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How to support and understand veteran employees as they enter the civilian workforce

HR Brew

She started ROTCs at 17 then enlisted for active duty in the Army, spending 10 years in service before retiring and joining the civilian workforce in 2022. There are many aspects of the workplace that will be new to veterans, Elizabeth Toenyes, a content strategist at staffing firm Aquent, told HR Brew.

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This HR leader is applying her career lessons to finding and retaining workers in construction

HR Brew

While Gen Zers are increasingly turning to trades jobs, there’s still a shortage of these roles, which is only expected to worsen as more skilled trades professionals retire in the coming years. We’ve also had manager training where they are coming in and learning [how to give] feedback and interacting with direct reports.

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21 Types of Employment: Your Hire-To-Retire Guide

Analytics in HR

Apprenticeship An apprenticeship is a structured training program that offers hands-on experience and technical skills under guidance from experienced professionals. Working hours: Often 35 to 40 hours weekly, which may include both on-the-job training and classroom-based instruction. Benefits: Benefits vary based on company policies.

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INTERVIEW: Dr. Jac Fitz-enz on Human Capital Metrics

HR Bartender

Fitz-enz] I first became involved with HR, then called personnel and training, in 1969. By sorting it by job level, length of employment, and possibly effects of processes such as new hire orientation, supervisory skills, training, etc. Training Effectiveness is also very valuable. What prompted you to start the Institute?

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Charting Your Course Through Changing Regulations

Speaker: Bonnie Treichel, Senior Consultant & CCO, Multnomah Group

More recently, the tides have turned in other directions – forcing employers to direct their attention at mandated state-run retirement plans; employee leave and paid time off; sexual harassment training; pay equity; and more!

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Cross Training Employees: Examples and Plans

Business Management Daily

Smart organizations realize that time spent cross-training employees yields a substantial return on investment. Benefits of cross-training – defined as teaching workers new skills so that they can perform different roles beyond the one for which they were hired — include: Coverage of duties when another team member is absent.

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Benefits of cross training employees and top considerations before you start

Business Management Daily

He always meant to institute a cross-training program, but other tasks got in the way of dedicating time to employees mastering new skills. He vowed to prioritize employee cross-training initiatives going forth. What is cross-training employees? Joel regretted the mess on his hands. Smart organizations, though, make time.