August, 2015

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At What Age Are Millennials Ready to Lead?

The People Equation

m a sponsored blog partner with Spherion (a staffing and recruiting organization) and am participating in the release of findings from Spherion’s Emerging Workforce® Study (EWS). All opinions are mine. When are employees ready to step into leadership roles? Although there is no definitive “right” answer to that question, it’s one that employers increasingly grapple with.

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Why Your Coworker May Be Your Best Mentor

Evil HR Lady

A mentor is a valuable thing. Having someone that wants to help you succeed in your career and can help coach you through it can make the difference between being stuck at entry level and climbing up the corporate ladder. When we look for a mentor, we often look for people who are leaders in the industry. You stalk the person on LinkedIn and hope to find a way into this leader’s life.

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10 Reasons Why Your Best Employees Quit

HR Daily Advisor

By Rakesh Singh. Are all your best, most efficient employees gradually leaving your organization? Is there a pattern that seems to be in motion? If the answers to these questions is Yes, you need to reconsider the internal workings of the company, and a whole lot of other things besides. An organization’s employee turnover is a reflection of the number of employees that leave the company during a certain period of time.

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3 Ways to Make Exit Interviews More Effective

Cornerstone On Demand

Exit interviews are a double-edged sword: Your company desperately wants information from departing employees about how to improve, but employees have little motivation to provide complete, honest reasons for their departure. You can promise up one side and down the other that you'll keep individual answers confidential, but the person is unlikely to believe that his former manager won't find out if he says, “I'm leaving because my manager is a jerk."

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HR Playbook: How Paycor Helps You Manage Compliance Risk

There are few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. Changing compliance laws. Keeping up is a full-time job many companies can’t staff. That’s why finding the right HR provider is critical. Learn how Paycor helps you stay ahead. Download the guide today!

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5 Things to Ask when Receiving a Job Order

Spark Hire

The key thing that top recruiters do in order to be successful is to ask the right questions early on. When you receive a job order, it is essential to ask the right questions in order to identify the best talent for your client. There are five key questions that you should be asking whenever you are receiving a new job order: 1. What are you looking for? Of course, it is important to get a job description for the open position.

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That’s Recruiting Legitimacy With Perpetual Balance

TalentCulture

“Apollo was astonished. Dionysus thought me mad. But they heard my story further. And they wondered, and were sad. Looking down from Olympus. On a world of doubt and fear. Its surface splintered. Into sorry Hemispheres…”. Rush , Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres. It’s like getting hit on via an online dating site, professionally speaking, of course. A recruiter digs your LinkedIn profile, he sends you a LinkedIn InMail, which is followed by LinkedIn connection request.

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Is it possible to go DIGITAL…

New to HR

The future of your organisation is paperless, executed completely online by the grace of digital advancements. While HR’s focus must remain people-centered though, is it possible to go completely digital while remaining personal? Most of our recruiting is done online, and a growing proportion of interviews are being conducted over the internet too.

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Do You Work In HR? You Should Know What the Future of HR Technology Looks Like

HR Daily Advisor

By Rakesh Singh. The field of human resources has lately been the subject of numerous studies in the hope of using technology to make HR function better. Companies are blending technology into all aspects of the employee life cycle. This includes hiring, interviewing, training, and developing an employee. For example, Heineken filmed a unique recruitment process and screened it for their existing employees.

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People Analytics 101 with Josh Bersin

Cornerstone On Demand

Analytics is the new buzzword in talent management, but that doesn't mean it's the new reality. For all of the business insights HR data promises to provide—predicting performance, boosting engagement, improving succession—there are as many questions about how to implement a data program in the first place.

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Reworked CONNECT - Empowering the Modern Workforce | May 10-12, 2023, Austin, TX

Speaker: Kristine Dery, Professor of Work, Technology and Innovation, and Academic Research Affiliate at MIT-CISR; Dion Hinchliffe, Chief Technology Officer at Constellation Research

Reworked CONNECT is a must-attend conference for HR professionals looking to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving world of work. See the latest trends, technologies, and strategies powering today's most successful workplaces. Secure your conference pass today!

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How to Sell Older Clients on Newer Recruiting Technology

Spark Hire

In today’s technologically advanced world, it can seem almost impossible that any recruiter would have clients who are not on board with newer recruiting technology, such as video interviews. However, this can be the case with many older clients who seem to think that what has always worked, will still work. Do not be discouraged – it is possible to sell these “old-school” clients on newer recruiting technology! Explain the time it saves. Who doesn’t want to save time?

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How To Build a Solid Pipeline Of Great Candidates

TLNT: The Business of HR

As president and founder of a staffing firm that’s celebrating 20 years in business, I’ve experienced first-hand the ups and downs of the recruitment market. A consistent challenge all firms face — regardless of economic conditions — is finding enough qualified candidates to effectively fill our clients’ needs. Nothing is more frustrating for your recruiters, sales staff or managers than to see a great client opportunity wasted due to lack of quality and quantity in your candidate database.

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How to Prep Your Candidates For Their First Video Interview

ClearCompany HRM

More than ever, candidates want to use the technology they’re surrounded by to better their lives, and the hiring process is no exception. Around 51% of best-in-class companies use video -enabled applications. This suggests interviewing with video will be an inevitable advancement in recruitment technology. But that doesn’t necessarily mean your candidates are familiar with this facet of corporate technology just yet.

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Beyond Compensation: How to REALLY Motivate Employees

Compensation Today

Jessica Miller-Merrell, blogging4jobs Although we know compensation is the number one reason people leave companies, pay isn’t the only factor in employee engagement. Pay meets the basic need, but what comes next? The truth is, there’s a science to motivation that really works and it’s backed by proven research and psychology. It might seem like motivating employees isn’t, or shouldn’t, be that complicated, but anyone who has ever attempted to motivate their team knows just how tough it can be.

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Secrets to the Switch: Choosing the Best HR Software in 2023

Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Join Patrick Sayers, president of Newcastle Research, to learn the biggest mistakes to avoid when switching your HR software and gain insights into the most important things companies consider on the path to a successful HR technology strategy.

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Is it possible to go DIGITAL…

New to HR

The future of your organisation is paperless, executed completely online by the grace of digital advancements. While HR’s focus must remain people-centered though, is it possible to go completely digital while remaining personal? Most of our recruiting is done online, and a growing proportion of interviews are being conducted over the internet too.

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Why LinkedIn Tapped Its Interns to Disrupt HR

Cornerstone On Demand

When people think of HR, "sexy" probably isn't the first adjective that comes to mind (except for me, of course). While the industry involves some fascinating, trending topics—like the gig economy , office perks and making work meaningful —most people tie HR to compliance over creativity. But one company may have found a solution to reinvigorating the reputation of HR.

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How to Collaborate with Busy Clients

Spark Hire

Today, hiring managers seem to be busier than ever. Getting in touch with managers regarding their needs and submitted candidates can become quite the challenge, even for experienced recruiters. It’s time that recruiters take advantage of newer technology in order to better collaborate with busy clients with ease, which can help to maintain strong relationships.

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Great People Practices Every Business Can Borrow from Pixar

TLNT: The Business of HR

We’ve all heard about the enviable amenities provided to employees at companies like Pixar. Among my own clients, I’ve heard sighs from leaders who lament a lack of resources for such luxuries. But an organization doesn’t need to be a multi-billion dollar company in a creative industry to leverage the best practices modeled by Pixar. With commitment and imagination, you can implement the following five culture improvements on a modest budget. Insist on collaboration.

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Creating Benefits Flexibility Your Employees Will Value

Speaker: Alex Anderson - Total Rewards Strategist at Lockton Companies | Leo Tokar - President, People Solutions and Partner at Lockton Companies

Join two total rewards experts, Alex Anderson and Leo Tokar, for an in depth discussion on how your organization can implement transparent and flexible benefits and compensation plans.

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5 Tips to Make Text Messaging an Effective Recruitment Channel

ClearCompany HRM

Recruitment Messaging

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Understanding Global Cultures – Keeping Square Pegs Out of Round Holes

HRchitect

Written by: John A. Hinojos With the changes in technology and the world’s economics, HR technology selections and implementations are relying more and more on teams from various parts of the world. Dealing with Global Teams can be challenging. There are multiple areas where a global team can go off track during the process of.Read More » The post Understanding Global Cultures – Keeping Square Pegs Out of Round Holes appeared first on HRchitect.

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NLRB Changes the Joint-Employer Standard, Increased Bargaining Power for Temp Workers

HRWatchdog

NLRB issues new joint-employer decision. In a 3-2 decision involving a California employer, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) “refined” the standard it will use for determining joint-employer status. The highly watched decision signifies a departure from the long-standing joint-employer test previously used by the NLRB. This decision may impact businesses that outsource, contract for labor, use temp workers, have franchise relationships, or have other alternative work arrangements.

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Why You Need a New Strategy for Retaining Female Talent

Cornerstone On Demand

There are big changes coming to American companies. While many business leaders look to the economy for trends and forecasts — closely following any promising signs as we recover from the 2008 crisis — there's another change brewing right under their noses. And it doesn't take knowledge of the stock market to understand. The change is a massive shift in workplace demographics.

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Onboarding Retrospective - A Different Path to Better Onboarding Experiences

Speaker: Carrie Missele - Practice Lead, Learning and Development at Inspirant Group

In this webinar, Carrie Missele will walk you through the process of developing an effective onboarding program that leads to a happy a happy new hire!

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A Recruiter’s Guide to Sourcing in a Tough Candidate Market

Spark Hire

Recruiting in a tough candidate market can be quite the challenge for any recruiter. After you’ve exhausted your database, weeded through hundreds of resumes sent in via your posting, and sourced the job boards dry, it’s time to reevaluate and start thinking about what you haven’t done. . Reach out to the “Friendlies ”. If you haven’t already done so, go back through your database in search of candidates with the skill set you are looking for who you have placed recently.

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HR Basics: How Long Does a Background Check Really Take?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Conducting background checks on a perspective employee is a crucial part of any hiring process. Employment screening can take anywhere from one to five days in most cases. This often depends on the type of background check an employer is running and myriad other circumstances. While many employers want the quickest possible turnaround, it is more important to be both thorough and accurate.

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Why Employers Are Wrong About What Employees Want

ClearCompany HRM

Talent Management System

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Workplace 2025: Five Forces, Six New Roles and a Challenge to HR

Visier

In September 2013, top HR leaders undertook a voluntary and collective effort to envision the HR profession in 2025. They conducted interviews, focus groups, reviews of published findings and drew upon their significant personal experience through CHREATE (The global Consortium to Reimagine HR, Employment Alternatives, Talent, and the Enterprise). Their findings included five forces shaping the future of work and organizations, and six necessary roles.

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What You Really Need to Know to Build an Effective Global Hiring Strategy

Speaker: Carrie Corbin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Hope Leigh Marketing Group

Join Carrie Corbin, Global Workplace Executive, Strategist, and Consultant, for this discussion on some of the most common questions around building a global hiring and attraction strategy.