Sat.Apr 09, 2016 - Fri.Apr 15, 2016

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25 Companies Who Hire Adults With Autism #AutismAwarenessMonth

Workology

April is Autism Awareness Month. The topic of autism among our youth and adults is something I’m quite passionate about. You might be surprised to know that 1 in 68 births in the United States receive an autism diagnosis with that number increasing every year. Autism Speaks, a leading autism advocacy non-profit, defines autism as a group of complex disorders of brain development that is often referred to as autism, autism spectrum disorder or ASD.

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Free Agent Nation Romance: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown

TalentCulture

You know the story. Once upon a time, companies courted new talent with the promise of a lifelong relationship. “Work” meant employment, training, benefits, and job security for years, if not decades. But for many, if not most companies and employees, the romance has died. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated 40% of all U.S. workers now operate on a part-time or contract basis.

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9 Practical Interview Questions Today’s Heavy Hitters Dominate With

ClearCompany HRM

Companies like Apple, Amazon and Netflix dominate today’s business headlines with stories of the next best tech gadget and indestructible business models, but more and more these companies are innovating the world of HR, too. If the topic isn’t about groundbreaking benefits like unlimited paid parental leave and on-site medical staff, it’s about the hiring processes that invite such talented candidates to their companies.

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Happy Employees = Happy Customers [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. Tens of thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries – including more than half of the Fortune 1000 ® – use Kronos to control labor costs and improve workforce productivity. Enjoy the post!).

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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What Equal Pay Day Means to the Gender Divide — And What HR Needs To Do About It

Visier

Today is Equal Pay Day. A day of awareness about the pay gap that exists between men and women, Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the next year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous calendar year. According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey of 223 HR managers, men are nearly three times as like as women to earn six-figure salaries and nearly twice as likely to earn $50,000 or more.

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Is Your Application Process Killing Your Chances?

ClearCompany HRM

Is finding and attracting qualified applicants a problem for your company? Chances are this is something you are experiencing, since last year, 38% of HR professionals reported difficulties in recruiting employees at all levels of their organization and 55% struggled to find highly skilled employees. Add in the need for company culture alignment, and you have a real challenge to be met.

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How To Deliver Bad News At Work – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Today’s reader note is one we can all relate to: I’m a new manager. There have been times when I have to conduct a difficult conversation. I don’t have anyone to guide me on how it should be done. Do you have any advice in this area? Whether you’re a new manager or seasoned pro, having difficult conversations is tough. In fact, delivering bad news in general is hard whether you’re a manager or an employee.

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Promote Effective Communication in the Workplace with These 4 Simple Steps

CultureIQ

Communication in the workplace is one of our 10 core qualities of a high-performance culture. However, it is so much more than that, because communication feeds into the other nine qualities and affects how everything gets done within the organization. . From the pitch to the signed contract agreement, how individuals communicate with one another determines the success of their endeavors.

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TalentBall: A Home Run for HR

Ultimate Software

Break out the peanuts and Cracker Jack—another baseball season has begun. Whether avid followers, casual fans, or somewhere in between, as HR and business professionals, we can all learn a lot from studying the inner workings of America’s pastime. One such lesson is the strategic use of data and analytics to evaluate past results and predict future performance.

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Secrets to the Switch: Choosing the Best HR Software in 2023

Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Does your organization need more productivity (and less pain) from your HR software? With the increase of technology-dependent remote work and highly sophisticated cyber threats on the rise, it's critical to successfully implement an HR platform that can help your organization see actionable information in real-time to hit all your key workforce KPIs.

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Big Changes? Here's How to Keep Your Team Motivated

ClearCompany HRM

The wonderful part of cleaning the old means there is room to introduce the new. When it comes to business and team processes, creating the new can be just as daunting as it is exciting. Change can make employees a little uncertain or confused when approaching tasks they were confident doing before. Whether you are implementing an onboarding process or introducing a new performance management system, keeping your people motivated and upbeat throughout the change can be just as difficult as expla

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The One Habit Business Professionals Need for Success

HR Bartender

I’m not going to keep you in suspense. It’s good posture. Yes, good posture. You would be amazed at what proper posture does for your health, well-being and overall success. And we know that there’s a direct correlation between the way we feel and our work and performance. I’ve mentioned before that several years ago, I broke my back in an auto accident.

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7 Trending HR Topics You Must Know in 2016

Trinet

The legal landscape for employers is constantly shifting and can be very confusing. Below, we touch on seven trending HR topics you need to be aware of in 2016 and direct you to resources to learn. Visit site for full story.

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4 Types of Work Flexibility to Consider for Your Employees

CultureIQ

In order to stay competitive with some of the other companies in your industry, you have decided to implement a flexible work policy. But before you send out a memo—and send all of your employees packing to work in home offices—you should know that the world of flexible work is vast and varies from company to company (and sometimes, from employee to employee).

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2023 HR Technology Trends: What's New and What's Next

Speaker: Ben Eubanks - Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory

The world of HR has changed so much in recent years, and so have the technologies and tools that support HR and talent leaders. But frankly, keeping up with the ever-changing HR tech landscape can feel like another full-time job. That's why we're sharing with you this webinar session with Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer for Lighthouse Research & Advisory.

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HR: The CEO’s Most Trusted Advisor

UpstartHR

Among all of the opportunities that HR leaders have, I believe that one of the most valuable is puncturing the CEO bubble by acting in a strategic advisor capacity. As I wrote some time ago, 76% of CEOs value their relationship with HR. This is because we exist outside the normal flow of business to some extent. This role as a trusted advisor is one that can, and should, be highly strategic.

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Does Culture Relate to Retention or Not?

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – One key to understanding why employees stay is culture, as long as we agree on what type of culture. Employee retention is a complex phenomenon that can be difficult to predict broadly, not to mention down to the level of a single employee. The latter is the topic of a recent blog post I read on HRE Online , which addressed why people leave organizations with great cultures.

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5 Top Risks for Growing Companies (and How to Avoid Them)

Trinet

Business owners know that there is always the possibility for exposure to certain risks associated with running their organization. Many such risks depend on the type of work you do but many other. Visit site for full story.

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HR Tech and Relocation: In the News

UrbanBound HR

Looking for this week’s top relocation and HR tech news?

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG).

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@Globoforce CEO on Creating a #WORKHUMAN Culture

The People Equation

“When most people think of the word ‘work’ they don’t tend to pair ‘human’ with it.”. How sad is that? But it’s true, especially when you consider the modern office’s use of technology. Technology does everything from scheduling bathroom breaks in a call center to monitoring employee performance reviews. And when technology is used to cull large amounts of data, poorly applied analytics dehumanize the work experience.

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How Recognition Makes WorkHuman

RecognizeThis!

by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – We all have the ability to create more human workplaces for ourselves and those around us, simply by saying thank you. Recently we released our WorkHuman Research Institute Spring 2016 report, “ The ROI of Recognition in building a More Human Workplace,” assessing the attitudes and expectations of those fully employed from their workplaces today.

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Why Empathy Is the Most Important Trait Today

EmployeeConnect

Reflecting upon my career as challenger, innovator & leader, I can safely say that no single idea or business strategy has generated the kind of power that empathy delivers. Empathy transcends leadership, culture, innovation and marketing, as the key driving force in today’s communications ecosphere. Whilst I recognise the concept of empathy might not align well with the narcotic culture of aggressive growth, the truth is, that for sustainable success and stability, leaders need to tru

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Know How You're Growing, Not Where You're Going

UrbanBound HR

When you’re starting a relocation program, it can be tempting to set your goals based on the policies and procedures you want to be following. This is a mistake. Offering the correct benefits is essential to succeed, but in its infancy, you should be focused on how your program will grow and scale, and how quickly it needs to do so.

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Upskilling HR: Future-Proof Your HR Career

Speaker: Jeanne Achille - CEO, The Devon Group

Is your HR department running around barefoot like the shoemaker's children? If so, you're on a collision course with the ever-changing realities of the workplace, which necessitate strong HR tech skills. In this webinar, we'll look at why HR should invest in learning to ensure organizational resiliency and employee retention. Consider it self-care as we discuss how to future-proof your own career through the opportunities provided by upskilling.

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Is There Gender Bias in the Workplace?

Reflektive

April 12th marked “ Equal Pay Day ” in the US, a day that unfortunately must remind us that the typical woman earns.79 cents for every dollar a man earns. Reflektive customer Glassdoor supports those findings and reports that their data shows women earn.76 cents for every dollar a man makes. Fortunately in the tech industry, many companies have made it a mission to right this and ensure that a women with equal skill, background and talent is paid the same as a man.

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Keeping Work Human in Tough Times

RecognizeThis!

By Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Tough times can bring difficult personnel decisions, but it is important to keep an emphasis on the human culture that will help employees weather the storm. Tough times often bring some interesting dilemmas for company leadership. I saw an article out recently from Strategy+Business that argued for strategic hiring during a downturn.

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The Modern Work Culture, Are Employees Disposable, Good Managers Make A Difference And The Business Case For Diversity #FridayFinds

Hppy

Welcome to a new Friday which we hope is a productive ending to a productive week! To help you stay ahead of next week’s tasks and relax intelligently as you wrap-up this week, here are the latest and best articles in HR and the world of work: Why ‘Modern’ Work Culture Makes People So Miserable. This is by no means a light article to end your week but it does offer a valuable perspective into what the modern work culture has come to mean and how it affects individuals around the worl

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Frictional Unemployment and Relocation: What You Need to Know

UrbanBound HR

Most people are familiar with the concept of the unemployment rate and what it means for the economy. A low unemployment rate generally indicates that times are good and people are working, while high unemployment rates indicate layoffs and shrinking productivity. That being saidm the simple ratio of those employed to the labor force doesn't really tell the whole story of why skilled workers can’t find the right job.

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Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template

When it comes to benefits, communication is critical. To help you easily explain your offerings at open enrollment, Paycor created an open enrollment sample letter (and a few tips). Download this free Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template today.