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Support employment for people with disabilities: 5 inclusive hiring tips

Insperity

By ensuring your hiring practices encourage employment for people with disabilities, you can gain access to an often-untapped labor pool. In fact, making your company disability inclusive could help your business grow. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 8 percent in 2018, more than twice the rate of those with no disability.

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4 Elements of Leadership That Are As Impactful In The Office As On The Battlefield

15Five

“What?!”. We couldn’t believe what we were hearing. This officer wanted our team of mentor-Marines to patrol the route that held the record for greatest number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) ever found in our area of operations. On foot. At night. With Afghan military partners we had just met, and who we didn’t fully trust yet. Our previous set of partners had attacked us, their own mentor team, inflicting 25 percent casualties.

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Infographic: 7 Benefits of 360-Degree Feedback

DecisionWise

Download the PDF. 360-degree feedback surveys benefit leadership, teams, and the entire organization immediately. By providing a safe, confidential, and reliable way for colleagues to provide feedback, a company gains valuable, actionable insights into current leadership, teams, and overall health of the organization. Here are 7 benefits your organization will receive by participating in 360-degree feedback. 1.

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The Quick Guide to Recognition in the Healthcare Industry

Achievers

Are you eager to improve employee engagement in the healthcare industry? Lauren Brittingham , Director of Organizational Development at Bayhealth Medical Center, has some words of advice. In our recent webinar covering employee recognition best practices, Brittingham reveals how she was able to successfully drive recognition across Bayhealth Medical Center, with 85 percent of all employees receiving at least one recognition each month.

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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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5 Ways to Promote Camaraderie in the Workplace (Besides Happy Hour)

Justworks

Building camaraderie in the workplace is one of the core features of a successful business. At Justworks it’s even built into our core values. It’s safe to say that most people love a little happy hour every now and then, and it can be great for team bonding and fostering authentic camaraderie within the workplace. But happy hour ends up leaving some feeling excluded.

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The #1 Way For Recruiters To Build Creditability With Candidates.

The HR Capitalist

If a recruiter is good at what they do, they'll talk to a lot of people in a given week. Some of those conversations are short, some are long. There's a variety of information traded between candidate and recruiter - it's a two-way exchange. But some recruiters are better at building credibility with candidates, which further results in trust, transparency and most importantly - great information.

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can you fire someone solely for being racist?

Ask a Manager

In an interesting juxtaposition with a letter from earlier today, a reader writes: I know you have answered a few variations over this, but I am hoping for a more clear answer in reference to my situation. Recently, my company hired someone that was extremely racist. He worked with me on his first day, where he dropped the N-word six times. I was shocked, and that night before bringing this up to my employer, I did a little social media sleuthing and saw a horrifying Twitter page full of xenopho

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“Conference” HR vs. Real-World HR

Robin Schooling

For many years now I’ve lived simultaneously in two separate and distinct HR worlds. I’ve been fortunate to be able to travel the world attending and/or speaking at events and conferences focused on HR, Recruiting, Technology and the Future of Work. I’ve also continued to meet and work with human resources professionals and businesses that, to put it mildly, operate much as they did circa 1993.

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11 Ted Talks to Inspire Your Leadership and Management Teams

Workology

If you’re anything like me, you may have tuned into a few (hundred) Ted Talks for inspiration, education, and perspective when you feel like you’re running out of steam at work or life. I have a list. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution.

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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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Cut Through All the Reference BS with This Single Question.

The HR Capitalist

No one ever gives you references they expect to be negative in any way. . You know this, right? When someone calls you up for a reference check and you do anything short of saying they're unbelievable (they provided your name after all), it's not being borderline neutral. Neutral is the new negative with reference checks. And it's been that way for awhile.

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Webinar: Performance Reviews and Productivity

HiBob

Following our webinar on future-proofing performance processes, to boost productivity and meet the demands of today’s workforce, here is a roundup of the key points and takeaways. The session began with bob’s Head of Customer Success, Al yson Sturgess , taking us through the importance of performance reviews and how they can contribute to enhanced productivity.

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is my employee taking advantage of the flexibility I give her?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: In my current position (where I’ve been for two years), I’m a first-time manager of two direct reports, both of whom are salaried, not hourly, employees. One of them — who’s younger, less experienced, more eager — rarely asks to adjust her work hours or work from home, and is generally happy to do anything I ask her to do.

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The 10 Reasons Why People Change Jobs [By Industry Experts]

GroSum

People are willingly switching their jobs at an alarming rate and it’s not just millennials. When a person changes jobs it costs their former company 1.5-2x that person’s salary on average. The company has to hire, train, and wait for the new hire’s productivity to reach the level of the former employee. Managers are quicker […]. The post The 10 Reasons Why People Change Jobs [By Industry Experts] appeared first on GroSum Blog.

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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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How Can HR Tech Improve the Employee Experience?

HRExecutive

Influence in HR technology comes from many places, takes many forms and continues to evolve over time. When the HRE /HR Tech Conference team met over the winter to work on this Influencers list, we knew it would be important to consider all aspects of influence. Some have more of a direct and immediate effect on products, while others have a more subtle yet longer-term impact.

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Episode 190: Creating Authentic & Inclusive Experiences for Your Workforce

Workology

The world is moving quickly and changes are happening in the way we live and work fueled by technology combined with a new awareness. We are more conscious of other types of people and lifestyles of. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. The world is moving quickly and changes are happening in the way we live and work fueled by technology combined with a new awareness.

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6 Company Culture Videos to Inspire Your Recruiting Strategy

The Muse

Company culture videos are an effective and creative way to show top talent what makes your workplace uniquely great. Check out these six examples from companies that found the right story to share with candidates.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Performance Appraisal

Digital HR Tech

Performance appraisals are a reoccurring phenomenon when it comes to managing employees. In this article, we will give an in-depth explanation of what a performance appraisal is, we’ll discuss the different types of appraisals, explain how to measure job performance, and share a template for the employee performance review. Table of contents. What is a performance appraisal?

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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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10 Leadership Qualities to Look for When Hiring a Manager

TinyPulse

Managers have the power to make or break their organizations. While great leaders encourage their employees to reach their full potential and help their organizations surpass their goals, terrible dictators discourage workers to the point they want to jump ship. And many of them do. According to the Wall Street Journal , nearly half of employees who leave jobs do so to get away from their bosses.

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House Passes Fair Chance Act

SHRM Resources

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation prohibiting federal agencies and federal contractors from asking about job applicants’ criminal history until after making a conditional offer of employment.

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13 Truly Excellent Staff Appreciation Ideas

Bonusly

At Bonusly, you’ll never find us without a good staff appreciation idea. After all, recognition-rich cultures have been proven to improve engagement, reduce turnover, and even increase productivity. Jump straight to staff appreciation ideas. But it’s one thing to understand that staff appreciation is necessary. It’s another to put it into action. It can be tough to get a read on what your team members will actually enjoy—some will appreciate gift cards and commemorative tchotchkes, while others

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Demonstrating Effective Leadership In the Workplace

Engagedly

Leadership is one of those skills that can be learned. It can be carefully cultivated if you are willing to put in the effort. One way to do this is to actively practice leadership skills in the workplace. […].

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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 a Positive Company Culture Helps Attract New Employees

6Q

Prospective employees, especially the younger generation, are starting to value the importance of a positive company culture more and more. How does this affect the recruitment process and what can companies and HR professionals do to create a positive company culture? As a new generation moves into the world of work, it’s important to keep tabs on the shift in attitudes on what people most value from their job.

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I feel guilty about getting a job in my competitive field when others are still struggling

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I recently landed an excellent job in a wildly competitive field, and I am so excited to start. However, I got the job pretty much by being in the right place at the right time and having a good deal of luck / privilege behind me. I was lucky to have the resources to get the degrees I needed, lucky to stumble onto an entry-level opening during an off season when few others were looking, and lucky to find a unicorn of a job posting right as I completed my last degree.

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2020 Will Be HR’s Year to Flip the Script

HRExecutive

We sure have flipped the script on HR, haven’t we? Suddenly, the whole world is going digital, everything is mobile, and the people you’re hiring and managing have better tech on their wrists than you used to find and onboard them. The entire HR-technology industry is talking about the future of work, the role of HR and next-generation technologies, AI (artificial intelligence) and IA (intelligent automation), and digital transformation.

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HR in a heatwave: what role do we play in climate change?

HR Zone

Change. HR and the climate change agenda.

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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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10 Things You Need to Know to Become an Effective Leader

6Q

There are many different attributes and topics you need to know to be an effective leader. Guest writer Sharon Hooper gives us her top ten topics that you need to know. Like all individuals and many employees, you want to do well at whatever you are asked to do. Sometimes, you will be asked to lead a team at work and this could be a daunting task if you do not have leadership skills.

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Evolution of a company retreat: from product updates to breaking bread

Workable

Some people call it a corporate retreat. Others call it a company gathering. Still others call it an all-hands. Workable CEO Nikos Moraitakis calls his company’s own tradition of the company retreat simply as “the summit”. It was an idea that took form over time, he explains, and grew into something more. Something with energy and purpose of its own.

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ask the readers: what do I do once I retire?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: My concern skews to an older audience than most of your readers but it’s one that I probably should have given more thought to years ago. How do I prepare to retire and what do I do once I retire? I’m not talking about the money piece of retirement, but rather, what do I do with my time? Some people continue to work in another capacity.