Sat.Aug 02, 2014 - Fri.Aug 08, 2014

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Simplify, Target, Attract Top Talent

ExactHire

Let’s face it, your job posting is one of countless others. And the perfect applicant is the needle in a haystack. When you consider these two facts, it’s a wonder that applicants and companies ever find each other! So how do you get through all that hay and find the needle? Know Your Audience Attract quality job candidates by targeting ideal applicants One key element to keep in mind when posting a job is your target audience.

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Why We Hate HR: It’s Often A Problem of Professional Development

Josh Bersin

'Over the years I’ve read article after article about what’s wrong with Human Resources. The most famous was “Why I Hate HR” published in 2005 in Fast Company, followed by. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Mentoring Versus Coaching: What’s the Difference?

ATD Human Capital

'Mentoring and coaching are distinct processes used to achieve individual and organization goals. Click here to read full version.

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5 Ways to Build Employee-Focused Core Values

Kazoo

Take a look at your top five company core values. How do they match up with your efforts to engage and retain your top talent in the office? Honest: are people and their happiness actually aligned with your company core values? Now that we’re being real with one another, it’s safe to say: Companies who include efforts for employee happiness in their company core values are in business for the long-haul.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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The Engaged Workplace: More than Free Lunch

Achievers

“How do I keep my top employees happy and excited to come to work?”. Whether you’re a high level manager, an HR professional or a small business owner, chances are you’ve asked yourself this question at least once. Happy employees are something companies strive for. After all, they’re the ones that stick around, right? And from a business perspective, happy employees deliver results. .

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The New Role of Talent Management: From Reactor to Anticipator

ATD Human Capital

'Rich Wellins shares results from recent DDI research on how the role of talent management has evolved with changes in department names and titles. Click here to read full version.

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500 Miles An Hour

NoExcusesHR

'"Direction is more important than speed. We are so busy looking at our speedometers that we forget the milestones." - Author Unknown This is the 500th post on NoExcusesHR. I can hardly believe it. I can still feel the moment when I published my first post.a combination of excitement and fear. I wasn''t a writer ( that is still true today ) but I knew I had a passion for leadership that had to find a release.

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Recognizing the Difficult Dual Role Managers Play—Coach and Mentor

Reviewsnap

'“All leaders do some coaching. If nothing else, they offer input through performance reviews. But providing feedback once a year just doesn’t cut it. Quarterly formal evaluations work better, but you’ll have greater success with even more frequent feedback, assessment, and mentoring." -- Laura Stack , “ The 7 Keys to Great Coaching – and Boosting Employee Productivity; ” 6/6/14; TLNT.com.

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The Alliance: A Manifesto For 21st Century Talent Management

Josh Bersin

'I probably read more than one hundred human resources, leadership, and business books a year (e-readers are amazing) and I rarely have time to review them. Most are great books in many ways. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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Your Organization’s Biggest Talent Mistake—And How to Avoid It

ATD Human Capital

'The job of manager requires specific skills and abilities. Promotion should be based on the ability to do the next job, not performance in the current job. Good performance should be rewarded appropriately, but promotion should not be a reward for past performance. Click here to read full version.

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3 Reasons You Need to Start Sharing Your Dreams

The Bamboo Project Blog

'I''m thinking a lot lately about how we get in our own way. It''s easy to look around at this economy and to just want to give up. So many barriers and challenges--makes you want to stay in bed with the covers over your head. I get it. But even in the midst of challenge there is opportunity. We have to go after it though, creating possibilities where others only see the barriers. .

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Employee Engagement Roundtable Discussion for Mobile Managers

David Zinger

'Join Us August 13 10AM PT. Monday is the 180th birthday of John Venn, the originator of the Venn diagram. As a small tribute to his simple yet powerful diagram structure I have made a venn diagram for an upcoming free webinar/roundtable on employee engagement and mobile management that will be held next week. This is not your typical webinar with a bunch of slides and a sales pitch.

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How a time and attendance solution can directly impact conversions and sales

Empower Software

'Coming up with solutions that can increase accuracy and interaction are ideal for major corporations. Time and attendance software can promote ease of management and tracking, as well as integrate with payroll tax software and other HCM tools.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Mentoring Versus Coaching: What’s the Difference?

ATD Human Capital

'Mentoring and coaching are distinct processes used to achieve individual and organization goals. Click here to read full version.

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Naomi Bloom’s 4 Foundations of Real SaaS, No. 4: In Memory

Workday

'In the final segment of our four-part video series with Naomi Bloom, she talks about a relatively new technology approach in the enterprise software industry that lets organizations make decisions using analytics, delivered at the “speed of thought” and at the point of decision. It’s called in memory, and Naomi says it’s a fundamental capability of great SaaS.

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6 Hallmarks of High Performing Teams

Workboard

Great Teams Exhilarate -- What Sets Them Apart? There is nothing quite like the sensation and satisfaction of being on a high performing team. I’ve had this luck and pleasure a number of times in my career, but it’s rarer than I’d like. High performing teams seem to generate their own energy and elevate everyone on the team to their full potential. Despite achieving more, working on these teams is less taxing -- the workday feels shorter and less frustrating.

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Is "You're Overqualified" an Excuse?

45 Things

'There is good news and bad news about the job market. First, the good news: Employers are hiring more people, and for better-paying positions. Now for the bad news: Some employers are still too short-sighted when it comes to hiring decisions. The Washington Post recently profiled a J. Jennifer Johnson, a 36-year veteran worker with tons of skills but no job offers.

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9 Leave Management Mistakes To Avoid This Year

The article talks about the 9 leave management mistakes that you should be avoiding with smarter technology in your organisation and save business costs.

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The SOP for Workplace Interactions

DDI

'To help eliminate the 9 th form of waste, can leaders create a “standard operating procedure” for workplace interactions?

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How to Talk Your Way to Better Employee Performance

Insperity

How’s it going? How’s the family? How’s your workload? Any concerns? Here are a couple things I’d like you to keep an eye on …. The above conversation – questions, answers and all – takes no more than a few minutes. Still, managers find it difficult to fit these short employee checkups into their schedule. But forgoing these quick chats can open the door for big performance problems.

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Secrets of building an attractive company

Workable

Smart companies typically operate in competitive talent markets. This means that the people you’re looking for are likely to be juggling several job offers. Competing for outstanding candidates with the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter might seem like a losing proposition but it’s not. It can be done but first you have to realise that hiring is marketing.

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4 Annoying Habits of CEOs

45 Things

'I think I may scream if I see one more CEO on television touting his or her company and: Using upspeak. "I think our sales will exceed expectations? Our customers seem to be loyal?" This sounds like the CEO isn''t sure, or channeling a 13-year-old at the mall with friends. Being boring. I''ve seen company leaders talk about their products with the the enthusiasm of reading the dictionary.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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The short guide to managing talent and engaging employees with lower costs

Empower Software

'How to manage talent and keep employees engaged, while lowering costs.

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Improve Employee Productivity: 5 Simple Ideas That Really Work

Insperity

Despite what you may believe, you don’t always have to offer fancy gifts and big bonuses to motivate your employees to do more for your business. Showing them a little more trust, respect and recognition can go a long way when it comes to improving their productivity. Employees who feel genuinely appreciated by their peers and management are much more likely to go above and beyond in their job.

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The Contribune

Dave's Weekly Thought

I've just returned from Oxford, Ohio where I had the pleasure of teaching a 3 day intensive Leadership course to some of the world's brightest young minds. In teaching, I often learn as much as my students. In being around young people, my soul is always replenished. We cannot ignore the generational tug-o-war that exists in today's workforce. Many Baby Boomers are retiring while the youth of today are refilling the human intelligence funnel.

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‘Thanks, But No Thanks’: The Fine Art of Writing Legally Smart Rejection Letters

Business Management Daily

Some employers have simply given up on notifying unsuccessful candidates. That's not a smart move. The number one thing people hate about the job-search process is when they don’t hear back after an interview. Here are seven tips for drafting simple, well-written canned rejection letters …. The post ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’: The Fine Art of Writing Legally Smart Rejection Letters appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Fortify I-9 Compliance With The All-in-one Team Training Handbook

USCIS estimates that 76% of paper I-9s have at least one fineable error —with high-volume hirers at the highest risk. But worry not. WorkBright’s Ultimate I-9 Compliance Guide is a comprehensive resource to instantly level up your team’s I-9 process and reduce your audit risk. What to expect: Written for HR teams: No cryptic legal jargon here. We’ve made it fast and easy to find concise answers to nearly fifty I-9 questions in simple terms.

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A HEALTHY SLEEP = A HEALTHY YOU

Revolutionary Wellness

There are four generic pillars when it comes to our health. The first being exercise, the second stress management, the third nutrition and the fourth being sleep. All of these aspects remain equally important when it comes to creating a healthier, happier you! What most people don’t understand is that a lack of sleep can be a major cause of health problems in your life.

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Where Your Time Goes, So Goes Your Impact

Workboard

Time invested in higher-value leadership activities is essential for both company performance and engaging employees in the mission of the organization. Managers should control where their time goes and critically assess whether that time creates real value. According to a recent study on Blue Ocean Leadership in Harvard Business Review, many leaders aren’t aware of where their time goes and it often isn’t to the acts and activities most likely to create value for their organizations!

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Referrals, on the Decline?

Cielo HR Leader

'Fact, 46% of referrals stay at a company for three years or more , compared to just 14% of those hired via traditional job boards. Geared with this information, one would think referrals should be at the top of every company’s source of hire, right? According to CareerXRoads’ latest Source of Hire survey , this is precisely the case. According to feedback from more than 6,000 recruiters and sourcers, referrals are the No. 1 source of external hires (19.2%) among U.S. organizations.