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Staffing Companies Beware: Improper Use Of Background Checks Could Get You Sued

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Original Post: 3-15-16. Updated Post: 4-29-16. Updated Post: 7-18-16. Updated Post: 10-23-16. Updated Post: 4-4-17. In April 2015, the staffing industry and others were rocked by the news that retail giant Amazon had been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit. The class action was brought against the company under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Setting the [Employee] Record Straight

Collage

Employee records management may seem like one of the easier aspects of running a business: collect your employees’ names, addresses, and banking information, get them to sign a few forms, and then lock that dossier up for…wait, what is the legal requirement again? Five years? Seven years? Am I supposed to keep this stuff forever? Clearly, it’s not as easy as it would seem.

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How Assessments Create Successful Manufacturing Hires

TalentCulture

Want to make the right manufacturing hires? A 2016 MRI survey on recruiting found that 80 percent of all hires are mistakes that cost companies time and money. In manufacturing, according to research by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, nearly 3.5 million jobs may be needed over the next ten years. Some 2 million are expected to go unfilled due to the skills gap, however.

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3 Steps for HR to Get Recruiting Help from the C-Suite

HR Daily Advisor

Whether you need executive buy-in for a new hire or you’re asking for a new recruiting tool, there are three steps to get what you need, according to the director of talent acquisition for Sodexo’s North America operations. Start with a good relationship, collect data, and combine those two to show how your request aligns with the business’ needs, Scott Sherman told BLR ®.

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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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How To Link Recruiting Metrics To Business Outcomes

Cornerstone On Demand

According to LinkedIn's 2017 Global Recruiting Trends Report , "quality of hire" is the top recruiting metric that hiring managers care about—and for good reason. Employees are your most valuable resource, and with 40 percent of today's Fortune 500 companies predicted to go out of business over the next 10 years, hiring the right people is crucial for your survival.

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Recruiters Talk to Candidates, Right?

NoExcusesHR

No, I'm not joking. There are some organizations out there that believe a recruiter's job is to wander around in the ATS, find applicants that match minimum job requirements, and forward those resumes to various hiring managers. Well, friends, that is not recruiting. That is simply embarrassing. (extra long pause here for those of you frantically wondering if this is how your recruitment team operates) Seeing It Differently For many traditional human resources departments, and in particular #Hea

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Quick Shots for #HR and #Recruiting Pros – Military Employment Edition

HR Bartender

According to Futurestep, only 20 percent of employers have veteran recruiting initiatives. In addition, seventy percent (70%) do not provide training to recruiters or hiring managers on veteran hiring. Veterans are a HUGE untapped source for organizational talent. So, I wanted to share with you some resources you can use to develop your military employment program.

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3 Ways Technology Both Widens and Bridges the Generational Divide at Work

Cornerstone On Demand

This column was originally published on Entrepreneur.com on March 24, 2017. What do an iOS developer, a social media intern, a UX designer and a big data architect have in common? Just ten years ago, their job titles were rare or didn't exist at all. Today, these titles are a dime a dozen for young professionals. In 2008, there were zero big data architects on LinkedIn; in 2013, there were 3,440.

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Top HR Analytics Articles: Spring 2017 Edition

Visier

According to the Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends 2017 report, “People analytics, a discipline that started as a small technical group that analyzed engagement and retention, has now gone mainstream.” This year, the focus is on applying analytics beyond HR and leverage people data to drive better business outcomes , such as sales productivity, customer retention, and product innovation. .

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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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Software Stickiness in the HR Industry

nettime solutions

It’s easy to focus on user-experience or product features when choosing a software solution for your HR team, and ignore one of the most important (but least sexy) considerations: longevity. The latest greatest HR product quickly becomes a bad choice if the company that produced it goes under, or shifts to producing a different technology. You’ve invested thousands of dollars or more in a solution, trained your HR team, and used valuable IT resources to integrate the product into your current sy

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HR Audits: What Are They and Why Should You Conduct Them

HR Bartender

Businesses want to know that they’re operating effectively and efficiently. So, they regularly review processes and procedures to ensure that they are. Similarly, every HR department wants to know they’re operating well. So, they do the same in the form of HR Audits. An HR Bartender reader recently asked me about HR audits. To give us a thorough explanation, I asked Mike Haberman SHRM-SCP , co-founder of Omega HR Solutions , if he would share his expertise with us.

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Diversity, Inclusion and the Case for Better Business Performance

Lighthouse

About the Author: Jarrett Lee is a Research Associate Intern at Lighthouse Research. His research focuses on case studies of companies that successfully deliver results on their talent and learning transformation projects. He is pursuing a Bachelor’s of Communication Arts as well as a Master’s of Science in Human Resource Management. . Through researching diversity studies I discovered: the importance of and difference between diversity and inclusion, the relationship between diversity and inclu

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Everything You Think You Know About Culture & Employee Performance Is (Apparently) Wrong

15Five

Back in the day, culture was something you became exposed to when you traveled to a foreign country. And employee performance was as easy to manage as uttering the words, “work harder or you’re fired!” But modern employees and workplaces are far more complex. Counterintuitive management theories now tell us that annual reviews do more harm than good , and people must make space during the day for naps and meditation to enhance productivity.

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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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Offline Time Clock Punching for Remote Workers: Introducing the Kiosk App

nettime solutions

Remote locations create unique challenges for employers who want to fairly and accurately clock-in and clock-out employees working in the field. Traditionally, companies have leased bulky time clock equipment with high set-up and monthly fees. However, with advances in technology, more and more construction firms are moving toward a kiosk solution. What is a Time & Attendance Kiosk?

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7 Reasons HR Needs to Learn About Unretirement

HR Bartender

Years ago, people just retired. They announced to their boss that they were going to retire. The company threw them a party, gave them a gold watch, and wished them well. Then, they spent their time traveling, working on their hobbies, etc. I don’t know that those days exist anymore. And if they do, it’s only for a small handful of people. There’s an emerging conversation about unretirement.

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Building a High-Performance Culture Report: Key Lessons from Top Cultures for 2017

CultureIQ

New Report: Company Culture Trends & Insights. We’re all curious about how other companies prioritize and achieve the goals they set when it comes to company culture. But we’re especially curious about how best in class organizations do it. We’re here to share a peek inside some high-performance cultures and provide considerations to help transform your culture into a competitive advantage.

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Talent Mobility Maturity Framework: Connecting Skills with Business Needs

Lighthouse

Lighthouse is currently in the midst of some research on talent mobility , and it has been exciting to see how the philosophy around mobility is changing as more research comes out to illuminate the impact. We’re working on two key pieces of research currently, one is a maturity framework and the other is a value chain. I discussed the maturity framework briefly during a recent webinar with IBM and the Human Capital Institute, but I thought I would explore it more fully here.

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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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A Brief History and Future of HR Technology

Achievers

By: Iain Ferreira. Contnent Marketing Manager, Achievers. If the Terminator film saga (and to a lesser extent, Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive ) taught me anything, is that it’s better to welcome the evolution of technology than be on the other side. Similar to the technical enhancements made to the cybernetic endo-skeletal T-100 in the first Terminator that begat the liquid alloy T-1000 of T2 fame, HR technology has seen a number of improvements in recent years that have made a world of differ

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Customer Service Engages Employees With Their Job

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. To learn more about designing and managing a company culture that drives bottom line success, check out The Workforce Institute’s latest anthology, It’s All About Bob(bie): Strategies for Winning with Your Employees.

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The 10 Most Popular Articles Among Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. Employees From All Generations Want This One Thing From Employers -- by Phil Strazzulla. 2.

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4 Steps to Building a Successful Company Culture

EmployeeConnect

Have you ever wondered what actually happens when and employee arrives at work? How would you want them to feel and how would you want them to think about the organisation? It is a fact that how your employees feel about the company reflects directly on you as an employer and the company culture that you have established. The million dollar question is how can you resuscitate a company’s culture?

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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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Green Offices May Be the Key to Productivity—and Employee Health

ATD Human Capital

What really improves employee performance? Better accessibility and technology? Streamlined communication? Great company perks? While those things certainly don’t hurt, environmental features, like lighting and air quality, may play a bigger role than you ever imagined. A number of recent studies confirm that conventional office design could be slowly crushing employee productivity from within—and that “greening” spaces with selective materials and health-conscious decor

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[Infographic] The Fundamentals Of Creating A Great Job Ad

Hppy

If you spend your day communicating with clients and employers, trying to bring people together via email and phone, it’s easy to forget that often times these relationships are catalysed by a good old-fashioned job ad. Today, the preponderance of such billings online and in email lists means it’s more important than ever to make sure you’re maximizing this opportunity to reach out to dream applicants.

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11 Stats You Should Know If You are Recruiting Contractors in the U.S.

Linkedin Talent Blog

Co-authored by Christopher Lawrence Recruiting contractors has become a popular way to hire: 20% to 30% of the workforce in the US and the EU-15 are independent workers, according to the McKinsey Global Institute , 42% of U.S. executives plan on hiring more of them in the coming years, and some experts are estimating they will make up fully half of it a decade from now.

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Empowerment … You Keep Using That Word

WorkHuman

In today’s workplace, businesses are trying to do everything they can to wring the last bit of “engagement” out of their employees. Not that every business really understands what engagement means, but they know they want it. And they think they need it. And let’s face it, most employees say they want to feel connected to their work – to feel like they’re making a difference.

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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.