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Planning for Better Recognition in 2021

Engage2Excel

Suppose you want your employees to give better recognition and have employees recognized more frequently than they are. You may want to think about transforming your organization's recognition strategy now for 2021 with a carefully thought out plan.

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HR Trends that will Reshape Work in 2021

Hppy

The past year has been quite challenging for HR teams. Covid 19 has made quick changes that may not have happened during a normal year. People from all professions and markets have changed their ways of doing business due to the pandemic and unfortunately HR teams were also impacted in both positive and negative ways. Though some HR trends were already in action, some trends and decisions got accelerated by these needed drastic changes. .

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Recruiting Is Top HR Concern in 2021

SHRM Resources

?Recruiting and hiring while the nation struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic is HR professionals' top concern going into 2021, according to new research.Talent acquisition professionals will have their hands full, as unemployment is expected to remain high and a majority of people in the labor force expect to look for a new job despite, or possibly due to, the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19.Online HR resource site XpertHR asked 563 U.S. employers in September 2020 to rate.

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Top 10 Healthcare & Compliance Blog Posts from 2020

Precheck

Top 10 Healthcare & Compliance Blog Posts from 2020 Jan. 5, 2021. Bryan Barajas Marketing Director. As I compile PreCheck’s annual list of most popular blog posts this year, I am reminded of everything that we faced in 2020. In a year that transformed the world via the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, PreCheck and our parent company Cisive focused on providing resources for employers and clients to overcome the challenges presented by the coronavirus.

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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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Recruitment Optimization: Making Things Easier

RChilli

Have you ever noticed that when a role opens in your company, how long does it typically take to fill? On an average, it should take only one week. But without technology, the process consumes months to fill a given position and costs heavily.

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DOL Clarifies Definition of Independent Contractor

SHRM Resources

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule on Jan. 6 clarifying who is an independent contractor versus an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Many remote employees are overworked and unhappy. What does that mean for the future of work?

Thrive Global

These days, we hear a lot about the positives of remote work: shortened commutes, more time with family and a greater work-life balance. But for employees outside of professional services and knowledge work, who may not have full autonomy to complete tasks on their own time, remote work has been a nightmare. Consider contact center agents. Their day is entirely structured for them, and agents are expected to answer and resolve a set number of calls each hour.

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Top 7 Tips for HR Managers: How to Manage a Workflow in 2021

Hppy

2020 was a real challenge for everyone. Companies and workers had to adapt to new working conditions. Some switched to a remote form of work, and some changed their profession. But the HR managers had the most challenging part. Reorganization and coordination of employees and departments were piled on them. It was difficult. It was necessary to master new technologies and software to train employees remotely.

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Key Steps to Boost Agility in Your Talent Acquisition Strategy

Allegis Global Solutions

There is no doubt that talent acquisition is going through a period of rapid change. Today’s TA teams are under pressure to be experts in everything from marketing to recruitment whilst juggling fluctuating hiring volumes. They need the agility to scale their operations quickly and the flexibility to adapt the way they engage candidates.

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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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my coworker put a magical curse on her boss

Ask a Manager

I am very happy to be starting 2021 with a letter about witchcraft. A reader writes: I am an employee at a gas station. We have been hiring new people to fill a few positions, and I have been asked to train our new members of the team. When I was training one of my new coworkers earlier this week, she said some things that I found very concerning. She is openly very spiritual and told me that at her last job, her manager was “jealous of her spirit” and that she decided to perform a spell on her,

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Not All Problems Are Problems – 5 Real Problems for Leaders

SHRM

A problem to you is a solution to someone else. Friction and conflict are advantages when they inspire learning, growth, or innovation. You might believe bureaucracy is a problem. But in top-down organizations bureaucracy is a solution. Rules and procedures prevent deviation and congeal power. 5 real problems for leaders: #1. Blaming. Lack of responsibility always results in recurring issues and worsening problems.

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How to Resolve Conflicts in the Workplace: 5 Steps to Success

Hppy

Conflicts are a natural occurrence in every workplace. No matter how well a team gets along and how efficient they are when it comes to performing their tasks, tensions and disagreements can sometimes be inevitable. When such issues are left unresolved or unaddressed for long periods of time, the problem exacerbates and can begin to interfere with workplace efficiency and productivity.

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Why We Shouldn’t Completely Deride or Discount 2020

TalentCulture

Ask anybody: last year wasn’t ideal. But perhaps we shouldn’t completely discount 2020 just yet. When the ball dropped above Times Square at the very end of 2019, the world […]. The post Why We Shouldn’t Completely Deride or Discount 2020 appeared first on TalentCulture.

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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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I accidentally threw a sandwich and it caused a work crisis

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: OK, this is a ridiculous situation, but it’s also serious and spiralled out of control (we think?) and my coworker and I dug ourselves into a hole by staying silent. Our grandboss is, let’s say, frosty. Elegant, always in glorious suits, not-a-hair-out-of-place Anna Wintour type. Renton is a younger (30ish) lad-type. He’s well known to sneak out for an extra long lunch at the pub to catch mid-week footie and come back after having a couple of pints, etc.

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How to Attract Generation Z Candidates to Your Organization

SHRM

Generation Z is the newest generation to enter the workforce. Ranging in age between 9-24 years old (born between 1997 and 2012), Gen Z is expected to make up a larger percentage of the global workforce than the Boomer generation (24 percent versus 6 percent). With that in mind, how can employers attract Generation Z candidates to their organization?

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The Right Way to Include Your Work Experience on a Resume (With Examples)

The Muse

What experiences should you include? How do you format your experience section? How do you write strong bullet points? What does an experience section look like?

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[#WorkTrends] Why Recruiters Must Care About Candidate Experience

TalentCulture

In a survey conducted in 2019 by Brandon Hall, less than half of the responding companies believe they effectively create a great candidate experience. That same Brandon Hall survey reported […]. The post [#WorkTrends] Why Recruiters Must Care About Candidate Experience appeared first on TalentCulture.

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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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can we all just keep working from home forever now?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’ve been working from home for five years. I know that some people currently work from home due to the pandemic hate it, but many love it and will want to continue after the pandemic ends. Their companies or managers wouldn’t allow it in the past. What I am wondering is: are the managers noticing how many bullets they are dodging when employees work from home?

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The Hybrid Workplace and the Trust Challenge

SHRM

I’ve been thinking about the concept of trust. Being the HR enthusiast that I am, I have pondered and focused on the idea of trust and mistrust when it comes to the workplace. What makes a trusting environment, and how can feelings of trust permeate through company cultures often wrought with staunch traditions and rigidity? What can HR do to help?

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The New Learning Metrics: Demonstrating Business Value and Impact

Degreed

Telling your workforce development story — in fresh ways with new metrics — can capture the attention of your business leaders and make your learning program an important business priority. Maybe your program’s already a priority. You’ve still got a story to tell, one that reinforces the value and impact of learning, talent development, and career mobility.

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2021 HR Challenges: How to Connect, Recognize and Support Employees

TalentCulture

We’re all ready to say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021. But even though a new calendar year has started, some of our HR challenges are likely to stay […]. The post 2021 HR Challenges: How to Connect, Recognize and Support Employees appeared first on TalentCulture.

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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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really aggressive spam callers are giving me anxiety attacks

Ask a Manager

It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: Most of my company has been working from home due to the pandemic, like everyone. The only people in the office consistently right now are me, our VP, and occasionally the president. Since I am the most junior person in the office now, I have started answering the phones and have been doing this since March; this includes vetting calls and taking messages, pretty straightforward stuff.

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Baby Steps to Better Workplaces

SHRM

Happy New Year to our esteemed SHRM members and to all who value the HR profession. I know you join me in wishing 2021 brings good health and business recovery—and I believe it will, thanks to HR leaders like you. But it’s almost certain that in the coming year (like every year), businesses will lose millions of dollars in productivity and squander top talent because of toxic work environments.

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Your Complete Guide to 360-Degree Feedback

Primalogik

Receiving 360 feedback can play a critical role in helping employees reach the next level in their careers. It gives them a fuller picture of how everyone, from leaders to subordinates, views their performance. However, doing it right takes careful planning. Read on to learn how a 360-degree feedback tool can benefit your organization and how to get the most from it.

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3 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand from Home

Take It Personel-ly

Adapted from #Qualified: You Are More Impressive Than You Realize There are dozens of ways to build your personal brand online and the first step is to find what works for you. Identify what you’d like to share with the world—is it your resume, portfolio of projects, presentation videos, original songs, writing samples, t-shirt designs, […].

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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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Top 10 Talent Management & Employment Screening Blogs from 2020

Cisive

Last year was the start of a new decade which began with high hopes and glee. However, that all came to a halt with the novel coronavirus and everything that ensued. As I compile Cisive’s annual list of the most popular blog posts of 2020, I am reminded of everything that we faced and, eventually, overcame. From remote work to onboarding to contact tracing , we worked endlessly with our team and partners to provide timely resources for employers and clients on how to address the growing challeng

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Conquer the Skills Gap: How to Quickly Upgrade Your Reskilling Strategy

TalentCulture

The pandemic has only accelerated our ever-growing skills gap. However, there’s a silver lining to the chaos we’ve experienced this year. People have proved to be remarkably resilient. People are […]. The post Conquer the Skills Gap: How to Quickly Upgrade Your Reskilling Strategy appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Three predictions for HR in 2021: embracing an agile, intelligence-led mission control

HR Zone

Change Three predictions for HR in 2021.

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