Thu.Mar 22, 2018

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4 HR Learning Technology Trends Changing Corporate L&D

Cornerstone On Demand

Organizations are investing in talent development now more than ever. According to LinkedIn's 2017 Workplace Learning Report , talent is the top priority for 69 percent of learning and development (L&D) professionals. And despite the rise of new learning technologies, a majority of L&D professionals—78 percent—say in-house, instructor-led classes are still the primary way they teach employees.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals

Advos

Happy Friday. Our weekly recap of funding, mergers & acquisition, and partnership news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace is below. Sign-up for our weekly Hot in HR newsletter to get these updates via email. FUNDING. *This week’s Fundings: $50M+. AllyO, Creator of the AI Recruiter, Ally, Announces $14M in Funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Randstad Innovation Fund, Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) and Cervin Ventures.

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How to Find Budget Dollars for Employee Recognition

HR Bartender

Let’s face it. Sometimes as much as HR and the organization want to create and implement a program, the resources simply aren’t available. As a result, we have to resort to the “no-cost, low-cost program options”. I thought about this as I was planning my agenda for this year’s WorkHuman Conference , pioneered by Globoforce. I’ve been to every year since its inception and it continues to get better.

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A step-by-step guide to starting a recruitment company

Corn on the Job

Starting a business in any domain is never easy, however the idea itself is usually met with enthusiasm by the future business owner. One of the reasons behind this enthusiasm is the connections you can make because of the Internet we all use nowadays to complete different tasks. The same Internet is “guilty” for the appearance of new industries and the expansion of others.

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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 to Use the 80/20 Talent Rule to Increase Quality of Hire

Linkedin Talent Blog

Most companies unknowingly violate this the 80/20 Talent Rule every day. The rule is: Focus 80% of your hiring and recruiting efforts on the most important 20% of the talent market. When companies don't follow this rule, they overpay and work too hard to hire average candidates. This entire concept is summarized in this graphic. It doesn’t take much research to discover that the best candidates come from referrals, as shown in the graphic.

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Top Tips From Real Women About Getting Real With Female Talent Acquisition

Spark Hire

“Nevertheless, she persisted.”. The rally cry for Women’s History Month falls right in line with the ongoing female empowerment movement. No matter what’s tossed their way, women continue to push and pull to get the rights they deserve. This is especially true in the workplace where women aren’t only fighting for equal rights, but also the right to their own unique experiences.

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4 HR Tech Trends That Are Changing HR for Retailers

TalentCulture

From cloud-based data management to employee apps, the way retailers use technology to do business is shifting, and that shift […]. The post 4 HR Tech Trends That Are Changing HR for Retailers appeared first on TalentCulture.

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IBM’s #ThinkHR Reaches its Pinnacle: A Recap of Day 3

Advos

On Day 3 of the IBM Think conference in Las Vegas, the focus of which has been artificial intelligence, senior HR executives gathered at ThinkHR to learn about how companies onboard AI and to discuss their peers’ new innovative ideas. Presentations included IBM Watson Talent clients speaking about their experience with on boarding AI, and the baby steps they used to start.

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Flex Work: Good for the Employee , Good for the Business

TLNT: The Business of HR

The traditional 9-to-5 spent in the confines of the office is becoming less and less common. As the needs of both employees and customers change, employers are now having to become increasingly flexible to accommodate these through the provision of flexible work.

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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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Five Ways to Find Your Tribe with Social Media

Workology

There is something comforting about returning to a place where you felt like you belong. I recently had the opportunity to return to Denver/Boulder area. I spent most of my 20s in this area. This is. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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The Candidate Experience Journey: Enhancing Six Key Touchpoints

Bersin with Deloitte

In today’s highly competitive talent market, an organization’s ability to attract high-quality candidates is a significant business advantage—making improving candidate experience a priority for talent acquisition (TA) teams. Our most recently published High-Impact Talent Acquisition research found that a personalized talent journey was essential for applicants, with 76 percent of high-performing TA functions reporting that […].

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Employee Experience Designer: The New Role of HR

HR Daily Advisor

The role of HR is undergoing a transformation. Where HR traditionally focused on compliance and risk management, over the past few decades, with the growth of culture-forward companies, it’s evolved to encompass the entire experience. HR managers are now, arguably, also designers and keepers of company culture. Raised by an engineer and a preschool teacher, my childhood was full of experimenting and learning.

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Learning How to Forgive and Let Go. The Power in Putting the Past Behind.

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryHolding Grudges, Holding TensionForgiveness has been a staple of positive psychology for a long time. The popular proverb, “To err is human; to forgive, divine,” has roots in a poem written by Alexander Pope way back in 1711. More recently, behavioral science has explored the physiological and psychological effects of holding a grudge.

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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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Why diverse groups help leaders avoid complacency

HR Zone

Culture. Why diverse groups help leaders avoid complacency.

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What is a People Company?

Sage HRMS

Are your people your most valuable asset? Many business leaders would say yes to this – but when it comes to the crunch, do they truly put the success of their people at the top of the list for company success, over everything else? If so, and their workforce also believes this to be true, […]. The post What is a People Company? appeared first on Sage Advice US.

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10 Reasons to Build Your Career In.Atlanta

Namely

At Namely, our mission is to help companies build better workplaces. Where you choose to work has a tremendous impact on your life. In our 10 Reasons series , we take a look at what it’s like to work in major cities across the U.S. Pardon the pun, but Atlanta has a peachy reputation. In recent years, more and more companies and individuals have moved to the region, making it home to more than 5.6 million people.

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6 Steps to a More Effective Performance Management Program

TLNT: The Business of HR

Traditional methods of managing performance aren’t working anymore. Companies are moving away from traditional performance management tools, like annual reviews, to new techniques that emphasize real-time feedback.

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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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knowledge swap! share your expertise with people here

Ask a Manager

Are you good at something and willing to share that expertise with others here? Here’s what I propose for a change of pace: 1. In the comment section below, name something you’re really good at that you’d be willing to answer questions about. It could be Excel, or financial planning, or make-up recommendations, or resolving customer service problems, or anything else that you’re awesome at and willing to take questions on. 2.

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New York Paid Family Leave and Its Impact on Small Businesses

Justworks

New York Paid Family Leave (NYPFL) now allows eligible workers to take partially paid leave for up to eight weeks when caretaking. Whether your employee is making room for a new child or needs some time to tend to a loved one, in 2018, NYPFL requires 50% salary continuation up to a maximum weekly benefit amount of $652.96. The duration of leave and amount of benefits paid will increase annually through January 1, 2021.

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The Best Employee Perks Even Small Businesses Can Afford

Evil HR Lady

You’ve probably heard about the best employee perks the big Silicon Valley players offer—free gourmet lunches, on-site massages and huge common areas stocked with the latest video games—and may have thought smaller businesses can’t compete. Truth be told, most small organizations probably can’t. Let’s just be upfront about that. But Google can’t compete with small businesses, either.

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HRNasty’s Zen and the Employee Experience

HRNasty

The employee experience doesn’t happen by accident HRNasty and the Zen of the Employee Experience. I am responsible for the employee experience and believe that I am the CEO of my personal brand. What I represent, who I am, and how I conduct myself is all part of my personal brand as an individual contributor. The post HRNasty’s Zen and the Employee Experience appeared first on HRNasty.

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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 the Best Places to Work Use Family-Friendly Benefits to Maximize Potential

HR Daily Advisor

In a competitive job market, employers are always looking for a leg up on the competition. So it’s no surprise that when Fortune and Great Place to Work release their annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For business leaders, people operations pros and job seekers all dive in with great interest. One key takeaway from this year’s version of the list, now in its 21st year, is the emphasis on inclusiveness and maximizing human potential.

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my office is moving … to my boss’s house

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work for a small company with two full-time employees, two part-time, and a weekly bookkeeper. My boss is wealthy, mercurial, and often out of the office or traveling. Recently, he announced that he has decided to move our office from our (already small) space into his duplex apartment, which is supposed to be quite luxurious. I am extremely wary of working out of his apartment and the lack of division this would create between personal and business space, not to mention that

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ADA Won’t Protect Employee When Overtime Is Essential Part of the Job

TLNT: The Business of HR

Today, I’m going to revisit a topic that I’ve previously discussed a few times on the blog ( here and here ); namely, when is working overtime an essential job function under the Americans with Disabilities Act ?

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5 Ways Learning & Development Drives ROI

Namely

While learning and development initiatives are certainly a hot buzzword for HR professionals, it can often be hard to create and execute on an effective and continuous strategy—whether due to lack of employee interest or executive buy-in. The result? Companies are spending thousands of dollars per employee on training programs that are underutilized.

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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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I’m supposed to hide that I was a stay-at-home mom, rude receptionist, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I was told to hide that I used to be a stay-at-home mom. I had a very strange review yesterday, where my boss shared some feedback that she received from another leader in our organization. Basically I was told that I should stop telling people that I was once a stay-at home mom, as it could negatively impact my growth in this organization.

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Is This a Major Sign Your Company Culture is Broke?

The Tim Sackett Project

Or, is this just the reality of workplaces today, in the world we live in with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements? That’s the question I was asking myself this week when the Wall Street Journal reported that a group of female employees at Nike circulated their own survey about workplace behaviors. Here are some details from the Quartz at Work article: According to The Wall Street Journal, the developments were precipitated by an employee-led survey circulated among women at the company.

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3 Strategies to Combat the Costs of Benefits Administration

WEX Inc.

You're busy, mentally stretched, and now you're tasked with finding a solution to the "We're spending too much money." issue. Characteristically the easiest pain-point to identify, but one of the hardest for which to solve. Benefits are typically the second largest employee cost for an employer, after payroll. Use these three components to focus on as you tackle the costs of benefits administration.