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What Can Leaders Do To Drive Employee Career Development?

15Five

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? That was the question a friend posted on her Facebook page several weeks ago. I wanted to be a paramedic, because I loved the television show Emergency! (redundant exclamation mark included in the title). Back then I was more concerned with my crush on one of the actors than on the concept of career development.

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Questions to ask your intranet vendor

Jostle

If your organization has decided that an intranet is one of the best tools for increasing employee engagement, connecting your people, and improving internal communication, I have some good news and some bad news for you.

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Career Confessions of Gen Z – The Holy Grail of Benefits

The Tim Sackett Project

Welcome to the reboot of Career Confessions of Gen Z! I started this in 2018 with my Gen Z son, Cameron, and the response was off the charts. So, in 2019 I found 8 great Gen Z HR, TA, and Marketing pros to continue the Gen Z content. Enjoy! The early members of Generation Z have entered the workforce and the rest of the 61 million Gen Z’s are on their way.

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Cafe Classic: Are Skill Shortages An Opportunity for Recruiting and Compensation to Converge?

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: With today's dynamic labor market and the staffing challenges it creates, is a focus on job titles and traditional career paths causing us to overlook "nearly perfect" candidates? Consider a Classic lesson on how labor force analytics can build a bridget between recruiting and compensation to solve skill shortage problems. Too much focus on job titles is undermining our ability to fill our more challenging job openings, argues Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder, in his recent

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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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Culture Amp Acquires Zugata: Employee Feedback Market Gets Hotter

Josh Bersin

Today Culture Amp, one of the leading providers of employee engagement tools, announced the acquisition of Zugata , an innovative AI-based peer-to-peer development platform. What does this really mean? Well as I’ve written about in my latest research , there is a fast-growing reinvention of the HR software market taking place, largely driven by innovative.

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How to Make Salary Decisions without Performance Review Ratings [Video]

UpstartHR

In the last few years more and more companies have made the decision to move away from the big, annual performance review to more frequent, informal conversations about performance on the job. But the biggest question I’m hearing is “what happens to our compensation decisions?” After all, most of the time those two activities are deeply intertwined, so what’s the deal?

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Google For Jobs: Is Indeed Dead Yet?

The HR Capitalist

We've talked a lot about Google For Jobs and it's potential impact on your future recruitment marketing spend. As a quick reset, Google for Jobs was launched in October of 2017 and was thought to be a significant blow to Indeed for 2 reasons: 1--Indeed was not listed as a partner that would automatically have its jobs included/indexed in the Google for Jobs product, and. 2--The presence of the Google for Jobs interface on search results for jobs pushes the once dominant SEO power of Indeed way

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Succession Planning 101: When to Start?

EDSI

You may be wondering, when is the best time to begin thinking about a Succession Plan? As the tried-and-true saying goes, “Don’t put off tomorrow what you can do today.” An astounding 58% of small business owners have no succession plan, according to a 2017 study of 200 privately held businesses, conducted by Wilmington Trust. The last thing any business owner wants is for an unexpected tragedy or unplanned scenario to happen which then forces someone who is not prepared to take over.

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Performance Management Trends for 2019

HR Morning

As we move into 2019, organizations of all sizes are once again reviewing employee performance management strategies. In a field as dynamic and fast-changing as HR, the new year is seeing HR teams trying new approaches that include recent scientific insights, productivity research and technology developments. The traditional annual review is on its way out at more and more organizations, with increasing focus on continuous performance appraisal and management.

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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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8 Influential Employee Engagement Trends for 2019

Bonusly

Employee engagement will be one of the most important differentiators for organizations in 2019, and it’s an issue that nearly every organizational leader has thought about recently. It’s the emotional commitment an employee has to their role, their organization, and stakeholders. Engaged employees feel like part of a larger mission, are aware of how their work helps them grow, and understand the impact they make on others.

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The Future of Work Is Global: 3 Tips for Hiring a Global Team

TalentCulture

As they look for solutions to the talent crunch, U.S. employers increasingly are turning to international labor pools to fill critical workforce needs — even as political uncertainty surrounding immigration continues to grow. A report released last year by immigration services firm Envoy said that most U.S. organizations were still actively sourcing foreign talent.

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Justwomen "Hustle With Heart" Aims to Help Women Achieve Their Goals

Justworks

Justwomen was founded to help women in business network with each other, learn from their community, and get that coveted seat at the table. The Justworks team has been proud to host this event series over the years, and we’re excited to bring the latest Justwomen event to New York City on February 7. At this event, “Hustle With Heart”, we’re focusing on self-care.

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my new job doesn’t give raises — ever

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I recently accepted my dream job. I’ve since learned that the company does not give out raises. They offer a small, variable, annual bonus depending on company performance instead of cost of living adjustments or merit raises. I am getting by on my current salary in Expensive City for now and hadn’t planned to ask for a raise for at least a year.

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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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HR technology: are we facing a digital employee experience divide?

HR Zone

Employees. The widening digital employee experience divide.

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Ep 167 – How to Increase Your Earning Potential in HR

Workology

The economy is booming. Employee retention, training, and development are some of the most pressing topics on the minds of your senior leadership. It’s a good time to be in HR. It’s also a great time. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. The economy is booming. Employee retention, training, and development are some of the most pressing topics on the minds of your senior leadership.

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Reward and recognition: the changing expectations of employees

HR Zone

Employees. Reward and recognition: time for a new approach?

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HR Specialist Job Description [Template]

Workology

The position of HR Specialist can vary widely within a human resources team. Specialist roles typically depend on your departmental needs and should be assessed based on the programs and processes. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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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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Company culture: why employee experience can't exist in a vacuum

HR Zone

Employees. Why employee experience can't exist in a vacuum.

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my boyfriend thinks only bad candidates prepare for interviews

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I (24F) graduated from college two years ago and was lucky enough to fairly quickly find a job in my field. I’m currently still working there, while also attending graduate school part-time. My boyfriend (26M) is currently in his last year of college and has started looking for his first post-college job in his field (tech). Last week he was invited to several interviews at different companies in his field in our area.

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H-1B Visa Lottery System Reversed

SHRM Resources

Organizations hiring workers with H-1B visas under the annual cap will have to use a new online registration system as anticipated—but not until 2020. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that based on public feedback, it has decided to postpone the implementation of the electronic registration requirement until the fiscal year (FY) 2021 filing period, according to the final rule issued today.

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7 Tips for Engaging Your Employees

Bonusly

A productive and well-functioning work environment doesn’t only depend on hiring great team members. Leaders need to make sure their employees are on-board, feel part of their organization’s mission, find purpose in their work, and take on new challenges. Engaged teams teams are more productive, report higher satisfaction , and have happier customers.

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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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How to Benefit When You Get Blindsided by Criticism

45 Things

One day when I was on deadline frantically trying to complete a story, my instant messaging app popped up with something like: "Anita didn't check the database and now I'm having to recreate this work. *sigh*" The IM was from my direct editor to another editor. I really didn't give it much thought, other than to instantly reply: "What? Is this message to me?

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Handling Candidate Data Will Be Under the Spotlight in 2019

SHRM Resources

Employers that conduct employment background checks will continue to feel the pressure to safeguard applicant and employee data in 2019. HR professionals will also be interested in how artificial intelligence (AI) technology will improve the screening experience, according to experts.

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Sparking Joy at Work: KonMari for the Workplace

Bonusly

Thanks to the popular Netflix series "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo”, the KonMari method has spiked in popularity in the last month. KonMari memes are everywhere, there’s been a dramatic increase in donated clothes , and the principles have been applied to everything you can imagine, from your calendar , relationships , pet toys , and finances. The KonMari method, originally published in 2011 by Marie Kondo, is a system for tidying your life.

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my coworkers trash-talk me in a secret group chat, keeping unvaccinated kids out of our office, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. My bosses and coworkers have a secret group chat where they trash-talk me. A few months ago, I started a new job in a very small office (only three employees, plus a few interns). I had some trouble acclimating because the environment was so different from my last job. But as far as I knew, I was doing fine.

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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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3 Key HR Lessons from the Government Shutdown

HRExecutive

Before we get into this column, let me start with the disclaimer that this is not a piece about politics or governing styles or anything at all to do with what people seem to like to argue about. I don’t care about any of that. What I do care about, besides my beloved New York Knicks, is the world of work. I enjoy reading the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ JOLTS report.

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Career Confessions of Gen Z – Great Recruitment Content

The Tim Sackett Project

Welcome to the reboot of Career Confessions of Gen Z! I started this in 2018 with my Gen Z son, Cameron, and the response was off the charts. So, in 2019 I found 8 great Gen Z HR, TA, and Marketing pros to continue the Gen Z content. Enjoy! Skyler Baty is a Videographer and Video Editor for SkillScout and lives in the Detroit Metro Area in Michigan.

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Hiring for soft skills

360HR

Always in demand, both companies and individuals highly prize the on-going development of soft skills such as communication, critical thinking and creativity. Yet many managers have no idea how to assess or hire people based on these intangible capabilities. It’s a new year and with it comes a new list of the most in-demand soft skills for 2019 , courtesy of LinkedIn.

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