September, 2018

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Overcome Your High Performer Bias to Improve Your Whole Team

TLNT: The Business of HR

Everyone loves high performers? — ?hot shots who deliver exceptional work on a regular basis are unique.

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Recruiters Need to Drive Talent Acquisition Into the Future—Here's How Data Can Help

Cornerstone On Demand

Recruiters: When was the last time you stopped and thought about why you do something the way you do? Often, you don't usually pause to think about the "why" because talent acquisition is often viewed as an administrative function. The status quo is to keep the gears turning—candidates come in and you make hires. But this static approach isn't doing you any favors, says Kyle Lagunas , research manager for the emerging trends and technologies in the talent acquisition and staffing practice at I

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25 Teambuilding Activities That Actually Interest Workers

HR Daily Advisor

The term “teambuilding” often elicits groans and eye rolls from employees. Many workers see them as unwelcome interruptions in already packed workdays, thinking that these feel-good activities have little value and serve no real purpose. While you can’t help that people may have these perceptions, you can help show them that their thoughts on teambuilding may be misguided.

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The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you on a range of topics important for talent leaders. We took a look through some of the best articles published this past week for staffing and corporate recruiters and posted them below. The following articles focus on how to give seasonal hires a good candidate experience, why AI can making recruiting more human, whether or not psychometric testing works when hiring, and more.

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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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Infographic: 5 Reasons Why Employee Retention is So Difficult - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

Why is employee retention so difficult? Well, times have changed. Gone are the days when companies held complete control and employees would remain with the same company for their entire career. Download the PDF version. THE AGE OF THE EMPLOYEE. We have entered the age of the employee where talent rises to the top, and job opportunities and technology give employees control over their career path more than ever.

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ADP Unveils One Of The More Exciting HCM Systems I’ve Seen. And More

Josh Bersin

Most of you probably think ADP is kind of an old payroll company, focused primarily on small businesses. Boy, are you wrong. ADP, in fact, is the world’s first ever cloud-based HCM company (the ADP payroll is a cloud system), and the company is more innovative than ever. I just attended ADP’s latest half-day analyst. Read more» The post ADP Unveils One Of The More Exciting HCM Systems I’ve Seen.

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The Gig Economy is Coming: Here Are 3 Strategies for Managers

Cornerstone On Demand

This article was originally published on Forbes.com, under Jeff Miller's Forbes Human Resources Council column. We've entered a new wave of work that has nothing to do with robots. The gig economy is here. In recent years, “gigging" has moved beyond the realm of Uber, TaskRabbit and their ilk, quickly permeating every industry. And, by some reports, more than 50% of the workforce will be freelance within the next decade.

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Stop Calling Recruiting "Talent Acquisition."

Allegis Global Solutions

It’s widely considered a best practice in recruiting to use job titles that are consistent with market conventions and candidate expectations. If you’re trying to hire an accountant, for instance, calling the position a “General Ledger Specialist, Accruals & Reporting” (what one of my employers called the poor bastards balancing the books and budget), while very specific and somewhat sexy, is not likely to yield a whole lot of passive candidates or even active applicants.

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my office has a mandatory feelings chart

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I work in an office of a large company. The work my team does is often stressful, so sometimes staff morale suffers. The managers of my team have created a feelings chart that has giant emoji representing various levels of being happy, stressed, and angry. There are stickers of all our names that we’re meant to put next to the emoji representing how we’re feeling about work at the start and end of the day.

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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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8 Recruitment Strategies to Attract the Best Talent

TalentLyft

Implementing these 8 recruitment strategies will help you attract and hire the best talent. The current job market is extremely competitive. A strong and planned recruitment strategy can help you stand out of this competition. Read More.

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How To Be More Successful At Recruiting

Hppy

Over my three-decade career, I have had the opportunity to work with many HR teams. Overall, if I had to grade HR’s effectiveness in bringing in the talent necessary for long-term success, I’d give them a mixed review. Even though many HR pros would argue that one of their key roles is recruitment, my observation is that HR teams tend to focus more on the administrative aspects of the role — managing payroll and benefits, coordinating training and development plans, ensuring compliance, and admi

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Talent Management In Japan: A Different Perspective

Josh Bersin

This week I had the opportunity to spend a few days in Tokyo, speaking at the BizReach (a fast-growing recruitment platform in Japan) Future of Work Summit. As I met with a variety of CHROs and other. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Here Are 3 Ways to Foster a Learning Mindset At Your Company

Cornerstone On Demand

This article was originally published on Forbes.com, under Jeff Miller's Forbes Human Resources Column. In 12 years, most of our jobs won't exist. According to McKinsey , between 400 million and 800 million jobs will be gone by 2030. A version of them might remain, but as technologies like artificial intelligence and automation gain momentum, it's safe to say we've reached an inflection point (as we did in the dot-com era) around the kind of work we do.

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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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Public Speaking for Recruiters: 3 Key Notes for Success.

Allegis Global Solutions

Public speaking consistently ranks at or near the top of the list of professional and personal phobias, and truth is, it can be kind of scary.

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Recruiter vs hiring manager: Who is really responsible for hiring?

Workable

When a new hire turns out to be a star employee, both the recruiter and the hiring manager can pat themselves on the back for their brilliant choice. Conversely, a bad hire raises questions: who was responsible for selecting that candidate? Put differently – because hiring shouldn’t become a blame game – who needs to improve their recruiting tactics next time?

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coworker asked me to pose topless, how do I stop people from offering condolences, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. My coworker asked me to pose topless for an “anatomy textbook” I work part-time in a small sales office of about 10 people. About a month ago, one of my coworkers approached me about doing a project for his graduate program at a local university. It was for some sort of anatomy textbook or similar: it would be a photo of my breasts with my face not in the photo for the textbook.

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How To Turn Anger Into A Hug 

Hppy

Most cultures I know strive to get things right, and this is an admirable goal on which to mould employee behaviour. But most organizations don’t always get it right the first time; unintended mistakes sometimes happen and customers are left disillusioned and angry. Also read: 5 Simple Ways To Really Engage Employees. What most organizations don’t understand is that anger can be turned into adulation; pissed off can be transformed into hugs.

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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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Executive Recruiting: Tips for Recruiting Executives

TalentLyft

Executive recruiting is quite different than your average hiring process. To recruit the best executive for a top-level position, you need to apply advanced recruiting methods. In this blog post, you will learn the best recruiting tips for recruiting executives. Read More.

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What Motivates Successful People to Keep Learning? Six Professionals Weigh In

Cornerstone On Demand

This piece is part of our celebration of #OnlineLearningWeeek, happening from September 10-14. Have a skill you want to sharpen? Start learning through Cornerstone's free online learning portal here. The way employees learn and develop throughout their careers has changed a lot in the past decade. With an accelerating pace of change driven by advancements in technology and a widening skills gap , it is no longer enough to train employees on an annual basis.

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Use These 5 Strategies to Create Positive Change and Increase Happiness in Your Job

Entrepreneur

If you're feeling stuck in a rut, try these strategies used by 'workplace mavericks.'.

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How to handle an interview no show

Workable

Out of all the minor nuisances in our personal lives, getting stood up is probably the most unpleasant. Unfortunately, this also happens in professional settings, such as when you’re ready to interview a candidate and they don’t show up. Your first reaction may be to ignore this candidate or even scold them for their lack of professionalism. But these reactions, though justifiable, can have adverse results.

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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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Can we talk about Jane?

HRGem

In recent months my coaching clients have been almost exclusively women. Superwomen most of them. But they don’t feel like it. Let me tell you about Jane. Jane isn’t one woman, she is many. One of many facing similar issues.

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21 diversity and inclusion influencers you should know

CultureAmp

On my first day as the Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Jo Cranford, our Director of Engineering sent me a message: “What are we going to do about the t-shirts?” I had no idea what she was talking about - I thought our unisex t-shirts fit great! Jo let me know that was not the case and that many women at Culture Amp were uncomfortable wearing them.

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Best Practices for Managing Remote Workers

BambooHR

Table of Contents How to Manage Remote Workers Strategies and Tools for Managing Remote Workers Strategies and Tools Checklist You know that cousin you haven’t spoken to in years? It’s not because you don’t like her—you just moved away from each other and lost touch. A month without contact turns into six months, then a […].

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Do You Need a Culture Budget?

TalentCulture

We’ve been talking about work culture for decades now. But it turns out most organizations still don’t do anything really meaningful to manage their company culture. If fact, we’ve just been paying lip service to it. That’s largely because actually doing something to manage culture is really hard. It takes time, energy and investment. We often think of culture as driving sentiment in the workplace — Are we happy?

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Employer Insights Report 2024: The State of Cancer

96% of benefits leaders agree: detecting cancer early is the best way to get ahead of rising costs and improve employee health outcomes. So why is it that 82% of employers currently spend significantly more on post-diagnosis care and disease management rather than upstream care? A new survey of 250 benefits leaders who oversee 500 to 50,000 covered lives highlights their perspective on cancer and its burden.

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How to Motivate Your Team Without Deadlines

Workology

Motivation and productivity are nightmare topics for many project managers. There is a fine line between productivity and procrastination that depends solely on the inner working relations between coworkers. This issue becomes more prevalent if there is no deadline to speak of, meaning that there is no rush to get anything done. When there is […] Source.

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Retail Recruiting: Tips for Recruiting Retail Professionals

TalentLyft

Retail recruiting includes many challenges, such as high volume hiring, seasonal hiring and attracting the right type of candidates to avoid high turnover rate. Here are the best retail recruiting tips that will help you in recruit retail professionals more effectively! Read More.

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Do You Have a Minute ??

Everyday People

Do you remember the classic cartoon The Jetsons ? I loved watching this show because it was a cool version of what people thought the future would hold. One of my favorite aspects of the cartoon was the video calls that George Jetson would make with his boss Mr. Sprocket. The thought that you could make a “phone call” and see the person you were talking to was unthinkable in the past.