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How HR can give your company’s employee retention strategy a boost

Insperity

It’s the question employers are constantly asking: How do I get my employees to stay for the long term ? Employee retention is one of the top concerns for companies right now, driven by three primary factors: A highly competitive labor market An uncertain economy marked by sky-high inflation that has nervous employees looking elsewhere for better pay and benefits and greater job security Lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as employees simply seeking a change in role or industry,

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How to Handle a Bad Hire: 5 Expert Tips | ClearCompany

ClearCompany HRM

Even with the best talent acquisition software and rigorous recruitment management systems, you might occasionally make a bad hire. If it happens to you, it's important to dig into why. Bad new hires cost your human resources team valuable time and money. Keep reading for more on the impact of hiring mistakes and how you can address them. 61% of employers have settled for an employee who wasn’t a great match.

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Say Yes to HR Generalists—They Keep Companies Afloat

HR Digest

Human resources cover a vast assortment of responsibilities, and while sometimes you need an expert, other times you need someone who can do it all—that’s where an HR generalist comes in. According to Zippia , the technology industry is the highest-paying employer for HR generalists , but their services are an essential component of every company and field.

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3 Hidden HR Compliance Risks Every SMB Should Know

Extensis

Quick look: To succeed, small companies must grow. However, HR risks lurking in the background can detract from important business development initiatives. Here, we explore three hidden compliance issues business leaders must keep top of mind and how a PEO’s HR risk management experts can allow them to focus on flourishing, not fine print. Growing a business requires a focus on flexibility, adaptability, creativity, and quick problem-solving.

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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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How 4 leading CHROs are turning to generative AI to boost HR efficiency

HRExecutive

A hybrid workforce typically refers to the blend of in-person and remote work, but the concept is also increasingly evolving to include the fusion of humans and non-humans—digital assistants fueled by generative AI —in the workplace. - Advertisement - And it’s largely HR leaders who are navigating these changes, according to a panel of chief HR officers who spoke last week during the HR Technology Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas.

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The Value of Trusting Manager-Employee Relationships

Emergenetics International

Strong connections between supervisors and their direct reports create win-win-win outcomes. Numerous studies have shown that managers are one of the most important drivers of an employee’s job satisfaction and engagement, which correlate positively with organizational performance metrics including customer satisfaction, profitability and shareholder returns.

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The 4 Key Elements of An Effective Recruiting Strategy

HR Bartender

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes When we’re creating our recruiting strategy, we have to decide how we will bring people into the organization. I’m not talking about sourcing. I’m talking about when there’s an open job, we have to decide if we will fill it from within, hire someone from the outside, or maybe even outsource the work to a consultant.

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How this HR Honor Roll winner navigated employee trauma and growth

HRExecutive

In early 2016, Heather Vogel read about a job opening at the Children’s Home Society of Florida. While she was immediately attracted to the mission of the nonprofit, the vice president of HR title seemed too “typical HR” for her transformation -focused career trajectory. - Advertisement - She remained senior director and acting vice president, retail HR at Ashley HomeStore until, just a few months later, another CHS position popped up on her radar: chief talent officer.

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Homebase Redefines Payday for Small Business Teams

Homebase

The company’s powerful suite of products reimagines Main Street’s broken pay system, as new payday study predicts the death of the traditional paycheck by the end of 2024. Homebase ushers in an era of fully automated payroll powered by AI that’s zero-click, instantaneous, and error-free, replacing dated payroll systems that fail today’s small businesses.

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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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Two for the Road: Relocation Benefits for Spouses and Partners

UrbanBound HR

For most professionals, accepting a relocation offer is not a decision they make alone. Nor is relocation a solo adventure. Many candidates and employees live with a spouse or domestic partner, who often have careers of their own. For this reason, savvy employers offer relocation benefits designed with couples and families in mind.

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The Ambiguity Factor in Leadership Communication

The People Equation

As a leader, have you planned for the Ambiguity Factor in your leadership communication plans? When it comes to communicating about change, there are oodles of reasons why the launch of a new system goes awry— competing values, unclear objectives, unrealistic deadlines, budget constraints and so on. From a social psychology standpoint, here’s another reason that gets buried underneath the more observable causes: human beings’ reaction to leadership communications about a change.

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Seven ways to create an effective reverse mentoring programme

HR Zone

Reverse mentoring is when a senior leader is mentored by a person from an under-represented background – by means of gender, age, ethnicity,

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UK workers hate commuting – at least 52% of the time

Workable

What are UK workers interested in right now when it comes to jobs? This time, we have data for you on the longer-term benefits of remote work and flexible schedules for workers in a job right now and how that’s changed since 2021. What do UK workers want now? Our Great Discontent 2.0 survey report contains a wealth of data revealing how employee priorities in the UK have changed since 2021.

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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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How a Culture of Trust Can Make a Company a Great Place to Work

UKG

How a Culture of Trust Can Make a Company a Great Place to Work heather.vanhou… Thu, 10/19/2023 - 13:25 Main Image Background Color Blue Body A great employee experience doesn ’ t hinge solely on compensation or benefits. Instead, it's founded on trust—a sentiment that leaders can often overlook. To cultivate genuine trust within an organization, every employee, whether in the C-suite or on the factory floor, must feel supported, valued, and genuinely heard.

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15 Misconceptions About Leadership (And How New Leaders Are Impacted)

Forbes Coaches Council

How the workforce perceives leaders in general can be a serious factor in their success, or lack thereof, and widespread misconceptions can impact a new leader's career.

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Bullying isn’t always a binary issue: How to make sure your HR processes don’t make it one

HR Zone

Barely a week goes by without reports of employees being harangued and harassed by ‘bullying’ bosses at work.

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Thomas optimizes hiring at scale in integration with Workable

Workable

The challenge With Thomas in a growth phase, the company was tasked with filling many open positions. This was placing a strain on current hiring resources to handle all the required administration. At the same time there was a critical need to ensure that the best possible candidate experience was delivered. Securing the right talent for each role and the team was a key goal for Thomas.

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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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UKG Ready Named a Leader in Small and Midsized HCM Technology

UKG

UKG Ready Named a Leader in Small and Midsized HCM Technology tonya.evans Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:06 Main Image Background Color Magenta Body UKG , a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, today announced that UKG Ready has been named a Leader in the NelsonHall NEAT report for Next Generation HCM Technology in the SMB Market Focus.

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Are Your Candidates Lying to Get the Job?

SHRM Resources

A recent survey found that 70 percent of workers lie on resumes, and hiring managers aren't surprised. In a competitive environment, candidates may embellish their skills and experience to get the job.

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How to build an inclusive employee value proposition

HR Zone

How inclusive would you say your employee value proposition [1] is?

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Killer phrases in HR: don’t use them, or you’ll erode trust

Workable

Everyone hates HR. Okay, not everyone. We love ourselves – most of the time. But sometimes, we say things that make people hate us, and it’s our own darn fault. Alan Collins , the author of The New HR Leader’s First 100 Days , wrote a post on LinkedIn where he identified three “killer” phrases that HR Leaders use. They are: “Please Copy Me on Everything…” “Look, It’s Company Policy, I Can’t…” “I Know I Promised This to You, But…” I agree with Collins 100%.

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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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Pet Perks: Why It’s Paws Up For This Hot Benefits Trend

TalentCulture

In the wake of the Covid pandemic, employee benefits have experienced a significant transformation. Increasingly, employers are focusing on benefits that enhance individual wellbeing and are easy to customize. Also, as budgets tighten, affordability is becoming a key factor. This is why pet perks continue to gain popularity. How exactly are pet-friendly solutions adding value […] The post Pet Perks: Why It’s Paws Up For This Hot Benefits Trend appeared first on TalentCulture.

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How to Close a Cover Letter in 2023 (With Tips and Examples)

The Muse

Remind them why you're qualified, thank them for their time and consideration, and sign off with something professional like "Sincerely," "Respectfully," or "Best." Here, we share expert-backed tips and six examples for closing a cover letter strong.

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19 Tips To Keep In Mind When Negotiating A New Senior Management Role

Forbes Coaches Council

As a professional climbs the corporate ladder with an eye toward landing a coveted senior management position, negotiations become a critical aspect of their journey.

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Sales development representative interview questions

Workable

This sales development representative interview questions profile brings together a snapshot of what to look for in candidates with a balanced sample of suitable interview questions. Make sure that you are interviewing the best sales development representative candidates. Sign up for Workable’s 15-day free trial to hire better, faster. 7 good sales development representative interview questions Describe a time when you engaged a prospective customer.

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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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How Can Employers Better Support Working Parents?

TalentCulture

Currently, about 40% of people in the U.S. workforce are parents whose kids are under 18 years old. With soaring childcare costs and limited government assistance, many organizations know it’s important to support working parents more fully. However, no standards have been established that define the kind of benefits these employees should receive.

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Grief: The overlooked employee experience HR needs to pay attention to

HRExecutive

We are often asked why addressing grief in the workplace matters. The answer stems from our own personal journeys with loss, as well as the influence of managers and organizational culture on each of our experiences. - Advertisement - Dr. Mekel Harris: “I had no idea that just three weeks after receiving a diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer, my mom would die.

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20 Coaches Share Habits That Help Their Leadership Clients Thrive

Forbes Coaches Council

Certain smart habits that leadership coaching clients adopt can become catalysts for improvement, helping them to consistently reach new levels of success.

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