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Why Skills Tests Should be Part of Your Hiring Process

Hireology

Have you ever hired someone who just wasn’t quite right for the role? It’s frustrating for you because you’ve invested resources, time, and energy into onboarding and training this person only to have to start your search over. And it leaves the employee feeling as though you’ve misled them about what the role entailed or that you failed to set them up for success.

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How to scale up your hiring process: 13 features for rapidly growing companies

Workable

Whether you’re growing from one to 100, or hiring 100 new employees, here are 11 essential Workable features to help you scale up your hiring to align with your overall business goals. How to scale up your hiring: 13 features for rapidly growing companies. 1. Hiring Plan. 2. Department Hierarchy. 3. Access rights and permissions. 4. Integrations. 5.

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The Difference Between a Talent Marketplace and Opportunity Marketplace

Degreed

A car isn’t much help when you need to move 30 people. Likewise, a big bus isn’t designed to carry just one person to an exact destination. Every vehicle is optimized for a specific purpose. The same applies to the technology powering your workforce mobility strategy. Take this into consideration and the road ahead is smooth. Without proper assessment, you might end up taking some wrong turns. .

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6 Ideas To Help You Become the Manager You’ve Always Wanted To Be

Celarity

Congratulations! You’ve finally landed the opportunity to lead your own team. That’s really exciting and probably a little scary. You’re responsible for the quality of work, effectiveness, and growth of a team. Plus, you now have to navigate new territories, including hiring, professional development, dealing with turnover, and more.

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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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DOL Plans Minimum-Wage Hike for Contractors, Help for Tipped Workers

SHRM Resources

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its spring regulatory agenda, highlighting the government’s intent to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors.

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5 Ways How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Has Transformed The Staffing Sector

HR C-Suite

In this age of digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a major game changer. Check out 5 ways by which AI has changed and will change the entire recruiting sector in the years to come.

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Great Pieces of Advice We’ve Gotten From the Fathers In Our Lives

Thrive Global

With Father’s Day approaching this Sunday, we’re reflecting on the meaningful nuggets of wisdom we’ve learned from our dads and father figures in our lives. Especially after the challenging year we’ve had, we’re grateful for their sage advice that’s helped us stay resilient and optimistic. We asked our Thrive community to share with us one piece of advice from their dads that has stuck with them and helped shape them into who they are today.

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IRS Announces Enhanced Child Care Tax Credits for 2021

Zenefits

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced bigger tax credits for working families to help ease the transition back to work following COVID-19. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allows for these enhanced child care tax credits for 2021 only. These credits will be for expenses made in 2021 and will apply to taxes filed in 2022. The enhanced credits increase the tax credit amount for 2021 and make it refundable for the first time ever.

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Emojis At Work Are Fine If Used Properly [poll results]

HR Bartender

A few weeks ago, I asked for your thoughts on using emojis in work-related communications. It was just an informal poll. And the outcome was pretty one sided. You’ll see by the chart above, that emojis are fine. But there is a caveat: Emojis are fine if you use them properly. I’m going to define properly as three things. We know our audience. Fast Company just published an article about the collaboration platform Slack offering a new emoji pack that includes bunny slippers and a Dali-esque melti

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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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Leadership in the Hybrid Workplace

The People Equation

Is the hybrid workplace here to stay? A behavioral scientist named Jon Levy wrote an article in the Boston Globe (gated access) that essentially said, “Nah, I don’t think so.” And the internet blew up. (As it does.) Whether he’s correctly called it or not remains to be seen. For now, leadership in the hybrid workplace definitely is a thing and here are my hot takes for your consideration.

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Venus Morris Griffin of Meybohm Real Estate: “Figure out what sets you apart, and brand it!”

Thrive Global

Figure out what sets you apart, and brand it! I was the first agent in Augusta who used billboards to market my services. Now, most agents are doing it. Having those billboards led to my first big sale in the business after a visiting man called me to help him buy property close to where they hold the Master’s tournament. He paid me 100,000 dollars if I could get seven homeowners on a particular street to sell to him.

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Remembering Facebook vs Google+: The Value of the Rally BHAG.

The HR Capitalist

There's a lot of hate heading Facebook's way these days. But step away from the politics and the obvious corrosive, addictive drawbacks of social media, and you'll see a company that has fought like hell, got lucky at times and generally rallied the troops better than most around BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals). See this post for more on the value of a good BHAG.

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4 Things HR Managers Can Do to Support Veteran New Hires

Hppy

Veterans make up an increasing number of people in the labour force and as of 2020, around 45.2 percent of veterans were employed in some capacity. It can be an intimidating prospect for veterans who are either returning to the workforce or entering it for the first time. With that in mind, below are 4 things HR managers can do to support veteran new hires. .

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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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remember the manager who wouldn’t let her best employee attend her own graduation?

Ask a Manager

This post, remember the manager who wouldn’t let her best employee attend her own graduation? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer whose best employee quit on the spot because she wouldn’t let her go to her college graduation ? The employee — who had grown up in foster care and worked full-time while taking night classes to earn her degree — had worked late/come in early/worked overtime for years to cover for other coworkers, b

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3 reasons HR leaders should be measuring inclusion analytics

HRExecutive

The value of measuring diversity statistics is nearly universally understood by employers. According to an employer survey by RedThread Research, 92% of respondents measure diversity—but, only three-quarters take the same approach for inclusion. Stacia Garr, one of HRE ’s Top 100 HR Tech Influencers and a presenter at this fall’s HR Tech Conference , recently shared the growing need for robust inclusion analytics strategies during New York University’s Accelerating Equity and Inclusion Through D

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50+ Companies Celebrating Pride Month [w/ tweets, events, hashtags & more]

Ongig

In the spirit of being LGBTQIA+ inclusive, I found 50+ companies celebrating pride month. These co.s are getting creative with pride hashtags, pride month products, pride month events, employee spotlights & more. Here are 50+ examples of companies celebrating pride month in different ways (not just creating pride month logos): Companies celebrating Pride Month with videos.

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How To Lead Change On Every Level

Hppy

Leading change is most definitely a skill that not everyone possesses. We know this quite simply by the sheer number of change processes that fail to reach a successful conclusion. Forbes quotes a rate in the region of 70% for change initiatives failing. This means only around 30% of transformations succeed. So what can companies do to ensure successful change?

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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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it’s time to close the life insurance gender gap

Ask a Manager

This post, it’s time to close the life insurance gender gap , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. And now a word from a sponsor… You probably know about the gender pay gap – but did you know there’s a gender gap on life insurance too? While 58% of men have life insurance coverage, only 47% of women do. 1 But women are just as likely to need coverage.

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Walmart’s new workforce app provides a look into the future

HRExecutive

Associates can clock in through the Me@Walmart app once they arrive at their store. (Image courtesy of Walmart). To help its workers simplify some of their tasks and better manage their workflow, the nation’s largest employer is relying on a new tech tool: an in-house app that employees can use while on the clock. Walmart is launching Me@Walmart, a workplace app that allows its workers to clock in, schedule shifts, request time off, connect to and communicate with other workers, locate merchandi

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Lessons in Leadership Style: Empathy Works [Podcast]

TalentCulture

While in a position of power in an organization, it can be difficult to gauge how effective a person’s leadership style may be. Oftentimes employees are nervous to address issues […]. The post Lessons in Leadership Style: Empathy Works [Podcast] appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Recruiting Gen Z in Healthcare

Hospital Recruiting

Attracting Gen Z workers presents challenges for healthcare facilities. At about 25% of the current workforce, Gen Z (1997 to 2015) has its own ideas on what they expect and need from their careers and potential employers. While their dedication to providing care and service to the community is a given, their demands from the institutions they choose are more specific.

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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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How To Challenge Employees To Perform Outside Their Comfort Zones: 9 Managerial Tips

SHRM

What is one way you challenge your employees to perform outside of their comfort zone in 2021? To help managers get their employees to get outside of their comfort zone, we asked HR professionals and business leaders for their best insights. From dismantling limiting beliefs to allowing room for mistakes, there are several ideas that can help you expand your employees’ skills for growing your business.

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How Josh Bersin believes the pandemic will reshape HR technology

HRExecutive

As the COVID-19 pandemic influences how people around the world work, it’s also sharply impacting the tech that makes that work possible. Josh Bersin , dean of the Josh Bersin Academy, believes the global crisis has ushered in a number of lasting changes, shifting the tools that are gaining traction in the market and putting the spotlight less on HR tech and more on work tech, a topic he will dive into during a keynote of the upcoming HR Tech Conference.

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11 Online Jobs You Can Land With Little to No Experience

The Muse

Online jobs that require little or no experience with descriptions, salary info, and tips for getting hired—plus how to avoid scams and low-paying positions.

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Help Wanted: Manufacturing Sector Struggles to Fill Jobs

SHRM Resources

Even after a year that saw the global economy plummet and many workers lose their jobs, the U.S. manufacturing sector is still struggling to fill key roles.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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The 4 Ps of Positive Leadership

Bonusly

Your alarm rudely jolts you from the comfort of slumber. As you wipe the sleep from your eyes and stretch your arms to the sky, a smirk creeps its way onto your face. In your best Dr. Evil voice you murmur aloud: “Yesss… today I get to go to work and make life miserable for the people I lead!” ??. I’m gonna take a wild guess here and assume this does not describe your morning routine.

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Meet the 2021 HR’s Rising Stars

HRExecutive

The COVID-19 pandemic redefined how people work, where they work and even what work itself is. Central to all of those transformations have been HR professionals, who provided guidance, direction, support and a lot of creativity when it came to navigating the fluid crises of the last year. Through these challenges, the next generation of HR leaders—including those selected as Human Resource Executive ® ’s 2021 HR’s Rising Stars—stepped up to the plate and proved why this is HR’s moment.

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Many Factors to Consider When Employee Asks for More Leave Time

HRWatchdog

Our employee has used up all of her federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave but called today to request an extension of time. Do we have to grant the extension, or can we terminate her employment? This question comes up frequently, and the Labor Law Corner addressed it a few years ago. However, recent changes to the laws have made this question more problematic.