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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Internship season.ah, one of the great perils of HR and Recruiting Departments both domestically and internationally. Truthfully, our internship process is probably something that keeps many of us up at night. While they're very beneficial to companies and are extremely important to growing students looking to gain experience in their field, internship programs take a lot of work.

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UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 12, 2015

As many of us know, Millennials and their habits at work are an important (and very popular) topic among employers. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2030 Millennials will make up for 75% of workforce in the United States. Their growing presence in the market should inspire employers to learn about this generation and understand how to manage them in an efficient way.

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UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

How often do you find yourself working within the constraints of a pre-approved budget? The truth is, unless you're Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, you probably resonate with this pretty strongly. No matter which industry you're in, you likely at one point or another have had to bring your internal spend up to your C-Suite (or even to your Board) and explain where each chunk of change is going.

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UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

With the vast majority of our focus on the action-heavy period before and during a move, it’s easy to forget the delicate period that follows. In truth, a relocation isn’t finished until a transferee has reached the point where they are settled in. There are ways you can soften the landing a transferee has once they arrive in their new home. Relocation HR

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The future of the formal performance review sparked a lively debate in 2015. SETTING. EXPECTATIONS: My team members are clear on. their roles & responsibilities. 2. DELEGATING: I effectively identify tasks that. others can take on to develop their. capabilities and free my time for. more strategic activities. 3. COACHING: I support my team members by. challenging and encouraging them.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Sending snail-mail. Using a phone book. Whipping out your map on the road. What do all of these activities have in common? They have been drastically changed by technological advances. Technology typically serves to make our lives easier and takes away pain points of daily routines. Where we once sent letters, we now send email. Where we once consulted a phone book, we now have search engines.

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UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

While budgeting might not be everyone's favorite topic to discuss, it's certainly one of the most important—especially for companies trying to develop and improve their relocation budget. The end of the year is a great time to take a look back on your relocation spend in the past year and make a plan for how you are going to increase, decrease, or maintain that spend in the upcoming year. Relocation HR Budgeting

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UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Whether you’re a new and growing business or a lean, mean team that requires less manpower, it’s easy to pass off a relocation program as an expensive, time-consuming luxury, like golf. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, you could be hurting your own chances of success, especially when it comes to finding and recruiting new talent, if you aren’t accommodating a recruiting search that goes beyond your local zip codes. Policy Relocation HR

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UrbanBound HR

DECEMBER 29, 2015

When you’re looking to modernizing your relocation policies and procedures, it’s easy to get frustrated. The actual machinations behind relocating employees resembles a rube goldberg machine, where a seemingly useless part is critical for one operation, but is pointless for the next. No two moves are the same. The more you analyze your program, the more frustrated you’ll likely get. Technology HR

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KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. In his August 2015. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. elements in more detail.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Congratulations on starting a relocation program at your company! If this is your first time developing a program, or your first time working in relocation whatsoever, you might feel a combination of excitement and anxiousness that you haven’t experienced since day one of your first job. You may have self-doubts, even though you’re perfectly qualified, but remember that someone else has faith in you, because you’re the one they chose to spearhead this important task. Worry not. You can sketch a blueprint for your program by answering a few simple questions. Policy Relocation HR

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UrbanBound HR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The class of 2019 has just started college, and by the time they graduate, we will be edging up on the tail end of the millennial generation. Behind them is Generation Z, who received a healthy spread of breathless coverage in the New York Times this past week (don’t get me started), and unbelievably, there’s already discussion about the yet-to-be-born Generation Alpha (can we not?). Whining aside, these articles paint a picture of digital natives, whose sphere of influence is hidden from previous generations in the mobile environments of Snapchat and Vine. Millennials Technology HR

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Preparing to relocate is a lot more than a list of tasks. It’s a complex web where each decision can affect a handful of other decisions, and feels more like trying to spin plates while surfing. It’s easy for an issue to get put on the backburner or worse, forgotten. The last thing you want is to have a transferee flapping in the wind in a new city, and in the dark as to how solve this problem they didn’t even know they had until it was too late. Home Relocation HR

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UrbanBound HR

DECEMBER 8, 2015

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According to BearingPoint Institute (2015), “The. KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41% of training. Redesigning the Organization, 2015). FOUR WAYS TO CLOSE THE. LEARNING-DOING GAP FOR. FRONT-LINE MANAGERS 4FOREWORD We’re in business to help organizations. achieve their goals by making sure their. employees have the knowledge and skills. they need to succeed. managers.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

This year UrbanBound will be exhibiting at the HR Tech Conference & Expo in Las Vegas! Technology HR

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UrbanBound HR

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Ring in the New Year with the best of HR tech and relocation news! Technology HR

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NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Millennials sometimes get a bad rap, and they don’t necessarily deserve it. There are some obvious differences when you compare the younger people entering the workforce to the previous generations. Technology has improved, information spreads faster than ever, and values are changing. Younger employees have been shaped by modern times, and this affects their work style. Instead of writing off Millennials, try changing the way you motivate them. Their fresh and innovative minds are valuable assets you could gain a lot by utilizing. Millennials HR

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UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

We’re back with the top news from HR Tech and Relocation! Technology HR

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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

For years, relocation has been too expensive, time-consuming, and complicated for small businesses to employ. Manually managing a relocation program used to require the time and money that lean, mean small businesses can’t afford to spend. Thankfully, as technology has become a larger and larger part of the industry, this has changed dramatically. The gates are open, and the time to jump into the relocation game is now. Policy Relocation HR Small Business

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UrbanBound HR

OCTOBER 28, 2015

It’s typically a good sign when your company is facing a hiring boom. For an HR department, this means a lot of extra legwork, coffee, and ibuprofen. Scaling operations is a challenge for any part of a business, and can make or break a company’s future success. In HR, that means being able to consistently recruit and hire top talent at a high volume, and in some cases, relocate them at an equally high rate. And when you put the pedal to the metal, that’s when mistakes happen. Some of the most common mistakes aren’t exclusive to relocation, or even HR. Technology Policy Relocation HR

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UrbanBound HR

DECEMBER 15, 2015

With another new year quickly approaching, you’re hopefully excited and bracing for an exciting 2016. The easiest way to increase your chances of slaying the next year is by planning today. In fact, the clock is ticking down quickly and it will soon be too late. If you want to lay the minimally-required groundwork for a great year, you have to start now (or two weeks ago).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

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2015 Harvard Business Review article, a pair of GE. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). If the.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

We’re back with this week’s top HR Tech and Relocation news! Technology Relocation HR

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

The competition for qualified employees is intense, and only getting thicker. Finding highly skilled recruits requires looking beyond your backyard. In order to attract the all-star talent your company needs, you need to be able to offer relocation assistance. robust relocation benefit not only helps you expand your talent search, but also delivers a strong first interaction between a new hire and your company. It shows your commitment to their success and well-being. Technology Policy Relocation HR

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UrbanBound HR

DECEMBER 14, 2015

As an HR professional, it’s important to follow current trends in the workforce to discover how they will impact you day-to-day. While it can be difficult to keep up with "the newest thing" when trends in tech are always emerging and changing the trend before it, by keeping an eye on the general direction of technology, you can stay somewhat on top of what's coming next. We’ve compiled some trends that will affect HR professionals at small to medium businesses in 2016: HR

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

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For example, KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41%. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. point: setting expectations.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

From mundane tasks like dry cleaning, hailing a cab, and ordering dinner to more complicated things processes like DNA testing and payment systems, technology is changing lives on a daily basis. Every day, fewer aspects of our lives have yet to be “disrupted,” for better or worse. Until recently, HR-related fields remained relatively untouched by the Silicon Valley shockwave. Technology HR

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Relocating employees is a critical part of building a successful team at a company. The best candidate for aposition isn’t always in your backyard. This is especially true for companies in highly-specialized It’s also a major undertaking that’s time consuming, requires devout attention, and of course, expensive. When it comes to managing an employee mobility program on a tight budget, you can get the most bang from your buck with three guiding points: Policy Relocation HR Budgeting

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UrbanBound HR

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

We’re back with another set of the top HR Tech and Relocation news! Technology HR

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Wish there was a place where you could find all the news you need to stay on top of everything that's going on with Relocation and HR Tech? Technology Relocation HR

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

HR Tech and Relocation News is back! Technology Relocation HR

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

Seasoned recruiters know that the single most important factor in the effectiveness of their recruiting campaign is the job description. Writing an effective job description is your best strategy to attract top talent and gain a better understanding of the job scope yourself—whether you're a startup owner, employer, or a budding recruiter. We've rounded up a few of the most helpful tips to arm you with the resources you need to write job descriptions that resonate with your target candidate pool and engage talented professionals. HR Recruiting

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