January, 2021

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Top 10 HR Trends To Help Shape Your 2021 Strategy

15Five

Last year will go down as one of the most infamous years of our lifetime. But we know that where there are challenges, there is also tremendous growth. In typical 15Five fashion, we set out to understand the biggest learnings from 2020 that will impact HR leaders in 2021 and help them prepare for what’s next. After gathering feedback from our network of leaders, academics, and experts, we uncovered a list of ten top HR trends we believe will be crucial for leaders to consider this year, and beyo

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Recruiting Is Top HR Concern in 2021

SHRM Resources

?Recruiting and hiring while the nation struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic is HR professionals' top concern going into 2021, according to new research.Talent acquisition professionals will have their hands full, as unemployment is expected to remain high and a majority of people in the labor force expect to look for a new job despite, or possibly due to, the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19.Online HR resource site XpertHR asked 563 U.S. employers in September 2020 to rate.

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25 HR Conferences & Webinars in 2021

Ongig

In 2020, human resources conferences saw a big disruption as a result COVID-19. Most conferences were forced to move virtual/online which is where we’ll see most HR conferences in 2021. This year is projected to have fewer conferences so we decided to include some human resource webinars to our list. We also added an HR Conference table for a quick reference.

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Top 10 Healthcare & Compliance Blog Posts from 2020

Precheck

Top 10 Healthcare & Compliance Blog Posts from 2020 Jan. 5, 2021. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. As I compile PreCheck’s annual list of most popular blog posts this year, I am reminded of everything that we faced in 2020. In a year that transformed the world via the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, PreCheck and our parent company Cisive focused on providing resources for employers and clients to overcome the challenges presented by the coronavirus.

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Discover the 4 Big Recruitment Challenges for 2024

It’s no secret that today’s hiring market is tough! The constant changes can make it seem impossible for HR leaders, hiring teams, and hiring managers to remain flexible and agile. However, there’s a silver lining amongst all the hiring chaos, as these changes also bring great opportunities and fresh ways for HR leaders to gain that competitive edge in the race for top talent.

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Recruitment Optimization: Making Things Easier

RChilli

Have you ever noticed that when a role opens in your company, how long does it typically take to fill? On an average, it should take only one week. But without technology, the process consumes months to fill a given position and costs heavily.

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my coworker put a magical curse on her boss

Ask a Manager

I am very happy to be starting 2021 with a letter about witchcraft. A reader writes: I am an employee at a gas station. We have been hiring new people to fill a few positions, and I have been asked to train our new members of the team. When I was training one of my new coworkers earlier this week, she said some things that I found very concerning. She is openly very spiritual and told me that at her last job, her manager was “jealous of her spirit” and that she decided to perform a spell on her,

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DOL Clarifies Definition of Independent Contractor

SHRM Resources

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on Jan. 6 clarifying who is an independent contractor versus an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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How remote work is creating a new role for managers

HRExecutive

Given the pandemic-driven shift to remote work, managers have had to be a lot of things in the last year—a source of information, a model of organizational culture, a counselor, even an IT assistant—as employees look to their supervisors to navigate the quickly changing world of work. As more organizations build remote or hybrid work into their long-term strategies, the very role of the manager is being redefined.

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The Post-Pandemic Workplace: How to Onboard New Staff Effectively

TalentCulture

Once the pandemic is behind us, and in what will be a blended work environment, what will be the best way to onboard new staff? Due to the broad repercussions […]. The post The Post-Pandemic Workplace: How to Onboard New Staff Effectively appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Correct & Prevent I-9 Errors: Your 2024 Audit Toolkit

Simplify your I-9 compliance process and minimize the risk of costly fines with WorkBright’s comprehensive audit toolkit. Created in collaboration with employment law experts, this essential two-part guide will help you conduct a thorough internal audit in 2024. The first section outlines a three-step process for ensuring error-free and compliant I-9s, followed by two printable checklists to streamline your audit process.

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Not All Problems Are Problems – 5 Real Problems for Leaders

SHRM

A problem to you is a solution to someone else. Friction and conflict are advantages when they inspire learning, growth, or innovation. You might believe bureaucracy is a problem. But in top-down organizations bureaucracy is a solution. Rules and procedures prevent deviation and congeal power. 5 real problems for leaders: #1. Blaming. Lack of responsibility always results in recurring issues and worsening problems.

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Why Employee Recognition is Important and Key Benefits

Achievers

Employees are struggling with burnout, disconnection, and low morale more than ever before. But there’s a clear solution: recognition. Recognition is the number one ask from employees in this new normal. The vast majority — 82% — wish that they received more recognition. And meeting this desire can have a huge effect on key contributors to your bottom line, like employee engagement and retention.

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I accidentally threw a sandwich and it caused a work crisis

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: OK, this is a ridiculous situation, but it’s also serious and spiralled out of control (we think?) and my coworker and I dug ourselves into a hole by staying silent. Our grandboss is, let’s say, frosty. Elegant, always in glorious suits, not-a-hair-out-of-place Anna Wintour type. Renton is a younger (30ish) lad-type. He’s well known to sneak out for an extra long lunch at the pub to catch mid-week footie and come back after having a couple of pints, etc.

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2021 Recruiting Trends Shaped by COVID-19

SHRM Resources

Last year’s adversities will certainly inform talent acquisition trends in 2021. More companies will adopt virtual recruiting technologies, shift talent attraction efforts to remote candidates, consider internal talent pools, and focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. The best recruiters will take the opportunity to add new skills, adapt as needed and show their value to the organization.

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Your Role in Building Trust on a Remote Team by @KevinEikenberry

Take It Personel-ly

One of the presumed “facts” about working remotely is that trust will be reduced the longer people work remotely. While reduced trust is possible, it isn’t inevitable if people are aware of and take actions to maintain and build trust on a remote team. Here are some things you can do. It Starts With You […].

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THINKING OF CHANGING JOBS?… Jump!!

Brigette Hyacinth

The day I left the comfort of my old job is that day I decided to jump. I was stuck in a dead-end job with a micromanager who kept blocking my attempts to move up. That fateful day, I sat with my resignation letter second guessing myself if I really should do this. I had been planning my exit for months, but it seemed the circumstances were never perfect.

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How to Attract Generation Z Candidates to Your Organization

SHRM

Generation Z is the newest generation to enter the workforce. Ranging in age between 9-24 years old (born between 1997 and 2012), Gen Z is expected to make up a larger percentage of the global workforce than the Boomer generation (24 percent versus 6 percent). With that in mind, how can employers attract Generation Z candidates to their organization?

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Why We Shouldn’t Completely Deride or Discount 2020

TalentCulture

Ask anybody: last year wasn’t ideal. But perhaps we shouldn’t completely discount 2020 just yet. When the ball dropped above Times Square at the very end of 2019, the world […]. The post Why We Shouldn’t Completely Deride or Discount 2020 appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Empowering Managers for Excellence

Speaker: Adri Glover - Head of People, and Mollie Hinz - Sr. People Partner

In the fast-paced world of work, burnout has emerged as a critical issue. Alarming statistics reveal two in five U.S. workers experience feeling burned out. However, the situation is even more dire among managers, with nearly half reporting burnout, often hidden behind their responsibilities and the desire to uplift their teams. Recognizing the severity of this problem is crucial.

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Eight steps to engaging senior leaders with 360 feedback projects

HR Zone

Employees 8 steps to engaging leaders with 360 feedback.

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You’re an Idiot if You Still Check References!

The Tim Sackett Project

One thing really hasn’t changed in hiring in like fifty years. Before we hire someone, in certain higher-up levels within our organizations, we do this little dance. The dance is us asking you for “professional” references, that we must check before we can “officially” hire you, and you giving us such references, which are basically your friends.

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I Binge-Watched Top Chef and Learned 5 Things about Feedback

Evil HR Lady

Managers often find it difficult to give clear, actionable feedback–especially when it’s negative. Almost everyone finds it difficult to take that feedback, but if you want to improve you need to listen. During the 2020 shutdowns, I managed to watch 16 seasons of Top Chef, and while my cooking hasn’t improved, my feedback–giving and receiving–have.

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4 ways organization design can enable the hybrid workplace

HRExecutive

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently shifted the workplace, as it’s become clear that remote work is viable for many workers, and the workforce will not likely go back to the way it was before the pandemic. Gartner research reveals 48% of workers will work remotely at least part of the time after the pandemic, compared with 30% before COVID-19. As remote work increasingly becomes part of the norm, more organizations than ever are adopting the hybrid workforce model.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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The Hybrid Workplace and the Trust Challenge

SHRM

I’ve been thinking about the concept of trust. Being the HR enthusiast that I am, I have pondered and focused on the idea of trust and mistrust when it comes to the workplace. What makes a trusting environment, and how can feelings of trust permeate through company cultures often wrought with staunch traditions and rigidity? What can HR do to help?

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2021 Work Trends: Should We Continue to Be Surprised?

TalentCulture

Over the last ten months, the entire workplace changed as did the expectations of employees and contractors. But not everything that happened last year was a total shock — so […]. The post 2021 Work Trends: Should We Continue to Be Surprised? appeared first on TalentCulture.

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The psychological pandemic: an opportunity for employers to aid recovery

HR Zone

People Don't overlook the psychological pandemic.

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5 Simple Ways to Make Positive Change in 2021

Take It Personel-ly

As 2021 gets off to a new start, finding a way to start fresh is very important. As the prior year had many challenges and negativity, finding a way to change and improve yourself and the world around you is very important. There are five simple ways that anyone could make a positive change in […].

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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The Right Way to Include Your Work Experience on a Resume (With Examples)

The Muse

What experiences should you include? How do you format your experience section? How do you write strong bullet points? What does an experience section look like?

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3 tips for managing long-term remote work in 2021

HRExecutive

Remote work was one of the biggest HR stories of 2020—and it’s not looking like the headlines will be much different this year. As the pandemic rages on, many employers are keeping their workers at home for the time being, and potentially permanently , creating new priorities for HR leaders as we head into 2021. When organizations had to quickly pivot to remote work early last year, HR leaders scrambled to ensure workers had the proper technology, revamp processes to support business operations

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Baby Steps to Better Workplaces

SHRM

Happy New Year to our esteemed SHRM members and to all who value the HR profession. I know you join me in wishing 2021 brings good health and business recovery—and I believe it will, thanks to HR leaders like you. But it’s almost certain that in the coming year (like every year), businesses will lose millions of dollars in productivity and squander top talent because of toxic work environments.