June, 2010

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How to Build a High-Impact Learning Culture

Josh Bersin

Over the last ten years we have studied many elements of Human Resources and corporate training with a goal of identifying which practices, processes, structures, and systems drive the greatest. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Corporate Culture Innovation Leadership Development Learning Culture Apollo Computer C.K.

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Virtual Career Fair Lessons Learned: Planning and Preparation

The Bamboo Project Blog

Virtual Career Fair and Job Shadowing Presentation View more presentations from michelemmartin. One of the projects I completed earlier this month for a client of. mine was an online career fair. It was geared toward middle and high. school students, their parents and educators. Our goal was to expose. them to career exploration information and some summer job search tips. and techniques.

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Retiree Reaps Rewards from Mentoring

Nobscot

'I was excited to come across this gem from the United Way Retirees Association newsletter.It''s a great example of the many wonderful benefits of mentoring for both the mentee AND the mentor. (See Ten Best Reasons to be a Mentor). If you have the opportunity to be involved in a mentorship program jump at it.

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Vanishing Point

True Faith HR

'Let me channel my inner Andy Rooney (or Harlan Ellison if you will) for a moment. I will be attending the SHRM Annual Conference for the tenth time in a few days. I always leave with a positive feeling both about the experience and the profession. There is, however, an item that makes vuvuzelas sound like Mozart (or Hall and Oates if that is your musical predilection) - roller bags in the exhibit hall.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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The End of the Culture 2.0 Crusade?

Transparent Office

There have been a lot of great summaries of what was discussed at last week's Enterprise 2.0 show in Boston. But for me, the most interesting topic was one that was not discussed: Culture. That's a big change. Right up until a few months ago, Enterprise 2.0 discourse was dominated by a movement which I like to call the "Culture Crusade." A collection of practitioners, analysts, consultants, and vendors alike have been saying that changing organizational culture is the key to successful deploymen

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Selling Cosmetics: The Amazing Power of IO Psychology

Josh Bersin

When I first started studying the professions of HR and training, I kept hearing about the field of “Industrial and Organizational Psychology.&# At first, coming from a business and. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Sourcing and Recruiting Talent Strategy assessment bon-ton stores cosmetics io psychology kenexa sales.

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Is that Job Posting a Lie?

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently applied for a Career Counselor/Coordinator position. I received a phone interview on a Friday as a preliminary to the in-person. During the conversation the interviewer admitted that it was more of a case manager position. That following Monday the position was retitled and re-posted as a Case Manager. This also happened previously when another agency posted an ad for an Office Manager, and during the interview I discovered that they really wanted an Payroll-HR/Offi

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Nuts and Bolts of Onboarding Surveys

Nobscot

'There is an excellent LinkedIn Group for those interested in employee onboarding called Onboarding Best Practices - Clearing the 90-Day Hurdle. It''s run by Sue Edwards of Development by Design with whom I have been very impressed.One of the members posed a question about Onboarding Surveys for which I happen to have a little bit of experience.

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Guilty Partner

True Faith HR

'Growing up, my favorite baseball player was Paul Molitor. As a youngster, I remember heading to Kobs Field on the Michigan State campus to see the Gophers play the Spartans, and was awestruck at how Molitor destroyed MSU pitching. I remember looking at the free agent draft results in 1977 at my grandma’s house in Milwaukee and getting excited that the Brewers drafted “The Ignitor” with the 3 rd pick.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Enjoy The Process We live in a hyper-competitive world. Students are anxious about their annual results. Professionals are anxious about their next appraisal. Business owners are anxious about their bottom lines and so on. You get the point. This anxiousness does not allow us to enjoy the process. Sure, goals are important and attaining them is even more important.

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ReviewSNAP Version 2.0 Has Gone Live!

Reviewsnap

'ReviewSNAP Version 2.0 is now live! Version 2.0 will make your performance management process more simple and streamlined while giving you access to even more robust tools. Below is a partial list of enhancements that come with Version 2.0 and what functions those enhancements offer: -Import for mass creation of 360 Degree Surveys - In the previous version, you were only able to create 360 degree surveys individually.

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Mercer Enters the Talent Management Systems Market

Josh Bersin

After almost a year of study, Mercer, the largest provider of HR and compensation consulting services, has now entered the market for Talent Management Systems. The company’s just released. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: HR Systems Talent Strategy authoria hr software mercer PeopleClick talent management systems.

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Help! I've Been Sick and Unemployed for 10 Years

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, How do I address and what do I say to employers about being unemployed for the last 10 years due to medical issues and hospitalizations? It's not something I want to talk about, but I can see where I would not consider or hire a person who would not want to tell me what they've been doing for the past 10 years. Help! I've Been Sick and Unemployed for 10 Years photo by Foxtongue , Flickr cc 2.

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Protect Your Business: Tackle the Future of I-9 Fraud with Expert Strategies

Speaker: Speakers

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.

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Has HR Technology Pricing Gone Veblen?

Nobscot

'I write a lot about pricing strategies because as the CEO of Nobscot Corporation it is one of my most difficult and most important jobs. The reason that it is so difficult is because of the psychological component or as Dan Ariely would say the irrational side to pricing and its affect on purchasing.

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Love Less

True Faith HR

'So what do Barbara Ehrenrich, Seth Godin, "The Music Man" and Jarvis Cocker have in common? As noted in the previous blog post, I spent the last 2 weeks in May on the Norbertine Heritage Tour. When you are traveling from Prague to Amsterdam by bus, you find yourself with a lot of idle time to read. One of the books I chose to read was Seth Godin''s " Linchpin.

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Is Attrition a Key Component of Retention?

Working Girl

'My company''s product has a really cool embedded analytics framework that lets you slice and dice whatever data you have in the system. So, for example, you could look at a report that shows performance rating, then view your high performers by various criteria, say, salary quartile and hiring source. This ad hoc ability to drill into the data allows you to root around answering questions that occur to you spontaneously, i.e., where do we get our best people?

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Visit Us At SHRM Annual Conference

Reviewsnap

'We''ll be exhibiting at the SHRM Annual Conference in San Diego between the dates of June 27th and June 29th. Stop by booth 412 and we can talk more about your specific performance management needs and how ReviewSNAP can meet those needs. Several of our Account Managers will be available at the booth to answer your questions and to demonstrate the system if you would like to see it in more detail.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Selling Cosmetics: The Amazing Power of IO Psychology

Josh Bersin

When I first started studying the professions of HR and training, I kept hearing about the field of “Industrial and Organizational Psychology.&# At first, coming from a business and. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Sourcing and Recruiting Talent Strategy assessment bon-ton stores cosmetics io psychology kenexa sales.

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Should I Ask For More Money?

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I accepted a low-ball offer and after I got off the phone I immediately called the HR person back to try to negotiate. I left a message telling them I had some further questions, but they haven't returned my phone call in 4 days. I received the offer letter but haven't signed it yet. Do I have any recourse? Can I try to renegotiate or would that be in bad taste?

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Customer Spotlight: McKee Foods - Traditional Companies Embrace Innovation

Workday

'There’s a bit of age discrimination going on with enterprise software, and it’s based on the assumption that older, tradition-bound companies view SaaS with a gimlet eye. Older companies, with all their legacy and cultural issue—the assumption goes—have left the SaaS party up to the young companies selling this newfangled stuff to other young companies with little or no established IT infrastructure.

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Mr. Disco

True Faith HR

'An interesting conversation took place on Twitter between Jessica Miller-Merrell , Mike VanDervort , John Jorgensen , and myself on Saturday morning regarding the cost of hotels at the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference. Have hotels become more expensive? I looked at selected SHRM conference brochures (i.e., the ones that I still possessed) over the past 10 years to see what it was cost a person to book a single room on a per night average.

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[Free Templates] Plant the Seed for Successful Onboarding!

Our Free Welcome Email Templates (designed for both in-office or virtual employees) are ready for you to customize and use to plant the seeds of success for new team members.

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Watch the Eyebrows

Working Girl

'The HR Capitalist recently published a great list of productivity killers , which included the usual suspects such as Facebook and drinking. According to HRC the biggest enemy of productivity is fear of confrontation, which I completely agree with for different reasons. I don''t think fear of confrontation is driven by a desire not to hurt someone''s feelings, I think it''s primarily fueled by fear of repercussions.

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ReviewSNAP To Announce Launch Version 2.0 At Society Of Human Resources Management Annual Conference and Exposition

Reviewsnap

'ReviewSNAP™, a leading supplier of a Web-based performance management system, today announced plans to launch Version 2.0 of the system at the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition in San Diego June 27-30, 2010. Version 2.0 will introduce an array of new enhancements adding to the already streamlined and robust system used by more than 450 businesses and nonprofit organizations worldwide.

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Mercer Enters the Talent Management Systems Market

Josh Bersin

After almost a year of study, Mercer, the largest provider of HR and compensation consulting services, has now entered the market for Talent Management Systems. The company’s just released Human Capital Connect is a truly integrated offering of services, technology, support, training, and benchmarking data – all built around the Peopleclick Authoria software platform.

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How Do I Convince My Boss I'm Ready To Manage Others?

Evil HR Lady

Dear Evil HR Lady, I am a computer programmer by trade, but I could be best considered a problem solver. For my day to day activities, I consistently get excellent reviews. People actively seek me out for projects (as opposed to other developers) because I get them done, and do it well. However, what I see as my best ability is the hardest to quantify - I make everyone around me better.

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The Upskilling Advantage: Transforming Your Workforce For Future Growth

Speaker: Brian Richardson

With a staggering 92% of CEOs prioritizing skill development, and 84% struggling with transformation, mastering upskilling is now more critical than ever. Drawing on extensive research and collaboration with hundreds of leading organizations, discover key hurdles and innovative best practices in workforce upskilling. You'll walk away with a deep understanding of how to build a culture of continuous learning, expert insights into assessing the current skills of your employees, and a strategic too

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Innovation Through the Generations

Workday

'I''ve been looking for opportunities to innovate for more than 40 years, having always been captivated by each new generation of technology and the gains it can bring to business—from the mainframe through client-server and now to SaaS and the Cloud. I''ve founded five companies in my career, and it''s no secret that Workday is likely my last—and it also feels like the best.

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Run

True Faith HR

'Two weeks from today, I will head to San Diego, for the SHRM 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition. Beyond the usual conference fanfare, I have attended the conference for a variety of reasons (serving on SHRM volunteer committees, serving as a judge for as well as having teams compete and win the SHRM HRGames national championship in 2003, winning a national award ).

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June 2010 HR Carnival

Working Girl

'It''s up! It''s great! Go check it out: June 2010 HR Carnival.

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