February, 2020

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Employee Recognition by the Enneagram

MTM Recognition

There’s a new topic in social psychology, and you’re probably familiar with it already thanks to Instagram. The Enneagram has become known in recent years as a modern-day Myers-Briggs. Based on the theory of nine distinct personality types, the Enneagram offers a new look at how different personalities respond to situations, interact with one another, and vary based on their positive and negative attributes. .

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Employee Drug Testing: The Benefits of a Drug-Free Workplace

Cisive

With legal marijuana use laws continuing to make traction throughout the U.S., and the perception of a dwindling job applicant pool, some employers are asking if they should continue to conduct screening for marijuana. Some employers are also challenging the entire idea of performing drug testing in their workplaces. Is there still a benefit to having a Drug-Free Workplace Program?

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Top 6 Reasons Why Employees Leave Their Jobs 

BambooHR

Does it feel like you’ve been hosting a lot of goodbye lunches lately? Like there is always a list of positions you are trying to.

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Understanding talent acquisition vs. recruitment in 2020

PeopleStrategy

It’s hard to put a value on talent. While talent is technically a renewable resource (when an employee leaves, they can be replaced), there is no guarantee the new hire will be as strong a contributor to the organization (of course, they could bring even more to the table!). That is why most companies focus on retaining the employees they have. Still, employee turnover is unavoidable, especially in periods of low unemployment and when jobs are plentiful.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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What’s Keeping HR Up at Night in 2020?

HRExecutive

The number of job openings in the U.S. fell from 7.6 million in January 2019 to 6.8 million in January 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Is this an early sign that the talent shortage is dwindling? Maybe. But regardless of what those numbers reflect, HR professionals continue to worry about maintaining a skilled workforce. While the largest decreases occurred in retail trade (139,000 jobs) and construction (112,000 jobs), retaining key talent is HR’s chief concern, according to

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I’ve Done HR But I Don’t Have an HR Job Title [Reader Question]

UpstartHR

One of my favorite things to do is answer reader questions here on the blog. If you have a question you’d like answered (I answer as many as possible!) just shoot a note to ben@upstarthr.com. . Hi Ben, I’m a Business Administration major. I’m in my last year and I’ve chosen 5 Human Resource courses as my electives to assist me with gaining a basic knowledge of the career I want to pursue.

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Can a Star Wars Story Teach Us about Developing Talent? Learn from the Jedi’s “Employee Turnover” Mistakes

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

Anakin Skywalker’s career moves: a lesson learned for employers? Consider his story when building candidate experience and employee engagement strategies.

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The Future of Talent Acquisition

Allegis Global Solutions

Last December talent acquisition leaders gathered in London for the latest in our series of roundtables to discuss the future of talent acquisition and find out how they perceive their own talent acquisition function’s ability, where the pressure points lie, and how it could change for the better.

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How to keep great employees

Hppy

Once you have spent weeks headhunting for staff , you want to keep hold of them. Long-standing employees are great for business. Not only are they great at their jobs but they are also invested in the business, which gives them the incentive to work hard. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep hold of employees. Increasingly, it is becoming more common for people to hop between jobs.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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Does social media hurt or help your recruitment efforts?

HRExecutive

In order for social media to serve as an effective recruitment tool, HR must develop a digital-marketing strategy and positive candidate experience. “If you have a reasonable, frictionless candidate experience, then social media becomes a viable way to reach people,” says Ira Wolfe, president and chief googlization officer at Success Performance Solutions, a national HR-consulting firm.

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can I put running my household on my resume?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’m looking to move out of arts/media, where I’m currently director of a small department, and into business operations, probably looking for director of operations and similar jobs. I’m part of a three-adult-one-child family and act as family CFO/COO/HR, and I’d like to reference that experience when I’m applying for jobs.

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To Access the Data Goldmine, Workforces Need to Be Data Literate

TalentCulture

We are in the midst of a data revolution. Businesses and organizations across all sectors collect, store and analyze huge amounts of information. However, they often struggle to realize data’s full potential. According to a recent report from Accenture, Closing the Data Value Gap, only 32% of business executives surveyed said that they’re able to create tangible and measurable value from data.

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10 Truths about Employee Experience that Matter to Your Business Now

Human Resources Today Submitted Articles

What does it take to build consumer grade employee experiences inside your organisation? What should it look like? How do you measure it?

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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It’s Nice To Be Important, But It’s More Important To Be Nice!

Brigette Hyacinth

For far too long, being nice has been mistaken for being weak. In reality, niceness is an necessary quality of leadership for the world we’re living in. It has become so rare that when someone does a kind act or goes out of their way to be nice to someone, it goes viral on social media. Being nice doesn’t mean you can’t make hard decisions or stand up to difficult people, it just means you are respectful, kind, and show empathy to your employees.

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6 pros and cons of using artificial intelligence in your hiring process

HR Morning

Technology has had a massive impact on the hiring process, especially artificial intelligence. From providing access to candidate profiles to making it easier to post job applications on different platforms, modern technology has helped make recruiting more efficient and effective than ever. Let’s face it, though – even with the access that websites like Glassdoor and LinkedIn provide, the hiring process can still be strenuous for everyone involved.

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Diversity and inclusion: Waking up to your privilege to help tackle unconscious bias

HR Zone

Culture Diversity and inclusion: Wake up to your privilege.

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intern signs emails with “stay gold,” can I wear black jeans to a job interview, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Intern uses “stay gold” as her email sign off. There’s an intern at my office who signs off all her emails with “Stay gold.” For example, an email from her might read, “Thanks for sending me the TPS reports! Stay gold, Jane.” I asked her about it and she confirmed it’s from the quote “Stay gold, Ponyboy” from the book The Outsiders.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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#WorkTrends: Email Still Matters: Etiquette for Today’s Users

TalentCulture

Here’s a term for you: email brick. It’s that dense blob of text in an email that starts at the top and doesn’t come up for air until the end. No line breaks, paragraphs or bullet points, and often, no readers. We tend to avoid reading those emails, eyeing them warily and opting to get back to them later. Much of the time, we don’t. When #WorkTrends host Meghan M.

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Carnival of HR – Happy 13th Anniversary Edition!

Robin Schooling

Thirteen years ago today (2/21/2007) the first Carnival of HR blog post was published. A blogging carnival (which in the pre-Instagram stories and TikTok days was quite the thing!) is a social media ‘gathering’ when a blog owner hosts and invites other bloggers to participate and contribute posts around a common theme – i.e., in this case, human resources.

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5 Marketing Strategies to Promote Company Culture and Attract Top Talent

Bonusly

Recruitment is part Marketing, part HR/People Ops, and entirely about bringing in the best people to build a stronger company. When evaluating marketing strategies, however, it's not always clear what benefits the top talent is looking for or how to best communicate the great things about your company’s culture. Poor culture is a pain point that comes up again and again.

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6 Ways to Turn Rejected Candidates into Employer Brand Ambassadors

TalentLyft

Rejecting candidates in a thoughtful manner is not just a decent thing to do - it can also boost your employer brand. You turn down 99% of your candidates. Don’t miss the opportunity to turn them into eager employer brand ambassadors! Read More.

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Are There Gaps in Your HR Policies?

Putting the right HR policies in place can help your organization grow smoothly and help your company culture thrive. Use this essential HR checklist to cover the basics and make sure there aren’t any gaps in your HR functions.

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Relationship Skills Are the Key to Employee Engagement

Jason Lauritsen

Years ago, I was lucky to somehow find and read the book Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott. The title alone was enough to pull me in. Crucial conversations is one thing, but fierce? That’s next level. What I thought I was going to find were lessons on how to have different or better conversations. And, while there is some of that in the book, it’s soooo much more than that.

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The Ultimate Guide: 17 Badass Ways to Set Your B2B LinkedIn Lead Generation on Fire!

Imaginasium

Wanna be the top sales team in your industry, generating so many leads you make everyone else jealous, closing deals like it’s no big deal? I’m guessing that you are competitive like most salespeople. We’re here to help you on your lead-generation journey. And for sure, there are nearly countless ways, of varying success, to generate leads: Direct mail Webinars Email list rental (use legitimate databases or risk your email/domain being blacklisted) Content marketing using SEO Networking events W

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Continuous Listening: How to Strengthen Employee Communication

TalentCulture

This is the first in a two-piece guest series on Continuous Listening. Human Resources departments own many responsibilities that directly contribute to the overall success of a company. According to Sari Levine Wilde, managing vice president of Gartner, “The businesses that are successful today and in the future, will be those that win when it comes to talent…This means helping employees build critical skills and developing employees into leaders.

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Matters of Life and Death: Cyber Security and Medical Devices

Symantec

Concerns about the vulnerabilities of medical devices to cyber attacks are spurring a new focus on the need to protect patient safety, data and hospital systems

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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Learning the Art of Giving Constructive Feedback

Bonusly

Workplace and workforce management are without a doubt some of the most challenging aspects of running a business, and a major factor is engaging employees through constructive feedback. Highly Engaged employees are 3.3x more likely to feel like they receive adequate feedback for their role and contributions than Actively Disengaged employees. –Bonusly's 2019 Engagement and Modern Workplace Report.

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Mentors, sponsors, and coaches are critical to career development

HR Morning

How Much Support Do You Really Need to Get Ahead? When it comes to career development, what gives you a leg up over your peers? Extra hours in the office? Consistent performance? The sheer luck of being in the “right place at the right time”? What if getting ahead at work means having the right support around you ? Three in four executives responding to a recent survey said having a mentor has been critical to their careers, helping them to grow, learn, and excel at their profession.

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3 Employment Screening Trends to Know Before You Hire in 2020

SHRM Resources

?Compliance will be front and center for organizations that conduct pre-employment background checks in 2020. Experts believe that the number of class-action lawsuits brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for technical errors will increase; more states and cities will pass ban-the-box laws, salary-history bans and marijuana screening limitations; and federal and state regulators will direct more scrutiny toward the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the screening process.

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