April, 2018

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Why Do We Need People With No Common Sense?

Hppy

Common sense is a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things, which is shared by (“common to”) nearly all people and can reasonably be expected of nearly all people without any need for debate. If organizations are to successfully meet the economic and competitive challenges of contemporary markets, they require people who DON’T rely on “the common sense” to guide them.

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How Leadership Can Reap Big Rewards By Creating A “Self-Care Culture”

15Five

We used to just call them “mental health days.” Those days when you just need to get some separation from the daily grind, refresh yourself, and do whatever it takes to get a break from multitasking and workplace tech. Of course, now we understand more clearly the link between employee happiness and outcomes like higher engagement, increased productivity, and business growth.

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3 Ways to Improve the Candidate Experience

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from my new book, “ The Recruiter’s Handbook: A Complete Guide for Sourcing, Selecting, and Engaging the Best Talent “ (SHRM, 2018) SHRM members can order a discounted copy at the SHRMStore. Enjoy!). Organizations with a candidate experience strategy in place realize the work isn’t over. You’ll want to regularly audit your process to ensure it’s working the way you intended.

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Cartoon Coffee Break | Mansplaining

Cornerstone On Demand

Editor's Note: This post is part of our " Cartoon Coffee Break " series. While we take talent management seriously, we also know it's important to have a good laugh. Check back every two weeks for a new ReWork cartoon.

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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 10 Most Popular Articles Among Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. Slow Hiring Is Damaging Your Firm and Here Are 20 Reasons Why -- by Dr. John Sullivan. 2.

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What HR Leaders Need to Know About The Growth Divide

Reflektive

Innovation, productivity, and sustainable growth are a handful of typical priorities for HR leaders and executive teams. So why is there a huge disconnect between what employers and employees believe is necessary to support these priorities? Results from the new Growth Divide Study , based on two surveys of 500 U.S. HR and cross-functional executives with a title of VP/equivalent or higher who are decision-makers on company operations and 2,000 U.S. of office professionals across industries and

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How Can HR People Be More Valuable? 

Hppy

In my experience, there has always been mixed views on what HR should be accountable for. There are traditional duties that need to be performed up by this group such as recruitment, compensation, benefits, payroll, pension management (for those employees fortunate enough to work for an organization still offering them) training and performance management.

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Everything #HR Needs to Know About Machine Learning

HR Bartender

Have you seen the GE commercial about “ Molly, the Kid Who Never Stops Inventing ”? Every time I see it, I’m reminded about how robots are becoming a greater part of our workplace. And that’s not a bad thing, but it does mean that we need to get more comfortable with today’s technology concepts. That’s why I’m very excited to share today’s interview with you.

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Why Recruiters Are Your Company's Best Brand Representatives

Cornerstone On Demand

When you think about who communicates with people outside of your company the most, you probably think of sales reps, but you should be looking at your recruiters. In fact, they spend almost all their time talking with or about people who aren't employees. Glassdoor says each corporate position receives an average of 250 applicants. Of course, that number is going to vary wildly depending on the position, but recruiters can potentially interact with thousands of people every year.

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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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The 10 Most Popular Articles Among Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

In case you need a stimulating read, here’s a great list for you. We took a look at the articles staffing and corporate recruiters shared, liked, and commented on the most on LinkedIn during the last 7 days and posted them below. Here are the top posts for this week: 1. With 1 New Hire, Apple Just Showcased the Power of This Simple Leadership Strategy -- by Sean Wise. 2.

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Autonomy: Empowering the Individual to do their Best Work - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

Autonomy is the power to shape your work and environment in ways that allow you to perform at your best. Some people feel stifled in their jobs. In fact, 34 percent of employees say they can’t speak up for fear of negative consequences. Autonomy doesn’t mean “no rules and free reign.” We all work under guidelines. But when we understand our parameters, and have the freedom to do our best work, we are more creative, innovative, passionate and, ultimately, more effective.

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Strategies to Reduce Employee Turnover

Reflektive

A great company culture goes beyond work perks. While those special perks (free gourmet lunches, for example) are thrilling for new hires and a great tool for recruiters, they aren’t enough to keep your best employees engaged over time. The longer an employee spends with a company, the more apparent the company’s flaws become. And that’s why a strong foundation is much more important to long-term engagement and retention than those surface-level perks.

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Men Join the Justwomen Dialogue to Help Foster Inclusion

Justworks

At the latest Justwomen panel, held March 29th at Town Stages in New York City, the team behind the event did something they’d never done before: invited men. The goal behind this update? To foster inclusion and create a conversation around change and forward movement. In a recent interview with Inc., Sales Manager and Justwomen founder Valerie Avila, expanded on the need for an inclusive dialogue.

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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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Choosing the Best HR Certification – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

One of the ways that HR professionals can demonstrate their knowledge, skills, abilities, and commitment to the profession is by obtaining a certification. But which one? That’s what today’s reader wants to know. I’m trying to break into the HR field. There’s a lot of information on the SHRM and HRCI certification programs, but I wanted to know if there are any other certifications that would make a candidate more attractive to an employer.

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[Infographic] How To Start And End Your Workday

Hppy

How do you start and end your busy workday? As a busy professional, it’s easy to get wrapped up in your calendar of back-to-back meetings and a long list of to do’s or requests. However, making small changes to the first and last minutes of your day can help you regain control of your time and schedule. These simple tweaks will help you reflect back on your day with fulfillment and look forward to the next day with ease.

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Finding a Human Voice for Your Company

WorkHuman

By Seferine Baez —. When someone thinks of your company, what images come to mind? This may sound like a question for your head of marketing. But the truth is, a job applicant chooses you before you have the chance to choose them – based on what they know about your workplace, your reputation, and your style. Just because you’ve received a résumé doesn’t mean you’ve won them over.

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The Rise of the Social Enterprise: A New Paradigm for Business

Josh Bersin

After a year of research and another enormous survey of business and HR leaders around the world, we just released the Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2018, entitled “The Rise of the Social. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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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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Here’s Why You May Want to Rethink Your Office Dog Policy

Reflektive

An amazing job in my field came up a few weeks ago. It was a short contract, part-time position and I was perfectly qualified to apply. Yet, I didn’t. I couldn’t, because like so many other roles I have seen advertised recently the office was pet-friendly. And not just any pets – cats. Dogs by discussion, it stated. What’s going on? I don’t want a dog or cat anywhere near me at the best of times, never mind when I’m working.

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From Transactional to Human: A Hiring Process Awakening

Spark Hire

The future of your hiring process is here, kicking mindless transactional processes to the curb. In fact, in LinkedIn’s 2018 Global Recruiting Trends report, recruiters said by using a strategic combination of new interviewing tools, artificial intelligence, diversity, and data, the focus is being placed back where it belongs — on candidates. To help you break out of the mundane hiring process of search, schedule, screen, interview, rinse, and repeat, we asked the pros how they’re moving i

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The 7 Skills You Need to Conduct an Effective Job Search

HR Bartender

At last year’s KronosWorks Conference, New York Times best-selling author and fellow Workforce Institute board member Dan Schawbel , talked about the latest workplace trends forecast based on his research. During his session, he made a comment that really stuck with me, “We’re living in a world of continuous job search.”. It’s so true. People today have lots of options when it comes to their careers.

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7 Ways to Make your Business Card Stand Out

Hppy

Networking is an important part of a business, and inevitably one of the first questions you will be asked when you meet someone new is “Do you have a business card”? Of course, the worse thing to happen would be for you to say no and look unprepared, but second to that would be not having a card that’s memorable that could lead to business from your new contact at a later date.

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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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Corporate Diversity Leaders: Less Focus on Demographics, More on Human Belonging

WorkHuman

By Dawn Burke —. “There are champions of “diversity” and there are champions of a “demographic”. We need to be more concerned when something happens to one of us; it’s really happened to ALL of us. Being a champion of diversity means being a champion for everyone across ALL inter-sectionally, not just the familiar” — Candi Castleberry Singleton, VP of Intersectionality, Culture and Diversity – Twitter.

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How Has HR Changed In The Last 10 Years? My Interview with Jack Altman from Lattice.

Josh Bersin

Read more» Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Unconventional Secrets to Hiring a Great Team as a Startup

Entrepreneur

Embrace these counterintuitive tips and build the foundational team that will equip your team for future success.

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we need to end Secretaries Day

Ask a Manager

This is a reprint of a column I wrote several years ago for U.S. News & World Report. Sadly my call was not heeded then, so here it is again. Today is Secretaries Day, and we should end it this year. The “holiday” – more recently updated to be called Administrative Professionals Day – was created by the International Association of Administrative Professionals back in 1952, when the organization was known as the National Secretaries Association.

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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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3 Reasons to Earn the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential

HR Bartender

Just in case you missed it, during the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Talent Conference, they announced a new specialty credential in talent acquisition that will launch in June 2018. If you’re wondering what a specialty credential is, think of it as sort of a micro credential. It demonstrates your knowledge and skills specifically in talent acquisition.

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Ask a Recruiter: What is recruitment marketing and why should it be part of your recruiting strategy?

Workable

Recruitment marketing is how your company tells its culture story through content and messaging to reach top talent. It can include blogs, video messages, social media, images—any public-facing content that builds your brand among candidates. In marketing, if you try to be all things to all people and you don’t know who your ideal customer is, you risk creating messaging that doesn’t resonate with anyone.

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Salma Hayek Pinault: “If you learn to respect to women, you learn to respect life”

WorkHuman

By Erin Miller —. Our first full day at WorkHuman 2018 ended with a powerful keynote address from Salma Hayek Pinault. While she’s widely known as an actress, Salma has accomplished far more than that in her career. She is a spokesperson for the Avon Foundation’s Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program. She’s also testified in front of the U.S.