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Your Hiring Process: A Trip Down the Red Carpet or an Episode of Survivor?-

TalentCulture

There’s no doubt that hiring qualified people is important. Having top-notch talent who do quality work will help your organization reach its goals. Unfortunately, in an effort to get hiring right, some organizations have made their selection process an obstacle course. Take, for example, a prominent company in Seattle. It’s a great place to work. However, a less prominent employer in town, with whom they compete for employees, is winning the war for top talent.

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Reinventing Business Intelligence and Big Data Analytics

Visier

John Schwarz founded Visier to address what he saw as the major failing of business intelligence and big data analytics. Download his new ebook and read on to learn more. Business intelligence and big data analytics, as we know them, have largely failed. Massive value can be attained when businesses use data to understand and optimize their operations, and to outsmart and outperform their competition.

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5 Recruiting Strategies to Win the War for Talent

Cornerstone On Demand

The millennial generation is now the largest population on the planet, according to Pew Research. With more than 74.5 million individuals aged 18-35, millennials recently surpassed the Baby Boomers as the predominant generation alive today. This means millennials are quickly becoming the key drivers of productivity in the workforce—and as they flood the market, businesses large and small need to be diligent about recruiting them.

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3 Examples of Evidence-Based HR in Action

UpstartHR

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting a workshop based on metrics, evidence-based HR, and change management. The session was a lot of fun, because we were able to tie the three topics together in a variety of ways to help reiterate not only why each of them matters, but how each of them can really build value when used in conjunction with one another.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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Writing and Speaking Ideas Checklist

Don Phin

As you probably guessed I do a great deal of writing and speaking. To check my head I use this checklist. Hope it helps you too. You can get a PDF of this checklist here. A strong headline. A strong opening sentence. What is this about? Who is your audience? How do you hook them?- ask. Read More. The post Writing and Speaking Ideas Checklist appeared first on HRSherpas.

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How One Company is Creating a Feedback Culture

Kazoo

We recently sat down with Craig Wigley, VP of Employee Success, for LLamasoft, a supply chain software company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He talked about LLamasoft’s values, the problems with its previous approach to performance management and how they’re now working to create a culture where ongoing feedback is the norm. Take a look at some of our conversation with Craig: Helping Employees Reach Potential.

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How To Tell Your Employees You Are Moving Office

Hppy

Relocating to a new office can be a cause for excitement, as it is often a positive step for your company. However, moving is a big step not only for you, but for your employees as well. After all, it presents a change in their routine. Moving to a new space can impact your staff’s morale, so you have to handle the process with care. Be prepared for the fact that some staff members may be anxious or unwilling to move.

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How One Company is Creating a Feedback Culture

Kazoo

We recently sat down with Craig Wigley, VP of Employee Success, for LLamasoft, a supply chain software company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He talked about LLamasoft’s values, the problems with its previous approach to performance management and how they’re now working to create a culture where ongoing feedback is the norm. Take a look at some of our conversation with Craig: Helping Employees Reach Potential.

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Writing Useful Performance Review Questions for Creative Employees

Reflektive

No calendar invite makes employees and managers alike squirm quite as much as the dreaded annual review meeting. It’s not just the clichés — like the “sandwich method” of delivering feedback (a piece of positive feedback, followed by something the employee can improve upon, ending with another example of something that’s going well…) — that induce eye rolls.

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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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4 Actionable Steps Towards A More Positive Culture

Hppy

What is the working culture in your office like? There is a good chance that it is far from ideal, statistically speaking, and you might be wondering what you can do to improve it. All good business owners know that the working culture of a business is important because it has a number of ongoing effects on the business as a whole. Yet what is much less commonly known is how to actually bring about a positive culture that people enjoy working in.

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Good With God, Work, and Yourself

Laurie Ruettimann

Every weekend, millions of people around wake up early, dress their kids in cute clothes, and drive to a local house of worship to get good with God. Then they get to work on Monday and act like a s. Churches, mosques, and synagogues are filled with loving and thoughtful people who hate their jobs. About 51% of the workforce is disengaged , which means that people right beside you in a pew or on a prayer rug are dealing with a stupid boss, a long commute, or a toxic work environment.

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#WorkTrends Preview: Talent Strategy Alignment

TalentCulture

Simply, effective talent acquisition relies on HR functions that align with the overall business strategy, which means that not only should HR have a seat at the table, but the talent acquisition function also needs to be a viable and well-supported aspect of an overall business strategy for all brands. Join us for #WorkTrends on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at 1 pm ET.

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Your Guide to the More Popular Pre-Hire Assessments

TLNT: The Business of HR

Personality tests are a growing industry. Though recruiters have differing opinions on personality tests as an indicator of fit, according to a 2011 report, the use of personality assessments was then increasing by as much as 20% per year.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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ECONOMIC MOBLITY CHART: The Older I Get, The Less I Judge People.

The HR Capitalist

As tax time approaches, I find myself searching for a little balance. Why do I have to pay so much in taxes? I'm sure a lot of Americans feel like that up and down the tax bracket. . The alternative, of course, is to not earn enough to pay high taxes. We all know that the global economy, the advent of technology eliminating jobs and more has conspired to make the gap separating the haves vs have nots larger.

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How Buying a House Is Like Making a Hire

TLNT: The Business of HR

If you had a chance to think about it, you’d realize that, whenever you hire a $10.00 per hour employee, it is the same investment as if you were to buy a $350,000 house! (Your monthly cost would roughly be the same; 40 hour employee = $1,600/mo. wages; 30 year mortgage loan payment = $1,600/mo.).

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Ask These Questions to Get the Best Feedback From Employees

Workology

How much do you really know about your employees’ professional goals? With the fast pace of today’s business world, many managers opt for a simple “how are you doing/how’s the workload going” weekly, biweekly or even monthly check in. Even if you’ve cultivated an open door policy, encouraging employees to come to you with concerns, […].

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How to Motivate Your Employees

Workforce Software

Psychologists have identified three elements proven to motivate people. Employers who know and enable these elements are more likely to inspire their employees.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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How to Create Team Synergy and Keep It Going

Workboard

The word "synergy" sounds exciting, especially when it's associated with designing a product. And no doubt, synergy within team dynamics is absolutely essential. But what exactly is synergy? And how does it affect every aspect of your enterprise? Does Your Team Have Synergy? According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of synergy is when "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.".

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When It Comes to Rewarding Employees, Is Cash Really King?

WorqIQ

When it comes to rewarding employees for going above and beyond, it’s time to recognize that cash isn’t always king. You may need to rethink your reward program to treat your employees for their incremental efforts, with memorable experiences and gifts linked to thoughtful recognition. Read More» The post When It Comes to Rewarding Employees, Is Cash Really King?

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how can I stop being afraid every time my manager wants to talk to me?

Ask a Manager

This post is a reprint of one that was originally published in 2014 , because I went on vacation this weekend. A reader writes: How do you get over “the fear” when a manager wants to talk to you? In jobs I’ve had before my current position, managers only contacted you when they wanted to moan about something – which was a lot of the time. As a result, I dreaded every time my manager called or emailed, knowing that I’d be in the wrong about something.

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Creating a Sense of Family at Work

Ceridian

By Jennifer Soccio, VP of HR and Risk Management, Creative Solutions in HealthCare. With all the time we spend at work, our colleagues become a part of our lives. Isn’t it great when we get along with them? By developing and nurturing healthy relationships among coworkers, you can start to build a sense of family among the staff that’ll drive engagement, productivity, and better collaborations.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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Honor Innovation at the Rubies Awards—Vote Now!

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

The past few months have been unbelievably inspiring and educational for me and my team members as we reviewed the Rubies Awards nominations. We’ve read about your innovative ideas and how using Oracle Human Capital Management Cloud has helped you turn them into successful projects. We’ve also read about the challenges you faced, the lessons you learned, the creativity you used and the incidental discoveries that all contributed to taking your HR organization to the next level.

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Are You Ready to Start a Career Pathing Program?

TalentGuard

Are You Ready to Start a Career Pathing Program? You know the basics: Career pathing boosts employee engagement, improves retention, and significantly increases customer satisfaction and overall profitability. You’re sold. You want to start implementing a career pathing program at your company today. The only problem is you’re not sure where to start.

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Should 360 Reviews Be Part Of Performance Management Process

Empxtrack

Is your team facing challenges in achieving performance goals? Are your team members aware of the skills and behaviours desired in an organization? If so, a 360 Degree assessment can be a powerful tool to bring positive change within your organization. 360 review or multi-rater feedback as it’s commonly known, solicits feedback from multiple sources on employees’ performance to identify their areas of strengths and weaknesses and prepare development plans.

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5 Tips for Improving Delegation within Your Company

HRIS Payroll Software

Delegation is critical to running a successful operation, whether you run a small business or manage a large one. Many managers are under the impression that completing as many tasks as possible from the time they walk in the door until the time they leave is the mark of a good manager, but the opposite is often true. In fact, a good manager can walk away from the operation and still see it run just as smoothly.

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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#SXSW Conversations: Barriers Women Face in the Workplace

Workology

Women. Diversity. Equality. These are three topics of importance that have been on my mind these last few weeks. I’ve been reflecting and thinking about the problem, a solution and the challenges. As a woman and a mother to a young sassy and smart woman, I have watched and waited to see how other advocates, […].

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Employee resignation policy template

Workable

This Resignation policy template is ready to be tailored to meet your company’s needs and should be considered a starting point for setting up your employment policies. An employee resignation policy may also be called a voluntary termination policy. The post Employee resignation policy template appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.

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HR analytics – the most important thing? Get started

HR Zone

Business. HR analytics? Just get started.

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