December, 2015

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5 Powerful Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Trends for 2016

Workology

This blog is part of a 2016 Trends Series. Click here for my HR Tech 2016 Trends. . I mentioned in my HR Tech Trends piece the market is booming. It’s crazy the number of conversations I’ve had with HR and recruiting practitioners I’ve spoken to in Q4 are telling me their staffing goals and headcount numbers are on the rise in this quarter and even more so in Q1 of 2016.

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How to Stay in Touch with Clients through Email Campaigns

Spark Hire

While it may not be the latest and greatest form of communication in HR technology , email is still a useful tool for recruiters. There are many different ways you can create an effective email campaign to stay in touch with your clients. Create a Newsletter. If you don’t already have a company newsletter, it’s time to create one. Newsletters are great ways for you to share industry news as well as what is going on in your business.

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Outsmart Unplanned (and Costly) Employee Overtime

Insperity

Paying employees overtime happens, and it may even be wise to include it in your compensation and staffing strategies. But it’s important to analyze unplanned or unchecked overtime hours to know how much you’re paying for employees, and to understand how overtime is being handled (or mishandled) within your organization. Unless allowing your non-exempt (hourly) employees to work overtime has been a deliberate part of your HR strategy, chances are overtime is causing problems for someone within y

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Predicting the Future, Talent Edition

HRExecutive

With everything else slowing down for the holidays, this is the perfect time to look ahead/gaze into the crystal ball/read the tea leaves on the trends facing HR leaders in the year ahead. With that said, KornFerry Futurestep recently released its Top Talent Trends predictions for 2016, which are based on insights from 24 global experts. “Today companies are taking an even more strategic approach to talent acquisition, becoming increasingly inventive to attract and retain valuable candidates,” s

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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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3 of the Best in Internet Recruiting

HR Daily Advisor

Yesterday’s Advisor explored what Kelly Dingee, a digital recruitment expert, had to say when it comes to recruiting online. Today Dingee will talk about three companies that do online recruiting very well. Dingee, director of strategic recruiting at retained search firm Staffing Advisors, offered her advice at BLR’s Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, held recently in Las Vegas.

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Social Recruiting 101: LinkedIn Profile for Recruiters

Workology

One of my clients is a successful and interesting recruiter. Jay recruits senior executives in the oil industry. He was incredibly adept with the LinkedIn Recruiter platform for his candidate searches but needed help with his personal brand and profile. Jay had a unique personal story and compelling employer brand. He was able to weave together his brand story for his LinkedIn profile.

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Ready for a Brilliant New Year in HR? Read the Top Five Articles from the Workforce Intelligence Blog

Visier

2016 promises to be a year of seachange for HR with HR professionals accelerating their embrace of a fact-based and business-oriented mindset (see the fifth point in this Josh Bersin post ). Brilliant HR in 2016 is data-driven, strategic, and impactful. Its practitioners ask not just how many , but — more importantly — ask why. They uncover workforce insights; help to shape not just HR, but also business strategy; and proactively create better business outcomes.

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5 Ways to Focus On Your Career in 2016

HR Bartender

A recent study from LinkedIn says that job seeker numbers are at a four-year high. It makes sense. I’m hearing a lot more about employees feeling confident about making career related changes. Add to that, organizations are reluctant to make operational changes – hence engagement is at an 8-year low. It spells a recipe for movement in 2016. But finding a new job – whether it’s an internal promotion/transfer or a change in companies – takes planning.

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Are We There Yet: The State of Digital Marketing and Data Adoption

The Aristocracy of HR

000150000010Campaign/FTC disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I will receive compensation for this post. I only work with companies I feel have great products, services and offerings. In accordance with my blog disclosure statement, I will only work with and showcase products, events and/or companies I believe my readers will benefit from. Dun & Bradstreet hired me […].

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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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How To Make A Holiday Video In One Week

ExactHire

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For many, December is the month to buy and give gifts–and maybe even receive some too. That, of course, is not the reason for the season, but it has become a tradition that spans cultures and faith backgrounds. Another tradition is the holiday card. These come in a variety of styles… Holiday Card Styles Previous Next The Majestic The Peaceful The Family The Pets The Funny Bringing It All Together New Approaches And now, increasingly, holiday “

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INTOO Wins 2015 Best in Biz Award for Product Excellence

Intoo USA

We are very pleased to announce that we have once again been recognized for our achievements in product excellence by the Best in Biz Awards. This marks our second consecutive year as a Best in Biz winner: Last year Intoo’s outplacement solution was named Best New Service of the Year, and today we are thrilled to know we’ve upheld the bar for design and development by winning silver in the Best New Product Version of the Year category.

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5 Ways To Enhance Productivity In The Workplace

nettime solutions

Keeping your employees engaged with the work they’re producing is essential to your business’ productivity levels. Listed below are 5 ways you can enhance productivity in the workplace : Remove Obstacles. Carefully observe your team and their working environment and remove or address any obstacles that appear to be a common problem. Often times, employees become discouraged by a lack of organization, abrasive personalities, poor communication, and/or lack of appreciation.

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3 Ways to Fix Performance Management

Reflektive

The explosion of communication channels and tools are shaking up organizations. New software platforms emerging create unprecedented levels of speed, agility, customization, and frequency in inter-office interactions, revolutionizing relationships. This change in performance management is sorely needed: according to Mercer’s 2013 Global Performance Management Survey , only 3% of organizations say their performance management system delivers exceptional value.

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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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1 in 5 Americans Struggle With Medical Bills

ACA Times

One in five (20%) working-age Americans with health insurance say problems paying medical bills often force them to work longer hours, take a second job, spend less on food, use up their savings, borrow from family or friends, or seek help from a charity. Almost six in ten (58%) of those with problems paying medical bills say they have been contacted by a collection agency in the past year.

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Beware the Myth of Hustling

The Aristocracy of HR

000000000000The holidays are upon us and as if most other times of year aren’t crazy enough- this time of the year is down right frenetic. It has been just around a month since I wrote something here. My absence wasn’t because I no longer care to write or that I am somehow lacking in ambition. […].

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Buh Bye 2015 – Hey Ya 2016 – Interview with @Ray_anne

What is Paul Thinking

I don’t do the normal prediction post or look-back post mostly because they are pretty easy and common. But I’m not above some self-promotion so I’m leaving 2015 with this podcast I did with friend Rayanne Thorn. We did a similar one last year and she swears it is the most listened to podcast for the year (don’t know what that says – maybe it is true people love a good trainwreck!).

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3 Costliest Offboarding Mistakes

Intoo USA

Depending on your industry, the end of the year could mark your busiest hiring season. More generally, this is the time when companies push to hit their numbers, scrutinize budgets, and plan out next year’s investments. The end-of-year accounting has made the holiday season a popular time for a not-so-popular business decision — layoffs. And there indeed have been several notable layoffs this past quarter: a series of layoffs in the tech space that have fanned fears of a tech bubble; Natio

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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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Benefits That Employees Value More than Pay Increases

Something Different

Thanks to HLBR for sharing this Glassdoor survey highlighting the perks that employees most value. The benefits valued more than pay raises, in order are: •Healthcare insurance (e.g., medical, dental): 40%. •Vacation/Paid time off: 37%. •Performance bonus: 35%. •Paid sick days: 32%. •401(k) plan, retirement plan and/or pension: 31%. •Flexible schedule (e.g., work from home): 30%.

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What Are Your HResolutions for 2016?

PeopleStrategy

Tomorrow marks the first day of 2016. It’s a time to reflect, refresh and restart. While you may not be one to make New Year’s resolutions in your personal life, chances are you will set professional goals and objectives, particularly if you manage others. If you are an HR professional, you also may be responsible for helping establish corporate goals from which individual contributors can develop their specific goals.

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275,000 Select Plans in Week 8

ACA Times

Nearly 275,000 consumers selected health care plans through the Healthcare.gov online marketplace during the eighth week of open enrollment, according to the “weekly snapshot report” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The enrollment period ends Jan. 31, 2016. The volume for the week of Dec. 20 to 26, 2015 was down sharply from the more than 4 million who selected insurance plans during the seventh week of open enrollment, when consumers were rushing to beat the Dec. 15 deadli

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The Leadership Balance: 7 Tips for Gaining Respect in the Workplace

Trinet

Guest post by Florida Oranges The most successful leaders are in full control of their reputation and know how to be both liked and respected by their teams. Respect is key when it comes to. Visit site for full story.

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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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Four Keys To A Good Recognition Program

nettime solutions

Employee engagement can be critical to your business’ productivity levels. Without an engaged workforce, you can’t plan and execute business development accordingly. Similar to dominoes, where one chip may fall down, it’s bound to hit another and create a ricochet effect. One-way to ensure that does not happen and that your employees are engaged as well as motivated is to implement an effective recognition program.

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How Employers Can Bridge the Communication Gap With Veterans

Entrepreneur

Military service imbues people with the values employers prize but getting vets to talk about themselves is often a challenge.

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Why Diversity and Inclusion Will Be A Top Priority for 2016

Josh Bersin

With all the press we read about diversity, inclusion, women in leadership, and the need to be open minded about religious and cultural differences, one might ask “is 2016 going to be the year. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Many Thanks for 2015: Favorite Posts

RecognizeThis!

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! — WorkHuman, The Power of Thanks, and many more exciting developments from 2015 lead to a promising 2016 to come. 2015 has been a whirlwind year of exciting launches and new beginnings. As we look forward to 2016, I’m pausing to look back at some favorite 2015 RecognizeThis! posts and the memories they spark. WorkHuman – the highlight of my year.

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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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Reporting Deadlines Extended

ACA Times

The IRS has extended by almost two months the due date for providing employees with Affordable Care Act information forms, and provided an extra three months for filing the required information forms with the IRS. The date by which employers must provide employees with Form 1095-B and Form 1095-C , detailing the coverage provided, is extended from Feb. 1, 2016 to March 31.

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Professional New Year's Resolution: Asking for a Raise

Justworks

It’s the end of a long year of hard work at your startup company. Business is slowing down, office parties are abounding, and everyone is in the holiday spirit. But the New Year is right around the bend, and you want to start 2016 off with a bang professionally. So why not make an early New Year’s resolution? Resolve to ask for that raise you deserve in 2016.

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How Tech Can Help You Modernize Your Relocation Program

UrbanBound HR

When you’re looking to modernizing your relocation policies and procedures, it’s easy to get frustrated. The actual machinations behind relocating employees resembles a rube goldberg machine, where a seemingly useless part is critical for one operation, but is pointless for the next. No two moves are the same. The more you analyze your program, the more frustrated you’ll likely get.