Wed.Dec 21, 2016

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The Top 3 Recruiting Trends of 2017

Cornerstone On Demand

As I look toward the New Year, a few trends stand out in my mind as the defining drivers of change in recruiting. First, the economy is improving, which means more jobs are opening up and unemployment rates are going down. With more job opportunities, candidates are increasingly in control of the job hunt—which means recruiters will need to work harder to compete for talent.

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7 Tips for Giving Great Positive Feedback

EmployeeConnect

One of the most common problems almost 90% of employees suffer in the workplace is a lack of positive feedback. This situation is found in most of the organisations and unfortunately most of the employees have to go through this crisis. Feedback deficiency occurs everywhere, irrespective of the size of the organisation. Another important facet of this crisis is that it occurs at all levels of an organisation and is not restricted to just one strata of population.

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This Company Has 0% Attrition. Here’s How They Keep Quality Employees

Justworks

This is the first of a three part series of Justworks members who run successful businesses in and around Washington, D.C. When you think of a high-quality company, one with happy and productive team members likely comes to mind. However, a company that has been around for years with a 0% attrition rate? That seems almost unreal. Ken Yarmosh, founder of Savvy Apps, has accomplished that goal with a company founded in 2009.

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News You Might Have Missed – December 21

Kazoo

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HR industry news you might have missed. These Are the Top 5 Workplace Trends We’ll See In 2017. One expert says 2017 will be the year HR transforms itself into something else. What is it? Five Annual-Review Mistakes You’re Probably Making. If you’re acting like a judge rather than a coach during performance reviews, you’re doing it wrong.

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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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The Employee Experience Book – Chapter 2 – The Expectation Gap – Leadership Intelligence Podcast - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

The Employee Experience Book – Chapter 2 – Leadership Intelligence Podcast. Listen as co-author of the book, The Employee Experience: How to Attract Talent, Retain Top Performers, and Drive Results , Tracy Maylett, Ed.D. discusses the premise of chapter 2, “The Expectation Gap.” The Employee Experience – Chapter 2 – The Expectation Gap.

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5 Unique Human Resources Job Titles for 2017

CultureAmp

Last year, we looked at 5 unique HR titles that included: People Operations Manager, VP of People, Chief Happiness Officer, Vibe Manager and Director of Employee Engagement. Overall, we saw a slight shift away from Human Resources (HR) designations towards People Operations as a favored title. People Ops and related unique titles aren’t limited to startups or Silicon Valley, they’re seen at companies across the world.

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Give Employees The Gift Of Well-being

TalentCulture

Undoubtedly, a sense of well-being is one of the precious joys of living. It’s foundational to who we are and what we do. This important underpinning sets us up for success… or failure. As a business owner, I appreciate the well-being of my employees and understand the value of helping them stay mentally focused, for many reasons, including how well-being affects attitude which in turn affects productivity.

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How to Reward Your Staff over Christmas and the New Year

Hppy

Christmas and the New Year can be the perfect time to reward staff for their hard work. But sometimes it is best to look beyond the ‘traditional’ Christmas incentives such as yearly bonuses or a big office party. Many companies still hold a large Christmas party as a part of the annual celebration – but is it really worth it? For some businesses this is ingrained in the culture and is a popular part of the company calendar.

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5 Tips to Improving Your Leadership Skills

TLNT: The Business of HR

Gallup estimates that manager’s account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement scores across business units. Team effectiveness depends on good managers, which is challenging when you consider that teams are comprised of people with different motivators, needs, expectations, and performance. And the responsibility of making the team effective depends directly on the manager.

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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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One test

Achievers

The post One test appeared first on [engage]- The Employee Success and Engagement Blog by Achievers.

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“Once and Done” Training Doesn’t Cut It

TLNT: The Business of HR

I’ve written before that middle managers are the tip of the spear, organizationally speaking, for everything. Productivity? Check. Change management? Check. Communication? Check. Culture? Check. Engagement? Check. Talent development? Check. Retention/turnover? Check. Everything.

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5 Simple Ways to Motivate Your Retail Staff

ATD Human Capital

Retail can be a tough industry, particularly around the holiday season, when shops are at their busiest. Staff are a key part of the equation when it comes to sales. If your staff are texting or chatting and ignoring customers, you’re not going to sell everything you could. Besides, your shop won’t look its best if your staff are unhappy and uninspired.

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Performance Development in the Ultimate Meritocracy

Ceridian

By Eric Schuster, Vice President, Dayforce Product Management at Ceridian. The National Football League is the ultimate meritocracy. Every week, each player gets a performance evaluation. Perform, and keep your job. Don’t perform, and you don’t have a roster spot for long. And for many reasons, no one’s performance gets more attention than the starting quarterback.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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4 Great Ways to Conduct Peer Assists: Transferring Knowledge Effectively

Conversation Matters

In an earlier blog post I described a framework for Knowledge Transfer and explained that the choice of knowledge transfer process differs depending upon 1) what transfer problem the organization is trying to solve, and 2) the type of knowledge (e.g. explicit, implicit or tacit) that needs to be transferred to solve that problem. In this post, I want to focus on one row of that frame work; “Adapting what has been learned in one team for team members in another context.

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How immersive Corporate Social Responsibility can make the (working) world a happier place

HR Zone

Culture. How immersive CSR can improve the workplace.

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8 Hiring Metrics You Should Be Measuring

Outmatch

As great as it would be to measure absolutely EVERYTHING related to talent, in the real world, we have to be strategic with our resources. When it comes to hiring analytics, some metrics are more impactful than others. Which ones? Find out in this ebook : The post 8 Hiring Metrics You Should Be Measuring appeared first on OutMatch.

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Why You Need an Employee Engagement Strategy

Vibecatch

Focusing on office culture is the new now. Many companies track employee engagement metrics, determined to keep an eye on turnover and employee happiness. According to. a recent Gallup Poll employee engagement is actually rising higher in the past few years, which is likely due to offices taking a more vested interest in employee happiness and workplace cohesion.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Last-Minute Workplace Advice and Guidance for the Holidays

FingerCheck

It’s the week before the holidays, and during this crucial time, you may still have a few last-minute decisions to make. If you’re a small business owner, you’re probably not steeped in HR procedure and policy, and you might be tackling the holidays for the first time. So, here are a few refreshers to help you evaluate your readiness as the week winds down: .

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Why You Need an Employee Engagement Strategy

Vibecatch

Focusing on office culture is the new now. Many companies track employee engagement metrics, determined to keep an eye on turnover and employee happiness. According to a recent Gallup Poll employee engagement is actually rising higher in the past few years, which is likely due to offices taking a more vested interest in employee … Continue reading Why You Need an Employee Engagement Strategy.

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The case for and against: should we get rid of unpaid internships?

HR Zone

Acquisition. Should we ban unpaid internships?

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Want That Seat at the Table? Then Take It!

TLNT: The Business of HR

Instead of hoping for an invitation, HR should crash the party and take a seat at the grown-ups’ table.

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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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10 ways to get employees to read your newsletter

Jostle

Whether you're in a specific communications role or in a leadership position, chances are you've experienced the frustration of communicating information to employees. From relaying company strategy, to recognizing employees, to letting people know the kitchen needs attention, there'll always be the need to communicate in the workplace. The key is to ensure that all this information reaches the right audience, at the right time, and is actually read.

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A Gamer’s Guide to Retaining Millennials

Ceridian

From retention to compliance, there were a number of trending topics on the Ceridian HCM Blog this year. For the rest of December, we will be revisiting 10 of our most popular blog posts of 2016. Enjoy! By Andrew Shopsowitz, Manager of Product Management, Ceridian. One of the biggest challenges that employers consistently talk about when it comes to managing millennials is low retention; all too often I’ve heard this voiced as, “millennials just have no loyalty to anything or anyone.

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7 Essential Communication Pieces for Rolling Out a New Performance Management System

Quantum Workplace

Communication is the most critical component to implementing a new or improved performance management system. (There’s a reason it’s our first tip listed in 5 Tips to Effective Implementation of Performance Management Tools.) But trying to communicate the right information, to the right audience, at the right time can be pretty challenging.

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should you ask resigning employees to leave immediately?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: If an employee puts in their notice, should you always let them work through the end date they have given? I think it’s fairly common for an employee to be walked out if they are going to a direct competitor. However, what if the concern is that they will be a distraction during their remaining time? I answer this question — and four others — over at Inc. today, where I’m revisiting letters that have been buried in the archives here from years ago (and sometimes updating/e

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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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5 Tips to Improve Your Leadership Skills

Workstride

This post originally appeared at TLNT Talent Management and HR. Gallup estimates that manager’s account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement scores across business units. Team effectiveness depends on good managers, which is challenging when you consider that teams are comprised of people with different motivators, needs, expectations, and performance.

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Know These Signs of Distrust in the Workplace

Aberdeen HCM Essentials

One of my very first jobs was working as a recruiter for a headhunting firm. Recruiting, like sales, is a profession believed to be about hustle first, skill and talent later. As a result, managers of recruiters focus a lot of time and energy measuring and counting activities that are believed to demonstrate hustle and be predictive of the results they ultimately want.

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Short Term & Long Term Fixes to Your Employee Retention Rate

Workology

Retention rates are one area that companies should be focusing primary resources on right now. Over 50% of your workforce is ready to walk out the door today if the right offer comes along. According. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.