Spark Hire

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

'As a recruiter, you want to be successful at your job and have a good reputation with your clients and candidates. However, did you know that every day you are incorporating new practices that can be detrimental to your success if not used in moderation? From my experience in training and observing how many recruiters conduct business, there are several things that recruiters everywhere need to stop doing immediately if they want to be successful. 1.

Video Recruiting 111

Video Recruiting Immedis Recruiting Software Recruitment 111

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'A reader writes: I am a 24-year old in need of serious job advice. I have short work histories with previous employers (10 or more in 7 years). The longest I’ve worked for a company has been about year and a half: Dairy Queen when I was working in high school. The second longest is a year and a month, 2012-2013 for a security company. I have burned most bridges with previous managers.

Staffing 89

Staffing Hiring Compliance Training Company 89

NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

'Have you ever wanted to work at a company that has one of those trendy super cool cultures that you read about? You know the ones.they have lots of stories about the great team environment and the energy that you can feel when you walk through the front door. Do you think those organizations actually exist; or, are they simply a fantasy that Silicon Valley tries to promote but rarely turns out to be true?

Talent Acquisition 85

Talent Acquisition Hiring Staffing Recruitment 85

TLNT: The Business of HR

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

'What’s wrong with job interviews today? Too much. In fact, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey of more than 6,000 global hiring managers, more than half of employers in each of the ten largest world economies have felt the effects of a bad hire. With that many people having had bad hires, something must be wrong with the way we interview job candidates.

Staffing 76

Staffing How To Talent Management Recruitment 76

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Cornerstone On Demand

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

'Workforce analysts foresee that by 2018, more than half of the United States' small business jobs will be provided by woman-run businesses. This projection is striking when compared to the whirlwind history of women in business. The industrialization and urbanization of America during the Progressive Era propelled women into the workforce but provided little opportunity for creative enterprises.

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Exercises Industry Resources Wellness 374

HR Bartender

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

'I’ve received a few notes and comments after publishing “ How to Negotiate Your Next Salary ”. Instead of dealing with each situation individually, I thought it might be beneficial to discuss some overall do’s and don’ts when it comes to talking about pay. DO understand what factors are tied to compensation. Your salary is based upon three things: 1) the company’s ability to attract talent, 2) the company’s ability to retain talent, and 3) the company’s ability to pay.

HR Planning 313

HR Planning Compensation Career Development Employee Relations 313

UpstartHR

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

'HR Project Management Skills are Powerful Tools–Do You Have Them? When you look at a list of key HR competencies, one thing that often is lacking is a good set of project management skills. While it’s easy to try and segment the human resources profession away from the project manager role, I see it as a core part of what we have to do.

HR Planning 191

HR Planning HR Software Planning Tools Assessment Software 191

RecognizeThis!

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

'by Brenda Pohlman. Recognize This! – Consider carefully the words we use to recognize others and whether go-to phrases like ”good job” have a place in our recognition vocabulary. If you were among the millions of movie fans around the world who tuned in to the Oscars yesterday, you may know that the title of this post refers to a line from one of the films nominated for Best Picture.

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Globoforce Employee Recognition Talent Experience Talent Management 165

TLNT: The Business of HR

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

'“Where have all the candidates gone?” If you’re among the nearly 40 percent of employers who have an open position for which you can’t find the talent to fill those roles, you’re probably asking yourself this very question. According to CareerBuilder’s 2015 U.S. Job Forecast , more than a third of employers plan to add full-time, permanent employees this year, the best outlook from the annual forecast since 2006.

Talent Experience 73

Talent Experience Staffing HR Trends Talent Management 73

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Cornerstone On Demand

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'A growing number of Americans are ditching full-time employment in favor of short-term projects and side jobs, where they can pursue their passions, determine their own schedules and essentially be their own bosses. Contingent workers now total 53 million, making up 34 percent of the American workforce. With this so-called “gig economy” showing no signs of slowing, human resource pros are starting to think about how to embrace this burgeoning pool of talent – and how to keep t

Talent Experience 367

Talent Experience Recruiting Software HR Software Retirement 367

ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

'New employees can bring a slew of new ideas to the table. Integrating the best of these ideas into the company’s processes can only happen after the new employee fully understands the culture and values within the organization. Everything from onboarding new employees to 360 performance reviews should have an underlying theme of team alignment and tie in company values.

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Onboarding Software Onboarding Tools Company 294

HR Bartender

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

'I received this note from a reader recently. I don’t know about you, but this reader seems to bit at their wit’s end. . Some of us have had our positions downgraded by a colleague who (in our opinion) shouldn’t even be doing our performance reviews because he has no idea what our roles are! Although I was fine with my review this year, the amount of stuff I’m now being asked to do is over the top to say the least.

Career Development 279

Career Development Employee Relations Recruitment Resources 279

UpstartHR

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

'Recently on LinkedIn I saw someone asking how to learn HR. Specifically he was trying to learn compensation when he didn’t have a background/foundation in the topic. The people in the comments made some good suggestions, but many of them involved expensive certifications, workshops, and other similar costly avenues. Coming from a background of smaller organizations with limited budgets (and understanding the personal budget of a new HR pro), I know that most of those suggestions are not p

HR Software 191

HR Software Compliance Training Background screening Recruiting Software 191

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RecognizeThis!

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

'by Lynette Silva. Recognize This! – Amazing work is being done by brilliant people around us every day, but it’s easy to miss unless we create more avenues for exceptional effort to be seen, acknowledged and appreciated. Here’s a photo that encapsulates the world we live in today. (Email subscribers, click through.). Eric Smith, the photographer who captured this image, said about the experience : “The whales were breaching off Redondo (Beach) and this small sailboat maneuvered into the s

Employee Recognition 163

Employee Recognition Coaching Talent Experience Study 163

Trish McFarlane

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'Sharing a post from the archives today. I was reminded of it when a friend recently told me she was dealing with some really unsavory “friends” online and she had to do a cleanse of her so-called friends online. Could you benefit from cleansing some of these people from your life? Growing up, my parents would steer me away from friends who had undesirable behavior.

Compliance Training 148

Compliance Training Company ATS 148

Cornerstone On Demand

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

'Editor's Note: This week, we illustrated three ways flextime can transform the workday. Here, Cali Ressler, co-author of Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It and founder of the ROWE (Results-Only Work Environment) platform, explains why employee flexibility must be coupled with accountability. The way people approach work is becoming as personal as the clothes they wear, and for employers that recognize and support this, the benefits are endless.

Hiring Software 367

Hiring Software Workday Performance Management Retirement 367

ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

'“From giant companies with multiple levels of corporate hierarchy to small startups just implementing a scalable culture, the transparency question lingers large. It’s hard to know what the best form of transparency is, and when your company is stepping over the privacy line. With transparency being a tough corporate tightrope to walk, many companies abandon the balancing act altogether.” - Ilya Pozin ( @IlyaNeverSleeps ), Founder of Pluto TV, Open Me, and Coplex.

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HR Bartender

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

'According to a new survey from the Society for Human Resource Management , companies are not prepared for dealing with an aging workforce. Only one-third of companies are actually examining their policies and practices to address this issue. In addition, an extra 20% had decided that no changes are necessary in their existing policies and practices.

HR Planning 273

HR Planning Company Retirement Career Development 273

WorkHuman

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'What if you and I could design a conference together? How do you think that would look? For one thing, I know it would be a fresh take on human resources and culture and leadership in the organization. It would probably also feature some of the amazing speakers and academics and authors we’ve discussed here on the blog. People talking about gratitude and giving, happiness and flow, positive psychology and creating an amazing place to work with a magnetic employer brand.

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Conference Globoforce HR Software Analytics 135

RecognizeThis!

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

'by Derek Irvine. Recognize This! – Whatever underpins your company’s culture will impact your company’s success. Building a strong foundation on your core values is proven to increase employee engagement. In the first chapter of The Power of Thanks , Eric Mosley and I introduce a very important concept that is a foundational principle of the book: “At the heart of great corporate successes and failures is a single observable phenomenon: the behaviors and values that constitute a company’s cultu

AON 148

AON Employee Engagement Employee Recognition Study 148

Trish McFarlane

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

'I recently listened to an episode of the podcast This American Life that caused me to see the world differently. In the episode ‘ Batman ”, Daniel Kish was highlighted. If you’re not familiar with Daniel’s story, I encourage you to listen to the episode or learn more here. Basically, Daniel was born blind. He intuitively began exploring the world by clicking his tongue on the roof of his mouth.

Compliance Training 132

Compliance Training 132

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Cornerstone On Demand

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

'“Thank you for submitting your application. If your qualifications meet our needs, we'll contact you. Otherwise, we'll keep your resume on file for 12 months.” If your company has an online application system, every applicant receives an email like the above. Likewise, when someone applies to a specific job you're sourcing, you get a notice.

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Applicant Tracking Systems Hiring Software Interview Software Recruiting Software 355

ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

'A-players are coveted employees for every organization. While they tend to have exceedingly impressive records, (i.e., employment history, successful projects, high-level training program participation) individual performance is not necessarily an indication of team success. These organizational superstars are statistically smarter and more productive, giving companies the edge they need to be competitive in their respective industry marketplace.

Training 265

Training Compliance Training Industry Productivity 265

HR Bartender

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

'I’ve written before about working with people you don’t like. Here’s a similar situation. A co-worker that grates on your very last nerve. We have a person in our office who does her job well, but makes a lot of annoying noises. She clears her throat constantly, very loudly. She has very long fake nails and types using her nails which is very loud throughout the office.

HR Software 273

HR Software Employee Relations Compliance Training Coaching 273

WorkHuman

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

'The workplace is undergoing a profound shift. I doubt that is news to anyone who reads us here, but for those who have been in the workplace as long as I have, it is still pretty stunning to see some of the recent changes. Ideas like happiness, engagement, and positive psychology have taken root in the organizational vocabulary. Companies are changing how they make decisions around human capital.

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Employer Branding Company ATS How To 134

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ATD Human Capital

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

'Driving Talent Development with Data, a new whitepaper from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, discusses how leading-edge companies are tapping the potential of advanced human capital analytics to improve talent acquisition, employee engagement, retention, and talent development. Click here to read full version.

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Talent Development Analytics Talent Acquisition Employee Engagement 131

Spark Hire

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

'Video interviewing has proven time and time again its value when considering remote candidates for opportunities. However, did you stop to think about the value a video interview presents when considering local candidates ? 1. Flexibility. When you decide to use live video interviewing when considering local candidates, you are providing more flexibility not only for yourself but also to the candidates.

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Video Recruiting Trends Company Wellness 122

Cornerstone On Demand

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

'Big data — and its potential to help companies predict which employees are likely to flourish or flail, whether as new hires or future leaders — is all the rage among HR departments today. For some, the conversation is in its infancy, say experts who have been privy to these discussions ( "What, exactly, does big data mean? Do we have it?

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