ClearCompany HRM

AUGUST 28, 2016

Candidates expect more. When looking for new jobs, candidates seek out quality employer brands, research benefits and explore company cultures. The attractive companies will be present on social media, have a mobile application portal and will have that reputation of being a great place to work. Recruiting & Sourcing

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ClearCompany HRM

JANUARY 11, 2016

There is no shortage of metrics driving Quality of Hire today, which should be a good thing, but, like any other process, there are inefficiencies that waste time and resources. Talent Analytics Quality of Hire

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ClearCompany HRM

AUGUST 23, 2016

The goals of the HR team are many, but one overarching and never-ending goal of the department is to promote the engagement and performance of employees. It’s a lot of responsibility with a myriad of ways to reach desired results. Thankfully, there are some HR best practices that all HR teams can benefit from implementing regardless of their unique company culture and structure.

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ClearCompany HRM

MARCH 15, 2016

It costs a lot of money to replace an employee. In fact, depending on job level and industry it can cost over 30% of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. That number climbs exponentially for highly educated executive level positions and that’s just the monetary costs! Let’s not forget the impact it has on employee engagement and morale. Employee Engagement Spring Cleaning

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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

APRIL 14, 2016

Companies like Apple, Amazon and Netflix dominate today’s business headlines with stories of the next best tech gadget and indestructible business models, but more and more these companies are innovating the world of HR, too. resume can give you a skill set, but the interview is the time for managers to dig deep for cultural fit. Candidate Interviews

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ClearCompany HRM

MAY 26, 2016

5 Best Questions for Screening Candidates. Screening candidates will never go out of style, but doing it via the phone or in-person… will. With video interviewing, a series of predetermined questions can be asked of each applicant to help make better decisions of who to invite to the next round. If you’ve already adopted video interviewing into your candidate screening process, congrats!

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ClearCompany HRM

JULY 5, 2016

We may be a little biased in this claim, but onboarding is important. Running a business and managing people come with a lot of responsibilities and the stress of ensuring all the pieces align at the end of the week is overwhelming. Of course, with all that to worry about, some pieces of the process are lost in the shuffle. If you are of the mindset that onboarding is…. Employee Onboarding

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Setting goals.it’s easier said than done, especially if managers want those goals to actually be achieved. When it comes to. setting employee performance goals. , the road to effectiveness is even more difficult to map out. Did you know that, according to a. 2014 Towers Watson study. If you’re wondering why employees are only reaching 10-20% of their goals, now you know one reason. Goal Alignment

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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. time, we also see that, all too often, managers in such organizations are simply. not prepared to follow through because. Without clear. Maybe.

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ClearCompany HRM

JULY 26, 2016

We’re over halfway through 2016 and as with every year, which means in the coming months the trends of 2017 will begin taking over our streams. We’ve been known to make a few of our own in the past. Here are our 5 predictions about the hiring process we believe your applicants will expect you to consider. Candidate Experience

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ClearCompany HRM

MAY 19, 2016

From the time an applicant applies to the moment they receive the job or are not selected, the candidate experience should always be at top of mind for recruiters, interviewers and hiring managers. Ensure the interviewer is prepared so they can provide a seamless experience and represent the brand well. It’s also best practice to prepare applicants, as well. Candidate Experience

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The enormous, interlinked web that is the organizational goal alignment process can seem daunting at first glance. But as we’ve been discussing , successful goal alignment can be achieved with the right roadmap and technology. Setting up your own roadmap doesn’t have to be a headache if you do your homework (and we’ve got plenty of resources to help you get there). Goal-Setting

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ClearCompany HRM

JUNE 14, 2016

It’s a simple fact of life that HR Pros are sometimes tasked with recruiting and even sourcing. And while sometimes this additional responsibility can be overwhelming, sourcing incredible talent can be really fun. Sourcers get to do fun “detective” work that makes succession planning and compensation models look downright dull. And it’s not as hard or as geeky as you think.

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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

ClearCompany HRM

JUNE 9, 2016

Hiring is a two-way street. To begin a hiring journey, the candidate must woo the potential future employer. For the candidate to stay on the journey, the employer must woo the new hire. 33% of employees knew whether they would stay with their company long-term after their first week. This is where the onboarding process starts its work. New Hire Hiring Process

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ClearCompany HRM

AUGUST 1, 2016

As a recruiter, tight deadlines and open seats produce all the pressure you need in an 8-hour day. There is a lot to be done and a great amount of it falls on you and the unpredictable candidates you interact with. Because of this, it can easily slip your mind that on the other side of that phone, email, text, etc. is a 3-dimensional human. Candidate Experience

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Recruitment 74

ClearCompany HRM

MAY 30, 2016

You’ve probably already heard it, but there’s a growing list of companies that are ending their annual performance reviews and ranking systems and switching to a better process. About 10% of Fortune 500 companies have already made the change because they recognize that annual performance reviews are often inefficient and that managers and employees alike dread this time of year.

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ClearCompany HRM

JUNE 28, 2016

Employees are constantly looking to improve themselves and are looking for timely, specific and helpful feedback. Don’t use the annual performance review as your only opportunity to tell your employees what's working and what's not. Daniel Pink , the Washington D.C.-based based author says, "There's no way to get better at something you only hear about once a year.". Employee Engagement

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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.

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Most of the time when we approach goals, we do it from a corporate angle. After all, that makes the most sense. The reason you hire people is to reach the organizational goals of the company. It’s why they get a paycheck, says traditional thinking. But we know today that engagement skyrockets and employees are more fulfilled (and productive) when they understand those organization goals.

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ClearCompany HRM

MARCH 3, 2016

Gallup reports only. 32. 5 % of U.S. employees. are engaged in their work, which is a shame, because engagement lays the foundation for improving employee performance. Gallup also reports at least. 70% of variance. in employee engagement can be attributed to managers. The good news is many of the leadership traits employees seek to find in managers today are easy and practical to implement.

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ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 12, 2016

Is finding and attracting qualified applicants a problem for your company? Chances are this is something you are experiencing, since last year, 38% of HR professionals reported difficulties in recruiting employees at all levels of their organization and 55% struggled to find highly skilled employees. Add in the need for company culture alignment, and you have a real challenge to be met.

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Having goals is never a bad thing. The tough part, especially in managing employee goals and performance, is the battle may be up a long, steep hill and some goals will not be successful. Whatever the case may be, sometimes employees (and managers) need a little extra push to keep themselves engaged and working towards the performance goals they’ve taken so much time and energy to plan and pursue.

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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. be some very real barriers to moving forward. successfully transition from a traditional performance. management approach to a more dynamic.

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ClearCompany HRM

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The hiring decision assesses three components: knowledge, skills and competencies. Candidates must possess professional knowledge and institutional knowledge to perform on the job, and they must have the functional and technical skills required of the role. Recruiting & Sourcing

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ClearCompany HRM

JULY 17, 2016

So you’ve taken the time to tweak your recruitment, hiring and onboarding processes in the past few months, but have you stopped to think about the candidate experience as a whole? Only 26% of employers communicate to candidates what stage of the interviewing process they are in. We’ve put together some of the best advice we’ve ever had to kickstart your efforts! Candidate Experience

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ClearCompany HRM

MAY 17, 2016

The statistic is nearly ten years old, yet so believable and supported by far newer surveys. That’s right, even in a world where we can accept our operating systems are outdated in less than a year, we somehow cannot seem to update our business or organizational processes successfully or unscathed. Talent Management Project Collaboration

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ClearCompany HRM

AUGUST 2, 2016

Everyone talks about the candidate experience and how we should improve it, but actually taking the time to analyze, review and improve takes more than just writing a blog post about it. Nearly 60% of candidates have had a poor candidate experience when applying for jobs. Courting candidates is not easy, but it certainly becomes even more challenging if candidates are having poor experiences.

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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

ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 5, 2016

Managers are regularly faced with tough decisions. Deciding when to let someone go isn’t easy, especially if all the options haven’t been weighed and today’s growing skills gap puts every decision a manager makes under the microscope. The need for qualified talent is growing, but availability of the right candidates seems to be shrinking. Employee Performance Managing Talent

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Performance Management 78

ClearCompany HRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

We’ve already discussed the benefits of using competencies to evaluate candidates in the 5 Unique Benefits of Competency Based Recruitment and Selection , but what about using them internally to evaluate each other? Recruiting & Sourcing

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ClearCompany HRM

JULY 13, 2016

4 Things Philz Coffee Does to Create a Memorable Candidate Experience by Sid Lipsey ( @SidLipsey ). See how this San Francisco-based coffee house, frequented by Mark Zuckerberg, provides a one-of-a-kind candidate experience that makes applicants come running! Feedback is then sent to the interviewer and followed up with in a development plan to increase recruiting effectiveness.

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ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 26, 2016

In the whirlwind of bringing on a new hire, it’s easy for employers to skimp on the employee onboarding process in the hopes that this person will start being productive faster. As research shows, however, employees who experience longer, structured onboarding programs gain proficiency 4 months faster than employees who have been through shorter onboarding programs. Employee Onboarding

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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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ClearCompany HRM

JUNE 7, 2016

Oh, the job ad. Your very first impression on a candidate that can either pull them in or push them away. 80% of the respondents in a recent survey actively use career websites to find information about a potential employer. From job ads on mobile to caffeinating your descriptions, here are the tips you need to know now. Job Descriptions

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

For many ClearCompany clients, the hiring process consistently unfolds on a predictable path: a recruiter selects resumes; screens applicants via phone ; schedules interviews; and extends offers. cursory Google search yields a plethora of results discussing how to craft the perfect resume. Screening Candidates

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ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“Clear organizational goals can drive employee efforts throughout the organization. But if employees do not know what the organization's goals are, those goals lose the ability they have to energize employees towards their achievement. Communicating organizational goals to employees is essential for achieving those desired outcomes.” - OPM.gov. Yes, we’re talking in the candidate stage. A.

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ClearCompany HRM

MAY 3, 2016

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.”. Someone Wise. The quote’s origin is questionable. Attributed to multiple influential people like Twain and Einstein, it’s less about who said it, and more about what is being said: innovation and adaption are the only way to see growth. HR Tech

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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). Here, in Part 1, we describe why. happening now. As you’ll see, the.

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