Sat.Dec 05, 2015 - Fri.Dec 11, 2015

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Forecast Effectively To Help Streamline Your Workflow Levels

nettime solutions

People often misinterpret the role of a forecaster as someone who is able to predict the future. The truth is - nothing is certain and what we do in the present often unfolds in the future in unexpected ways. Unlike a prediction, a forecast must have logic to it. Moreover, an effective forecaster must be able to articulate and defend that logic. With today’s accessibility to technology, consumers are more educated on what it is they’re buying or shopping for.

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The Most Effective Ways to Bring In New Clients

Spark Hire

Recruitment agencies need to consistently reinvent their hiring strategies to keep up with the demands of their current clients in the recruitment industry. However, it is equally important for them to acquire new clients in order to remain at the top of their game, especially in the times of cut-throat competition. Attracting new clients helps a recruitment business expand its business and also decreases their dependence on the existing clients, thus mitigating several risks.

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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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Why Your ATS Needs an Interview Scheduling Solution

ClearCompany HRM

Interviewing is like trying to find something to watch on Netflix. You spend all this time, energy and brainpower perusing the endless list of shows and movies and every once in awhile something catches your eye, but you’re too afraid to commit because you don’t want to be disappointed. You wish someone could just make up your mind for you! By the end of it, you’ve started the first season of some obscure sci-fi show, wondering if you’ve made the right choice.and you didn’t.

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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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High Performing Companies Know How to Manage Change

HR Bartender

Want a competitive edge? The key is all about the way a company knows how to manage change. It totally makes sense. Dr. Peter Senge shared with us that learning organizations strive to continuous improve. And continuous improvement makes the organization better. Well, learning and continuous improvement involve the way we manage change. Change is a critical differentiator in today’s business world.

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Is Your Business Going through Change? Here’s What You Need to Know to Prepare Yourself

Trinet

There is an old cliché that says the only thing that is constant is change. I’m here to tell you that this is the truth – both for you and your business. Companies undergo several changes on the path. Visit site for full story.

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Avoid the Hidden Costs of Unused Paid Time Off

Visier

During the holidays, it’s not unusual to receive a slew of out-of-office messages from people squeezing in one last getaway before the new year. Unfortunately, it is also becoming just as common to receive emails and phone calls from people working through the season, even if they have paid time off (PTO) to burn or worse, they’re on vacation. A heavy workload and job pressures from peers and supervisors are causing more workers to put in overtime and take less PTO.

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Giving Employees the Power of Technology – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. The Workforce Institute at Kronos released the third book in its thought leadership trilogy aimed at developing and retaining a competitive and engaged workforce: It’s All About Bob(bie) – Strategies for Winning With Your Employees.

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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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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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6 Best Practices for Pre-Employment Background Checks All Managers Must Know

Trinet

Guest post by Backgroundchecks.com. If you are a hiring manager in the process of interviewing candidates, you are probably focused pretty heavily on deciding which interview questions to ask your. Visit site for full story.

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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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Handling a Negative Sick Pay Balance – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

I hate to say it but sometimes doing someone a favor can create problems. Today’s reader note about sick pay is an example: I have a salaried employee that has accrued 10 hours vacation and -8 hours sick leave. Since he’s taken a lot of sick leave, I thought I would do him a favor and credit him those sick leave hours as. I figured he would not be leaving anytime soon.

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This Year, Try These 7 Straightforward Employee Rewards

Justworks

It’s the end of a long year of hard work, and your employees are tired and ready for a bit of a break. Turn to year-end employee rewards to show your appreciation for all of their efforts. While it’s a good idea to show employee appreciation all year long, now’s the time to really make your team feel recognized, appreciated, and happy. Doing so will boost morale and make them happy to come back after New Year's Day.

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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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3 Major Risks of So-Called Free Services and How You Can Protect Your Business from the “Free” Trap

Trinet

What if I told you that all the vital services you currently outsource to run your business could be yours for free? All your accounting, legal, advertising, real estate, human resources and other. Visit site for full story.

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Simple Questions Leaders Can Use to Improve Peer Relationships

The People Equation

Engagement isn’t just for leaders and the people they lead. It’s also important for leaders to engage with their peers, write authors Bob Anderson and Bill Adams of the recently released book Mastering Leadership: An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results. I did a riff on Anderson’s and Adams’ quote, “Leadership teams must work deliberately and unflaggingly on the quality of their own engagement” for this monthR

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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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How Are You Managing Your Time and Attendance Process?

nettime solutions

Managing and monitoring manual time and attendance processes can be a time consuming task. For example, Payroll taxes: Represent withholdings of employee earnings. Are due when wages and other forms of compensation (reported as W-2 earnings) are paid to employees. Are held in trust by the business for the employee. To optimize your employee time-tracking, it’s essential you have a reliable and efficient process.

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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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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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Know the Basics: Form 1095-C

Justworks

The IRS Form 1095-C is a brand new form that was created when the Affordable Care Act (or the ACA) became the law of the land. According to the ACA, certain companies must provide provide an option for health insurance to their employees if they are “applicable large employers,” or ALEs.

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The Best HR Tech Isn't a Tool, It's a Partnership

UrbanBound HR

From mundane tasks like dry cleaning, hailing a cab, and ordering dinner to more complicated things processes like DNA testing and payment systems, technology is changing lives on a daily basis. Every day, fewer aspects of our lives have yet to be “disrupted,” for better or worse. Until recently, HR-related fields remained relatively untouched by the Silicon Valley shockwave.

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Week 5 Plan Selections Top 800,000

ACA Times

The Healthcare.gov online marketplace was used by 804,338 consumers to select insurance plans during the fifth week of open enrollment, according to the “weekly snapshot report” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. Total selections in the prior week were 394,732, and the total for the five weeks was 2,844,768, HHS reported. About 37% of those selecting plans on the federal marketplace during the latest week were new insureds, up slightly from prior weeks, likely prompted by the

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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25 Custom Reward Ideas for Remote Employees

Kazoo

Do you have remote employees in other cities or countries? If so, how do you ensure they feel as connected and valued as your local employees kicking it back at HQ? Video conferencing and communication tools such as Slack help, but how do you reinforce and reward positive employee behaviors aligned with company core values? Cultural cohesion and remote worker inclusion lead to a consistent customer experience, collaboration, shared company values, and performance improvements.

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Isaac Oates: Building Skyscrapers In 2016

Justworks

With 2016 around the corner, we’ve been taking a look at what Justworks has accomplished this year and will accomplish in the next. And as we’ve constructed our 2016 plan, we’ve circulated our discussions more and more around building skyscrapers. We've started to think of Justworks as Manhattan. The bedrock that Manhattan is built on is what makes this city so special.

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7 ways to reduce employee stress around the holidays

Achievers

The holiday season is a cheery time, filled with lights, presents, and time with loved ones. Unfortunately, it’s also a stressful and exhausting time for employees trying to balance work and holiday responsibilities. So, in the spirit of giving, here are seven tips for helping employees deal with stress management in the office: Provide free flu shots at work.

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Leadership Greatness Springs from Within

The People Equation

“Leadership greatness springs from within. So you’ve got to go in.”. That’s what Bob Anderson, Chief Development Officer of The Leadership Circle told me when I interviewed him for his recently published book, Mastering Leadership: An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results. What does Bob mean by “going in?

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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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Personality: The Game-Changing Ingredient for Talent Management Success

ATD Human Capital

One of Caliper’s clients, a specialty engineering firm, has experienced explosive growth during the last five years by providing solutions for some of the largest infrastructure projects in the world. Their skilled and experienced professionals consist of engineers, researchers, scientists, construction managers, and technical experts with specialties in steel, precast and prestressed concrete design, inspection, nondestructive testing, and materials engineering.

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Breaking Down Your W-2 Form

Justworks

The most common tax document that employees in the United States receive is the W-2 form. If you have a full-time job and are not just a freelancer, you are going to receive your W-2 by the end of January. (Are you a freelancer? We broke down the 1099-MISC here.).

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Dealing with difficult customers? Help your employees maintain morale

Achievers

Difficult, upset or angry clients create challenges for your workplace beyond the obvious need to turn dissatisfied customers into happy ambassadors for your business. When your employees routinely deal with difficult customers, the work environment can become highly stressful, and as a manager you have to take steps to guard against damage to employee morale.