Something Different

APRIL 2, 2015

'Thanks to Openreq HR-Staffing for sharing today’s great HR infographic consolidating the top 5 likes (and dislikes) people have about HR as measured by 315,000 conversations across the web. Additional kudos to SAP and NetBase for putting together the data behind the infographic and the infographic itself. If you want to follow Openreq, SAP, or Netbase on Twitter you can do so here , here , and here.

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Spark Hire

APRIL 8, 2015

'With so many apps out there, how can you be sure which apps increase productivity, rather than take away? It’s a fact, we all spend a significant amount of our time on apps, or online in general. According to a Nielsen survey , in 2013 the average Andriod and iPhone users 18 years of age and older spent 30 hours and 15 minutes using apps! The average number of apps being used per person in this time was around 23.2.

Recruiting Software 131

Recruiting Software Video Recruiting Staffing Software Hiring Software 131

Cornerstone On Demand

APRIL 23, 2015

'With the official (online) release of Apple Watch only one day away, the internet is rife with predictions about whether the smart watch will succeed or fail — and how it will affect our lives in the process. Will this device just be one more digital distraction, or will it finally help quell the urge to check our phones every five minutes? As with other personal tech devices, Apple Watch will inevitably become an integral part of the workplace, making questions about its influence on pro

HR Software 373

HR Software Cornerstone OnDemand Compliance Training Conference 373

HR Bartender

APRIL 14, 2015

'(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at SilkRoad , a leading global provider of cloud-based talent management solutions. They have just launched a new online resource center to showcase research and analyst reports on HR technologies to help HR professionals leverage employee data in business decisions.). Business leaders today are faced with a long list of talent decisions.

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Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

Certification

ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 29, 2015

We’ve talked about Millennials and the Baby Boomers, but what about the near-forgotten Gen X? These employees have much to give in terms of experience and industry knowledge. The fact that those between the ages of 40 and 49 have the lowest levels of engagement is disconcerting because they are the next (if not current) organizational leaders. As the current leadership of your company, it’s your responsibility to not only understand why they are disengaged but also how to fix the problem.

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Something Different

APRIL 16, 2015

'See below an infographic from Spark Hire (a provider of online video interviewing solutions) sharing 6 tips for using video interviews to enhance staffing success. As always, if you like this infographic follow Spark Hire on Twitter here. And please share your thoughts in the comments section below. Best, Rory.

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Video Recruiting Staffing Software Staffing Interview Software 147

Spark Hire

APRIL 23, 2015

'The rise in popularity of gamification in the workplace has grown steadily in the past couple of years. Gamification made Deloitte’s 2013 list of Top 10 Technology Trends and the Gartner Group forecasted that 70 percent of Global 2000 Companies would use a “gamified” application or system by 2014. Furthermore, businesses spent $100 million on gamification in 2010 and that figure is estimated to reach $2.8 billion by 2016.

Staffing Software 116

Staffing Software Staffing Hiring Software Interview Software 116

Cornerstone On Demand

APRIL 17, 2015

'In 2011, a group of online gamers collectively solved a problem in three short weeks that had puzzled scientists for decades: They found the structure of an enzyme that helps AIDS-like viruses reproduce. This communal discovery has become a go-to example that illustrates the benefits of gamification, a trend in which game mechanics are applied to non-game situations to encourage users to behave in a certain, desired way.

HR Software 370

HR Software Company Knowledge Base Compliance Training 370

HR Bartender

APRIL 21, 2015

'Organizations are facing some unique challenges when it comes to talent. The Boomer generation is planning to leave the workforce (or at least transition to part-time or semi-retirement). Companies want to make sure their organizational knowledge and history is passed along to new employees, who will lead the organization forward. This isn’t a short-term process.

How To 294

How To Metrics Career Development 10KC 294

Speaker: Shae Noble

As the workforce ages, retirement is becoming a more complex and emotionally significant transition. For many employees, retiring marks not only a change in benefits and income but also a shift in identity, community, and purpose. This webinar explores how HR professionals can support aging and retiring employees through a trauma-informed lens—one that recognizes the emotional and psychological dimensions of leaving the workforce.

Retirement

ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 23, 2015

'Employers have lots of concepts to juggle. Time-to-fill, return on investment, employer branding, turnover, engagement. Sometimes these concepts bleed together, and sifting through them for the right plan of action can be difficult. But while these concepts can be repeated so often they lose their meaning, when they all click, when those crucial links between ideas are made, they can make for better decision-making.

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Employee Engagement 305

Visier

APRIL 24, 2015

With recent articles like Harvard Business Review’s “It’s Time to Split HR,” written by world-renowned business advisor and author Ram Charan, and BersinInsights’ “Will HR Lose the Battle Over Analytics?” written by industry analyst Karen O’Leonard, 2015 is a pivotal year for Human Resources as we know it today. The global economic recovery, compounded by demographic shifts, is moving power from employers to employees, turning labor into a seller’s market.

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Analytics Visier Hiring Diversity 221

Something Different

APRIL 30, 2015

Thanks to AkkenCloud for this great infographic outlining some of the impacts of the ACA on the staffing industry. It has some great stats (I didn’t know that 95% of employers have less than 50 people), so as always check it out and be sure to follow the author on Twitter here if you like what you see. Best, Rory.

Staffing 136

Staffing Industry Resources 136

Spark Hire

APRIL 10, 2015

'Recently, a fellow experienced recruiter made a comment to me that I completely disagree with. “Third party recruiters don’t need to be active on social media.” While I greatly respect my fellow recruiter, I believe that social media is one of many valuable tools for third party recruiters. There are 4 benefits to third party recruiters when it comes to being active on social media. 1.

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Recruiting Software Staffing Software Recruitment Staffing 112

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

From rapidly changing state-level labor laws and evolving workplace protections to new compliance expectations around pay equity and hybrid policies, HR teams are navigating a constant wave of regulatory updates. It’s not just about reacting anymore; it’s about anticipating risk, aligning stakeholders, and taking a smarter, proactive stance. In this session, we’ll cut through the noise and help you focus on what matters.

Compliance

Cornerstone On Demand

APRIL 1, 2015

'Our loyal readers will be thrilled to hear that last week I went on vacation. While I was gone I let my colleagues know my vacation status through the traditional email out-of-office message. "Please note that during this vacation I will not fall prey to certain conditions that often plague the highly connected knowledge worker of the modern workplace—specifically, the idea that, thanks to technology, the modern worker is 'always on' and 'always available' To the cont

Assessment Software 369

Assessment Software Study Retirement HR Software 369

HR Bartender

APRIL 6, 2015

'I’ve read a few good posts recently about the need for schedule management. So naturally, I feel compelled to toss in my two-cents. The first one that crossed my desk was from the Harvard Business Review titled “ Your Late Night Emails are Hurting Your Team ”. It’s a very good read and one that managers should spend some time pondering. My guess is we’ve all done it at some point.

Career Development 292

Career Development Employee Relations Guidelines Groups 292

ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 7, 2015

'Good performance management can help your employees work at their best consistently, help align their goals with the company’s business strategy, and build better teams through tracking and collaboration. It can give a business key insights into their best business practices , see what works, and what needs to change. Despite these benefits, many businesses have yet to fully leverage it, and many who have aren’t using it to its full potential.

Performance Management 297

Performance Management Recruiting Software HR Software Software 297

UpstartHR

APRIL 27, 2015

As I looked at my wonderful wife this week and think about our upcoming anniversary (8 years in June), I wondered about the spouses of other HR professionals around the world. Me and the love of my life–Diet Dew. Oh, and Melanie is there, too. Do all of them realize how lucky they are to have married someone working in human resources? :-) With that in mind, here are seven reasons to marry an HR pro.

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Policies Compensation Resources Compliance Training 208

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Achievers

APRIL 23, 2015

'People are often told that they should find a job they love. Unfortunately, circumstances don’t always allow the luxury of waiting for that one dream position. And some people think they’ve found their dream job, only to find that things start to go sour. There are a lot of reasons this can happen: a bad boss, a toxic team, stagnant career growth, or lack of recognition.

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Retention and Turnover Employee Recognition Employee Engagement Strategy 187

Spark Hire

APRIL 1, 2015

'A recruiter’s job is not only to identify top talent and sell that talent on a job opportunity. It is also a very important part of a recruiter’s job to be able to properly present candidate submissions to hiring managers. When you are able to put together a well planned and concise submission, your chances of success are much greater. The first step to making a candidate placement is to get the candidate in front of the hiring manager and you can do that with the right presentation.

10KC 107

10KC Talent Experience Staffing Recruitment 107

Cornerstone On Demand

APRIL 8, 2015

'What does success mean to you? An important part of our lives is deciding the answer to this question - what do we strive for, how do we follow our dreams, and how do we know that we're on the right path? If you're looking for inspiration, you can always look to the wisdom of the great men and women who came before us! This infographic is packed with the advice which you can use to build yourself up, brick by brick, into the successful person who you were born to be!

Talent Management 364

Talent Management 364

HR Bartender

APRIL 26, 2015

There are lots of articles about what businesses need to do in order to be successful. The articles talk about developing outstanding products, killer marketing strategies, and focusing on metrics and numbers. It’s true – all of these things are important. But you can’t do any of them without an exceptional workforce. A few weeks ago, I saw a post titled “ Engagement, Retention and Culture now the #1 Issues in Talent and HR.

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Resources

ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 27, 2015

You’ve begun the venture into the mobile corporate world. Already, the organization’s website and career page are mobile-enabled, but the question is whether or not you’re ready to embark on a mobile recruitment strategy. The truth is, you’re unlikely to find any good reason not to establish a mobile strategy for your recruitment efforts.

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Recruitment Strategy 285

UpstartHR

APRIL 24, 2015

I have been thinking a lot lately as I cross the six year threshold of blogging about human resources management. I started this as a tool for the entry level HR pros , but now I also teach about some fairly advanced concepts. One of the things I don’t do enough of is sharing about the community. There are more than 20,000 monthly readers on this site and about 5,000 email subscribers (the numbers still boggle my mind!).

Resources 201

Resources HR Software Recruiting Software Industry 201

Visier

APRIL 24, 2015

As Vice President of Workforce Management Practice and Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group Mollie Lombardi wrote in this Workforce Planning blog post last year: “Workforce planning is tricky business. Not just because of the complexity entailed in the process, but because if you ask four people what workforce planning is, you’ll likely wind up with five definitions.”.

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Workforce Planning Visier Trends Analytics 176

Spark Hire

APRIL 22, 2015

'As a recruiting agency owner, it is important to realize the value a company blog can add to your business. Not only can a blog provide a way for you to reach out to your clients and candidates, but it can also support the fact that your business is knowledgeable when it comes to industry news and subject matter. There are 4 key ways how your company blog can bring value: 1.

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Recruitment Company Staffing Industry 106

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Onboarding

Cornerstone On Demand

APRIL 20, 2015

'It's no secret that our culture tends to prize outgoing, social individuals—both in and out of the workplace—more than the quiet and thoughtful types. But, as authors like Susan Cain have argued recently, introverts bring incredible value to companies, and managers might be ignoring them at their own peril. We talked with Jennifer B.

How To 362

How To Talent Management Recruitment Groups 362

HR Bartender

APRIL 19, 2015

'Sometimes it’s easy to think that our own profession is the only one under the microscope. I know when it comes to human resources, I’ve seen more than my fair share of the “I Hate HR” type articles. The other day, I saw a post titled, “ Traditional Marketing is Broken ” and for a moment I was relieved. Certainly not because the author was saying that marketing function is broken but because the business changes being demanded of us impact every function and every level of the organization.

HR Planning 289

HR Planning Resources Video Recruiting Compliance Training 289

ClearCompany HRM

APRIL 14, 2015

'Talent management is a difficult process to implement alone. How do you judge the work of the employees of your small business? You can keep up with tasks completed up to a certain point, but people can only manually track so much at a time. It’s tempting to keep as many aspects of your business lo-fi to save money, but talent management is likely one aspect you will eventually want to use software for, especially as your business develops.

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Talent Management Recruiting Software HR Software Software 263