Sat.Jul 14, 2018 - Fri.Jul 20, 2018

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Here’s How An Engaged Company Outperforms Others by Nearly 150 Percent

UpstartHR

Employees are more disengaged than ever, and the statistics on employee engagement only serve to further the narrative. Gallup reports that more than half of employees (51 percent) say they’re actively looking for a different job or watching for opportunities. Nearly 26 percent of the U.S. workforce is going to change jobs this year, and these are typically the most highly skilled and motivated employees.

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7 Reasons Why Company Culture Must Be Nurtured, Not Imposed

Hppy

Company culture is a hot topic in business right now. It may not be a new phenomenon. But it is becoming increasingly important for businesses wanting to gain a competitive advantage. And it’s proving vital in attracting and retaining the best talent. What is it? In a nutshell, company culture is the way a business lives and breathes. It’s all about values and behaviors.

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How Good Samaritan Moved From Transactional to Strategic HR

Cornerstone On Demand

According to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and healthcare staffing consultancy Mercer, the U.S. will need 2.3 million new healthcare workers by 2025. Of these, home health aides will be the most in demand—with more than 400,000 people needed. But the lower salary of this role compared to other healthcare positions makes high performing employees notoriously difficult to find.

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Do You Have Staying Power? What it Takes to Keep Staff Longer

Achievers

My grandparents lived and worked in a different world than we do today. And as a 36-year-old, my Millennial friends (now 20-37) and I cannot even fathom what the workplace and the employer/employee relationship used to look like – before smartphones and leggings, and when “because I said so” was an acceptable answer to a staff member’s question. A shift in the workforce.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Make Your Staffing Firm’s Placement Process Shine With Positive Candidate Experiences

Spark Hire

A whopping 90 percent of professionals are open to new job opportunities, according to LinkedIn’s recent report, Inside the Mind of Today’s Candidate. For staffing pros accustomed to stressing over dwindling talent pools, this is great news. However, the recruiting process hasn’t suddenly become a walk in the park. The greatest challenge, though, has shifted from finding interested candidates to ensuring they remain interested in your clients’ opportunities.

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Why the CEO Doesn’t Make Digital Transformation Happen, Employees Do

SocialChorus

Transforming employee engagement is a critical part of digital transformation. While 87% of CEOs say keeping employees aligned to strategic changes is a priority, it’s up to communicators (and employees) to make that happen. Despite the urgency, explaining why you need to invest in a new workforce communications platform to improve your internal communications plan can feel like an uphill battle.

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Personality: A New Kind of Test Score for Your Resume

Cornerstone On Demand

The Skills Economy is changing the way organizations identify and evaluate job candidates. One thing is clear: The traditional resume is no longer adequate. In our five-part mini-series, we explore how the resume of the future will help companies win the war for talent. Check out part one , two and three. Initially, I was dismissive of personality assessments as a hiring tool.

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should I use a job offer to get a raise at my current job?

Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I’ve worked in development at a significant cultural institution for over a decade. I’m frequently told I’m an essential member of the team and that things would fall apart without me. Two years in a row now I’ve been told to expect a promotion, and then asked to wait until the following year for both a promotion and a raise.

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Tips for Working with Indecisive Candidates

Hospital Recruiting

Dean Drobot/123RF.com. Recruiting is a seriously challenging profession in any employment market, but particularly today, when the unemployment rate stands at only 4.1%. In some industries (healthcare, for example), the shortage of skilled nurses and physicians is reaching critical mass. In the U.S., we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel to find healthcare staff.

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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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WHAT’S HOT ON CAMPUS? BEST BRANDED GIVEAWAYS FOR YOUR UNIVERSITY RECRUITMENT TEAMS

exaqueo

For more than a decade, I worked in university recruitment -- at a Washington, D.C. area staffing firm and for one of the largest auto insurance companies in the United States. Each fall and spring semester, I’d pack up our career fair booth, ship boxes of brochures and swag (stuff we all get), and travel to colleges and universities across the country.

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Bookmark This! 20 Tips for Managers and Leaders

HR Bartender

Many of you may know that, a few months ago, Mr. Bartender and I moved from South Florida to the Northern part of the state. As part of the move, we downsized our home and offices. A huge task! But it was so rewarding. It’s amazing how stuff accumulates. As I was cleaning out my office , I ran across some articles that I had saved with tips and advice for managers.

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ask the readers: how do I get people to remember me?

Ask a Manager

Per Thursday tradition, I’m throwing this letter out to readers to weigh in on. This is an interesting one: How do I get people to remember me? Today, my colleague and I attended a meeting to finalize a work program we had negotiated with an external organization. The meeting followed six months on from an initial two-hour face-to-face meeting that both my colleague and I attended and contributed to, and multiple email exchanges in which my colleague and I participated.

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Dear CEOs: Focus On The Heart Of Your Company To Improve Organizational Health

15Five

Managers are at the heart of your organization, vigilantly pumping the lifeblood of inspiration and support throughout the teams they lead. And just like the body, if your heartbeat isn’t strong, the rest of your company will lag and ultimately fail. CEOs, the brain of the organization, must design healthy workplaces and empower managers to bring out the best in their people.

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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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5 Lessons to Teach Recent Grads to Set Them up for Success

Cornerstone On Demand

With college graduation season behind us, chances are you've probably just hired a few recent graduates. Eager to enter the workforce and ready to learn, this new wave of workers may have the brains to do the job, but they'll still need some time to adjust to being in the working world. Here are five lessons you'll want to teach them to set them up for success, starting on day one: 1) Deadlines Are Real In school, the only real deadline was the end of the semester.

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Technology Plays a Part In the Employee Experience

HR Bartender

I’ve heard the comment many times that technology is just a tool. By definition, a tool is a device used to carry out a particular function. That totally makes sense. We use our tech to communicate, make purchases, learn new things, etc. So, technology is a tool. But I also can’t help but wonder if it’s more than that because not having technology can be a disadvantage.

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is it okay to write someone’s cover letter for them, a mysterious fragrance, and more

Ask a Manager

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Is it okay for me to write other people’s cover letters for them? I do a fair bit of writing and editing for my job, and sometimes friends or family members will ask me for help with their own writing projects — especially cover letters. I am curious about what degree of help is ethical and appropriate for me to provide.

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We’re Moving to Higher Ground

Kazoo

Our team is so excited and humbled to be joining forces with YouEarnedIt through a strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners. With the backing of such a reputable firm like Vista, we are looking forward to collaborating with a team that shares our vision for the future of work. Together, we have the best opportunity to deliver a world-class employee experience platform.

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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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Discover the Power of Your ATS Database with ClearCompany Talent Communities

ClearCompany HRM

Recruiting in today’s candidate-driven market is not a task for the faint of heart. Today, you don’t pick talent, talent picks you. And as unemployment rates in the US are falling from 4.8% to 4.1% , it is getting even tougher for hiring professionals. This makes the need to source passive candidates greater than ever. Your own #ATS database can be a goldmine for harvesting passive candidates.

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Improve Quality of Hire Using Recruiting Data and Analytics

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Criteria Corp , a leading provider of pre-employment testing services. They’ve just relaunched their customer interface, HireSelect. It’s been completely reworked to help organizations hire faster and smarter. Enjoy the post!) . Regular readers of this blog know I’ve talked on numerous occasions about the need to use technology strategically in the business.

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Why the Employee Experience May Be More About the Employee Than the Experience - DecisionWise

DecisionWise

Leo Tolstoy said: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” The employee experience often is more about the employee than the experience itself. As organizations look to create a positive employee experience, begin with the employee. Let’s look at a scenario from the book The Employee Experience: How to Attract Talent, Retain Top Performers, and Drive Results.

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Develop Your Workforce’s Political Skill to Help Them Thrive

Visier

Rob Cross and I have suggested how organization social networks can be sources of strategic success , including encouraging newcomers to create “pull” toward themselves, rather than excessively “pushing” themselves on others. However, Rob, and his colleagues, Reb Rebele and Adam Grant, also warn of “collaborative overload” a particular risk for well-connected or “central” networkers.

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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates

HR leaders can use this calendar from Paycor to track important HR and payroll tax dates. The 2025 calendar includes: Tax filing dates Federal reporting deadlines Bank holidays Links to relevant tax forms …and more! Get your 2025 HR calendar today!

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Quiz: Can You Spot the Latest Trends in Performance Management?

ClearCompany HRM

Performance management remains a challenge for many organizations as the people, processes and technologies within the workplace evolve. Many of the trends we see in performance management align with larger patterns in the workforce ecosystem. Are you up to date with the latest trends? Try your hand to see if you are a performance management rockstar: What does effective performance management look like in 2018?

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Can I Get Fired For an Accident – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone. So, can making a mistake get you fired? Well, that’s what this reader note wants to know. I’m suspended pending investigation. I work in a restaurant on the Vegas strip, I am being accused of breaking a glass on purpose. The glass went into the ice used for customers. I did not break the glass on purpose, it was wet and slipped out of my hand.

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The Behavioral Science Behind Feedback

Reflektive

Michael Scott once said , “Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”. SEE ALSO: Ultimate Guide to Employee Check-Ins. That’s actually a very real question—”feared or loved?”—that many managers face, especially when it comes to providing constructive feedback to employees. It can be a delicate balancing act—trying to coach employees for improvement while also being sensitive to their feelings and trying to maintain positive relation

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A positive onboarding experience goes a long way

PeopleStrategy

A strong employer-employee relationship begins with the onboarding process. While your candidate experience has a significant impact on how your company is viewed by potential employees, your onboarding process is the first taste a new employee will have of how your company truly operates. If onboarding is a positive experience, you increase your chances of turning your newest team member into a productive and loyal team player.

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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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17 Ways to Keep Employees Engaged in your Performance Management & Social Recognition Program

Kazoo

You’ve identified your needs, researched HR strategies, chosen a technology partner and launched your real-time performance management and/or social recognition platform. Your job here is done, right? Wrong. The best-planned program can still fail miserably if it doesn’t become a part of your organization’s everyday activities. We’ve asked our clients for their top suggestions for keeping their programs fresh. 1.

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A Tiny Mindset Shift that Could Change Your Organization

WorkHuman

By Robin Schooling —. I’ve worked in human resources for quite some time and, like many of my HR colleagues, I am quite fond of the phrase “nothing surprises me anymore.” Interestingly enough though, I find myself being surprised almost every day – sometimes multiple times per day. And I love it. I’ve assembled quite a repository of workplace tales about the things people consider appropriate to do between the time they clock in and the time they head out at the end of the day.

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How to Integrate Your Company Mission Into Your Culture

Reflektive

What do companies such as Warby Parker, Pinterest, Reddit, Twitter, and Atlassian have in common? They all have award-winning company cultures. This week, we attended Culture Summit in San Francisco and we learned all about what it takes to create a distinguished company culture in order to help retain and attract employees. We heard panels with culture experts from some of the U.S.’s greatest places to work and here’s what they want companies struggling to build their culture to know.

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