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Human Resources For Those New To HR

New to HR

In the bustling work environment of an early-stage startup, HR is sometimes a bit of an ad hoc operation: finance covers payroll, operations stores employee data somewhere, and office managers—gotta love ‘em—handle the rest. But once staffing reaches a certain. The post Human Resources For Those New To HR appeared first on New To HR.

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How to Assess Your Company’s Onboarding Program

HR Bartender

Click to View Larger Version. (Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at SilkRoad , a provider of talent activation technology. Be sure to check out their “ Top Sources of Hire 2017 ” report, which lists the top seven sources of new hires. It’s a must-read for any talent acquisition professional. Enjoy the post!). Regardless of what we call it, we know what onboarding is.

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Cartoon Coffee Break: New Hires

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon.

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10 Questions That Need To Be In Your Employee Engagement Survey - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

An employee engagement survey measures several factors that contribute to employee performance and retention. Most organizations conduct employee surveys annually, with some opting to increase the frequency to bi-annually or even quarterly. Companies generally use the results of these surveys to drive change and improve organizational culture. Download: Employee Engagement Survey Sample.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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How to Transform Your Employees Into Powerful Brand Advocates

Cornerstone On Demand

A version of this article was originally published on the SmashFly blog. It's no longer enough to be a great company—your company must be known as a great place to work. That's bigger than your own Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and what you say on your career site and what your leadership thinks about your culture. It's a blend of perception, reality, reputation and delivering on promises.

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5 Things All Employers Must Know About the Americans with Disabilities Act

Trinet

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lays the foundation for the responsibilities of employers with 15 or more employees with respect to disabled applicants and employees. Failure to comply with the ADA can result in the loss of valuable employees and damaged morale, and may come with a hefty price tag.

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3 Data-Driven Ways to Better Manage Compliance Training

Visier

For many organizations, having enough employees with the right certifications and credentials can mean the difference between keeping the lights on or shutting down parts of the business. Maintaining compliance using timely learning and development programs is essential, but managing these programs and measuring their effectiveness is a difficult process.

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6 Hot Digital Workplace Trends from Gartner

WorkHuman

Workers increasingly expect a consumer-like experience in the workplace, as WorkHuman 2017 speaker Jeanne Meister outlined in her guest post a few months back. From initial hire through onboarding and continuous development, cutting-edge, easy-to-use technology continues to be at the center of a positive work experience. HR and/or IT groups are often responsible for introducing and integrating these new technologies into the greater organization.

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3 Data-Driven Ways to Better Manage Compliance Training

Visier

For many organizations, having enough employees with the right certifications and credentials can mean the difference between keeping the lights on or shutting down parts of the business. Maintaining compliance using timely learning and development programs is essential, but managing these programs and measuring their effectiveness is a difficult process.

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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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How Wellness Professionals Can Improve Employee Productivity

Hppy

There is no doubt that healthy employees are more likely to be productive, which is something employers are finally noticing. This is the reason wellness programs are becoming commonplace in businesses. Health is complicated, though, meaning you need more than one health consultant or coach to help employees. The following are just a few examples of essential coaches to consider.

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Create More Organizational Agility to Drive Innovation and Growth

Reflektive

Why organizational agility? Operating and growing a business of any size in today’s digital environment is difficult. This is true from the perspective of business performance and sustainable revenue growth and from an employee engagement, growth and success point of view. With the speed of business continuing to increase, there needs to be better collaboration and execution around strategic goals, and to be more responsive to market changes and business demands.

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10 Questions That Need To Be In Your Employee Engagement Survey - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

An employee engagement survey measures several factors that contribute to employee performance and retention. The survey is conducted annually in most organizations with variations of survey frequency occurring in real-time, quarterly, or bi-annually. The results are used by companies to drive change and improve organizational culture. Download: Employee Engagement Survey Sample.

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Create More Organizational Agility to Drive Innovation and Growth

Reflektive

Why organizational agility? Operating and growing a business of any size in today’s digital environment is difficult. This is true from the perspective of business performance and sustainable revenue growth and from an employee engagement, growth and success point of view. With the speed of business continuing to increase, there needs to be better collaboration and execution around strategic goals, and to be more responsive to market changes and business demands.

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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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News You Might Have Missed – September 19

Kazoo

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HR industry news you might have missed. Who Owns Engagement? Employees or Leaders? Research shows that only one-third of American workers are engaged. Whose job is it to improve engagement – your employees or the leadership team? How to Forget about Work When You’re Not Working.

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Gallup’s Profound Discovery: Engagement Is Driven By Good Managers With Rare Talents

TalentCulture

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” – Schopenhauer. It’s been nearly three years since Gallup announced its stunning finding that engagement in the American workplace had fallen to crisis levels. In what became the shot heard ‘round the world in business, the research firm revealed that 70% of the nation’s working population admits to being disengaged in their jobs (i.e., content with collecting a paycheck while investing little of their heart

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Spark Hire and Workable Launch Integration To Speed Up Hiring

Spark Hire

We’re excited to announce that our integration with Workable is now live! With so many of our customers taking advantage of Workable’s all-in-one recruiting platform, this partnership and is a no-brainer. “This partnership creates even more value for Spark Hire and Workable customers,” says Josh Tolan, Spark Hire’s CEO. “While both platforms operate well independently, allowing simple access to Spark Hire’s most popular features through Workable will streamline and improve the recruiting p

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Diversity Matters: 5 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Overlook It

TalentCulture

First, the good news: Diversity in the workplace is increasing, which gives organizations greater access to talent. It also generates a more inclusive corporate culture that mirrors the society in which we live. The not-so-good news? Diverse workplaces are not always easy to achieve—for many reasons. Some geographical areas are more conducive to diversity recruitment than others, and a commitment to diversity can often be overlooked the higher up the corporate ladder you go.

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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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Leadership’s Secret Sauce: Take Care of the People Who Take Care of the People

TLNT: The Business of HR

When the door opened a young man walked in buried into his phone. He did not look up, which I thought strange because in the outer office there were 3 customers and 4 of his workmates. He proceeded to his desk still looking into his phone. He sat down turned his laptop on and started work.

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6 practical pointers for creating constructive conflict at work

Insperity

Chances are, executives, managers and employees are not always going to agree about how to handle company issues. Business is complicated, and so are people, so it’s natural that disagreements will arise. When this happens, “Because I said so,” isn’t a directive that will earn you much respect as a business leader. It’s also not going to foster creative problem-solving.

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Why HR can’t rely on best practice anymore – part 1

HR Zone

Change. Why HR can’t rely on best practice – part 1.

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Culture Pioneers, Progressive Leaders and their Insights on Culture

Culture University

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. said, “A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” So, when an opportunity presents itself to learn from those who have repeatedly and successfully managed a culture-change journey, it’s imperative to take the leap. I shared this post previously on ConstructiveCulture.com and offer it here to ensure these vital insights reach those […].

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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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Why Your Company Needs "Lazy" Millennials

Traitify

Millennials are perceived as lazy, but they actually provide TONS of value, they will bring your company up to speed on technology , they value respect, and they are open to new opportunities within a company - however, you'd never know what that value is if you don't ask the right questions. You're currently hiring Millennials based on their resumes, which given how young they are, probably don't have that much substance.

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Healthcare Onboarding Best Practices: 4 Ways to Strengthen Your Process

Precheck

Healthcare Onboarding Best Practices: 4 Ways to Strengthen Your Process Sep. 20, 2017. Antique-Nguyen.jpg. Antique Nguyen Marketing Specialist. Onboarding can set the tone for an employee’s experience, so it’s important to get it right. According to a survey by BambooHR , more than 15 percent of new hires leave within the first three months. If you’re not making the most of your onboarding process, you’re going to lose some of those employees you worked so hard to recruit.

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10 Powerful Onboarding Activities You Need to Try

BambooHR

You’ve spent weeks screening resumes, interviewing candidates, and negotiating an offer; the new hire is scheduled to start. Now what? Onboarding. As an HR smarty pants, you already know how important a great onboarding process is to your organization. Here’s a few stats for you to chew on: –86% of new hires decide whether to […]. The post 10 Powerful Onboarding Activities You Need to Try appeared first on.

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Variable Pay Is on the Rise: What the Data Show

Compensation Today

This is an excerpt from PayScale’s 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report. Didn’t get your copy? Download it today. A rich compensation mix encompasses much more than just base pay alone. There are bonuses, incentives, benefits and much more. Together, these pay elements create the total rewards package for employees. Variable pay can also be a powerful manifestation of culture.

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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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10 Powerful Onboarding Activities You Need to Try

BambooHR

You’ve spent weeks screening resumes, interviewing candidates, and negotiating an offer; the new hire is scheduled to start. Now what? Onboarding. As an HR smarty pants, you already know how important a great onboarding process is to your organization. Here’s a few stats for you to chew on: –86% of new hires decide whether to […]. The post 10 Powerful Onboarding Activities You Need to Try appeared first on.

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A reminder that any 'skills gap' is also an employer's problem to solve

Steve Boese

Whether or not there is a true 'skills gap' crisis in the US labor market is certainly subject to debate. For every analysis that indicates that the pipeline of qualified candidates that colleges and other training programs are producing are not meeting the demands of employers for specific skills, you can pretty easily find other data that suggests the US has more than enough of available talent to meet most employer needs.

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A Career in Logistical Management Is an Idea Worth Considering

Take It Personel-ly

Being young and looking for a career can be a daunting challenge, but one thing to consider is where the jobs will likely be found. Two important factors are the demand for certain jobs and the overall direction of the economy. For this reason, you need to consider logistics. This aspect of business is not […].