Kanjoya

MARCH 27, 2015

“Glassdoor information is useful, but it keeps me up at night,” admitted an HR Director to me last week. Her comments reflect (a) the increasing importance of Glassdoor as a critical source of information for job seekers about the inner workings of a company and the employee experience and (b) the conflicting emotions HR and business leaders have with the site. csv) file. negative.

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Visier

MARCH 27, 2015

This may go without saying, but your employees aren’t like cars and trucks. The average automobile depreciation rate is 15% per year, with new vehicles dropping in value immediately after you drive them off the lot. Unlike cars and trucks, people appreciate in value the longer they work for you. They get more skills and experience, and create essential networks for your business.

Talent Management 77

Talent Management Retention and Turnover Data Analysis 77

What does it mean to have a high-performance culture?

CultureIQ

MARCH 27, 2015

Company culture is not ping pong tables and a company beer refrigerator. While these perks can certainly be present in a strong culture, they do not alone represent company culture. Simply put, company culture is the set of behaviors that determine how things get done at company. But how do you understand these examples in terms that you can apply to your company? What about engagement?

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MARCH 27, 2015

One statement sure to raise my ire when discussing the Power of Thanks in the workplace is: “ They get paid to do their job. That’s recognition enough.”. It’s a patently false statement. Pay and recognition serve very different needs, but they are in a symbiotic relationship when it comes to fulfilling those employee needs. more…).

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Linkage

MARCH 27, 2015

Twitter has been buzzing with people’s #6WordLifeGoal  recently. And while some in the Twittersphere aspire to promote animal rescue, others want to travel more or spend more time with family. Still others hope to “change the world” by reuniting boy band One Direction with their recently parted brother, Zayn Malik! But the question “What is your 6-word life goal?” is ” is actually quite profound. In fact, some of the answers we heard from our colleagues here at Linkage  are downright inspiring. Many were about family… “Be balanced, kind, and family focused.”

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Dice

MARCH 27, 2015

Yes, “Big Data” has become one of those buzzwords, along with “cloud,” that’s way overused these days. Dice found that a full 24 percent of survey respondents in Seattle had Big Data skills—an unsurprising twist, considering the number of data-hungry firms (such as Amazon and Microsoft ) that call the surrounding region home. Check out the latest analytics jobs. MapReduce : $127,315.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MARCH 27, 2015

Editor’s Note:   Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Let’s be clear, the most useless HR activity is Performance Management. Hands down. But since I have been  an enthusiastic beater of that horse  already, a close second has to be the Exit Interview. Let’s review all of the reasons for their sacred cow status: (more…).

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Dice

MARCH 27, 2015

What’s New This Quarter. Well, here’s an interesting problem: Massachusetts has too many tech jobs and not enough tech pros to fill them. According to a March report from the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, there are 17 open tech-related jobs for every qualified recent graduate. Employment in the state’s information sector has surged 8.5 percent. percent statewide.”. Healthcare.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MARCH 27, 2015

A long time ago, I worked with a company that valued managers with great personalities over just about anything else. There was one particular guy who corporate management viewed as a superstar because he had such great “presence.” When I asked him what made ‘Tom” such a star, this guy rolled his eyes and said, “ Tom can be really difficult to work for.

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Dice

MARCH 27, 2015

Level 3 Communications provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Its comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; and data center and cloud-based solutions. market. Pang’s No.

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MARCH 27, 2015

Imagine that you are walking alone across a vacant parking lot on a breezy day, when out of the corner of your eye you notice a crumpled-up bill blowing at your feet. You immediately step on it to keep it from escaping, and then reach down to discover that it’s a $100 bill. No one is within 500 yards of you, and the wind is swirling leaves and other bits of paper around as far as you can see.

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RecognizeThis!

MARCH 27, 2015

by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Awards are wonderful to receive, but it’s what we learn from them that has even more value. I am honored and pleased to announce that our latest book, The Power of Thanks , continues to earn accolades and win awards. What does this mean to you? Short on time? Want a deeper dive? Of course, I do hope you’ll read the entire book.

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The People Equation

MARCH 27, 2015

It happened while I was cleaning up the dinner dishes. While I stood at my kitchen sink, scrubbing pans, the thought formed, completely unbidden: I want to be a writer. It was a June night; my family was outside enjoying one of the first warm days of our soon-to-be Michigan summer. And I was inside, experiencing a spark to my soul, something so profound that it brought tears to my eyes.

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Halogen Talent Managment

MARCH 27, 2015

The demand for HR leadership is high, and yet research shows that organizations and HR skills are not keeping up with business needs. Here’s why HR professionals need to keep up with the pace of change in business, and five ways they can get there

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TLNT: The Business of HR

MARCH 27, 2015

I’ve been focusing a lot on the high level speakers — the people doing the keynotes and general session speakers — at  TLNT’s 2015 High Performance Workforce Summit  being held May 6-7 in Atlanta. There’s a good reason for that — because they are people well worth coming to hear. more…).

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Entelo

MARCH 27, 2015

Recruiting is broken. So claims the opening slide for every recruiting tech vendor powerpoint since the dawn of Software-as-a-Service. In short, no. In long, absolutely unequivocally unmistakably not. Despite these constant claims that recruiters are merely making noise, and that there''s a general sense of dis-ease on the part of talent towards all recruiters, roles are still being filled.

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Compensation Cafe

MARCH 27, 2015

Editor''s Note:  Today''s post comes to us from guest contributor Sandrine Bardot. In The Joy of Segmentation , two Mercer consultants contend that: Typically, “good” reward strategies focus on organizational performance and market rates – the old reward strategy that every company seemed to centre on “reward to recruit, retain and incentivize the best talent”. Sending out and analyzing the survey.

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Zoho People

MARCH 27, 2015

Measuring and understanding how engaged your website visitors are is key to increasing sales conversions. I’m sure you audit visitor engagement through a monthly website analytics report. But that still gives you only data from the past, not actionable insights in real-time. “Action is the real measure of intelligence” – Napoleon Hill. That would be quite impressive indeed.

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Jelf

MARCH 27, 2015

Since the recession began in 2008, businesses in the UK have been waiting for signs that the economy is picking up. With the recent growth in the electrical contractor sector, indications suggest things are now moving in the right direction. 62% of tradesman have enough work to keep them busy. 51% are confident that the economy will continue to improve over the next 12 months. Plan ahead.

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Spark Hire

MARCH 27, 2015

While some management skills can be learned, it also takes a specific personality type to excel as a leader. The following traits are hallmarks of a great hiring manager : You’re empathetic: A strong hiring manager is able to understand what their employees are going through. People want to work for someone who truly cares about them, so showing empathy is a must. Tips for HR Pros

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Compensation Force

MARCH 27, 2015

In response to the many, many requests received and continuing a long tradition here at the Force, I am pleased to bring you the latest turnover rates by industry, provided to us by CompData Surveys.  Next, a little historic perspective, going back to the first data set we featured here in 2008. As always, special thanks go out to our friends at CompData Surveys for sharing this information.

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ChristopherinHR

MARCH 27, 2015

Welcome to #BestBlogs, the weekly curation of the world of work. The latest ideas on organization life, collaboration and our personal power in worklife from practitioners around the globe are collected here so you too may become more effective, perhaps … Continue reading → Best Blogs development growth SoMe HR collaboration Human Resources engagement business career values work impact balance

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Best and Worst Markets for Sourcing in 2015

Allegis Global Solutions

MARCH 27, 2015

Market analytics reveal what the best and worst markets were for sourcing in 2014, and how it will impact sourcing in 2015

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HR’s Predictive Power on Your Customer

TalentCulture

MARCH 27, 2015

A nurse snarled at me for my 3 rd repeated call on my hospital bed. hours past pain medication post-surgery. sighed… “How did they possibly hire this nurse?” After a second nurse came in later to administer the WRONG medication to me, I really started to get nervous. Lucky for me, a different shift nurse came in and my experience shifted from “get me out of here” to “amazing”. They aren’t alone.

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Why a Not-My-Job Attitude Won’t Cut It at a Startup

BambooHR

MARCH 27, 2015

Working for a startup is different. A lot of work is spread over a small amount of people. Roles shift depending on what’s needed at the moment. It’s not uncommon for employees to do a whole bunch of different tasks—whether or not they’re qualified for it. The fact is in a startup, every team member […].

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Why You Should Start A Talent Community Now

TalentCulture

MARCH 27, 2015

Everyone seems to have a different opinion on what exactly makes up a talent community. Is it the contents of your CRM? Your job board resume database? The collection of people that ‘follow’ your company on LinkedIn. For me, there isn’t necessarily a single hard and fast definition. What there is though, is an overriding theme. The clue is in the word. Community. We hire them.

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SAP Innovation

MARCH 27, 2015

If your website gets visitors from Google searches (or you want it to), then you should be aware of the new rankings update that Google is rolling out on April 21, 2015. The way Google decides how to rank websites is through a very complex algorithm that they don’t exactly reveal to the public. Mobile search traffic is the immediate focus. Will your overall search rankings be affected?

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