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Should You Hire An Overqualified Candidate?

Cornerstone On Demand

Overqualified candidates often pose a difficult challenge: experience, knowledge and self-sufficiency can be a big draw, but potential risks of boredom in the workplace and high turnover are enough to put any employer on edge. One out of every four workers with a bachelor's degree is overqualified for their job, according to a recent study , which means HR executives are likely to encounter this issue across a variety of positions and departments.

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Don’t Contact My Boss for a Job Reference – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

We’ve talked about the job reference before on HR Bartender, but this is a new situation. What do you say if the company you’re interviewing with wants to speak with your last boss and you’d rather they didn’t…. Hi Sharlyn! I am in a pickle and am reaching out to all the resources I have to get some help. Although I quit my last job, my boss and I did not leave on the best of terms, and I would not want her to be a reference for me.

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A Step-by-Step Onboarding Process Checklist

ClearCompany HRM

Bringing someone new into your organization is not a simple process. You need to get them up to optimal productivity as soon as possible, integrate them into the company culture, make sure they’re properly trained in company policy and more.

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Move And The Way Appears

QAspire

I am a big fan of taking small, daily steps in the direction where your energy takes you. I started this blog 11 years back with very insignificant posts that no one read. My first sketch note a couple of years back was far from being good. My first steps towards a health and wellness were slow and tentative. But how does that matter? Because, those first few insignificant posts did not deter me from moving forward.

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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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company wants to take over my personal phone number, should I tell my just-hired manager my concerns about the hiring process, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My company wants to take over the phone number I’ve been using for personal calls. I was given a work phone when I started my job three years ago. As part of her pitch to have me accept, my manager at the time said, “I got rid of my personal phone and just use this one, so you can do the same – it’s a real perk.” I didn’t ever get rid of my personal phone, but my work phone did become my primary contact number for friends and famil

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5 Ways to Save Time and Prioritize Tasks in the Workplace

HR C-Suite

In business, time is money, but there never seems to be enough of it. If you're like most HR departments, you have enough backing up on your to-do list without being dragged off to meetings or swamped with emails. You're constantly trying to satisfy everyone. The best way to focus your efforts is to prioritize. […].

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Dave Ryan Reviews ADP, The Behemoth

Workology

This is the second review/overview of some of the major Payroll/HR software providers in the marketplace. Today I want to talk about ADP (Automatic Data Processing). They are the behemoth out there. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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The Price of Indecision

POPinNow

We’re global citizens. In a world where we are not only connected through the web, but also through the products that we buy (most of us own more foreign-made objects than domestically-made), we can and do have connections with the global sphere without ever leaving home. Those of us who do leave home are increasing in numbers – almost 10% of Americans study abroad during their college careers, and millennials are traveling more as their incomes grow.

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It's Not Just the Tech Industry — Fashion Hit Hard by H-1B Visa Controversy

ADP

The number of applications for the H-1B visa is substantially lower for international models than those in the tech industry, but models get more granted.

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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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What is L&D (Learning and Development)?

Reward Gateway

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The Weekly Independent: July 24, 2017

MBO Partners

News and notes for independent professionals and their clients. This is the July 24, 2017 edition.

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Best Practice 360 Review Tips

EmployeeConnect

Organisations these days are moving towards the continuous 360-degree mode of feedback instead of the traditional annual performance review process. This regular, 360-degree approach is incredibly useful as it provides the opportunity to gain inputs from multiple team members, including the individuals that work closest with them or are collaborating on projects.

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Compliance Management | Dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s

Ascender

A spate of high-profile and costly payroll failures has shone a light on compliance in this business-critical function. Is it time to review what your organisation has in place? You possibly saw the headlines or perhaps laughed at the punchlines from late night talk show hosts when celebrity chef George Calombaris’ restaurant group was found to be paying staff incorrectly over a long period, leading to $2.6m in back payments.

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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.