Mon.May 01, 2017

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Everything I Know About Recruiting I Learned from my 70 year old Mother!

The Tim Sackett Project

So, most of you know I’m the President of HRU Technical Resources. Most of you don’t know my Mom is the CEO! She makes sure to point that out to me about once per month! Today is her 70th birthday. While it’s been a while since she’s been on the phone filling requisitions, to this day, she can not turn if off! She started her technical recruiting company in 1990 when almost no women started their own businesses, and it’s been successful every year we’ve been i

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Dear ReWorker: I'm Being Forced to Change an Employee's Performance Rating

Cornerstone On Demand

Dear ReWorker, Performance ratings are due soon, so I filled out the forms and rated my employees based on their performance throughout the year. I gave one employee an outstanding rating as I really think she has met those criteria. I gave her the performance review and the rating, and she was thrilled. Now, my boss is coming back saying I need to adjust the review downward.

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Global Employment Laws: Do You Know Your Stuff?

UpstartHR

Did you know, in some countries it is illegal to email employees after normal work hours? This is just one example of the interesting global employment laws that can catch an unsuspecting employer at an inopportune time. For instance, several years ago I was sending some workers to Saudi Arabia, and we found out at the last minute that we had to abide by the “Saudization” requirement, which forced us to hire local workers to support the contract, even if they were not qualified to do

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ICYMI: How Today's CHROs Are Shaping the Future of Work

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: In today's fast-paced news cycle, we know it's difficult to keep up with the latest and greatest HR trends and stories. To make sure you're updated, we're recapping our most popular articles every month in our " In Case You Missed It " series. Keep reading for April's top stories! 5 Things on the Minds of Today's Most Innovative CHROs Our new CHRO Community series shines a light on some of the most innovative CHROs and their ideas for the future of work.

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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 Rewards And Recognition Help Increase Productivity In Business

Hppy

Retaining employees is fundamental when aiming to boost productivity levels in the office. Recognizing the hard work your team does can have a significant impact on your ROI. Studies emphasize that 78% of workers work harder and with more drive when their efforts are being rewarded. The more you focus on acknowledging your people’s hard work, the better chances you have to keep them happier and more committed to your company’s end goal.

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How To Engage Employees Through Recognition-Rich Meetings – Guest Post

EmployeeConnect

By the time you’ve reached this article, you’ve probably lost count of how many meetings you’ve attended. Like growth-minded employees and leaders who go above and beyond , time is one of the most limited and precious resources for any organisation. Why are needless or dull meetings such a staple around office environments? The numbers portray an alarming reality of today’s productivity – each year, the US economy coughs up an average $37 billion each year in unnecessary meetings.

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if you’re not getting interviews, here’s how to fix your resume and cover letter

Ask a Manager

I did a version of this post in 2012 , and it’s become one of the posts that I link people to most frequently, so I figured it was time to update it. I talk to a lot of people who aren’t getting interviews and who can’t figure out what the problem is. They tell me that they know their resume and cover letter are fine. They often mention that they’ve had people look over their materials and that those people agree that their resume and cover letter aren’t the problem.

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Why Employee Retention Is Important When Hiring Teachers

Spark Hire

Employee retention is a costly issue for any business, but it becomes even more prevalent within schools. A study released in April of 2015 by the National Center for Education Statistics found that 17 percent of new K-12 teachers quit in the first five years. What’s more, a July 2014 report by the Alliance for Excellent Education revealed schools lose between $1 billion and $2.2 billion annually as teachers switch schools or leave the profession entirely.

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Ready for the robots: Survey says job candidates are mostly okay with AI Apps in the application process

Allegis Global Solutions

Artificial intelligence is taking over parts of the recruitment process.

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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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You Should Know Your Employees As Well As You Know Your Customers?

TLNT: The Business of HR

For the first time in history, there are five generations working side by side. This new multi-generational workforce has the potential to pose major challenges for business and HR leaders, and it isn’t likely to go away anytime soon.

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What are the different levels of Services Procurement (also known as SOW) Solutions?

Allegis Global Solutions

Outsourced Services Procurement (SOW) programs can have many variables, but at AGS we offer comprehensive, truly holistic solutions that drive value for clients across multiple levels.

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we have public shamings about how often we say “um” and “uh”

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: Every month, my work has a “pep rally” where the whole staff gets together to highlight what’s going on in each department. My boss, the executive director, has recently decided she wants to cure everyone of using the words “um,” “uh,” and “like” when they are talking. Her idea is that each pep rally, two people will present some sort of five-minute speech on their department and we will all watch and count how many times the person says “um,&

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Hating the Game. Referrals From People Who Just Quit.

The HR Capitalist

John resigned and left a couple of weeks ago. It was on good terms, but you recruited John and feel some of the sting. After all, you needed him in that role and went out and got him. He left you hanging - he left for what he considers a better opportunity before spending a year at your company. Free Agent Nation my #$$. What ever happened to working through the bumps?

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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 Data Needs a Story to Make a Difference

TLNT: The Business of HR

Trying to sell a new idea or program to senior leadership? Or showcase your organization’s features to win a corporate award or land a grant? We’ve all been told that “making the business case” comes down to having good data. But while data is critical, it’s not everything.

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Paycor Hosts First-Ever Partner Forum for Brokers and Advisors

Paycor

As part of our commitment to providing partners with the tools and expertise they need to better serve their clients, Paycor recently held the first ever TECH+ Partner Forum for brokers at our Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Throughout the two-day event, brokers met with Paycor leaders to: Learn cutting-edge technology trends in the HR and payroll industry.

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5 Ways to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellness

Workology

Employees spend more than one third of their day at work – for some it can be as much as two-thirds. That’s at least one meal a day– and the vast majority of their waking hours. Given all of the time we spend at work, employers and employees coming together to create a healthy work environment benefits […] Source.

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Don’t Get Sued for Unpaid Work

Workforce Software

Are your nonexempt employees working compensable hours off the clock? Here are some tips on how your organization can avoid costly lawsuits due to unpaid wages.

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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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Contractors Versus Full-Time Employees – Which Is Right for You?

Workology

Employment has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. The days when someone graduated high school or college and then went to work for the same company until retirement age are now long past. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Managing Millennials in The Workplace: Stop Making It Complicated

SnackNation

Managing Millennials in The Workplace: Stop Making It Complicated. Oh, Millennials. Who are you? What do you want? How can we figure you out? Are you some kind of unicorn? These are the questions that corporate America has been struggling with since the Millennial generation – individuals born roughly between the early 1980s and early 2000s – began entering the workforce in earnest.

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The Surprising Benefits of Hiring Older Talent

HireRight

Employers ignoring the many thousands of highly qualified tenured candidate applying for your open requisition may be denying themselves a great opportunity. Seasoned Baby Boomers seeking to remain or re-enter the workforce offer loyalty, experience, the opportunity to mentor other staff, and numerous other attributes you may not find elsewhere, and probably at a most agreeable price.

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The five kinds of office environments and what they really say about your company

Steve Boese

Caught the news this morning that Apple begun moving employees into its new, futuristic, spaceship-looking, and $5 Billion costing campus in Callifornia last week. The space (or space ship) seems to be by all accounts incredible, (and I suppose for $5B it had better be), and reading the article over and looking at some of the pics of the new Apple campus got me to thinking about the various office spaces that I have worked in or at least have visited in my career.

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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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The Myth of Global Payroll

Ascender

Imagine this: you’re an HR Director managing teams across the world. You have team members in Europe, Australia, and all across Asia while the majority are in the United States. Each team works under different awards and benefits, not to mention the complexities of each locale’s legislative compliance requirements. Add the cultural nuances associated with how people prefer to access their information – and just like that, the myth that is global payroll has been busted.

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Survey: Employees Are Pretty Happy—But Nearly Half Are Thinking About Looking Elsewhere

HR Daily Advisor

According to the annual Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), job satisfaction remains high, with 89% of surveyed employees saying they were satisfied overall with their jobs (38% reported being very satisfied, and 51% somewhat satisfied). Similar levels of employee job satisfaction have been observed in recent years, with a combined 86% of survey respondents reporting satisfaction in the survey released in 2015 and 88% i

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Innovative learning using competencies

HRSG

We often talk about using competencies in business, but what about competencies in education? Competency-based education is becoming increasingly popular in post-secondary education and higher, as.

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Why You Need Digital Signage for Your Brand New Business

Take It Personel-ly

If you are the owner of a brand new business, you know how important it is to make your public feel welcome. One of the best ways you can do this is by making sure that they can easily find their way around when they enter your store. Navori and other top sign makers have … Continue reading Why You Need Digital Signage for Your Brand New Business.

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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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David Zinger talks about Employee Engagement with the Engagement Zone

David Zinger

This interview originally appeared on the Engagement Zone site one month ago. I invite you to read it if you’d like more information about my perspective on employee engagement. David Zinger – CEO of The Employee Engagement Network. We at The Engagement Zone sat down with the CEO of The Employee Engagement Network & Engagement 101 Fellow – David Zinger. .

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NLRA: Court Affirms Confidentiality Agreement Is Unlawful

HR Daily Advisor

Although confidentiality agreements that prohibit employees from discussing their salaries, benefits, or internal disciplinary investigations with other employees may sound reasonable, such policies generally violate federal labor law. A recent decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that a Phoenix hospital’s confidentiality agreement was unlawfully restrictive of employees’ Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

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the etiquette of weddings and work

Ask a Manager

Wedding season is upon us, which means that offices around the country are going to be filled with wedding talk, etiquette dilemmas about gift-giving and invitations, and other wedding-related quandaries. At U.S. News & World Report today, I answer some of the most common questions about weddings and work like these: Can I invite some of my coworkers to my wedding without inviting all of them?

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