HR Bartender
OCTOBER 2, 2015
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the NRAEF works to attract, develop and retain professionals for the restaurant industry. Enjoy today’s post!). I recently answered a reader question about developing HR competencies.
Spark Hire
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Great recruiters are constantly thinking of ways to better perform and boost revenue. There are 6 key things that you can do in order to increase your revenue and achieve success. 1. Direct Marketing. Do you have excellent candidates but no existing job openings? If you want a chance at placing those candidates and increasing your revenue, you need to be engaged in direct marketing activities every week.
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In Full Bloom HR
OCTOBER 14, 2015
If you don’t ask the right questions, you sure as hell won’t get useful answers! It’s HR technology conference season, and we’d better get our act together if we’re going to get the maximum value from our time spent at these conferences. That means knowing what questions we’re trying to answer before we’re bombarded with vendors, consultants, pundits and blogging fools telling us that whatever they’re selling is the answer to our not-yet-formulated-clearly questions.
Ask a Manager
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Recently, a commenter, Oryx, mentioned that she used to work as a prison librarian, and I wanted to learn more. She graciously agreed to do an interview for us, and here’s the Q&A. How did you end up in the job? And how long were you there? I answered an ad I found through Indeed.com, but which was originally posted on my state’s job board (even though I worked for a for-profit prison that was not managed by the state).
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Cornerstone On Demand
OCTOBER 7, 2015
In 1999, Cornerstone OnDemand started with a few modest start-up trappings: a whiteboard, a shared cordless phone, a meeting room at a Santa Monica bowling alley and a bold idea: We wanted to change the world through online learning. Sixteen years later, that idea has flourished into a multi-billion dollar global technology company with products in use by more than 20 million people in nearly 200 countries.
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HR Bartender
OCTOBER 29, 2015
One of the key ingredients to organizational culture is its stories. At this year’s WorkHuman conference hosted by Globoforce, one of the sessions focused on effective storytelling. The speaker mentioned four principles from Steve Denning that are essential to effective storytelling: Be true. Be positive. Be succinct. Show growth. As I was thinking of these principles, it reminded me of the opportunities we have to engage employees with our storytelling.
Spark Hire
OCTOBER 29, 2015
For any staffing agency starting out or first-time recruiter , one of the keys to industry success is building a great recruiting team. There are 7 steps that will help you to build an unstoppable recruiting team. Step 1 – Determine the Recruiting Goals. What are your recruiting goals? . Are you recruiting for a specific industry or are you recruiting for any industry and position?
Visier
OCTOBER 19, 2015
It’s hard to attend an HR conference or visit an HR website and not hear the term “employee engagement.” Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2015 report rated culture and engagement as “the most important issue overall, slighting edging out leadership (the No. 1 issue last year)” in 2015. And for good reason. The employment landscape has changed dramatically in the past few decades.
Trinet
OCTOBER 29, 2015
A new TriNet survey finds performance reviews negatively impact productivity, morale and talent retention. While formal, once-a-year performance reviews are still common practice in most businesses, Visit site for full story.
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Cornerstone On Demand
OCTOBER 8, 2015
The biggest reason we hire people is because they have skill sets that meet our current needs. But business needs change and, perhaps more frequently, employees' lives change: people have babies, get married, move on to new opportunities. It may look like you have every skill your department needs on paper, but when you face these changes, you'll need people to do tasks and projects they weren't hired to do.
ClearCompany HRM
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Hire for cultural fit, but make sure there’s room for diversity. Why? Because with a strong company culture, employees are happier and more productive and diverse teams outperform less diverse teams by an average of 35%. It’s decided: teams are to hire similar people with many differences. Confused yet? There’s no denying the validity of both fit and diversity in the hiring process, but where do we draw the line between too much of either or not enough of one?
HR Bartender
OCTOBER 1, 2015
“To be an excellent leader, you have to be a superb follower.” – Herb Kelleher, former CEO of Southwest Airlines. If you’re not following Josh Bersin’s writings, you should be. He’s written a couple of posts lately that deserve discussion. The first is on Forbes, and it’s titled “ Culture: Why It’s the Hottest Topic in Business Today ” and it addresses the employee engagement and retention crisis facing organizations.
Spark Hire
OCTOBER 22, 2015
The recruiter who moves the fastest typically comes out on top in the staffing industry. One of the most time consuming parts of the recruiting process can be initial candidate screens. There are 4 ways you can effectively speed up your candidate screening process. 1. Establish Key Qualifiers for the Job. Before you begin to even look at resumes or pick up the phone make sure that you know your key qualifiers for the job.
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Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.
Visier
OCTOBER 5, 2015
How to Link Workforce Metrics With Business Outcomes, Part Four. To some, workplace culture is about as real as corporate pixie dust. But it’s “more than all those carefully drafted corporate values statements and ethics codes—it’s the way things really work,” writes Dori Meinert in this HR Magazine article. Indeed, the shift towards a new culture is a tangible workplace trend, particularly for trading firms and banks operating in a post-global financial crisis environment.
Trinet
OCTOBER 13, 2015
If a hungry, ambitious entrepreneur has a dream, he (or she, of course!) is going to want to pursue it. So, he’ll spend some time learning the skills he needs to achieve his dream – be it curing. Visit site for full story.
Cornerstone On Demand
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Nearly every aspect of business we conduct today is digital – we send emails, attend virtual meetings, network on social media, and learn new skills online. In fact, a growing majority of new generation employees prefer digital communication. However, there is a tiny piece of physical real estate that still has a significant impact: the business card.
ClearCompany HRM
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Is your recruiting process disorganized? Are your recruiters frustrated with outdated technology and tired recruiting methods? Do candidates drop out of your process because it takes too long? If you answered yes to any of these questions, your recruiting department could use an overhaul. Here’s a checklist with ten ways to amp up your recruiting game!
Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton
Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.
HR Bartender
OCTOBER 13, 2015
I believe that every employee wants to do their best work. And the goal of organizations should be to position employees where they can accomplish this. The question becomes.what’s the best approach? According to Marcus Buckingham , it’s to focus on your strengths. I know, that sounds incredibly simple. But, finding your strengths can be a thought-provoking journey.
UpstartHR
OCTOBER 26, 2015
I’ve been reading a slew of books lately focused on neuroscience. One line in the latest hit me, and I thought it would be interesting to pull together some of the thoughts from a few to share. Here’s the tidbit (emphasis mine): What do [scientific] studies show, viewed as a whole? Mostly this: if you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design something like a classroom.
Visier
OCTOBER 29, 2015
E mployees raising a publicized stink with the union over your rewards. Investing in workplace foosball tables and hammocks , only to get scathing reviews on Glassdoor. Getting a great employee engagement score, but discovering that 15% of your workforce spends half their day on non work-related tasks. Yes, well-intentioned employee engagement tactics can backfire.
Trinet
OCTOBER 26, 2015
This post is part of our TriNet Inspire series TriNet brought TriNet Inspire, its popular networking and learning event for entrepreneurs and small to midsize businesses (SMBs) to San Francisco last. Visit site for full story.
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Cornerstone On Demand
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Imagine this. Your sales team just landed an introductory meeting with a huge potential client — a client that could easily increase your annual revenue by 25 percent if you land the deal. How do they prepare? The first thing the sales team does is learn everything they can about the potential client. They do research, gathering intel on the client's current performance and looking for insight on their vulnerabilities.
ClearCompany HRM
OCTOBER 12, 2015
The cost of a bad hire goes beyond monetary value. Productivity, employee morale, and client relationships can all be affected. Have you ever interviewed someone who was perfect on paper, glided through the interview process, and six months into the job seemed to be on everyone’s last nerve for a number of valid reasons? Traditional recruiting and interviewing methods may be lacking in a world where it’s easy to fool your way into a job.
HR Bartender
OCTOBER 11, 2015
Contrary to some media headlines, the performance appraisal isn’t dead and it’s not going away anytime soon. Yes, some organizations are announcing their plans to kill the performance review in favor of something else that doesn’t use the words “performance” or “appraisal”. But it will do kinda sorta the same thing. The process of giving employees regular feedback about their performance isn’t going away.
Engage2Excel
OCTOBER 18, 2015
I am pleased to announce that TharpeRobbins is now Engage2Excel. More than just a name change, this is an exciting step forward in a century-long tradition of innovation in helping companies engage and recognize exceptional employees. Engage2Excel will continue to provide all of the services clients have come to rely on with the same attention to detail and delivery excellence.
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Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.
Visier
OCTOBER 23, 2015
If you could only bring two things to HR Tech World Congress in Paris, what would they be? My answer: A pack of throat lozenges and really, really comfortable (but stylish!) shoes. With over 4000 attendees from more than 80 countries and a dizzying number of sessions, there will be a lot of walking, listening… and talking. Here are my “top five” sessions to attend, listed in the order in which they take place: Smart Simplicity in a Complex World.
Trinet
OCTOBER 22, 2015
This post is part of the TriNet ongoing series about the Affordable Care Act and its effects on small business. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has imposed a number of very specific requirements on. Visit site for full story.
Cornerstone On Demand
OCTOBER 27, 2015
The need for more diversity in Silicon Valley is no secret — recent demographic reports from large companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter show large gaps in both gender and ethnicity. Fortunately, companies are beginning to recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce , hiring HR managers, program leads and recruiters with the specific task of increasing inclusion initiatives.
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