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Ep 82 – Why I Joined the Advanced Group as the VP of Talent

Workology

Earlier today, you might have read or heard about a press release that went live announcing that I’ve joined the Advanced Group as their newly appointed Vice President of Strategies. I’m excited to finally share with you about my return to the corporate practitioner ranks. Episode 82: Why I Joined the Advanced Group as the VP of Talent Strategies. This podcast episode is different than the other 81 I’ve done in the past.

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A Few Tips to Help Your Organization Retain Top Talent

Effortless HR

No company ever sets out to hire a mediocre employee. Given the chance, every hiring manager with the company’s best interests at heart would choose a high performer versus a low performer. Despite the rigor with which some organizations hire, the seemingly endless assessments, interviews and work samples, a candidate is never guaranteed to be top talent.

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The DOL's Overtime Ruling and Your Organization

ClearCompany HRM

As you have likely heard, the Department of Labor recently made a final ruling on the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding overtime standards. This ruling will affect about 4 million employees and in turn, the organizations they work for. So how might you be affected by this new standard?

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Workforce Development Should Be Part of Your Recruiting Strategy

HR Bartender

There’s a lot of talk about the challenges of finding qualified applicants. And I realize when the conversation becomes this prevalent, it can be tempting to tune it out. But, I want to talk about something different that can impact your recruiting strategy. That’s job creation and job readiness. Both are activities that happen at your local workforce development board (also known as a workforce investment board.).

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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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When There Are No Resources For Your “Human” Resources

The Aristocracy of HR

010001000000 I completely get that there are many businesses that continue to feel the pinch financially. With that “pinch” it requires cutbacks in certain areas and in some cases across the board. One of the areas I am seeing some less than reasonable cuts in is: supplies and tools. You may be thinking that this […].

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Are You a Modern Learner?

ATD Human Capital

We design learning for an increasingly diverse environment, spanning regions, ages, generations, functions, and roles. But are you a modern learner? What does it mean to be a modern learner? Picture the last time you needed new information or to learn a new skill, personally or professionally. How did you discover the answer? Chances are, you used a search engine, read articles, or watched videos until you closed your knowledge gap.

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Managing A Complex Workforce Effectively

Hppy

Businesses are becoming increasingly more complicated as industries evolve. These days, it’s the norm to have an extremely complex and diverse workforce. People of all generations are working together as one. They are employees from different backgrounds, all working in the same institution. As such, leaders are finding it increasingly difficult to manage a complex workforce effectively.

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4 employee recognition best practices

Achievers

Competition for top talent is intense, and your highly skilled workers are constantly being wooed by recruiters from other organizations. To build a strong company culture and foster employee engagement and alignment, you need to recognize their contributions in a way that makes them feel genuinely appreciated. The acronym R.I.S.E. is a helpful way to summarize these four employee recognition best practices: R: Regular.

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Can Talking About Game of Thrones Nudity At Work Create a Hostile Work Environment?

The HR Capitalist

The answer - as it so often is - it depends. Depends on what's being discussed, with what frequency and of course, who's listening. Damn you, Game of Thrones! I'm up over at Fistful of Talent talking about how topics like Game of Thrones and Tinder could actually make your Harassment Training - gasp - interesting. Go check out that post by clicking here !

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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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What exactly are you trying to learn and what’s required to learn it?

HR Zone

CPD. Development. Learning. What exactly are you trying to learn and what’s required to learn it?

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Overcoming the Fear of Feedback

TalentCulture

Mary considers herself to be a good manager. Whenever one of her employee’s is struggling with an assignment she swoops in to help them put things into order and give pointers. Her company is now introducing a new 360-degree performance management system based on continuous feedback and, as a manager, she’s been encouraged to lead the transition by asking for feedback from her team first.

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How to present a stronger business case to the board

HR Zone

Business. How to present a stronger case to the board.

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10 Awkward Interview Moments: What You Can Learn About Your Candidates

Insperity

Sometimes it’s not what candidates say, but what they don’t say that raises a red flag. Whether it’s an uncomfortable silence, lack of eye contact or myriad other nonverbal cues, how should you assess and move past those faux pas? Here are 10 awkward moments that can reveal truths about your candidates that they’re not telling you. 1. Silence. Have you ever asked a question in an interview only to get a blank stare as a response?

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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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Avoid these 5 InMail “Turn Offs” to Build a Valuable Talent Pipeline

Workology

Some candidates complain that recruiters InMail messages can be an automatic “turn off” on LinkedIn. Today’s recruiters have to be more skilled and socially savvy than ever before, especially to connect with passive talent. Recruiter success often starts with a quality LinkedIn InMail. Here are five easy ways to turn off candidates and how to avoid them; Turn Off #1 – Improper Use of Name or No Name.

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How managers can continue to improve their leadership skills

Ceridian

A big part of culture-building is employee development, but what about executive improvements? It has been about a year since Entrepreneur noted management is “missing the mark,” and while job satisfaction is certainly high, the only way to maintain that is to consistently improve leadership. Hopefully in the last 12 months that has been the case, but there are always ways to get even better.

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Analytics and Engagement Drive Succession Success

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

One of the truest truisms about making mistakes is, “People don’t plan to fail. They fail to plan.” Of course, there are levels to failure. You can fail small, and not much goes wrong. But if you fail on the big things, you put the stability of your organization in jeopardy. That’s why I’m surprised by the results of a global study about leadership development that Korn Ferry commissioned last year.

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The secret about disciplinary investigations that HR professionals won’t tell you

HR Zone

Business. A disciplinary secret HR will never tell you.

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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 (And How) We Focus On Delighting Customers

BambooHR

Delightful experiences. If I were to sum up what I want in my life, it would probably be exactly that. I don’t want fine cuisine because of the food’s nutritional value. I don’t want to travel the world just so I can fill up my passport with stamps. And I don’t want to retire someday […]. The post Why (And How) We Focus On Delighting Customers appeared first on.

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Improving the Video Interview Process for Better Candidate Experiences

TalentCulture

As more companies embrace a globalized workforce, many are seeing video interviewing as a cost-effective and convenient part of the recruitment process. It makes sense. Instead of only pursuing candidates who can physically come into an office, you can use video to reach out to a wider range of applicants early in the process. In fact, the TalentBoard found that, of the 130,000 candidates surveyed overall, more than 25,000 made it to the interview screening stage and 12.9 percent were interviewe

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Talent pipeline management strategy: tips for an effective pipeline

Workable

It has become popular to think of the hiring process as a talent pipeline where importance needs to be given to assuring a regular flow of candidates. Effective talent pipeline management is about having a pool of prospective candidates in place prior to the opening of a new position and a predictable sequence of steps for moving them from sourced to hired.

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The Dark Side of Pay-for-Performance Programs

IO At Work

More financial incentive, more problems? Pay-for-performance incentive programs may increase competition, stress, conflict, and mistrust, and may even lead to good employees leaving the company. Is there a way for organizations to pay for success without these potential pitfalls? [Read More]. The post The Dark Side of Pay-for-Performance Programs appeared first on I/O at Work.

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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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Zero-hours contracts – friend or foe?

HR Zone

Business. Zero-hours contracts – friend or foe?

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How to Get Justin Timberlake to Recognize Your Best Places to Work Award

Quantum Workplace

Looking for a way to celebrate your Best Places to Work award that garners a celebrity shoutout? Take some notes from Aureus Medical Group!

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Are female senior managers really paid less?

HR Zone

Change. Are female senior managers really paid less?

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interview with a children’s entertainer

Ask a Manager

It’s me!! Recently, a reader mentioned that she works as a magician for kids, and I wanted to know more. The reader, Karen Climer, runs this entertainment business for kids , and she graciously agreed to do an interview for us. Here’s the Q&A, and here are some photos of some amazing balloon sculptures she’s done. So you’re a magician for kids!

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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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Use Your Turnover to Know If You Have a Problem

TLNT: The Business of HR

High employee turnover hurts the business bottom line. It’s estimated that the average cost of a lost employee is 38% of the employee’s annual salary. Considering the average income in the U.S. is $50 000 a year, that’s a $19,000 per person.

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4 benefits of offshore sourcing solutions in RPO

Allegis Global Solutions

Offshore sourcing has an important role to play in a successful RPO.

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How to Make the Most of Pre-employment Assessments

HR C-Suite

Does this scenario sound familiar to you? An opening comes up for a key leadership position. Like everyone else you know, you’re not hiring many people these days. So every person you do hire has to be absolutely right. You spend thousands of dollars on executive search services. You bring busy employees into hours upon […].

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