January, 2015

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What’s Your Trust Building POV?

The People Equation

'Welcome to Trust-Building Thursday, a new series on The People Equation. Each month, we’ll explore trust in the workplace and offer practical tips for building trust with your boss, colleagues, peers and team members. You can see other installments of the series here. When I was sixteen, my family moved across the state. It was the first time we’d ever moved; it was a leap of faith on my parents’ part that we would all adjust to our new surroundings.

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The Importance of Tracking Recruiting Data

Spark Hire

'When your line of business is in staffing, it is of utmost importance to know what works and what doesn’t. In staffing, there is no time to flounder around, not knowing what has made you successful in the past. One of the best ways for any staffing business to understand what works is by tracking your recruiting data. . Best Known Methods (BKM ’s).

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I want to leave without notice but feel guilty about my coworkers

Ask a Manager

'A reader writes: I work in an industry normally noted for its stability, although our location has seen 10 people in my position leave in less than two years since current management took over. (For reference, full staff for us is 10). I am scheduled for an interview with another firm later this week and am confident it will go well and I can become number 11.

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The Pipeline and Millennials—More Secrets of Long-Term Staffing

HR Daily Advisor

'In yesterday’s Advisor , Miranda Nash shared three of her five secrets to prioritizing long-term staffing needs; today, the final two secrets along with some analysis from Nash. Nash, who is the president of Jobscience and has worked as a hiring manager, entrepreneur, and C-suite executive, wrote the following in an article published on HR.BLR.com ®. 4) Build a pipeline.

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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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5 Pre-Employment Test Trends You Need to Know About

TLNT: The Business of HR

'The year 2014 was a great one for job growth. December alone added 252,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent. American economist Mark Zandi predicts that “At the current pace of job growth, the economy will be back to full employment by early 2016.”. That means that 2015 will be a busy year for hiring managers and HR leaders. (more…).

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Weekly Must Reads: Is Your Boss a Sadist?

Cornerstone On Demand

'The week’s top stories about workplace culture and behavior. Feeling like your boss is out to get you isn't uncommon, and new research from the University of British Columbia just might confirm that hunch. The research reveals that psychopathic people are four times more concentrated in corporate senior executive roles than their existence overall.

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Recruit Like Dave [VIDEO]

Spark Hire

'If you work in the staffing and recruiting industry, you know how competitive the culture can be. Fierce. In Spark Hire’s new video “Recruit Like Dave,” we illustrate how Spark Hire’s video interviewing platform can help staffing and recruiting professionals beat the competition to achieve greatness. “Recruit Like Dave” is a character-driven David and Goliath comedy about a high-powered boss, his know-it-all assistant, and a neglected recruiter, Dave Johnson.

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Quick Shots for #HR and Business Pros – #Wellness Edition

HR Bartender

'I’ve always been a work hard, play hard kind of girl. Sometimes though, I must admit, I feel that the scales tip a bit more into the “work hard” category and I have to remember the importance of taking time for myself. It’s not only about making time for relaxing and having fun, but it’s good for my health. A recent survey from GuideSpark found a big disconnect between wellness programs and employee participation.

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5 Secrets for Effective Long-Term Staffing

HR Daily Advisor

'In an article published on HR.BLR.com® , recruiting expert Miranda Nash emphasized the importance of long-term staffing and provided 5 tips on how to handle it effectively. Nash is the president of Jobscience and has worked as a hiring manager, entrepreneur, and C-suite executive, positions that have given her a thorough knowledge of the art of recruiting.

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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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A Candidate Bill of Rights? Good HR Pros Can Handle Applicants Right

TLNT: The Business of HR

'Back in November 2010, Monster.com asked me to write a post on a hot topic at that time — a “ Candidate Bill of Rights.” Needless to say, I’m not a huge fan of a Candidate Bill of Rights. I’m a capitalist and believe in a free-market system of HR and recruiting, and back in 2010 (remember those days?) we had candidates coming out of our ears.

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3 Ways To Engage Each Age Group At Work

ClearCompany HRM

'What group of professionals based on generational age do you think is the most engaged in the workplace? If you guessed the very young and the older age groups, you were right. A recent survey by Quantam Workplace identified the most and least engaged groups in the workplace based on age. Among the most engaged were young Millennials under the age of 25 and Baby Boomers over the age of 66.

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How Wearable Sensors Measure Employee Happiness and Productivity

Cornerstone On Demand

'When Bank of America discovered a disparity in its call center productivity, it tried a novel problem-solving approach: outfitting employees with personal sensors. Developed by Ben Waber , MIT Media Lab alum and CEO of Sociometric Solutions , the wearable sensors are packed into an ID badge and measure social interactions in the workplace — such as how much employees move and converse throughout the day.

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12 Quirky Ways to Build Company Culture

ExactHire

One of the most powerful employee woo-ing tactics a company can use is maintaining a unique and rewarding organizational culture. Everyone loves a good story, and as brands compete to stand out from the landslide of content that is posted everyday, traditional storytelling has once again become one of the more effective techniques for converting prospects into customers and engaging job seekers to apply for jobs.

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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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Your 5-Day Plan to Learning Instagram

HR Bartender

'The next post in our “5-Day Plan” series focuses on Instagram. If you haven’t checked out the other posts in our series, you can find them here: Your 5-Day Plan to Learning Twitter. Your 5-Day Plan to Learning LinkedIn. Your 5-Day Plan to Learning Pinterest. Now, depending upon your age, you might be wondering why we should pay attention to Instagram.

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Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Up 25%

ACA Times

Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) data shows enrollment gains in all states, according to the Department of Health and Human Services , with more than 10.1 million additional Americans covered compared to two years ago. That is a 17.5% increase over the average monthly enrolment in 2013, prior to the opening of enrolment in the federal marketplace , the agency reported.

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Four New Ban-the Box Laws Became Effective This Year

TLNT: The Business of HR

'By Philip L. Gordon and Zoe M. Argento. With the start of 2015, new ban the box laws became effective in Illinois, the City of Chicago, and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. Ban the box laws prohibit questions about an applicant’s criminal background on employment applications and often include additional restrictions on inquiries by employers into criminal history.

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Cleaning House? Here’s How C-Player EEs Can Help

ClearCompany HRM

'Talent acquisition and talent management are all about the A-player. Sure we’ll take the B-Player, but when you really ask the hiring manager who they want on their team, nobody says “I’ll take an average employee, thank you very much.” Enter the C-player, a bit of a misnomer for executive America, since there are very few performers below the C-player; if we were using elementary school grading they’d probably get closer to a “D”.

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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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6 Essential Elements of a Killer Career Page

Cornerstone On Demand

'With national unemployment at its lowest level in six years and employee confidence at a new high , now is the time for employers to get serious about how they're appealing to job seekers — particularly though the careers page. Beyond just a list of open positions, a careers page is an opportunity to highlight your company's people, culture and what sets it apart from other businesses.

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Speaking With Passion – Job Seekers Can Learn From The Seattle Seahawks

ExactHire

Well, the Super Bowl matchup is set. And although my hometown team took quite the proverbial…uh…kick in the face (is that a proverb?), I believe the two best teams from the 2014 season are headed to Phoenix. I’m still trying to purge the Colts-Patriots game from my memory and extract foot from mouth. The Packers-Seahawks game was obviously the best matchup of the two.

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Corporate Culture Must Enable Organizational Success

HR Bartender

'I think we all understand the importance of corporate culture. But do we understand the purpose? That was another big takeaway during the 2014 Great Place to Work conference. Culture must serve a purpose. And that purpose must translate into organizational success. For example, if the organizational culture is fun…that’s great…but how does a fun culture translate into success for the business?

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Restaurant Skills (Hint: They Last a Lifetime)

UpstartHR

'This post brought to you by National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The content and opinions expressed below are that of upstartHR. Over the past few months we have discussed restaurant skills and the impact they can have on someone’s long-term career options. We have also covered some amazing topics within the restaurant industry, and I hope you have learned as much as I have about the variety of career opportunities available.

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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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SimplyHired’s Top Employer Brands: Interesting, But Not Your Typical List

TLNT: The Business of HR

'Job search engine SimplyHired has come up with a way to measure the interaction between job seeker and employer job postings — their Employer Brand Index. The result of a complex mining of job seeker behavior and statistical adjusting, the Index is actually a ranking of employers in seven broad industry groups: automotive, entertainment, financial services, health care, insurance, technology, and transportation.

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Nobody Puts Onboarding in a Corner

ClearCompany HRM

'Within the first six months of a new job, 86% of employees decide whether they’d like to stay or search for a different job. Aberdeen Group finds that an additional 69% of new employees are likely to maintain a job for at least three years if the HR, managers and IT crews perform welcoming employee onboarding.

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The Case for Sharing — and Understanding — Human Capital Metrics

Cornerstone On Demand

'Ask most companies to define their most important asset and they’ll tell you it’s something intangible: humans. Yet when evaluating a given company's worth, investors still rely on performance metrics that largely ignore an organization's brainpower. Think about the problem this way: A low turnover rate sounds like a good quality for any company, right?

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Don’t Hire A Liar – Reference Check Tips

ExactHire

Have you ever looked at a resume and wondered if it was too good to be true? Unfortunately, sometimes that is a legitimate question. Honesty is always the best policy. This not only applies to personal life, but to professional life as well. Recruiters have limited time to review resumes, so applicants need to convey positive attributes and display themselves in the best light possible on that piece of paper; however, lying–or even exaggerating–is unacceptable.

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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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Manage Payroll Taxes: Have Essential Time and Attendance Reporting

nettime solutions

'Time and attendance reports can help payroll managers reconcile the amount of payroll taxes withheld and owed. In which case, double-checking is essential. But if you are still using paper-based timesheets , your manual time and attendance reports may be wrong. With an advanced time and attendance system, you can create Excel spreadsheets or PDF reports that seamlessly integrate into your payroll systems.

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SCOTUS Leaves Oklahoma Out of ACA Case

ACA Times

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to include Oklahoma in the King v. Burwell case that will decide whether residents of 37 states can receive federal subsidies to buy Affordable Care Act health insurance through the federal exchange. Without comment, the high court rejected the request by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to bypass review of his state’s case by a federal appeals court and combine it with the Virginia case the court has accepted for review.

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Hiring Wisdom: A New Job Is a Really Big Deal – For Them AND You

TLNT: The Business of HR

'Whether it’s a first job, the tenth job, or a promotion (even a lateral one), a new job is a big deal. That’s why a new employee’s first day is the perfect opportunity for you, as the manager, to leverage the power of first impressions and ensure the company gets a positive ROI on the time and money it took to recruit, select, and train your new hire.