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What is Employee Engagement? It’s time to demand better answers.

Jason Lauritsen

One of the things that makes me crazy about the work of employee engagement is the sloppiness we allow around how we define and approach about it. As I talk to leaders within organizations who are currently spending enormous sums of money on measuring and attempting to improve engagement, they struggle with basic questions like “How do you define employee engagement?

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Just What The H*ck Is Organizational Culture Anyway?

15Five

For years, leaders in the HR/Management space, academics, and top business minds have all sought to define organizational culture. They have largely failed. This is, of course, no easy task. Culture is nebulous, something that we feel but just can’t put a name to. It’s like the immortal soul. We can’t point to it, and some say that it doesn’t exist, but who can deny that there is something magical and mysterious about our lives?

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Through the Eyes of the Hiring Manager

The Tim Sackett Project

On Wednesday I was sitting on The Talent Fix Book Club webcast with one of my Recruiting Managers, Zach Jensen , and Zach made the comment that great recruiters do something a bit different, they look at applications and resumes through “the eyes of the hiring manager” It’s a brilliant piece of advice, but what does it mean!? New, or lesser experienced, recruiters look at candidates like a checklist: Do they meet the minimum qualifications?

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

Advos

Our weekly recap of fundings, mergers & acquisition, partnership and other interesting news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace. FUNDINGS $220M+. Coursera raises $103 million to prepare online learners for the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. Coursera cofounder Andrew Ng. 360Learning Secures $41M in Series B Funding.

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6 Strategies to Navigate Social Determinants of Health for a Better Workplace

In today’s dynamic work landscape, where the lines between personal and professional life blur, understanding the intricate interplay between social determinants of health (SDoH) and emotional wellbeing is paramount. Employers must acknowledge that the whole person comes to work and every aspect of a person’s personal and professional life, especially their mental health, comes with them.

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Lying on Resumes: Who, What & Why

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Like? Share it with your friends. It’s hiring time! Sitting at your desk, after hours, sifting through piles of resumes, you’re hoping to put together a short list of candidates to interview. That’s when every HR manager’s nightmare hits you, and an uneasy feeling gurgles through the pit of your stomach. There’s no denying what is right in front of you: a blatant lie on your most promising candidate’s resume.

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Freelance and Contract Workers: Why Comprehensive Background Checks are Important

Cisive

With the growing number of contract, gig and freelance workers globally, many companies are shifting to a more fluid staffing model. While this impacts talent acquisition and management, one question keeps coming up: Should companies screen temporary or contract workers? In short, yes. As employers, we’re responsible for a safe workplace for our employees and customers, and that means doing our due diligence whether it’s for a full-time employee or a contractor.

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Fixing Data Visualization for Today’s World

Visier

We are making data visualization harder than it need be. The root of the problem is that the thinking behind data visuals grew up in an old world of paper. If we re-focus on the purposes of data visualization in business today , then we will get better results faster. The Old World. The classic thinking about data visualization is found in a brilliant book by Edward Tufte called “The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.” Here’s what Wikipedia has to say: “Tufte encourages the

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Is Integrated Talent Management Over? Let Talent Experience Reign.

Josh Bersin

Have you noticed how many interesting new HR software companies we have? There’s a reason. The craze for “integrated talent management” has gone away, now replaced by a market for “talent experience” solutions. In this article, I’m going to discuss the history of “integrated talent management” and explain why it feels so dated. Then I. Read more» The post Is Integrated Talent Management Over?

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Discussing Mental Health: Best Practices for Managers and Employees

Justworks

As anyone with mental health issues knows, you don’t simply leave things at the door when you walk into the office. The things that are on your mind tend to stay there, and they can interfere with our focus and productivity, our relationships with colleagues, and career ambitions. To get the help and support you need, it may be worthwhile to broach the topic with your company or manager.

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Here Are the HR Trends to Watch in 2024 + Plus Advice for Driving Impact!

The pressure is on to create a positive onboarding experience. Plus, a sub-par onboarding process can domino into other concerns such as low performance, burnout (for you and new hires), and retention challenges. Our 2024 State of HR report will give you a realistic picture of the HR landscape and tips to onboarding effectively in the year to come.

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Why Haven’t You Changed the Way You’re Doing Job Descriptions? There’s a Smarter Way.

TalentCulture

Whether you’ve been in the HR or people management space for 2 years or 20 years, you’ve probably seen a lot of changes in terms of technology and processes. You post jobs online, track and analyze candidates with AI, measure the pulse of your organization, provide real-time feedback to employees — all in a bid to be more productive, strategic and stay ahead of the huge demands on your shoulders.

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7 HRM Books that Every HR Professional Should Read

Digital HR Tech

The field of Human Resource Management (HRM) is rapidly changing. Staying up to date with the latest information is more important than ever. In this article, we will list 7 must-read HRM books that will help you do your job better – whether you’re an experienced HR professional or just getting started in the HR field. We decided to include both study books and more popular books.

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how much money do you make?

Ask a Manager

It’s hard to get real-world information about what jobs pay, especially tailored to a particular industry or geographic region. Online salary websites are often inaccurate, and people can get weird when you ask them directly. In 2014 and 2017, in an effort to take some of the mystery out of salaries, I ran posts asking people to share how much money they make, their job, and their geographic region.

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How To Maximize Your Employees' Success With Professional Coaching

Forbes Coaches Council

Your organization is making a substantial investment in time, money and human resources to develop your team member, so you will want to be involved to ensure the coaching works.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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How to Save Money and Offer Employees Better Coverage with Self-Insurance

TalentCulture

When faced with the annual challenge of ever-increasing health insurance premiums, many employers succumb to what they feel is their only option: raising already-high employee deductibles to offset costs. Employers can’t keep doing this, especially in light of a survey by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants that says 80% of workers would choose a lesser-paying job with good benefits over the same job with no benefits but 30% more salary.

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Standing Up to Bullies in the HR & Recruiting Industry

Workology

Speaker Pay & Diversity; The #truestory I have said it before, and I will repeat it; I have been in this business a long time. I have been boots on the ground, in the trenches, a recruiter, and a. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Job Description or Job Requisition: Which Comes First?

SHRM Resources

Two commonly used forms in the hiring process are the job description and job requisition. And while it would seem that the reasons for using each of these forms are pretty straightforward, there is some uncertainty—even debate—over which should come first.

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Top 10 Interview Questions for Managers [CHECKLIST]

TalentLyft

Looking for the best interview questions for managers ? Check out this handy checklist of the top 10 manager interview questions. Asking these questions will help you identify candidates with the skills and traits necessary to excel in managerial positions. Read More.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Symantec Mobile Threat Defense: OAuth Misuse Could Risk Corporate and Personal Data

Symantec

Symantec’s Modern OS Security team explains how iOS and Android apps misuse the OAuth authorization protocol to obtain excessive Google service permissions

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Opportunitiy Knocks. Let Them in! #SHRM19

SHRM

Picture it. Las Vegas. 2007. (Said in my best Sophia Petrillo impression). It was my first ever SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition (#SHRM19). I was a little over a year into my first HR Management job. I’d never been to a conference of this magnitude, and I didn’t know anyone. I went to the Careerbuilder party at the Hard Rock (featuring the Barenaked Ladies) by myself.

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Strategies to retain your top performers

Paycor

As unemployment rates have reached historic lows, it’s never been more difficult to find qualified candidates to hire. And as the labor market tightens and jobs go unfilled, productivity can be impacted. But before you jump at the next resume, beware. Making a bad hire can be even more detrimental to your business as the costs to replace an employee and train them quickly add up.

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Fundamental Change to Oranization Structure and Governance

Conversation Matters

For the first time since the industrial revolution, organizations are changing at a fundamental level. The change is very much a work in progress in most organizations. But we now have many examples of organizations that are fully functioning in an entirely new way – that is, new ideas about how the organization is designed, about how work gets done, how people relate to each other.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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How Continuous Feedback Improves Performance Reviews

Engagedly

One of the main gripes of annual performance reviews is that employees rarely get enough feedback because usually, performance reviews come around only once a year. A lack of feedback impacts many aspects of the review process. And […].

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How CBD Oil Impacts Employment Drug Screenings

Workology

Can a candidate fail a drug screen if they have used CBD oil? The short answer is no, but the long one is more complicated. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a naturally occurring compound found in the resinous. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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Millennials in the workplace: How to manage and engage them

Workable

As of early 2019, the ages of millennials in the workplace ranged from 22 to 38 years old. This demographic represents the largest generation in the U.S. workforce , and that segment of the workforce will keep rising as previous generations slowly retire – in fact, they’re projected to make up 35 percent of the global workforce by 2020. (Fun fact: the number of millennials in China is higher than the entire U.S. population.).

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Talent retention: giving employees what they want (part two)

HR Zone

Employees. Giving employees what they want.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Cultural Competence: 7 Tips for Learning a New Language

Take It Personel-ly

Do you want to learn a new language? Or have you stopped and started, and then stopped again only to realize that most of your progress had disappeared? Learning a new language can be difficult, especially if your mother tongue is totally different from the language you are trying to learn. And let’s be honest, […].

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#WorkTrends: What HR Transformation Looks Like at 130 Organizations

TalentCulture

HR transformation. It’s one of my favorite buzzwords in the HR tech space. But unlike some past buzzwords, HR transformation is actually a pretty big freaking deal. It also seems to stress a lot of people out. So this week on #WorkTrends, we turned to Jill Goldstein, global practice lead for talent and HR operations at Accenture. She oversees talent and HR operations work for 130 clients, and she’s the perfect person to guide us […].

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Millennials in the workplace: How to manage and engage them

Workable

As of early 2019, the ages of millennials in the workplace ranged from 22 to 38 years old. This demographic represents the largest generation in the U.S. workforce , and that segment of the workforce will keep rising as previous generations slowly retire – in fact, they’re projected to make up 35 percent of the global workforce by 2020. (Fun fact: the number of millennials in China is higher than the entire U.S. population.).