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How Bon-Ton Stores Onboards 10,000 New Employees Every Holiday Season Without a Glitch

Cornerstone On Demand

While consumers are just now getting ready to navigate the crowds on Black Friday and spend hours checking off their holiday shopping lists, hiring managers in the retail industry have been prepping for the holiday season as early as summer. This year, retail companies will hire nearly 800,000 seasonal workers. As every retailer knows, a strong workforce is essential to holiday success—if you want to please busy crowds of customers, you need the best people (and a lot of them) helping out behin

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Notes to HR Tech Vendors #7 – Stop It Already With All These Titles!

The Tim Sackett Project

I’ve done a few presentations titled something like, “HR Tech Buyers Guide”, “How to Buy HR Tech”, etc. The presentation is designed for HR and TA practitioners to help them become better buyers of HR Tech. To understand the crap that HR and TA Tech vendors do and say to get you to buy stuff you might not need, want, or will use.

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Measure Training Effectiveness by Results, Not Hours

HR Bartender

Years ago, I attended a training session where the instructor said that he knew participants we’re “getting it” because they started asking questions. It made sense to me. Whether the questions happen during the actual training or after the session, questions can be an informal gauge of training interest. Of course, that’s not the only training metric or measurement.

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3 Questions Small Businesses Should Ask Before Investing in HR Tech

Cornerstone On Demand

When we talk about talent strategy, we're talking about a responsibility full of moving parts. HR professionals are tasked with finding talent to match a business' momentum, which means they are constantly scaling programs up and down, looking back while thinking ahead, and keeping a close eye on the culture and morale of an organization. For large companies, the challenge of doing "talent strategy" well is met by a task force of HR pros.

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The Engagement Engine: Strategies for Building a High-Performance Culture

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

Many companies strive for a positive culture with happy employees. But what if you could achieve more? High-performing cultures are the McLarens of the business world, leaving Camrys in the dust. They unlock exceptional results by fostering innovation, engagement, and continuous growth. In this webinar, we'll demystify the concept and provide practical steps to kickstart the journey toward a high-performing culture in your organization.

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Measure Quality of Hire With These Three Critical Factors

Visier

One of the most valuable performance metrics for recruitment is the quality of each hire made. However, most talent leaders believe they aren’t measuring quality of hire effectively. According to LinkedIn’s 2016 Global Recruiting survey , only 33% of respondents feel that their methodologies are strong, and even smaller, 5% felt “best in class.”. Talent Acquisition analytics are a credible way to measure quality of hire , provided you know the right measures to monitor and you look beyond the da

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How To Improve Interview Questions With Your Mission Statement

Spark Hire

Your company’s mission statement is important to your business and your employees. It helps lay a pathway for you and your team in your day-to-day work as well as guidance for future work. Your company looks towards its mission statement for guidance when making decisions. When considering the great importance of your mission statement, it is key to make sure that any new hire you bring on board understands the company mission and culturally fits within the philosophy of your mission.

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6 Ways Managers Can Improve Team Creativity and Decision Making - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

Watch this video on 6 ways managers can improve team creativity and decision making. In effective group decision making, there needs to be a balancing between what the group leader does and what group members do. This is an important focus in group decision-making strategies that promote positive company culture and outcomes. The key is balancing the leader’s creativity with the group’s creativity to reach the optimal zone.

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Can social media platforms enhance organisational democracy?

HR Zone

Innovation. Performance management. Social. Can social media platforms enhance organisational democracy?

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Here's a Quote To Make You Look Smart About The Relationship Between Technology and Jobs.

The HR Capitalist

"THE FUTURE HAS ALREADY ARRIVED. IT'S JUST NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED YET". --William Gibson. Capitalist Note - This one works no matter what your politics are. Use it to make the non-HR members of your leadership team look pedestrian compared to you. You're welcome. H/T to Steve Boese.

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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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Research Reveals Positive Outcomes from Recognizing Employee Service

Engage2Excel

Research Reveals Positive Outcomes from Recognizing Employee Service.

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New Regulations Redefine Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance

ACA Times

While the nation was preoccupied with the 2016 Presidential Election, Congress was pushing on with more finalized regulations involving the Affordable Care Act. Last month, the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services released a memo detailing their final regulations surrounding the redefinition of short-term, limited duration insurance, as well as other items defined as “excepted benefits.”.

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Office Drama: Putting an End to a Poisonous Climate

WorqIQ

None of us is immune to the effects of office drama at work. It doesn’t matter if it’s self-created or a colleague’s drama that sucks you into its vortex; it’s damaging to the work climate and culture. It also undermines your own morale and work satisfaction. The bottom line is office drama sucks. Read More» The post Office Drama: Putting an End to a Poisonous Climate appeared first on Switch & Shift.

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#WorkTrends Recap: Cyberslacking is a Workplace Epidemic

TalentCulture

Improving employee productivity is a constant struggle. Social media and mobile devices have increased employee distractions and led to a new epidemic in the workplace. Cyberslacking. This is not a word common to many people, but it’s a workplace condition that has become a problem of epidemic measures. According to a Harris Poll for CareerBuilder, it was reported that twenty-four percent of workers admitted they spend at least an hour a day on personal email, texts, and personal calls.

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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 role of feedback in performance management – the conditions for success

HR Zone

People. The role of feedback in performance management.

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Watch Elevate 2016 Presentations On Demand!

BambooHR

Elevate 2016 is officially over, but you can still view the presentations on demand for a limited time! To keep you from getting overwhelmed with all the options, we decided to recommend some attendee favorites: View all the Elevate 2016 presentations on demand for a limited time! Keith Ferrazzi – The Future of Work A […]. The post Watch Elevate 2016 Presentations On Demand!

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Bricks to clicks - how to achieve more effective resourcing through employee profiling

HR Zone

Acquisition. Effective resourcing through employee profiling.

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Why We Must Be So Careful About Where We Spend Our Time

Josh Bersin

Why we must be so careful about where we spend our time… “As William James observed, we must reflect that, when we reach the end of our days, our life experience will equal what we have. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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Why seasonal hiring has no place in your holiday hiring strategy

Ceridian

By Maurice Fernandes, Manager of Employment Brand & Social Media, Ceridian. The truth is, you shouldn’t hire seasonally, you should hire to last. When it comes to talent management tips, we’ve heard it all before: Start recruiting early. Focus in on students and retirees. Use better screening processes. There are about a million articles out there about seasonal hiring and they all seem to re-iterate these same ideas in a similar way.

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3 essential steps for building successful business teams

Insperity

A new year means new projects, new initiatives and new goals. But you likely won’t get much accomplished if you go it alone. You’re going to need a few superstar employees to help you get it all done. But how can you build stellar teams that drive your company to success? Here are three simple rules that will help you create teams that problem-solve and execute as effectively as possible. 1.

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how to disagree with your boss in a meeting

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I have a question about respectfully disagreeing with your boss in meetings. My boss is director of communications for the hospital, but I serve as the spokesperson for media during crises. When something happens, all the leaders, including my boss and me, will meet to make a plan of action. It’s not often I disagree with my boss, but sometimes I do.

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PODCAST - #HRHappyHour 267 - Recruitment Marketing, Branding, and Technology

Steve Boese

HR Happy Hour 267 - Recruitment Marketing, Branding, and Technology. Hosts: Steve Boese , Trish McFarlane. Guest: Jared Nypen, GreatClips. Recorded live at SmashFly Transform in Boston, Massachusetts. Listen to the show HERE. This week on the HR Happy Hour Show, Steve Boese was joined by Jared Nypen , Director of Talent Acquistion for GreatClips, With more than 4,000 franchised salons throughout the United States and Canada, Great Clips is the world’s largest salon brand.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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is it possible to care too much about your job?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My friend and I are both in service jobs (customer service, food service, retail). My friend has had full-time and part-time supervisor positions (one step below management), while I’ve only been a part-time sales associate mostly dealing with customers. Our main unhappiness in our jobs is not with awful customers, but with poor management, awful/stubborn bosses, and managers hiring bad employees.

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What Potential Health Savings Account Expansions Mean for Employers

Paychex

If passed, the Restoring Access to Medication Act, would allow workers to use their flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to buy OTC medications without a prescription. What impact will this have for employers?

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refusing a job duty on ethical grounds, company wants me to show them another employer’s offer letter, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Company wants me to show them another employer’s offer letter. Company A made me an offer. Company B asked me to let them know if I receive any offers while they are waiting on the management team to make a final decision. I emailed Company B and told them that Company A made me an offer. Now Company B is asking to see my offer letter.

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Will 2017 Be the Year of the Employee Experience?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Recognize This! – Trends in HR for the year ahead will emphasize empowerment, the employee experience, and ultimately a more human workplace.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP Have Been Accredited: What This Means For Us

Workology

One of the next major steps in the evolvement of the SHRM Certification process has been completed. As of Tuesday, November 15, SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP exams have been accredited by The Buros Center for Testing, a pronouncement that the HR credentials meet the highest standards in testing. . In a statement released Tuesday, Hank Jackson, SHRM President and CEO said , “HR professionals around the world have embraced SHRM Certification.

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how to initiate a conversation about a project that isn’t going well

Ask a Manager

If you have nagging concerns about how a project on your team is going, don’t wait to raise the topic. Sometimes managers delay these conversations because they want to give their team more room to figure things out on their own, or they figure that they should wait and see how things develop, or they feel awkward about saying “hey, I don’t think this is the quality we need.

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FMLA Notice Requirements: Substitution and ‘Make Up’ Leave

HR Daily Advisor

In previous articles, we covered the four calendar methods for tracking nonmilitary caregiver Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. One way was the variable or rolling method that is used to minimize or avoid the stacking of leave. However, this raises the question of whether or not employees can substitute leave or “make up” FMLA leave.