45 Things

OCTOBER 18, 2012

I'm always amazed by the truly stupid photos people post of themselves online. The reason I'm surprised is that we're so quick to judge a celebrity with a hair out of place, that sometimes we fail to consider the image we're projecting to the world. This latest story I did for Gannett/USAToday may have your reconsidering. It’s often said that people make a judgment about you within seconds of meeting you, and now new research shows the same may be true even when they’re viewing your photo on Fac

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NoExcusesHR

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'It’s time for us to have a little chat. Just you and me. Let me ask you…how are things going? Is work going well? Perhaps you’re in the search process…is it panning out the way you planned? What about the challenges in your current role? Are you feeling the fire inside your gut to hit those big, bad, nasty challenges head on? I mean it… how are you ?

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Strategic HCM

OCTOBER 19, 2012

'There’s a new term in town – social HCM. Or so it would seem…. It might just be coincidence of course, but I recently received a press release about a UK based system called Fairsail , linked to the USA’s HR Technology conference last week. Of course many HCM systems are already quite socialised (see this post ) and Saba branded itself the people collaboration system for a while, but this is the first time I’ve seen one describing itself as a Social HCM system.

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Bersin with Deloitte

OCTOBER 13, 2012

This week LinkedIn announced the Talent Brand Index, an exciting and innovative new tool to help companies target and improve their talent acquisition programs. In this blog post I'd like to explain it in a little detail. Recruiting: Meet Marketing. Marketing: Meet Recruiting. Businesses spend more than $3,000 per hire on recruitment, and often 20 […].

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TheHRBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

HR is not just about liking people. HR isn’t the job for you if you’re not a ‘people person’, but liking people won’t be enough on its own. More precisely, you have to be interested in getting the absolute best out of people. It’s not just the softer ‘people skills’ that are important. You’ll have a strong interest in business and the […].

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45 Things

OCTOBER 19, 2012

After putting in your hours at work with the colleague who eats pork rinds all day long and the boss who constantly hums off-key show tunes, the last thing you may want to do is spend your after-work hours with such people. So when you’re given advice to sign up for the company’s community 5k run or Saturday morning at the local food bank, you may respond with something that cannot be printed here.

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David Zinger

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Strange and Strangers: Employee Engagement Dialogue. Snippet from the dialogue : Yeah, what’s happening right now is that we have to learn how to do group creativity, and until we learn how to do that we’re not going to get the innovation and the competitive advantages that we’d like to get from our organization, and we don’t do that very well; we don’t know how to assemble teams, we don’t know how to facilitate creative discovery, we don’t know how to move through that process, and until we get

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TheHRBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Once a quarter or so, I find it valuable to step back and ask: How am I doing? Otherwise, you can end up consumed by work for years at a time and not be really happy, or not be really getting anywhere. So it’s helpful to take some time to step back and check in with […].

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NoExcusesHR

OCTOBER 17, 2012

'You operate at a different level. Your standards are higher than those around you. You''re confident you can make a huge difference in your organization if everyone would make sure the work gets done the right way. Your way. Why can''t they make sure that everything is going to be just right before they start implementing changes? Isn''t it obvious their ideas aren''t perfect ?

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QAspire

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Photograph by Tanmay Vora. The best way to grow is to help others grow. In process of elevating others, you have to elevate yourself. However, you have to adopt a posture of generosity and abundance. In school, I heard a story of a farmer who was known for producing best crops and sharing his best seeds with other farmers in the vicinity. When asked why, he said, “It is a selfish act.

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David Zinger

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Building a pyramid of employee engagement in Regina. It was such a pleasure to return to where I was born and lived for the first 12 years of my life to present to 2 groups at the Saskatchewan Association of Human Resource Professionals. I got to see a great Cirque du Soleil presentation on talent and excellence and also listen to a Saskatchewan Roughrider, Shomari Williams, playfully outline his career path.

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TheHRBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2012

One of the biggest issues for me over the years has been how to make the mind an ally instead of an enemy. Everyday suffering is largely mental. We obsess and worry. We are haunted by old hurts and anticipate new ones with anxiety. For many people, the same four questions keep cropping up to […].

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True Faith HR

OCTOBER 15, 2012

'Most people are familiar with stories about a performer making outrageous demands in their contract, such as having only certain kinds of food and/or drink back stage. The most famous of these stories involve Van Halen and removal of brown M&M''s from the candy bowl. According to the latest issue of Mental Floss magazine, there was a more practical reason for this request: Far from a diva demand, the candy clause was a brilliant safety feature.

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Quickbase

OCTOBER 19, 2012

LinkedIn has become one of the most significant tools in building an online personal brand in the past five years. They have over 175 million professional users from more than 200 countries and garner over 47 million unique visitors globally. These days, everyone is searching for work regardless of occupation or employment status. A new Jobvite study shows […].

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QAspire

OCTOBER 19, 2012

In 1982, University of Wisconsin researchers studying the human learning pattern videotaped two bowling teams during multiple games. When these tapes were shown to team, they were edited differently. One team was shown the video of all their mistakes and the other team was shown the video of their good performances. Both teams improved, but the team that focused on positive improved twice as much.

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TheHRBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Why do some people achieve their goals while others fail? I believe it’s because successful people manage to overcome five barriers that, in many cases, guarantee failure. Here are those barriers and how to overcome them: 1. Uninspiring Goals When most people set goals, they envision a “thing,” such as a particular amount of money, […].

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Aurico

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'On September 6, the Iowa Appellate Court ruled that an employer failed to abide by the state drug testing law by requiring a worker to submit to drug testing for a “cumulative injury.” (Skipton v. S&J Tube, Inc., No. 2-573/11-1902). The employer’s drug test policy, established in 2007, was developed with the help of an outside third party administrator.

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Insperity

OCTOBER 18, 2012

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Thrive Global

OCTOBER 15, 2012

When a child is born, no parent ever thinks to themselves, “I sure hope he/she grows up with no sense of personal financial responsibility.” I’ve never met a parent who didn’t want his or her children to be in a better position than they were, whether that be financially, emotionally, or otherwise. Given the economic climate our kids are growing up in today, it’s the job of moms (and dads!

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Aurico

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'Until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9 currently available on the forms section of [link]. This form should continue to be used even after the OMB control number expiration date of August 31, 2012 has passed. USCIS will provide updated information about the new version of the Form I-9 as it becomes available. Employers must complete Form I-9 for all newly-hired employees to verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States.

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Aurico

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'Illinois is now the third state to pass a law that prohibits companies from asking employees or job seekers for their social media user names and passwords. It’s an amendment to the state’s “Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act” and makes it unlawful to “request or require any employee or prospective employee to provide any password or other related account information” about their social media networks.

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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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Aurico

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'On August 14, a federal district court in Maryland denied a request by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a Protective Order that would shield EEOC employees from deposition. The case involves an employer alleged by the EEOC to have engaged in the discriminatory use of criminal history background checks and credit history checks in the hiring process.

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Aurico

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'Aurico and its employees are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice. Information contained in this article should be reviewed in consultation with your council. The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) found that a bad hire can cost a company up to five times the employee’s annual salary. This cost is frequently balanced against the need to fill a position or achieve time-to-hire goals.

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Aurico

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'Some applicants have a difficult time answering the simplest questions. This month, we dug deeper to find a drag racer in denial, a gun collector with a less-than-bulletproof excuse, a dim hunter and other colorful characters. A drag race by any other name: Q. Have you ever been convicted of a criminal record? A. “DUI/drag racing. For the record I wasn’t really drag racing—that is just the title they gave it.

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Aurico

OCTOBER 18, 2012

'Aurico maintains the largest national affiliation of collection sites for drug testing and occupational health services and will identify collection sites that align with your business requirements. Aurico supports: Electronic chain of custody Consolidated billing A single point of contact A single sign-on for background and drug test results To learn more visit [link].

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

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