Mon.Apr 16, 2018

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Strategies to Reduce Employee Turnover

Reflektive

A great company culture goes beyond work perks. While those special perks (free gourmet lunches, for example) are thrilling for new hires and a great tool for recruiters, they aren’t enough to keep your best employees engaged over time. The longer an employee spends with a company, the more apparent the company’s flaws become. And that’s why a strong foundation is much more important to long-term engagement and retention than those surface-level perks.

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Cut Time to Hire and Increase Candidate Quality with the Top 2018 Hiring Trends

HR Daily Advisor

Remarkably, companies with hiring times of less than a week are looking to trim down their time to hire even further. Source: z_wei / iStock / Getty. In fact, over half (51%) of companies surveyed for the 2018 Growth Hiring Trends in the United States report, by our team at Spark Hire, are looking to shorten their hiring times. Expediting the hiring process is a challenge in itself.

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Future-Proofing Your Skills for an Automated Workplace

UpstartHR

In a recent interview, I heard motivational speaker Jon Acuff tell the interviewer that he sincerely hopes that nobody looks for their dream job as their first “real” job. Instead, he explained, that first job is there primarily to teach someone how to have a job. How to deal with people. How to handle pressure. How to solve problems. Those and other similar soft skills will be increasingly important as the workplace sees increasing automation through artificial intelligence and rob

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The Life Span of a Crappy Recruiter!

The Tim Sackett Project

I have to give credit where credit is due, and Aerotek is the one that originally discovered how long it takes to figure out you suck as a recruiter! It’s right around 9-14 months. The TA world is littered with people who have worked at Aerotek for 9-14 months! If you’ve spent 13 minutes in Talent Acquisition on either the corporate or agency side, you’ve seen a ton of these resumes.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Managing Time & Attendance Needs for Tech Workers

nettime solutions

Across the tech industry, from well-funded start-ups to blue chip firms, niche companies to some of the world’s most popular brands, nearly everyone is hungry for talent. In the US, the industry grew by roughly 2% in 2017, according to the annual Cyberstates report, and is projected to grow 5% globally in 2018. In this environment, competition for talent can be fierce.

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[Infographic] Managing Workplace Romance For A Productive Working Environment

Hppy

Romance can happen everywhere. But what if does it happen in the office? Actually, a situation like this is very common. People nowadays are working hard and they spend a great part of their daily routine in the office. They are involved mostly with people in their job. As a result, they can feel very close to them and it’s easy to get entangled in a romance situation.

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Gary V. on Negative Glassdoor Reviews at VaynerMedia.

The HR Capitalist

"Jonestown on Vitamin Water". -anonymous Glassdoor reviewer on life at Vaynermedia. --. Admit it. You read that quote from a reviewer on Glassdoor and thought, "yep, that could be one of our disgruntled ex-employees on Glassdoor, but they aren't that witty." . Glassdoor is an interesting beast. It used to be that it was all disgruntled people you fired reviewing you on Glassdoor, but that's no longer the case.

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How To Sit At A Computer – 5 Sitting Postures

Take It Personel-ly

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Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Performance and Executive Compensation

Compensation Cafe

Is there a relationship between corporate social responsibility, corporate performance, and executive compensation? Most people would answer this question in the affirmative: of course there is a relationship! However, if you ask about the direction of this relationship, you are likely to get conflicting answers. There is still much disagreement about whether the relationship is positive or negative.

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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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How to Use Coaching to Skyrocket Employee Engagement

BambooHR

This post originally appeared on PayScale’s Compensation Today. PayScale’s own research on the drivers of employee engagement revealed that providing learning and development opportunities can have a big impact on reducing employee turnover So, how can organizations help employees discover the growth opportunities within the firm and take ownership over their own development?

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Restructuring Healthcare HR for Success

Precheck

Restructuring Healthcare HR for Success Apr. 17, 2018. Bryan-Barajas.jpg. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. Healthcare organizations are facing a wide variety of challenges as the healthcare landscape evolves. As a result, healthcare HR is approaching a crossroads: With the fast-moving changes in how care is provided and paid for, healthcare HR leaders should consider restructuring the work they do to help their organizations succeed.

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Q1 2018 HR Tech Venture Captial Review

WorkTech

Q1 was an amazing start to 2018 from an HR tech venture capital investment perspective. In all of 2017 we tracked about $1.1 billion of pre-IPO venture capital investment. Q1 2018 has already delivered $770 million. And, the early days of Q2 seem to be on a similar fast pace. As you can see in […]. The post Q1 2018 HR Tech Venture Captial Review appeared first on LAROCQUE.

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Employer Brand – Why You Need To Improve It

SutiHR

Employer branding is an important element to the success of any business. How an organization represents its culture can have a critical impact in a number of areas. It is the sum of all the efforts that a company enacts to develop its image as seen through the eyes of its employees and potential hires. The post Employer Brand – Why You Need To Improve It appeared first on SutiHR.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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Diversity networks: five opportunities for HR

HR Zone

Employees. Diversity networks: five opportunities for HR.

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Webinar | Training the Technique: Advanced ERISA Compliance

WEX Inc.

If your organization offers any form of retirement plan, chances are you have questions about ERISA. This advanced compliance training will go beyond the basics of the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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3 Questions Every Manager Should Be Asking Themselves

TLNT: The Business of HR

Even though I was a teacher for 25 years, I was not a model student. And whenever I was in trouble at school, I knew it not because of my teachers’ words, but based on his or her actions. A simple look or some tense body language and I knew. I also remember not just thinking “I’m in trouble,” but also “She doesn’t like me” or “He’s judging me.”.

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How to Tackle Low Staff Morale (10 Proven Methods)

6Q

People are the most important resource in any organisation. They are the engine that drives productivity so their sense of morale at work directly affects the company’s success. Managers thus need to take deliberate steps to deal with low staff morale. Morale is a state of mind which involves feelings and emotions. Staff morale involves the attitude and perception of the employee towards their job, work environment, team members, managers and the organisation on a whole.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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The real-time methods and techniques that will help you win top talent

HR Zone

Acquisition. The real-time methods that will win top talent.

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Why Workplace Friendships Go Wrong -- and How to Deal With It

45 Things

Most of us develop friendships at work, but sometimes these relationships go off the rails. When that happens, it's often a slippery slope because having a disagreement with a friend at work can cause you professional problems, as well. Andrea Bonior, a licensed psychologist, offers some potential friendship pitfalls and how to deal with them in her book, "Friendship Fix.

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get a signed copy of the new Ask a Manager book

Ask a Manager

Thinking of getting the new Ask a Manager book, Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work ? If you pre-order now, you can sign up for a free signed bookplate here. (Details are at the link, but basically you provide proof of purchase and we’ll mail you a signed bookplate.). This offer is only available for pre-orders, so it expires on April 30 (but works if you pre-ordered before today too).

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New Coach Marketplace Now Accepting Coaches

Chris Heinz

Eight months ago we set out on a mission—to make professional coaching affordable and accessible to anyone who wants it.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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Mariah Carey Won’t Let Bipolar Diagnosis “Define” or “Control” Her

HR Daily Advisor

Mariah Carey, known as an iconic singer-songwriter and a dramatic diva, disclosed to People magazine last week that she has bipolar disorder. Although she was first diagnosed in 2001, Carey says she finally sought treatment recently after “the hardest couple of years [she’s] been through.” (Among her recent personal and professional issues, you may recall Carey’s 2014 divorce from America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon, her short-lived romance to Australian businessman James Packer, and her less

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how can I stop people from stealing my food in the office fridge?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I have a question about how best to call out and address food theft and bad kitchen behavior. Most of our staff is very respectful and we have systems in place to keep our kitchens clean. But there are a few bad actors, and their behavior is getting worse. There are some communal dishes in the kitchens, but a few of us bring in our own mugs.

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Automation Increases Need for Higher Education

Edcor

There’s good news and bad news about the impact of automation on our world. On one hand it will increase productivity and bring economic growth. On the other hand it will cause some jobs to decline or be eliminated. In the midst of uncertainty, one thing is certain: business leaders, policy makers and individuals must all prepare to meet new demands.

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the power dynamics in job interviews will mess you up

Ask a Manager

One of the most frequent themes in my inbox in the decade I’ve been writing Ask a Manager has been rude and power-tripping behavior from prospective employers during the interview process. And in letter after letter, people have written about feeling obligated to suck it up and deal with it because they think their interviewers hold all the cards.

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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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Michigan and Wisconsin Bans Salary History Ban Laws

Sterling Check

Since Massachusetts first passed salary history ban legislation in 2016, seven other states and cities (California, Delaware, Oregon, Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco and Albany), have passed their own salary history banning laws. Some of these laws have gone into effect, while others will be enacted in the next few years. Each of the cities and states who have passed enacted banning salary history legislation all have a common goal of erasing the pay gap, but each state has unique pro

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my boss keeps trying to use my car, coworker says I need a makeover, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My boss, who I live with, keeps trying to use my company car. When I interviewed for a position, I was told that I would be given a car and lodging while working, since I was relocating for a short while (I’m freelance). In writing, my boss said I would have “transportation” provided. When I arrived in the state and tried to rent a car and send an expense report to cover it, they said they wanted me to drive their personal car.

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Voluntary Benefits: More Employers Planning to Offer Student Loan Repayment and Financial Planning

HR Daily Advisor

Voluntary benefits are a great way to attract and retain talent, but are you offering the right ones? A new survey, released by Willis Towers Watson, highlights the most popular voluntary benefits that are being offered today. . Long viewed as “something nice to offer,” a growing number of U.S. employers now consider voluntary benefits an integral component of their core employee benefit strategy, according to the 2018 Emerging Trends: Voluntary Benefits and Services Survey.