Sat.May 09, 2015 - Fri.May 15, 2015

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4 Ways to Develop Strong Relationships with Your Candidates and Clients

Spark Hire

In the recruiting business, it is important not only to provide top talent to our clients, but also to build strong relationships with clients and candidates. When we have built those solid relationships, we have the greater chance of understanding what both our clients and candidates need throughout the interviewing and hiring process. Having this information allows us to provide enormous value to all parties by ensuring the right placement is made.

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Why Offering Great Benefits Makes Perfect Sense

TLNT: The Business of HR

Employees are arguably one of the most important assets to a business. The performance of employees affects a business’ bottom line. Employee benefits are an incentive for most employees to accept a position and work with a level of dedication that will benefit all. A generous benefits package also give the employee a sense of good will passed on from employer to employee and gives them a sense of belonging at a particular company.

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Is Tinder Tomorrow’s Recruiting Tool?

Cornerstone On Demand

This spring, an unusual profile went up on the dating app Tinder—instead of looking for love, this new Tinder-er was seeking labor. That's right. Ad agency Havas Worldwide Chicago developed a Tinder profile to recruit candidates for its summer internship program. If users swiped right on Havas' profile, the agency started a conversation with them about their skills and interests, ultimately choosing a match to join its team this summer.

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3-Steps for Hiring Managers with Emotional Intelligence

ClearCompany HRM

As more studies reveal the benefits of emotional intelligence in the workplace, companies are beginning to take notice, and the myth of IQ leading the way is coming undone. For example, 58% of job performance is based on a person’s EQ, and 70% of the time, those with mid-level IQ outperform those with the highest IQs.

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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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Want More Employee Productivity? Figure Out Their “Flow”

HR Bartender

Over the past month, I have heard several people mention the concept of “flow” as a way to do better work. I believe we’re are always looking for ways to work smarter and more efficiently so these mentions of “flow” have peaked my curiosity. I was excited to see that flow is one of the topics being covered at this year’s WorkHuman conference powered by Globoforce.

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Cornerstone Edge: The First Platform-as-a-Service Solution for Talent Management

Cornerstone On Demand

Cornerstone recently announced Cornerstone Edge , a new cloud computing architecture and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution that provides clients, partners and third-party developers with easy-to-use new tools and services to quickly create and deploy new and existing applications within the Cornerstone suite of applications. Jason Corsello, Vice President of Strategy for Cornerstone OnDemand, answers a few questions on what the platform announcement means for developers and businesses.

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of (Work): Discover Professional Development

ClearCompany HRM

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs establishes a hierarchy of basic human needs. Formatted like the food pyramid, the table distinguishes fundamental means of survival from the more sophisticated incorporeal necessities. The same concept is applicable to the workplace. What does your team need to survive in the office and what do they want? These are two very distinct assertations for your workforce.

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Learning a New Skill Makes Your Other Skills Better

HR Bartender

I’ve mentioned before that Mr. Bartender and I are fans of the television show Mythbusters. If you’ve never seen it, the show is hosted by two special effects experts who test myths, urban legends, and such. Some of my faves include what will cure the heat that occurs from eating spicy food and certain types of footwear can impair a person’s ability to drive.

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With STEM Diversity, Do We Flood the Pipeline or Fix the Holes?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Editor’s Note: Weekly Wrap has been pre-empted by spring conference travel season. It will return soon. . “ It is a good thing to follow the First Law of Holes: if you are in one, stop digging.” – Denis Healey. A great cry has risen up across the nation from technology companies large and small and an assortment of education and civic leaders.

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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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New Grads, Your Dream Job Exists—Here's How to Find It

Cornerstone On Demand

"What are you doing after graduation?" During graduation season, new grads get countless questions about their post-diploma plans. But the reality is, deciding on a career or finding a job is difficult and strenuous, and all too often, people make quick decisions based on opportunities easily available to them—instead of what’s right for them.

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The Best Way to Prove the Worth of the Talent Function

Visier

The company with the best talent will often win, but talent alone is not enough. Talent is wasted if those who possess it are not given the freedom to do what they believe is right, or are not aligned with the company’s strategy. Great HR leaders understand this and can demonstrate how workforce dynamics impact business outcomes. At the same time, talent is very expensive.

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Is a Training Meeting the Best Approach

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, “ Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers.” The book is available on Amazon in hard copy and Kindle , in the iTunes store, and directly from the publisher.). There an important step to the training process – answering the question “Does it need to be a meeting?” Given the number of meetings out there, it’s amazing to me how many people don’t ask this question.

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Temp to Perm Hiring: Good Idea, or Something You’ll Get Burned By?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Have you ever wanted to have a person work for you on a temporary basis before making the commitment to hire full-time? Many of you probably shook your head, yes, especially when it comes to hiring non-management level positions. And why not? It is common to get burned by hiring people who do not work out despite appearing like good hires from the interview process.

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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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How Cornerstone Insights Will Unlock Big Data Potential in HR

Cornerstone On Demand

Cornerstone recently announced Cornerstone Insights , a suite of predictive analytics dashboards that a applies sophisticated data science to workforce data , enabling business leaders to answer burning questions about how to use data to better hire, train, manage, and retain top talent. Max Simkoff, VP of Analytics at Cornerstone OnDemand, answers a few questions on how why this is an important announcement and why analytics will transform the state of talent management.

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Money doesn’t motivate: Why employees need more than just a paycheck

Achievers

by Andrea Vearncombe, Total Rewards Manager, Achievers. Why do your employees show up at work every morning? If you think it’s just to earn a paycheck, then you’re overlooking something essential about human motivation. Most people agree that fair compensation is a requirement for employee engagement and job satisfaction, but it only meets the bare minimum.

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When A Process Becomes Obsolete – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

I received a phone call from a friend this week who mentioned having 4 rotating file devices used to store business contact information on her desk. Maybe you’ve heard of these before – the name is a portmanteau of the words rolling and index. I couldn’t help but wonder, do people still use those? I figured everyone has a digital contact directory by now.

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It’s Hard to Get Off Easy When You Make a Really Bad Hire

TLNT: The Business of HR

There’s a certain type of manager you only have to work with for, oh, five minutes, before concluding that they really suck. Why? Mostly because said managers are extremely talented at making everything about them. As far as they’re concerned, you and your opinions are mostly garbage. (So if you’ve ever wondered why these managers always look like they smell something bad, well, that’s why.).

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Trending Payroll Statistics

Staying up-to-date on the latest decisions and payroll statistics ensures businesses can remain compliant and efficient. B2B Reviews research compiled the latest data to help businesses stay on top of payroll in 2024 and prepare for the future.

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ICYMI: Daniel Pink, Company Culture and the Mobile Imperative at Convergence 2015

Cornerstone On Demand

Following a fantastic lineup of talent management experts (not to mention a rock star) on the first day of Convergence 2015 , we continued the conversation today with more inspiring use-cases, insightful trends and best practices for empowering people in the new world of work. Check out the recap below to learn more about the ideas shared and discussed today, and join the conversation with #CSODConf15 !

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Are You in Need of a Work-Life Reset?

RecognizeThis!

by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – Work-life balance is a myth, but we can learn to blend work and life through purpose, positivity and possibilities. Rounding out my book review posts for the author panel I’ll be leading at WorkHuman is Work-Life Reset , by Fawn Germer. When we think about what it really means to “WorkHuman” we must always include the reality of the person’s life outside of work.

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The Role of Organizational Culture in Employee Engagement

Something Different

<www.forbes.com> …It’s been a while since I shared a World at Work video. This one (focused on the role of organization culture and employee experience on engagement) is fantastic: Happy Friday! Rory.

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Hiring Wisdom: Who Designed Your Hiring System?

TLNT: The Business of HR

I was appalled when I reviewed a new client’s hiring system. It turns out that it was designed by their legal department. While it went to extremes to ensure no illegal questions were asked, not one thing about it helped its users make good hiring decisions. The upshot, of course, is that while this employer is unlikely to be sued for discrimination in the hiring process, they are by far more likely to be sued for the misdoings of an substandard employee (an unreliable or unsafe worker who never

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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3 Ways to Grow Your Business with Time and Attendance

nettime solutions

Spring temperatures have warmed us up and thawed us out in the Northern Hemisphere. Now we feel like the sun, and we're calling on businesses to grow. Did you know that time and attendance software can help you do just that? There's no question about it: You need paying customers to grow your business. But if your time and attendance system isn't set up for optimization and analysis, many of those hard-earned dollars can leak through the cracks.

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Another Mark of a True Leader: Inspiration

RecognizeThis!

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Leaders must first inspire others to follow of their own accord. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career, it’s that you can’t just declare yourself a leader and expect others to follow. True leaders inspire others to find the best in themselves to work together to accomplish a goal. And true leaders can be anyone, at any level, not just those that carry a “manager” title.

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What’s the Appropriate Comp Structure For Your Company’s Life Cycle Stage?

Something Different

<ungerboeck.com> …So this morning I read a great piece from Jacque Vilet over at Compensation Cafe highlighting the way compensation plans must evolve based on the life stage of the company. Vilet focused on how an organization’s pay mix (i.e. salary/bonus/equity) and market competitiveness changes based on if they’re in a start-up, growth, maturity, or decline phase, explaining the causal reasons behind each stage and the steps a prudent compensation professional tak

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Failing grade: Why hiring managers lose out when focusing on GPA

Achievers

How do you evaluate candidates for a job? Is college grade point average (GPA) an important metric that you integrate in your decision? In an era when analytics have become a key part of almost every business decision, GPA seems like an obvious number to rely on. It’s time to realize, however, that not all metrics are created equal. Many human capital experts agree that GPA has little or no predictive value for the performance of a student in their eventual job.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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23 Leadership Lessons About Energizing Yourself and Others

The People Equation

How do you derive energy from the task of leading? Many times, being in a leadership role is draining, not energizing. As with many other things in life, one needs to actively seek out ways to overcome flagging energy. This month’s Frontline Festival blog carnival, hosted by Let’s Grow Leaders’ Karin Hurt, assembled 23 stories about how leaders can energize themselves and others.

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3 Ways to Grow Your Business with Time and Attendance

nettime solutions

Spring temperatures have warmed us up and thawed us out in the Northern Hemisphere. Now we feel like the sun, and we're calling on businesses to grow. Did you know that time and attendance software can help you do just that? There's no question about it: You need paying customers to grow your business. But if your time and attendance system isn't set up for optimization and analysis, many of those hard-earned dollars can leak through the cracks.

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The Value of Getting Quick Wins

Something Different

<servicemanagementspecialists.com> …So between 30% and 60% of executives hired from the outside fail in their new role within 18 months ; they fail for a myriad of different reasons , including a failure to adapt to the organizational culture, poor networking, murky expectations and/or feedback, and – in perhaps a minority of cases – technical competency.

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