ExactHire HR Trends

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

You built a mobile recruiting presence, the applicants came…but then your organization wasn’t ready. Or, maybe you’re well on your way toward social recruiting Shangri La and you sense that a few hiring managers may be late to the party. In this blog, I’ll review five mobile recruiting strategy fails encountered when a business is not prepared in the hopes that you can avoid the same mistakes. 1 – Failure To Get Buy In. Start by educating them with statistics that paint a picture of this trend–no, this new way of doing business–to get their attention.

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Visier

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Earlier this month we were fortunate to host an interactive HR Leadership workshop for Visier customers, led by father of modern HR and leading business consultant Dave Ulrich. In this workshop, Ulrich focused on the top questions of the group, the first of which was focused on, “What is blocking HR’s progress?” Here are some key takeaways. They understand the general business conditions (e.g.,

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Grovo HR

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Employee engagement has been one of the most talked-about topics in human capital management for twenty-five years. And yet, despite the attention of professionals from every area of the business world—or maybe because of it—the term itself has never gained a universal definition. There’s no reason it couldn’t, though. What it’s not. Engaged employees are more motivated than disengaged employees.

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UpstartHR

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

One of the most common terms around recruiting these days is candidate experience. If you’re late to the game, it’s basically a look at how candidates are treated as they enter your recruiting funnel all the way to getting an offer, if they move that far. Think about it. In addition, you’d probably be unsure just how to make that a reality. And to actively court them. The pay-off?

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Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.

UpstartHR

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As I look back on the past five years and all of the people I’ve met, I have made some interesting conclusions about career choices. My background as an HR pro has helped to expose me to a wide variety of experiences, people, and career options. I was talking with a friend a few days ago about some of the HR positions I have had over the years. Think about it. So, what’s the answer?

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TriNet

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

This post is part of the TriNet ongoing series about the Affordable Care Act and its effects on small business. President Obama recently approved of the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees. Visit site for full story. Affordable Care Act PACE Act

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The Aristocracy of HR

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

000000000010 I was at IBM Insight last week and as per usual it was an awarding experience. There is a shift going on in business and technology that I find both interesting and exciting. It is a shift that is about partnership over competition. Big name technology companies are partnering with new school app developers […].

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Brazen HR

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

If a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound? If work is done away from the office, does it still count? The answer to both, of course, is yes — and corporate America is taking notice. By 2016, Forrester expects 43% of Americans will work remotely. That’s 63 million people who can work literally anywhere. Like it or not, the face of the workplace is changing. How can remote work do all this?

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Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Higher revenue, better job performance, a more trusted employer brand, and increased customer base are just a few of the benefits of a diverse workforce. Not to mention, according to Glassdoor’s 2015 Top 50 HR and Recruiting stats, 67% of active and passive job seekers say a diverse workforce is important to them when evaluating companies or job offers. Company Culture diversity hiring

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TLNT: The Business of HR

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Retention in the workplace is in a predicament — the revolving door is circulating faster, and the organizations struggling with this are on the lookout for a solution. Best Practices HR Management HR News HR Trends Retention & Engagement Talent Management Featured

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7 Tips for Using Trust to Keep You and Your Employees Happy

CultureIQ

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

If you’re a manager or human resources specialist, you know a strong workplace requires trust. So much so that a SHRM study found trust between employees and senior management to be the number-two contributor to job satisfaction. Trust Trust leads to internal motivation, a sense of pride and ownership, and happy people. If your workplace lacks trust, it’s never too late to get started. One common fallacy is that building trust takes forever, but this type of thinking can lead to inaction. Project Warmth to Show You Care. You’re not really listening, and respond, “Oh, that’s too bad. Great chat!”

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ATD Human Capital

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Employee engagement is a good news/bad news proposition. On the bright side, employee engagement is at its highest level since 2000, and overall employee engagement was up 2 percent from 2013 to 2014, per a January 2015 Gallup poll. Overall, 31.5 percent of U.S. employees are engaged at work. This is a good statistic, but only in the “sort of” sense. There’s also bad news.

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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.

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nettime solutions

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Payroll is often one of the most complex and time-consuming processes within a workplace. Relying on manual entry or an outdated system can leave your company vulnerable to time theft, errors and unreliable data due to limited system functionality. Reduce your risk of inaccurate data and stop relying on unsupported software data. Automatic federal and state payroll tax deduction.

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

George Bernard Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” His powerful words ring true in our personal lives as well as in the world of business. Employees’ common misconception that change is bad hinders plans for maximizing performance and efficiency. Tips HR

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Grovo HR

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Knowledge workers care about what they do for a living. They can’t help it. A job in the knowledge economy requires years of education, innate talents, and a lot of an employee’s time. It’s not just button-pushing. Asked to bring their whole selves to the job, modern knowledge workers crave work that engages their whole selves—including their emotions. Do emotions even belong in the workplace?

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Interviewing candidates is time consuming. It’s exhausting. It’s expensive. How can you shorten the interview process without sacrificing great clients? You screen the talent pool first. The solution to an easier, faster, more effective screening process is through video. Screening Candidates

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Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?

ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

When it comes to critical roles that need to be filled, 95% of the people who you ’d hire aren’t even looking. They’re already cashing a paycheck from another company. It’s why passive candidates are the most sought after candidate in recruiting. It’s like dating, all the good ones are either taken or not interested.

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Achievers

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Are you hesitant to put Millennials in managerial roles because of their youth and lack of experience? This This hesitancy is certainly understandable. As an experienced professional manager, you’re well aware that years in the industry provide insights that no newcomer can automatically acquire. Millennials are big on transparency. Millennials seek networks, not hierarchy.

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Linkage

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

For Women in Leadership Institute ™ faculty member Carla Harris, success is not just about surviving, but thriving in your role. Leaving Harvard Business School, she subscribed to the theory that hard work would mean success. As she found out, that is not always the case. How did she do it? I’ll let her tell you in her own words: Which of Carla’s Pearls resonates the most with you?

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nettime solutions

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Buddy punching, inaccurate time records, and non-work-related activities are three examples of how productivity levels can be affected within the workplace. Often times, business owners look for solutions to build and grow their company from outside resources instead of reviewing internal processes to improve it. On average, 54 minutes are stolen every workday by one of your employees. Human Error.

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nettime solutions

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

With consistent labor cost increases, tight profit margins and competitive advances, manufacturers are always seeking ways to cut costs. Reviewing where the added expenses are taking place within a warehouse should be a standard practice; unfortunately the data may not be simple to retrieve. Eliminate wasted resources and improve employee performance with an automated cloud-based solution.

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Kanjoya

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

If the topic of this article piques your interest, your business is in growth mode. Congratulations! You’re experiencing an exciting time in your company’s history. But growth is often accompanied by growing pains that force you to rethink investments in people, processes, and technology. Here are 7 glaring signs your employee engagement solution cannot scale with your business: 1. leadership?

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ClearCompany HRM

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In Human Resources, we’re constantly managing risk. New technologies, while they introduce convenience into our lives can often bring worries of compliance, new risks and fear that our highly protected employee information could be misused or mismanaged. Video Interview

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nettime solutions

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Automation is key when it comes to maintaining a successful workflow within a Manufacturing environment. Unfortunately, automation isn’t consistently implemented for all processes across the warehouse. As a result, bottlenecks can occur and labor productivity levels are negatively affected. Reporting Incidents. Manually tracking incidents in the workplace, and accurately reporting them takes time.

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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace.

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EDSI

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Understand People’s Strengths& Our goal is to understand each EDSI representative’s strengths, skills and future goals. Oftentimes, a person’s passion is not completely fulfilled by one job description. And that’s ok. Our goal is to give people opportunities to connect and build relationships across roles, projects and regions. By matching individual strengths with future opportunities outside of their day-to-day routines, our employees will be empowered, motivat

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ATD Human Capital

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

An organization’s brand plays an essential role in attracting and maintaining clients. Similarly, culture has also become a big factor in building relationships between an organization and its employees. Building a strong corporate culture and brand is a lot like telling a story: The best ones have three common components. They Make You Feel Like the Protagonist. They Have Interesting Plots.

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TriNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Guest post from SnackNation People crave recognition from their peers. It’s human nature – we’re satisfied when people notice our hard work but it’s brutally frustrating when our contributions. Visit site for full story. Leadership employee recognition

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TriNet

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Guest post by BankOpening.co.uk In a competitive hiring environment, successful recruiters take advantage of various novel trends to build a robust working culture and attract top talents to their. Visit site for full story. Recruiting HR recruiting

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Training and development professionals often bemoan the lack of apparent initiative in their trainees. Learning professionals spend huge sums of money creating or acquiring skill aligned libraries of learning content, only to watch almost helplessly as learners refuse to engage with any training available that isn’t mandatory.

The People Equation

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

How good are you at saying “no?” It’s a fascinating subject to me. This is probably because I’m still a work in process when it comes to being 100% comfortable saying no. One way to look at saying “no” is from the standpoint of you as the individual declining a request or setting boundaries. For example, here are four different ways to say no and still keep your job. Think about this for a minute.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Editor’s Note:   TLNT has been publishing Steve Browne’s recaps of the HR Roundtable in Cincinnati for more than five years. For two weeks, we’re bringing back some you might have missed. HR Insights HR Management HR Trends Talent Management Workforce Workplace Relationships

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nettime solutions

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

With hundreds of employees to manage, automation and flexibility can be a key to maintaining a successful workflow. For many manufacturing companies, the complexity of managing their employees’ production levels as well as their time and attendance across multiple locations can be overwhelming. As an example, you can manage: Employee schedules. Forecasting to budget according to your labor needs.

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DATIS

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

With year-end looming in the distance, annual performance appraisals are approaching quickly. During these performance appraisals, you will have the chance to sit down and reflect on the past year with your staff. You will examine yourself and your team to analyze strengths and weaknesses while creating solutions for continued improvement. For every employee, the criteria and expectations vary depending on an individual’s position and other defining attributes. Organize and prioritize : In order to be successful, you must stay organized. Relax: Don’t overwork yourself.

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Needed: A shift from traditional performance management systems (organized as an annual review process) to newer performance development systems (organized around real-time dynamics). Download part one in a series to gain insight into why this shift must happen and why it needs to happening now

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