HR Daily Advisor
MARCH 29, 2017
Building a successful business depends largely on hiring the right people. But as small and midsize firms expand, how strong is their hiring process? A new survey from global staffing firm Robert Half aimed to find out. Among the results: Nearly half ( 49% ) said most hiring managers underestimate the complexity of the hiring process. 56% cited problems with their hiring process.
The Tim Sackett Project
MARCH 29, 2017
The Spring SourceCon Conference recently took place in San Diego. If you don’t know what SourceCon is, it’s basically the one place in the world sourcing pros get together to share the secret sauce! I’ve never been invited, but I hear it’s really awesome. (The “I’ve never been invited” is somewhat of an inside joke as I know I don’t have to be invited to attend if I want to go!).
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Cornerstone On Demand
MARCH 29, 2017
When you're running a startup, your focus is on the product, the funding and getting the right people on board. You're probably not thinking about a handbook and employee policies—but you should be. And that means getting HR on board at the beginning. Not just any HR—but good HR. You need an HR manager that has the guts to stand up to a CEO and lay out problems that need fixing, or policies that need implementing.
Everwise
MARCH 29, 2017
As you may have already seen, to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day , we kicked off an online community series with four executive women mentors. Our panelists addressed a collection of questions previously submitted by the community on career building and networking. For this first Ask Her Anything, we highlighted women mentors from the executive ranks: Dina Keswani , Adjunct Instructor, Project Leadership and Systems Design and Leadership, eCornell.
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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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EmployeeConnect
MARCH 29, 2017
As per the results gathered from a couple of job satisfaction surveys, at any given point of time, at least one-third of the employees of any organisation are on the lookout for a new job. This result clearly indicates that there is a dearth of job satisfaction within employees. Job satisfaction is important because other than boosting performance at work, it also improves the quality of life of the employees.
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Justworks
MARCH 29, 2017
Creating a successful internship program at your company takes hard work, and is something you’ll continue to improve upon as the years progress. As Karina Nagin, a woman dubbed the “intern whisperer” put it, “Interns take time and planning and thoughtfulness. However as long as you do it right, it can be a huge benefit.” One of the most effective ways to improve upon your internship program?
Hppy
MARCH 29, 2017
Workers’ compensation can become expensive without proper management. Fraud, for example, can result in the approval of unnecessary claims and their accompanying premium increases. If you take an aggressive approach to denying worker’s compensation claims, however, you risk expensive litigation that might cost more than a fraudulent claim. After a job-related injury or sickness, the process of workers’ compensation begins.
TalentCulture
MARCH 29, 2017
Does it feel like your workplace has a revolving door of new hires? Someone comes in, someone else leaves…you need Dramamine to counteract the dizziness. Of course, turnover is expected, especially in industries like advertising. But that doesn’t mean we should chalk up attrition to circumstance. Most companies focus on wooing and keeping workers by promoting a robust corporate culture, but that’s a short-term solution.
TLNT: The Business of HR
MARCH 29, 2017
A new study hopes to settle the debate regarding workplace health promotion and whether or not it’s good for employers to get involved with employees’ wellness. Turns out, good or bad, there’s a communication breakdown. Around two-thirds of workers surveyed are happy to have their employer get involved in their health, but less than half know their company has a program.
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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.
TalentCulture
MARCH 29, 2017
In the battle for talent, your prospective hires are sifting through dozens of generic job postings that all sound the same. But there’s no getting past it—the job descriptions that highlight information vital to today’s job seekers, are the ones that attract the top talent. Today’s candidates are eager to learn if a prospective company has values that align with their own and if they have the skill set to fill a particular role.
Workable
MARCH 29, 2017
In theory, companies are meant to act rationally, efficiently and in their own economic self-interest. But humans manage them, so they succumb to irrational thinking. The sunk cost fallacy is one of the most popular forms of irrationality. It’s a staple topic in introductory economics classes. And it’s a key cultural trait of badly-managed companies.
The HR Capitalist
MARCH 29, 2017
I miss Steve Jobs. Actually I miss him being an ass, but ultimately being right on so many things.? Here's a talent nugget from the Jobs book talking about how kids have basically assimilated to the same culture across the world: When Steve's family got to Istanbul, he hired a history professor to give his family a tour. At the end they went to a Turkish bath, where the professor's lecture gave Jobs an insight about the globalization of youth: "I had a real revelation.
Laurie Ruettimann
MARCH 29, 2017
Choose your outfit, choose your life. I want to be healthy and active, but there are a lot of obstacles and excuses in my way. DNA, junk food, my travel schedule. You name it, I have a reason why I can’t exercise. So my super-secret trick is to put on my workout clothes on in the morning and wear them until I exercise. I might be in those running pants until 7 o’clock at night, but it helps to remind me that I need to run.
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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.
WorqIQ
MARCH 29, 2017
The workplace is changing dramatically. The heart-centered leadership types who are willing to let go of their egos, have high emotional intelligence, and try to do the right thing will succeed faster, and it will be easier for them to make the transition. Why? Because they understand the real purpose behind these changes. Their leadership will be more authentic, and their stakeholders will follow them willingly knowing their leaders have everyone’s best interest in mind.
Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud
MARCH 29, 2017
Just when you’d adapted your workplace to millennials, it’s time to prepare for Generation Z, those born between about 1996 through 2011. More than a quarter of America’s population belongs to this demographic, and with the first of them turning 21 this year, it’s time to figure out how you can engage their talents. “ This generation is. ready to run with whatever is given to them ,” says John Boitnott, writing for Inc.
TLNT: The Business of HR
MARCH 29, 2017
We decided to start the HR Roundtable (of Cincinnati) off in 2017 on a positive note. The topic was “Encouragement At Work” and we were going to explore how to make this more of the norm versus an exception. Since we skipped meeting in January, people were eager to reconvene and get into the topic.
SocialChorus
MARCH 29, 2017
We recently sat down with Jacob Morgan , one of the leading authorities on the future of work, employee experience and how the workplace is changing, to hear his thoughts on the employee experience, the current changing business landscape and what that means for communications and HR teams. Here are the top three things we learn from the interview: How the Employee Experience is Shaped .
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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?
Ceridian
MARCH 29, 2017
By: Lisa Sterling, Chief People Officer, Ceridian Corporation. If you want to achieve your goals and become as successful as possible, you can’t sit back and wait for everyone else – you need to act, and even get a little disruptive. Change can be tough, but it’s necessary. In this era of innovation, when businesses are constantly forced to evolve and adapt to the rapidly accelerating environment, patience is not a virtue.
Quantum Workplace
MARCH 29, 2017
April Fool’s is on a Saturday this year, but that won’t stop the Qwirks around this office from playing pranks. Need ideas? Here are some of our favorite April Fools pranks for the office.
Criteria Corp
MARCH 29, 2017
The manufacturing industry makes up 9% of the US workforce, one of the largest industries in the country. Yet hiring managers in manufacturing are facing a crisis in finding enough skilled workers to fill their open positions. According to data from the Manufacturing Institute , nearly 80% of manufacturing executives say the shortage for skilled workers is moderate to severe.
Take It Personel-ly
MARCH 29, 2017
HR means human resources, so it stands to reason that HR folks are people lovers. That is, they are extroverted, talkative, and draw their energy from being around others. The truth is, though, introverts can have successful careers in HR. The trick is to carefully choose (or create) your job. HR Is Increasingly Digital Across … Continue reading Not a People Person?
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.
BambooHR
MARCH 29, 2017
How much do you know about turnover in your organization? For many, turnover is just one more percentage heard during quarterly meetings, with a brief explanation of whether that’s “good” or “bad” according to industry standards, but little more. Often, the only time anyone will really sit down and pull that number apart is when […].
Workology
MARCH 29, 2017
I’m guessing if you’re on the internet, you’ve heard of Youtube. If not, Youtube is the largest video sharing platform in the world and more importantly, it is a tremendous opportunity for your. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.
Workday
MARCH 29, 2017
When people talk about becoming a transformational CIO, they aren’t always expecting to hear that it starts with being brilliant at the basics. While many CIOs can have all of the passion, eloquence, and skills to be a transformational CIO, the first and most important step is to show how well they’re delivering on the core elements of the job. Being brilliant at the basics gives you the credibility to push the envelope.
HRNasty
MARCH 29, 2017
Are you asking for enough when requesting company sources? Today’s post is a phenomenon I have observed over the years that I haven’t seen mentioned in other blogs. Employees are shortchanging themselves when requesting company resources. This is the wrong attitude and it sets us up for failure. Typically, this type of request is coming from […] The post Requesting resources, how to get the full amount needed appeared first on by HRNasty, HR gone rogue.
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.
Ask a Manager
MARCH 29, 2017
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Company wants me to work without telling me how much they’ll pay me. I’ve have been through the interview process for a job with a small company. In my second interview, I met with the manager for about two minutes because apparently he was double booked for interviews. HR called me the next day and said that the manager was impressed with those two minutes and wanted to send me an offer letter.
HRGem
MARCH 29, 2017
On the wall in my last office there was a whiteboard. On it, our projects and priorities. To the side, questions. Reminders, challenges to self. Question number one: How does this make people feel? ‘This’ could be anything.
Benefitfocus
MARCH 29, 2017
Employers invest a significant amount of time, resources and money to design competitive benefit packages. But how much investment is spent towards marketing it?
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