But what I will say is those that are doing [hiring] well and really moving the needle are those that are looking at this issue holistically. What is our employment brand in the market? Who are we competing with in our market? How does our total compensation package compete? Do we know how to sell to candidates?

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How to Celebrate Juneteenth in Your Workplace in 2022

Kazoo

In quick succession in June 2020 Nike, Target, and Best Buy made Juneteenth an official company holiday. We were proud to join. And if you haven’t yet, you should, too! We wanted to share a bit more about why we made it a company holiday at Kazoo and how to celebrate Juneteenth in your workplace to create a truly inclusive culture. Create welcoming workplaces year-round. 2022 Workplace Inclusivity Calendar.

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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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What is the Strategic Intent of Your Recognition Strategy?

Engage2Excel

Recognition Professionals International’s (RPI) first Best Practice Standard for recognition programs is having a Recognition Strategy. Does your organization have a written recognition strategy? If you do, what is your recognition strategy’s intention? I want to address what the strategic intent is behind your recognition strategy. And if you don’t have a recognition strategy yet, I will clue you in how important it is to know your strategic intentions.

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14 Great Examples Of Experiential Learning In The Workplace

Forbes Coaches Council

Most people learn faster and better when they’re actively involved in the process of doing whatever they being trained on, and many employers are starting to understand the power of experiential learning in the workplace.

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eSignatures: Contract Signing Made Easy for Accounting Firms

SutiHR

You should be extremely cautious while handling the firm’s critical finance-related contracts. But inaccurate and misplaced paperwork damages the objective. Moreover, you can notice that how much tedious and manual contract signing leads to mental stress, thus fueling attrition rate within the finance department. It is obvious that you don’t want this to happen.

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Managing Bias in the Workplace in Six Crucial Steps

6Q

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. That’s the mindset amongst many company employees, but the damage from bias in the workplace is real. To remove it, you have to be intentional. Almost every company in the world has an “anti-discrimination” policy. Whether or not it is enforced is a separate matter. Some businesses will argue it’s too costly or too time-intensive to root out biases.

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My HR “Customer” Experience

Robin Schooling

I recently started a new job (sort of; my company was acquired ) and, for the first time in my working career, I am NOT a member of the HR staff. I don’t have to worry about learning the employee benefit offerings inside-out. I’m not wondering when I’m going to have to conduct my first employee investigation. (note: at a previous gig I had to kick-off a Sexual Harassment investigation at 1 PM on Day One of my employment tenure.

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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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weekend open thread – June 11-12, 2022

Ask a Manager

This post, weekend open thread – June 11-12, 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: Happy for You , by Claire Stanford.

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Is Toxic Productivity Burning You Out ?

HR Digest

Toxic productivity is a problem that many people in the workplace struggle with. This is when you spend all of your time working but not getting anything done. This can happen for several reasons, but one of the main causes is being too focused on short-term goals instead of taking a step back and looking at the big picture. If you find yourself feeling like this is happening to you, it’s important to take some time and figure out how to manage it so that you can get more done in less time

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2022 U.S. Employer Law Changes to Consider

Replicon

The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the remote working culture have been true game-changers in the employment segment. They have affected every facet of how businesses operate, including labor law policies.

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Yes, Your Content Is Boring. But Don’t Worry, We Can Fix That

marenated HR

As a Content Marketer, I deal with countless articles, scripts, resource guides, sales sheets, and pillar pages daily. And let me be honest with you — a vast majority of what comes through my plate bores me to death. It’s not even the subject matter that’s boring, but it’s the lack of excitement and thought for the readers’ experiences that leave me clutching for that 4th cup of Joe to keep awake.

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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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Some People Are Excited to Go Back to the Office—Here Are 4 Reasons Why

The Muse

We spoke with some professionals who are openly excited to be back on-site. Here are four reasons why they’re celebrating the return.

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Protect your company culture from social threat

HR Zone

Acquisition Don’t ignore the social threat.

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4 lessons managers learned the hard way(so you don’t have to)

Homebase

We asked a few successful small biz bosses to share some of the team communications challenges they’ve faced — and overcome — to help you build and keep a happy team. 1. Ask for regular, and anonymous, feedback. From Morgan and Andy Sommer, owners of Houston lifestyle marketplace Forth & Nomad. Meet the owners: In 2017, life and business partners Morgan and Andy Sommer started Forth and Nomad as a local handmade goods retail store in Houston — after experiencing the magic of local offerings

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Strategies to Support Healthcare Workers and Ensure Patient Safety

Perceptyx

During this year’s National Nurses Week, former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught was sentenced to three years of supervised probation for a fatal medication error she made in December 2017. After ignoring warnings associated with obtaining the incorrect medication from an electronic dispensing cabinet that required she search by name for the appropriate drug, Vaught injected a 75-year-old patient with a muscle relaxant instead of the prescribed sedative.

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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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4 Benefits of Integrating your Internal Communication Solution with HRIS

Semos Cloud

Category. All, Best Practices. 4 Benefits of Integrating your Internal Communication Solution with HRIS. Internal communication solutions and HRIS are fundamental assets for any enterprise with a large global workforce. The way leaders use these assets makes or breaks company success. June 10, 2022. By Ivo Jurcic. Recent events have challenged companies and their HR and communication practices.

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Employee Handbook: What, When, and Everything Around It

Vantage Circle

Starting a new job can be daunting for an employee. Along with a slew of new roles and responsibilities, they are expected to become acquainted with the company's culture, mission, and values. That is why it is critical to have a comprehensive employee handbook that can be used as a roadmap to navigate your company's culture. But first: What is an Employee Handbook?

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Best Practices to Improve Team Communication

Workology

There is no doubt that strong communication is a key factor and a driving force behind any organization’s success. After all, what distinguishes a successful team from a bunch of individuals? A team. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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#SHRM22 Annual Conference & Expo: Power Skills with Rachel Druckenmiller!

HR Without Ego

We are in the homestretch, and if you’re anything like me, you are in the app planning your sessions carefully so that you can make the most of your #SHRM22 experience! Whether you are in person at the conference or virtual this year, I invite you to check out Rachel Druckenmiller on Tuesday, June 14 th at 3:30pm CST for her session: The Soul Behind the Role: Igniting the Power Skills of Intentional Leadership.

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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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Weekdays with Bernie 2022: Everything Attendees Need to Know

BerniePortal

BerniePortal’s 5th annual user’s conference is quickly approaching. From speakers to schedules and more, read on to learn everything you need to know about Weekdays with Bernie 2022.

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Most interesting HR stories of the week

TLNT: The Business of HR

Apple braced for first unionization vote…. Workers at an Apple store in Towson, Maryland, will next week vote on whether to unionize. Workers at the Maryland store – calling themselves the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees – could now be the first to unionize at the US tech company. Speaking to The Guardian , Onye Igwulu, a 24-year-old employee the Towson store said: “The people who we have the biggest relationship with, our store leaders, have little to no say in what affects workers.

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Communicating benefits to help staff with the cost of living

HR Zone

People The cost of living squeeze.

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3 Ways HR Can Better Support Managers

Betterworks

Front-line managers serve a critical role in driving performance in your organization, especially in hybrid and remote work environments. And HR can play a powerful role in helping onboard, upskill, and provide ongoing support to new managers. “You may have your day job, but you also have a responsibility to work with the team across the […].

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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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15 Best States for Workers Who Want to Be Fully Remote

The Muse

Want to land a remote job? Here are the 15 least competitive states to do it in.

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Voluntary redundancy guide for employers | HR blog

myhrtoolkit

What is voluntary redundancy and are there potential legal pitfalls that employers need to watch out for? Employment law and HR expert Catherine Wilson explains the voluntary redundancy process and looks at recent examples of case law that highlight some of the legal issues that can arise.

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How a Tinder-Like Algorithm Transformed BlackRock’s LGBTQ+ Mentorship Program

The Muse

BlackRock’s Tyler Nelson created a Tinder-like program to help fellow employees match with mentors.

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