Thu.Feb 09, 2017

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Top Hiring Tips: From HR Professionals, For HR Professionals

HR Daily Advisor

by Miranda Nicholson, director of HR, Formstack. Picture this: you’re looking for a new job, hear about a new opening at a fantastic company, and submit your application. You have a great interview, receive an offer, and accept it in a heartbeat. This is an ideal scenario for a perfectly qualified candidate, but every HR professional knows there’s a lot more that goes into recruiting behind the scenes.

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HR Competencies: Turning Knowledge Into Action

HR Bartender

There are lots of articles that tell human resources professionals, “This is what you need to know.” And that’s fine. We need to be committed to lifelong learning. Our profession is constantly changing because business is always changing. There’s no harm in being made aware of emerging trends in our profession. But let me add, knowledge isn’t enough.

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Banner Health’s Direct Hire Program: How It Improves Quality of Hire and Reduces Turnover

i4cp

Ask any CHRO or other talent leader about the value of cutting-edge acquisition strategies and you’ll quickly learn just how differentiating innovative hiring practices can be. In the battleground for registered nurses (RNs) and other skilled professionals that characterizes today’s healthcare industry, the ability to rapidly make top-quality hires is a critical component in delivering top-notch patient care, reducing staff turnover, and beating competitors to the best talent.

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Enter Our HR Works Podcast Contest for ‘HR Department of One’ Book

HR Daily Advisor

For a full year now, BLR’s HR Works: The Podcast for Human Resources has been featuring guests who have supplied relevant and practical content to HR professionals. Our most popular episode over the past year was focused on how an HR Department of One can support business strategy. So, to celebrate our first year, we would like to give a lucky listener a free download to one of our most popular products— Managing an HR Department of One —a 286 page practical HR management handbook that gi

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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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10 Reasons To Shift To A Data-Driven High Business Impact HR Model

Visier

The latest survey from the prestigious Conference Board ranks Human Capital as the #1 challenge facing global CEOs. At first glance, senior HR executives might take that top ranking as a positive thing. However, that would be a mistake because Human Capital was classified as a strategic challenge (not an asset) and it has, unfortunately, remained the number one CEO issue for the last four years running.

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3 Employee Engagement and Recognition Predictions for 2017

Achievers

By: Jessica Barrett Halcom. Many of the emerging HR trends for 2017 are being driven by the millennial generation. Now representing the largest portion of the workforce , millennials value different things when it comes to their careers. What they want and what they look for — things like being recognized and making an immediate impact — have created a strong demand for employee engagement and recognition platforms that many leading companies are now adopting.

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Bridging Teams Across Continents and Generations: An Interview with Raji Ramanan

Everwise

Raji Ramanan is not just an experienced mentor, she’s also an HR executive with a particular knack for bridging communication gaps and fostering team trust. Ramanan is a team builder in every sense of the word. These skills have made Ramanan excellent at bridging language and cultural gaps, as well as generational gaps. Over the last two decades, she’s worked with teams in seventeen countries, across four continents.

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3 Emotional Regulation Skills

ATD Human Capital

In November 2016 I had the chance to attend a workshop hosted by the Institute for Management Studies. The focus was on resilient leadership, and we learned about seven skills to boost your leadership abilities and strengths. Of the seven skills discussed (including emotional regulation, impulse control, and causal analysis) I was struck by the idea of emotional regulation and the connection it has with the popular topic of emotional intelligence.

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Employee Engagement Made Simple

Hppy

No matter what stage your business is currently at, your staff is the most precious asset at your disposal. Not only are they often the driving force behind productivity, but they also deal directly with your customers. Therefore, if you want the company to thrive, it’s imperative that HR and employee interaction are handled efficiently. In truth, all business owners can appreciate how influential employee engagement can be.

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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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Make an Expense Reimbursement Plan for Your Company with our Guide

Justworks

When running a business, keeping track of expense reimbursement can quickly add up — meals out, travel expenses, mileage rates — the list goes on. Tracking expense reimbursements correctly can save both you and your employees a significant amount of money in the long run. Our eBook, Business Expenses 101: Why You Need an Accountable Expenses Plan will walk you through the how and why of starting an accountable expense plan.

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How You Treat Rejected Candidates Can Have A Big Impact

TLNT: The Business of HR

Candidate experience will continue to be a major topic for companies and organizations for many years to come. Ensuring job candidates have a great experience starts with the job post and the ease of applying and continues straight through to onboarding.

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How to use apps to encourage collaboration and engagement in the workplace

HR Zone

Culture. How apps can create collaboration in the workplace.

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Facebook Moves to 20 Days Bereavement Leave, Makes Your Company Look Petty As Hell.

The HR Capitalist

It's true. Facebook just moved their Bereavement Leave Policy to 20 days for an immediate family member, 10 days for an extended family member. Damn. More from TechCrunch : "On her personal Facebook account Tuesday, COO Sheryl Sandberg announced an update to the company’s employee benefits, which are newly enhanced to ease the lives of new parents and grieving employees alike.

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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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Is social recognition the key to keeping employees loyal?

HR Zone

Retention. Is social recognition the key to employee loyalty?

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Paper or Plastic? Explore Key Insights to Help Drive Electronic Payroll Adoption

ADP

Paperless payroll is on the rise. But many companies may still lag in adopting an electronic payroll process. As a result, companies may be losing the.

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Social media recruitment starts with employee advocates

HR Zone

Acquisition. Social recruitment starts with employee advocates.

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This Company Lives Its Culture

TLNT: The Business of HR

The articles and expertise found here on TLNT, on Culture University and Constructive Culture provide a fantastic foundation for a leader to learn how a purposeful, positive, productive culture operates. From making values as important as results to creating an organizational constitution to evaluating climate and relationships — that critical information is readily available.

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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 Performance Trends All Organizations Must Consider for 2017

Ceridian

By Lisa Sterling, Chief People Officer, Ceridian. It’s the start of a new year, which means, like most organizations, performance management and development programs are being put into place or being reviewed and adjusted. It is an ongoing cycle of planning, evaluating, and reviewing to cultivate an engaged and aligned workforce. . Keeping this in mind, here are 4 major trends that will be influencing your performance experiences this year: 1.

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Seeking a definition of social leadership

HR Zone

Culture. Seeking a definition of social leadership.

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5 Steps To A More Flexible Workplace

Workology

The days of 9 to 5 cubicle jobs are over. The new generation of workers places a high value on flexibility in a job. But, that doesn’t mean they don’t work hard, or expect not to have to show up at the office. It means most younger workers expect to have meaningful lives both in […] Source.

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Bursar job description

Workable

This Bursar job description template is optimized with necessary job responsibilities and requirements and is easy to post to online job boards. Modify this template according to your needs to attract the best candidates for your school, university or other educational institution. Bursar Responsibilities. Include: Overseeing day-to-day cash management.

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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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Your Daily Calendar & Routines Aren’t All That Great

Laurie Ruettimann

Psychologists say that people with high anxiety levels benefit from a daily calendar and morning routines. So, for years, I’ve tried to wake up early and make sure that I schedule all types of stuff on my calendar: sleep, breakfast, writing, email, running, pilates, mindfulness, cross-training, water breaks, afternoon snacks, micro-naps, and even accountability meetings where I sit down with myself and go over the wins and losses of the day.

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"L&D should consider the needs of all and not just the top five percent that get on the development radar."

HR Zone

Development. A day in the life of: David Cartwright.

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5 Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Workplace Violence Resulting from Termination

HR Daily Advisor

by Stuart Silverman. Usually after a termination, the first thing an angry former employee does is call an employment lawyer. Over the past few decades however, a growing number of disgruntled employees instead return and inflict bodily injury—or worse—on their former bosses or those the employee feels is responsible for his or her termination. Here are five practical steps that employees can take in the termination process to reduce the risk of employment lawsuits and workplace violence. 1.

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How 13 organizations climbed the best employers lists

CultureAmp

As competition for talented employees increases, more and more organizations are focusing on employer branding. Employer awards and ‘best employer’ lists provide an independent source for people considering a new employer or assessing their current employer. From Glassdoor’s Employee Choice Awards, to Great Places to Work rankings in many categories, and many other global and regional awards, the avenues for recognition are vast.

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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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Database Administrator (DBA) interview questions

Workable

Use these sample Database Administrator (DBA) interview questions during your hiring process to assess candidates’ database administration skills and select the best fit for your company. Similar job titles include Database Manager and System Administrator. The post Database Administrator (DBA) interview questions appeared first on Recruiting Resources: How to Recruit and Hire Better.

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NEW REPORT: The Ideal Employee Engagement Toolkit

WorkTech

Download The Ideal Employee Engagement Toolkit. You don’t need an analyst to tell you that employee engagement happens between managers and their staff. Between leaders and their teams in the field, on the shop floor, in the confere nce room, or on the video conference. We’ve learned a lot about employee engagement in the last few years as we’ve looked critically at the annual survey, introduced pulse surveys, launched mobile-first feedback tools, and pondered HR analytics.

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where’s the line between necessary self-promotion and overconfidence in cover letters?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My question is a little woolly, but one I was hoping you could shed some light on: In cover letters, where is the line between necessary self-promotion and overconfidence? I’m looking for jobs right now as a soon-to-be-graduate, and I’m finding it really hard to hit the right note to convince a hiring manager that I’d be great at the job without going overboard and sounding delusional about my own value.