Sat.Apr 18, 2015 - Fri.Apr 24, 2015

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How to Establish a Solid Gamification Strategy for Your Staffing Company

Spark Hire

'The rise in popularity of gamification in the workplace has grown steadily in the past couple of years. Gamification made Deloitte’s 2013 list of Top 10 Technology Trends and the Gartner Group forecasted that 70 percent of Global 2000 Companies would use a “gamified” application or system by 2014. Furthermore, businesses spent $100 million on gamification in 2010 and that figure is estimated to reach $2.8 billion by 2016.

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How Commute Issues Can Dramatically Impact Employee Retention

TLNT: The Business of HR

'As more companies adapt a data-supported approach to HR decision-making , new data is revealing that commute issues can have a major impact on hiring success and retention. You may have assumed that commute issues were an obscure factor with only a minor impact — but you would be wrong. You probably already know that long commute times frequently increase new-hire tardiness and absenteeism rates, but data now reveals that long commute times can have a major negative impact on new hire ret

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How Apple Watch Will Change the Way We Work

Cornerstone On Demand

'With the official (online) release of Apple Watch only one day away, the internet is rife with predictions about whether the smart watch will succeed or fail — and how it will affect our lives in the process. Will this device just be one more digital distraction, or will it finally help quell the urge to check our phones every five minutes? As with other personal tech devices, Apple Watch will inevitably become an integral part of the workplace, making questions about its influence on pro

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The Link Between Employer Branding and Employee Engagement

ClearCompany HRM

'Employers have lots of concepts to juggle. Time-to-fill, return on investment, employer branding, turnover, engagement. Sometimes these concepts bleed together, and sifting through them for the right plan of action can be difficult. But while these concepts can be repeated so often they lose their meaning, when they all click, when those crucial links between ideas are made, they can make for better decision-making.

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Preventing Workplace Violence and Complying with California’s New Legal Requirements (SB-553)

Speaker: Speakers:

Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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4 Ways a Company Blog Can Add Value to Your Recruiting Agency

Spark Hire

'As a recruiting agency owner, it is important to realize the value a company blog can add to your business. Not only can a blog provide a way for you to reach out to your clients and candidates, but it can also support the fact that your business is knowledgeable when it comes to industry news and subject matter. There are 4 key ways how your company blog can bring value: 1.

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How to Help Introverts Thrive in the Workplace

Cornerstone On Demand

'It's no secret that our culture tends to prize outgoing, social individuals—both in and out of the workplace—more than the quiet and thoughtful types. But, as authors like Susan Cain have argued recently, introverts bring incredible value to companies, and managers might be ignoring them at their own peril. We talked with Jennifer B.

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How To Build a Successful Mentoring Program

HR Bartender

'Organizations are facing some unique challenges when it comes to talent. The Boomer generation is planning to leave the workforce (or at least transition to part-time or semi-retirement). Companies want to make sure their organizational knowledge and history is passed along to new employees, who will lead the organization forward. This isn’t a short-term process.

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4 Ways Recruiting Pros Can Provide Value to Clients

Spark Hire

As a recruiting agency, it is important to ensure that you are providing value to your clients. If you fail to provide the best value and care to your clients, rest assured that they will find another recruiting agency that will take better care of them. In order to provide the best value to your clients, you need to focus on 4 key items: 1. Excellent Customer Service.

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What It Truly Costs for an $80,000 Per Year Hire

TLNT: The Business of HR

'For executives imbued with hiring power, perhaps no greater pitfall exists than the hiring of management staff earning $80,000 and beyond. Besides the immediate costs of salary and recruiting, there are hidden costs that go along with any miscalculation, which can number into the tens of thousands of dollars. Plus, hiring management level professionals who don’t fit or aren’t up to the job run the risk of a trickle down effect in terms of productivity and morale.

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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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What the Talent Lifecycle Looks Like in a World “Beyond Employment”

Cornerstone On Demand

Have you heard phrases like “non-employment work arrangements," “ freelance talent platforms " and “labor market intermediaries"? They reflect an emerging trend in which work and workers exist “beyond employment" Increasingly, these new approaches to work are fundamentally changing how you achieve your organization's mission—and leaders who overlook them risk making the same mistake that taxi services made when they dismissed the emergence of

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Human Resources Shouldn’t Be a “Go-To” Function

HR Bartender

'Sometimes it’s easy to think that our own profession is the only one under the microscope. I know when it comes to human resources, I’ve seen more than my fair share of the “I Hate HR” type articles. The other day, I saw a post titled, “ Traditional Marketing is Broken ” and for a moment I was relieved. Certainly not because the author was saying that marketing function is broken but because the business changes being demanded of us impact every function and every level of the organization.

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Is Keeping Your Employees “Happy” Worth It?

ClearCompany HRM

'Recently, happiness has become something employers aspire to. It makes sense. Very few of us want to be the manager who makes employees miserable, even if it results in higher productivity. Happiness is so important, in fact, that Japanese tech conglomerate Hitachi is introducing a new happiness badge, which tracks each employee’s well-being by monitoring how they move around and sit at work.

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Hiring Wisdom: Positioning Yourself For Interview Success

TLNT: The Business of HR

'Comfortable people will tell you almost anything. Uncomfortable people will tell you almost nothing at all. This is why creating the proper interview environment – mentally and physically – means doing whatever you can to ensure the candidates relax because only comfortable applicants will give you the information you need to make the best decision: (more…).

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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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Why the Future of HR Looks Bright for New Grads

Cornerstone On Demand

'You're about to graduate and the panicky “How am I going to support myself?" sensation has likely kicked in. Your fantasy job might center on a cool start-up, or maybe you see yourself at an iconic corporation. I'll bet you never considered that a career in human resources is an excellent way to propel yourself into either kind of company.

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Networking Meetings Shouldn’t Be “All Take and No Give”

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.”. Networking meetings are about giving. When I share information with someone, it doesn’t mean they owe me. It’s possible that I will ask someone for information, and they’ve never asked for anything in return.

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Why Your Company Needs a Mobile Recruitment Blog Right Now

ClearCompany HRM

'Whether it’s through social media, regular internet routines or mobile usage, we are constantly barraged with an overabundance of information. That means, the easier it is to digest this information, the more likely we are to absorb it. It is no longer delusions of grandeur for organizations to want their websites to be mobile-friendly, it is a requirement to maintain candidate attraction and potentially increase their current employees’ engagement.

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New York City Prohibits Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes

TLNT: The Business of HR

'Last week, the New York City Council passed a bill that makes it unlawful for employers to request or use a job applicant’s credit history for employment purposes as part of their background screening practices. Intro Bill 261-A amends the City’s Human Rights Law to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to use an individual’s consumer credit history in making employment decisions.

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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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Is Your Google Calendar the Next Data Frontier?

Cornerstone On Demand

'How much time do you spend every day sending and answering emails and calendar invites? While these tasks may seem minute and often mindless, they consume vast amounts of time and energy— 13 hours per week, according to research firm McKinsey & Co. At the same time, these daily responsibilities are rarely productive and can cost employers an average of $20,990 per worker per year.

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Quick Shots for #Business and #HR Pros – Spring Reading Edition

HR Bartender

Several of my friends have recently released books (or books coming out soon), so I wanted to dedicate this month’s Quick Shots to the great reading that’s available. I’ve been a fan of Cathy Fyock for years. Her book, “America’s Workforce is Coming of Age” is one of my faves. Her latest is called “Hallelujah! An Anthem for Purposeful Work”. The book is a business parable to help you “hear the music” at work.

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Workforce Analytics 101 [Infographic]

Visier

With recent articles like Harvard Business Review’s “It’s Time to Split HR,” written by world-renowned business advisor and author Ram Charan, and BersinInsights’ “Will HR Lose the Battle Over Analytics?” written by industry analyst Karen O’Leonard, 2015 is a pivotal year for Human Resources as we know it today. The global economic recovery, compounded by demographic shifts, is moving power from employers to employees, turning labor into a seller’s market.

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What the April 30 WOTC Deadline Means for Employers

TLNT: The Business of HR

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) provides income tax incentives to any business for hiring workers that the U.S. Department of Labor has determined to have significant barriers to employment. ‘ Individual hires who make an employer eligible to capture the credit include veterans, those on temporary financial assistance, and residents of certain geographic zones ( See the full and updated list here ).

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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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A Day in the Life of a Human Resources Manager

UpstartHR

I have been thinking a lot lately as I cross the six year threshold of blogging about human resources management. I started this as a tool for the entry level HR pros , but now I also teach about some fairly advanced concepts. One of the things I don’t do enough of is sharing about the community. There are more than 20,000 monthly readers on this site and about 5,000 email subscribers (the numbers still boggle my mind!).

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10 Must Follow* Tips For New College Grads From an HR Guy

Something Different

1. There is an asterisk in the title because, really, what the heck do I know? -_- A few days ago I received the following writing prompt from Joe Amodei at TheLadders (follow them on Twitter here ): Well, we’d love for you to create a post where you discuss what your top tips are for a 22 year old about to enter the workforce and post it on your blog.

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Workforce Planning 101 [Infographic]

Visier

As Vice President of Workforce Management Practice and Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group Mollie Lombardi wrote in this Workforce Planning blog post last year: “Workforce planning is tricky business. Not just because of the complexity entailed in the process, but because if you ask four people what workforce planning is, you’ll likely wind up with five definitions.”.

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Beginning Tomorrow, Google Starts Rewarding Mobile-Friendly Websites

TLNT: The Business of HR

'Sometime on April 21 your website, the one you worked so hard to get on Google’s first search page, may disappear down the rabbit hole, banished to page 2, 3 or worse. Tomorrow is when Google implements a new ranking system that rewards sites that are mobile-friendly by elevating them in its search results. The flip side of that is the bad news for any website that isn’t mobile-enabled — it will fall in the rankings.

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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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Job Simulations = Better Hires and Better Training

UpstartHR

'Recently I had the pleasure of joining Trish McFarlane for an HCMx Radio podcast episode where we talked about how to use simulations in your recruiting and training initiatives. We start with a bit of my background–if you’re new here that might be interesting for you. Then we leap into some of the work we’re doing at Brandon Hall Group.

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3 powerful ways to improve your employee retention rate

Achievers

'People are often told that they should find a job they love. Unfortunately, circumstances don’t always allow the luxury of waiting for that one dream position. And some people think they’ve found their dream job, only to find that things start to go sour. There are a lot of reasons this can happen: a bad boss, a toxic team, stagnant career growth, or lack of recognition.

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Infographic Thursday: The Staggering Costs of FLSA Non-Compliance to U.S. Employers

Something Different

'Check out this great infographic from G&A Partners highlighting the costs of FLSA non-compliance to employers in 2014. As always, if you like this infographic then follow its author here. Best, Rory.