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5 ways to strengthen your onboarding and boost ‘time-to-productivity’

HRExecutive

New hires need time. They not only need to learn their role, but also need to become familiar with your organization’s culture and understand how their work fits within the bigger picture of the business. An efficient and effective onboarding process is critical for helping employees gain this knowledge and for maintaining workforce productivity, engagement and retention more broadly. - Advertisement - Time-to-productivity, which measures the number of days until a new hire is producing at the e

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Finding the Right Biotechnology Recruiters & Search Firms in Maryland

Recruiters Lineup

Maryland boasts a thriving biotechnology industry, showcasing exponential growth and immense significance on both national and global scales. This has led the region’s biotechnology job market to rapidly grow, thus increasing the number of jobs available. However, with many job seekers in Maryland, employers still have a challenge selecting the best for their open positions and cultural fit.

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Virtual Seminar Unravels Complex Leaves of Absence

HRWatchdog

Can an employee who calls in sick using their California paid sick leave just two minutes before their shift be penalized for lack of notice? Is paid family leave a protected leave of absence? If an employer is covered by both the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), will the two types of leave always run at the same time?

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Reality Check: Pontification vs. HR Practice

Robin Schooling

A few years ago (2019 to be precise – pre-pandemic!) I wrote about the battle of “Conference HR” vs. “Real World HR” (still one of my top 5 read blog posts) in which I pointed out that the hot-takes offered by speakers, pundits and the vendor account executive at the bar are often so far removed from day-to-day reality as to be somewhat laughable.

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6 Strategies to Navigate Social Determinants of Health for a Better Workplace

In today’s dynamic work landscape, where the lines between personal and professional life blur, understanding the intricate interplay between social determinants of health (SDoH) and emotional wellbeing is paramount. Employers must acknowledge that the whole person comes to work and every aspect of a person’s personal and professional life, especially their mental health, comes with them.

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Hospitality Staffing: How to Scale Up for Seasonal Demand

Helios HR

Seasonal hiring is an essential part of the hospitality industry. In 2024, the restaurant industry alone is expected to create over half a million seasonal jobs.

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How to Find Aerospace Recruiters and Executive Search Firms in Seattle

Recruiters Lineup

Seattle boasts a rich legacy in the aerospace industry. Home to industry giants like Boeing and a hub for innovative startups, the region’s aerospace sector thrives on cutting-edge technology and pioneering research. However, employers in the region face a significant challenge: staying ahead of the competition. Employees are the backbone of every company’s success, and Seattle aerospace recruiters have proven reliable in sourcing the best talent.

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AI is here to revolutionize how you think about productivity

Bullhorn Blog

Leave the 24/7 grind in 2023. Forget “hustle harder;” it’s time to do less and achieve more. Sound counterintuitive? In today’s hyper-competitive talent landscape, it’s tempting to try to squeeze every ounce of effort out of your recruiting team. But what if the real key to unlocking higher productivity and landing top talent lies not in working harder but in working smarter?

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Strategies to Retain Nurses Across Tenures

Edcor

Hospitals have faced an average RN workforce turnover of 102.6% in the past five years. The turnover shot up to 27.1% during the pandemic, which has now normalized to a median of 18.7% nationally. Turnover rates vary anywhere from 5.6% to 38.8% depending on the size of the hospital according to the 2024 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report.

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Human Resource Planning: Meaning, Process, Types, & Importance

HR Lineup

Human Resource Planning (HRP) is a critical component of an organization’s strategic framework. It involves forecasting the organization’s future human resource needs and developing strategies to meet those needs. Effective HRP ensures that the organization has the right number of people, with the right skills, in the right places, at the right times.

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Here Are the HR Trends to Watch in 2024 + Plus Advice for Driving Impact!

The pressure is on to create a positive onboarding experience. Plus, a sub-par onboarding process can domino into other concerns such as low performance, burnout (for you and new hires), and retention challenges. Our 2024 State of HR report will give you a realistic picture of the HR landscape and tips to onboarding effectively in the year to come.

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How HR can help managers avoid common leadership issues

HR Brew

Nobody’s perfect, amirite? Even leaders have room for improvement. After spending years training leaders around the world, Yeo Chuen Chuen, founder of leadership firm ACESENCE Agile Leadership, realized many face similar challenges while trying to meet business and people needs. That’s why she decided to write Leaders People Love: The agile leaders’ guide to creating great workplaces and happy employees , published in late 2023.

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Savouring Success: Tempting Talent, Nurturing Happiness

StarGarden

Summary: Discover how offering simple and cost-effective perks, like on-site food options, sponsored events, and special treats, can help your company attract and retain top talent without breaking the bank. Learn practical tips to enhance employee satisfaction and productivity, fostering a positive workplace culture that stands out from the competition.

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AI is here to revolutionize how you think about productivity

Bullhorn Blog

Leave the 24/7 grind in 2023. Forget “hustle harder;” it’s time to do less and achieve more. Sound counterintuitive? In today’s hyper-competitive talent landscape, it’s tempting to try to squeeze every ounce of effort out of your recruiting team. But what if the real key to unlocking higher productivity and landing top talent lies not in working harder but in working smarter?

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E-Verify: What Organizations Need to Know Today

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Poster Guard® Poster Compliance Service from HRdirect , the leading labor law poster service that gets your business up to date with all required federal, state, and local labor law postings, and then keeps it that way — for an entire year. Enjoy the article!

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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Opportunities and Advantages: How Today's Small Businesses Are Recruiting

Linkedin Talent Blog

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are like the welterweights of the business world: With their agility and impact, they often punch above their weight. But they face unique challenges when it comes to hiring. That’s particularly true now that the workplace is changing so rapidly, with everything from the adoption of generative AI to increased calls for return-to-office.

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Deel partners with Carta to offer equity tax withholding features

HR Brew

When startups recruit employees to join their companies, equity is often a major component of their salary offer. This form of non-cash compensation may include options, restricted stock units, or shares, for example, and give workers partial ownership of the firms they join. While equity represents “an increasingly important part of total compensation” for early-stage startups, they can be complex from a compliance perspective, particularly when granted to employees based in jurisdictions abroa

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2024 Talent Acquisition Trends: What’s New and What’s Next [Report]

Lighthouse

Every year I look forward to our team’s survey and analysis of the talent acquisition market, because it’s a space that moves quickly and has a tremendous amount of innovation both in the technologies as well as the practices that employers use to create successful outcomes. This year’s report is no exception, highlighting what is changing, what’s new, and what talent teams are doing to prepare for what’s next.

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Up your HR game with Influential HR

HiBob

Today’s HR professionals have a lot to contend with: Recruitment and workforce planning, emerging technologies, the need for new skills and continuous upskilling, remote work—and the communication issues that come from a dispersed workforce. On top of this, HR professionals have a whole new generation (hello, Gen Z!) to cater to with wholly different expectations of employers, approaches to work, and workplace values.

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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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Goodbye To Workplace by Meta, Hello To Workvivo by Zoom

Josh Bersin

Today Meta announced that it is shutting down its employee communications tool Workplace by Meta (which I found to be very successful) and turning over the business to Workvivo by Zoom. This is actually a very significant move for HR and IT teams: there are more than 7 million corporate users (it was originally called. Read more» The post Goodbye To Workplace by Meta, Hello To Workvivo by Zoom appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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Understanding and Measuring Your Employee Value Proposition

DecisionWise

The Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is the sum of the unique benefits an employee receives in return for their skills, capabilities, attitude, and experience they bring to a company or organization. It includes typical components like salary, benefits, rewards, and work-life balance. But it encompasses much more, such as alignment with the organization’s values, mission, social purpose, organizational culture , career development, and an employee’s personal brand.

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HR 101: A brief history of fertility benefits

HR Brew

Welcome to HR 101. Class is now in session. Today’s discussion is all about fertility benefits. The history. Fertility benefits, including IVF and egg-freezing coverage, as well as family planning, adoption, and surrogacy support, were rare as recently as 2015. Indeed, research from Mercer found that less than one-quarter (24%) of large employers (with more than 500 but fewer than 20,000 employees) covered IVF, and only 5% covered egg freezing.

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HR Strategies for success: Mastering Remote Team Management

EmployeeConnect

In the wake of global shifts towards remote work, Human Resources (HR) managers find themselves at the forefront of a new challenge: managing teams scattered across various locations. While remote work offers flexibility and opportunities for employees, it also presents unique hurdles for HR professionals to navigate. From maintaining productivity to fostering team cohesion, effective remote team management requires a strategic approach.

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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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Employee Pay Expectations Are Soaring: How to Proceed with Pay Equity in Mind

Trusaic

New labor market data revealed job seekers’ salary expectations have risen significantly from the previous year. The triannual survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found the lowest average wage respondents would be willing to accept for a new job is $81,822. This is up from $73,391 in November 2023. There are various potential reasons for this drastic increase in pay expectations, with inflation chief among them.

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Galileo™ Goes Live, Expands Its Power With New Trusted Content

Josh Bersin

Today Galileo™, The World’s Expert AI Assistant for HR, is generally available. After a year of development and testing, we’ve integrated more than 25 years of our research, tools, case studies, and vendor profiles into the world’s most easy-to-use, compelling, AI-powered assistant for HR. Today more than 8,000 HR professionals are using Galileo, representing.

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Empowering Deskless Workers with 360 Feedback and Coaching: A Comprehensive Guide

DecisionWise

In the modern work environment, 360 Feedback is a powerful tool for fostering personal and professional growth. It’s particularly beneficial for deskless workers, who often lack the continuous feedback loop available in traditional office settings. This blog post will delve into the benefits of 360 Feedback for deskless workers, the importance of coaching, and how to implement it effectively.

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HR take note: Employees often want to work for orgs that make a difference

HR Brew

As employers look for new ways to recruit and retain talent, one strategy that has the potential to make a difference is value alignment—offering employees a mission beyond their day-to-day job that aligns with their values. Over eight in 10 (82%) US professionals surveyed by LinkedIn from December 2022 to March 2023 said it’s important to work for a company where the culture and values are aligned with their own.

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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.