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

The HR Capitalist

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'You know what really gets under my skin? When HR/recruiting/talent pros work hard, do great work and then get left holding the bag of dog #### for things outside of their control. And while I''m off on a rant, let''s be honest - sometimes we do it to ourselves, right? Case in point - the numbers we report to the rest of the organization. Sure, you tried to roll out the basics time to hire, cost per hire but all that did was put the focus on your HR/Recruiting function, not the people who actu

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Metrics Recruitment Talent Acquisition Benchmarking 103

Allegis Global Solutions

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

'Recently a client came to the Market Analytics team at Allegis Global Solutions to answer this question - what is causing an upswing in negative attrition among warehouse workers?

Staffing Software 100

Staffing Software Staffing Industry Analytics 100

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.

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Staffing Hiring Compliance Training Company 89

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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

Spark Hire

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

'There are so many different paths to approach sales in the staffing world. We no longer have to rely on rolodex and phones, but we also have a vast amount of other resources to help us get in front of potential clients. In spite of the many different resources we have available to us, there are three things that still remain to be the key ingredients to a successful sales team in the industry. 1.

Staffing Software 101

Staffing Software Staffing Hiring Software Recruiting Software 101

ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

'A new hire’s first day on the job is rarely filled with work. Legal documents and company onboarding take precedence over regular day-to-day work. Quality onboarding is essential to the success of a new hire, so to undervalue this process is faulty on the part of the organization. With 64% of companies planning to expand their hiring efforts over the next 12 months, organizations must either be prepared to process mounds of paperwork or implement a paperless onboarding process to compensate for

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Onboarding Compensation Hiring Company 328

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.

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HR Planning Compensation Career Development Employee Relations 313

Visier

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'You see them everywhere. Infographics are a hot visual trend in the world of information sharing. But, while they can make complex topics easy to digest and share via social media, infographics can prevent people from really understanding important facts and gaining true insight. Sometimes when people think they may need an infographic, they actually need a data visualization.

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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

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

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

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

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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.

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Career Development Employee Relations Recruitment Resources 279

Visier

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

'Remember what purchasing your first home felt like? There were so many things to consider that it was difficult to determine which factors were important and which were not. You probably also realized that this was a fairly significant commitment and you did not have much room for error. If you are looking for a technology solution to transform your HR department into a data-driven decision-making entity, then you are facing the same type of highly complex and highly critical decision as buying

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HR Software Planning Tools Assessment Software Analytics 217

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

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.

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Hiring Software Workday Performance Management Retirement 367

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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

ClearCompany HRM

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

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Talent Management Performance Management System 272

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

Visier

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

'“Some people think emotionally more often than they think politically. Some think politically more often than they think rationally. Others never think rationally about anything at all.”. When he wrote these words in Space Chronicles , astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was referring to the driving forces behind space exploration advances. But the above quote also applies to the world of HR, a field that deals with “agents of choice” who are both rational and irrational.

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Analytics HR Software Hiring Software Analysis 211

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UpstartHR

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'I had a question come in that I thought would be good to get some feedback from you guys on. She asked: Do you know of any current companies that have an HR business partner model (healthcare would be ideal… but I will take any)? I have to do research on 3 different businesses for a project. What are the pros and cons of that structure? I told her I would reach out to the community (you!

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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

nettime solutions

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

'Spend less and yet drive more revenue? It should be no surprise that business optimization is at the forefront of the majority of business plans for US organizations in 2015. According to our most recent survey here at nettime solutions, an overwhelming 90% of companies shared that in 2015 their plans include an increase in overall revenue, while 45% also shared that in addition to an increase in revenue, they are seeking ways to reduce labor costs.

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Survey Planning Tools Data Training 152

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

Visier

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

'When a company acquires another business, bringing the two workforces together is the single most challenging undertaking of the entire project. This is a lesson I learned during my tenure as a senior executive at Business Objects and Symantec, where I led several strategic acquisitions. First, one has to get an accurate inventory of all the people, the locations in which they work, their job levels and the attendant compensation, accrued vesting in pensions, equity and other benefits, span of

Planning Tools 201

Planning Tools HR Software Assessment Software Analytics 201

UpstartHR

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

'Oh. No. Did I really just send that? Let me check my sent items. Yes, I did. Aaaggghhhhhh. Maybe they won’t see it. Who am I kidding? They are looking at it right now. Sigh. I may be the only person who accidentally sends emails on a regular basis, but in case I’m not, I have recently started doing something that really helps me to avoid that little problem.

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