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3 Things Only the Best Applicant Tracking Systems Do

ClearCompany HRM

If you’re just now starting your quest for the best applicant tracking system out there, we feel for you. There are hundreds of applicant tracking systems out there, and many of them come short. Some of them don’t have basic features every ATS should have. Some are just software made by someone on the side and sold to small businesses that don’t know any better. Applicant Tracking System

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Do Your Resume and Online Profile Match?

Dice

Job candidates spend a lot of time (hopefully) polishing their resumes and cover letters; they also (hopefully) devote just as many hours to refining their online profiles. But how many of them pay close attention to making sure their application materials and online profiles complement each other? What makes a good personal brand? With that in mind, take a look at your resume or CV.

Inside the Brain of the Passive Candidate: Candidate Response Rate

Entelo

Since starting Entelo, we’ve had hundreds (probably over a thousand by now!) of conversations with people about how they recruit. We’ve heard all sorts of interesting stories and a lot of great ideas. recent conversation with a recruiter spurred something that’s been smoldering for a while here at Entelo. The missing piece boiled down to one metric: the candidate response rate. Facebook does this.

‘What’s Your Biggest Weakness?’

Dice

You know it’s coming: At some point, a job interviewer will look you in the eye and ask about your biggest weakness. The interviewer has heard them all before, of course. In a bid to keep things lively, he or she might frame the question in a different way, such as: What skill do you want to improve while in this role, if you’re hired? What’s your second-biggest weakness? Job Hunting Interviews

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Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance

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.

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The Prevalence and the Practice of Social Media Screening—The Dos and Don’ts

HR Daily Advisor

Yesterday’s Advisor shared Jason Morris’s earned and not-so-earned (i.e., diploma mill) degrees. Today, Morris, who is president of EmployeeScreenIQ of Cleveland, Ohio, reveals his tips for social media screening. Does your organization conduct online media searches as a means of screening candidates in the hiring process? Search Engine. Facebook. Twitter. Google+. Instagram. Blogs.

Marcus Buckingham on Performance Management at #SHRM15

Strategic HCM

Yesterday I delivered another training day on re-engineering performance management via Symposium Events. So we talked about Adobe, Juniper, Kelly and most of the other case studies of radical change, and we reviewed some of the key technologies eg Work.com, BetterWorks, CultureAmp, ReviewSnap, Bonusly etc which these and other organisations are using to facilitate the change. and how can I help?

You do NOT Need to be In Charge to Lead

New to HR

Although you may not be aware of it, your employer is always on the lookout for great employees; people who they can count upon to be leaders among the other employees and with their clients. This is true in all industries. Many people make the mistake of thinking that you can only lead if you have the authority to do so, as in a leadership titled position. Be A Great Communicator. Be Flexible.

Why Learning is the New Career Development

Halogen Talent Managment

Given that organizational structures continue to flatten, boomers continue to work, and new entrants to the workforce continue to redefine what employee satisfaction looks like, it might be time to replace our current focus on career development with a more relevant focus on ongoing learning

Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]

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.

Employee Engagement Survey: Black Hole or Portal?

David Zinger

Does your survey shed new light on work and the organization? Employee engagement surveys are instruments to penetrate the blackness of our knowledge about our employees’ attitudes and perspectives about work. They should offer insight leading to action leading to increased employee engagement leading to real improvement in other key metrics we want for our organization and for our employees.

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Kanjoya Chief Data Scientist, Moritz Sudhof, Presenting at Sentiment Analysis Symposium, July 15th in NYC

Kanjoya

We are excited to announce that Moritz Sudhof, Chief Data Scientist at Kanjoya, will be presenting at the Sentiment Analysis Symposium on July 15th at 2:35-3:00pm. The Symposium features some of the brightest minds in the industry, and will be held July 15-16 in New York City. Moritz’s talk, “Measuring and Combating Gender Biases in the Workplace,” will illuminate the groundbreaking technologies developed by Kanjoya to identify, quantify, and track issues of unconscious bias. He earned his BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he served as a Mayfield Fellow.

8 Good Things We All Can Learn From Millenials

TLNT: The Business of HR

Millennials are the last generation with a front row seat experiencing the change from analog to digital. Their youthful eyes saw the world turn global and connected. They were witness to the introduction of the sharing collaborative economy. What can we learn from them? What is a Millennial? Millennials (also known as Generation Y) are people born between 1980s and early 2000s. Gamification.

3 Ways to Cure a Sick Organizational Culture

Spark Hire

Culture is the epicenter of every organization — your company’s values act as a road map for its success. However, some organizations leave their culture up to chance, and a “go with the flow” mentality isn’t what’s going to drive your engagement to soar through the roof. Like a bad virus, a sick organizational culture can be the pitfall of your workforce. Start By Building a Transparent Culture.

Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation

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.

How Do You Become an Authentic Leader?

TLNT: The Business of HR

Leaders are increasingly engaging in fierce competition over their companies’ very identities. At risk is their ability to successfully manage their relationships with customers, investors, partners, employees and others due to the rapidly changing context for global business. This presents leaders with a daunting challenge …. and an opportunity. The authentic organization. The imperative of trust.

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3 Takeaways on Workday Planning

Workday

Today we announced plans to deliver  Workday Planning , a new application that represents a significant step forward in our vision, and one that will have a big impact on both our Workday Financial Management and Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) customers. We talk a lot about evolving market conditions and for good reason. If you aren’t looking ahead, or thinking about new strategies to grow the business, you’re not only harming your organization’s bottom line, but you risk losing your star talent and falling behind the competition. This is where Workday Planning changes things.

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CEOs Get It. Do HR Leaders?

China Gorman

Here’s another survey analysis and report that should be required reading for all HR professionals: pwc’s 18 th Annual Global CEO Survey. The survey looks at how business leaders are finding new ways to compete in “an era of unprecedented digital change.” I know, it sounds like another consulting firm’s move to make the complicated even more complicated and gin up their sales. Competition.

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The Importance of Recognizing Other’s Perspectives

Something Different

<zorbitsmath.com> …Getting this one up pretty late. Earlier this week I was involved in an employee relations issue where I thought I underestimated how strongly a colleague felt about something, and in the process didn’t dedicate the time I should have to what it turned out was a critical matter. And you can’t lose sight of it no matter how high you climb. Happy Tuesday.

2016 Training Program Best Practices

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?

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Obama to announce new overtime regulations, but will they really matter?

Ohio Employer's Law

Last night, on the Huffington Post , President Obama blogged his intentions to announce long-awaited new overtime regulations later today. In a post entitled, “ A Hard Day’s Work Deserves a Fair Day’s Pay ,” the President wrote: Right now, too many Americans are working long days for less pay than they deserve. That’s partly because we’ve failed to update overtime regulations for years—and an exemption meant for highly paid, white collar employees now leaves out workers making as little as $23,660 a year—no matter how many hours they work. So, what do we know about these new regulations?

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How Best in Class Companies Are Winning The Talent Wars

TalentCulture

Whether you already use video in your organization or not, now is the time to start exploring video for maximum success. The Best in Class companies use video throughout their recruitment process and have a sure lead in the battle for high quality talent. Organizations use video to increase the impact of their employer brand and enhance their hiring process. Here’s how… Video Branding.

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Introducing Zoho Forms: Forms for Mobile Teams

Zoho People

Forms is all about entries, and entries mean data. Data that you have to study and act on, so why resort to stacking them in your basement — where they collect dust? Wouldn’t it be easier to create, share and submit forms on mobile devices, and then have the data automatically synced to the cloud? Introducing Zoho Forms : the smart solution to bulky paper forms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iymV94yoZY.

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They May be Slipping, But Job Boards Are Still the Top Way to Find a Job

TLNT: The Business of HR

As more than one survey has pointed out, job boards are far from dead. The latest survey , from the International Association of Employment Web Sites, shows applying to a job posted on a commercial site is still the leading way some job seekers find work, with nearly 25 percent saying they “responded to an ad posted on a commercial job board” to find their last job.

Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success

Is your organization thinking about moving towards a performance development culture? What are the elements to succeeding and keeping managers and employees engaged? Download “A Road Map for Change” to find out and gain insight into making the transition as smooth as possible on your journey into this brave new world.

The Value in Anonymous Employee Surveys

CultureIQ

Employee feedback is invaluable. However, it doesn’t do much good if the feedback isn’t meaningful or honest. While your company should strive to create a culture where everyone feels comfortable sharing their thoughts, ideas, and opinions, it can be scary for employees to take that leap, especially if their opinions include constructive criticism. Why Anonymity Means Meaningful Feedback.

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When Employees #Love Their Jobs

Great Place to Work

How to Foster a Workplace Worth Tweeting About Brandwatch and Monster just released some intriguing data that shows how employees take to social media to express feelings about their jobs. Their report analyzed more than 1.1 million tweets in the U.S over the course of a year and found that, despite often dreary reports of widespread disengagement across Corporate America, more workers are expressing that they "#love" their jobs than hate them —a hopeful finding to be sure, and a deeper dive into the findings shows some interesting revelations. Blogs

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Link pay to performance. Like…seriously this time!

Compensation Today

Crystal Spraggins, SPHR When PayScale asked more than 5,500 business leaders the main reason their companies adjusted pay in 2015, 52 percent answered "employee performance." Yet, many employers struggle to link pay and performance in a consistently meaningful way that actually drives performance. What do we want to reward in our organization? 2. How will we get buy in for this change? 4.

What if…Salesforce was your HR system?

Visions for HR

Not social media and not exactly free but we’re thinking out of the box this summer and so I am including Salesforce in the line-up. The reason is, that you might actually be able to switch to SFDC for HR in the future. Remember a few years ago, when everyone was talking about Employee Relationship Management? Well, Salesforce does exactly… Read more. Gallery HR Tech Social Media

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HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces

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.

New Federal Overtime Rules Proposed

HRWatchdog

Today, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the highly anticipated proposed federal overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) more than a year after President Obama directed the Secretary of Labor to begin creating new federal overtime rules. The DOL proposes to update the salary level for overtime exemptions and seeks to automatically update the salary level to keep it from becoming outdated. The previous rule was updated in 2004. The 60 day public comment period will begin once the rules are published in the Federal Register. Not a member? See how CalChamber can help you.

I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle – the A.I. Debate Continues

Clickipedia

(Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Lionsgate Films, 1991). If you randomly ask someone, “Are you afraid of artificial intelligence?” you may well get a response like “Well, um…” followed by some mumbling, with an undertone of dread. A few weeks ago, we posted “ Artificial Intelligence: Boom or Doom ?” about the May 4 th panel debate in London, where concerns about A.I. The results? That’s a lot! Genera

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Americans Are Overworked, but Still Surprisingly Happy on the Job

Evil HR Lady

Are you overworked, yet happy at work? If so, you’re not alone. Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, released a new survey today that shows that Americans are both overworked and happy. Confused? Fifty-three percent of Americans feel overwhelmed at work, but 86 percent are still happy and motivated. Why are those numbers not compatible? It seems that working hard can help towards happiness. Too much free time can make you bored and unmotivated. Have you ever had a job where you had too little to do? Burnout still happens, and too much work can lead to that.

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