HR Bartender

MAY 21, 2017

The term “war for talent” was first used in 2001 in a Harvard Business Press book by the same name. It refers to a competitive landscape in recruiting and retention. Given the recent shift to a candidate-driven market and other indicators like low unemployment, the use of war for talent seems very appropriate. Dave Ulrich and his colleagues have a new book out on the topic titled “ Victory Through Organization: Why the War for Talent is Failing Your Company and What You Can Do About It ”.

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Spark Hire

MAY 25, 2017

Crawford Thomas Recruiting , a full service staffing agency supporting multiple offices from the southeast to midwest United States, was seeking a better way to access and interview a talent pool of premium candidates for clients across geographical barriers. Their primary pain point was struggling to find an effective and timely way to identify who to advance in the screening process, when in-person interviews were not possible. .

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Ask a Manager

MAY 25, 2017

A reader writes: I work at a nonprofit that operates in a very traditional office setting: business professional dress code, strict lunch hours, and a strict 9-5 day. In theory, this is done for efficiency and to allow employees to feel like they have more separation between their work and personal life. New staff tend to struggle with it when they first arrive since many other nonprofits they have worked for are more flexible about arrival times, making up time, PTO, etc.

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Compensation Force

MAY 26, 2017

For setting the pay rates/ranges of jobs where staffing hinges heavily on drawing new graduates, I find data on starting salaries for college grads in the relevant majors to be a helpful data point. Often - if your staffing practices are institution-specific, you can get that data on the college/university website or by calling the Career Placement office.

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The Tim Sackett Project

MAY 24, 2017

Dear Timmy, I recently applied for a position that I’m perfect for! A recruiter from the company contacted me and scheduled me for an interview with the manager. I went, the interview was a little over an hour and it went great! I immediately followed up with an email to the recruiter and the manager thanking them, but since then I’ve heard nothing and it’s been weeks.

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HR Bartender

MAY 23, 2017

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by Readex Research , which provides expert survey services to help businesses understand their internal and external customers. Their services include employee experience surveys. Enjoy the post!). Two important pieces of any organizational initiative are planning and execution. Planning helps set the foundation for any project.

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ClearCompany HRM

MAY 21, 2017

Truly successful recruiters all have one thing in common: They think differently. To gain a competitive edge in recruiting, thinking outside the box is a necessity: 31% of recruiters say their number one obstacle is a shortage of candidates.

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Reflektive

MAY 22, 2017

Everyone can use more money. No matter how happy and engaged your employees are at work, they won’t turn down a raise or a perk. But will the incentive of a higher salary or compensation bonus improve their work performance? Well, that’s another story. Financial incentives can undermine autonomy and intrinsic motivation Click To Tweet. More than 70 percent of today’s workforce are knowledge-based employees, meaning their performance is driven by their skills, attitude, and their ability to innov

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Everwise

MAY 24, 2017

The business operating environment has transformed over the past decade with the development of technology. While the amount of time, risk and financial investment in new products used to be relatively large, businesses can now leverage real-time consumer data to constantly evolve existing products and test out entirely new ones. The cost and risk to experiment has substantially decreased.

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HR Bartender

MAY 25, 2017

Being able to deal with constraints is an important part of business. Constraints are stages of a process that causes the entire process to slow down, be less effective, or stop completely. In the book “ The Goal ”, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt outlines The Theory of Constraints as well as how to identify and manage them successfully. It’s a good read that HR pros should have in their library.

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nettime solutions

MAY 24, 2017

The time clock is such a simple, mundane part of your business. However, it is also a driving part of your overall human resources picture. Employee time must be tracked accurately, and the time clock must be accessible to everyone. Chronic missed punches can lead to inaccuracies that can cost your business thousands of dollars in losses a year. If your clock is placed somewhere the employees don’t normally go, they may legitimately forget to punch-in—or they might be trying to pad their hours.

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Josh Bersin

MAY 25, 2017

One of the most challenging problems in business is matching the right person to the right job, and this goes on all the time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics show that 20-24% of Americans. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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WorkHuman

MAY 24, 2017

(Listen to our interview with Lee Burbage in the episode of WorkHuman Radio embedded at the top of this post.). Heading up the people team at The Motley Fool, one of my favorite self-appointed duties is to greet Fools (that’s what we call each other at The Motley Fool – it’s a sign of love and affection, I promise) for their first day on the job and show them around.

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HR Bartender

MAY 26, 2017

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Kronos , a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. The company was named of the 2017 Best Workplaces for Giving Back by Fortune Magazine. Congrats to the Kronos team! Enjoy the post.). I like to think of myself as a logical person. One of the definitions of logical is “(of an action, development, decision, etc.) natural or sensible given the circumstances.

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UpstartHR

MAY 22, 2017

What does engagement mean to you and your company? That’s a question I’m trying to answer with a new research study. I’m partnering with my friend Jason Lauritsen to examine the ins and outs of engagement in a very hands-on manner. Instead of just looking at the theory, we’re digging into the specific practices that YOU think drive the highest engagement in your workplace.

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Josh Bersin

MAY 26, 2017

Have you ever looked for a job? Of course you have. It’s a daunting process, and one which Google hopes to make easier than ever. The Bureau of Labor Statistics show that 20-24% of. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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ATD Human Capital

MAY 21, 2017

Soccer—often referred to as the “beautiful game”—represents the best example of a sport with teams charged to perform their work under changing conditions. The best soccer teams in the world succeed by applying a mindset that recognizes a mutual dependency—that is, interdependency—between players on the field, which is genuine collaborative teamwork.

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Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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nettime solutions

MAY 25, 2017

The time clock is such a simple, mundane part of your business. However, it is also a driving part of your overall human resources picture. Employee time must be tracked accurately, and the time clock must be accessible to everyone. Chronic missed punches can lead to inaccuracies that can cost your business thousands of dollars in losses a year. If your clock is placed somewhere the employees don’t normally go, they may legitimately forget to punch-in—or they might be trying to pad their hours.

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15Five

MAY 24, 2017

Every company has growing pains , especially as they reach certain size thresholds. When you reach around ten to fifteen employees, in-person status meetings are no longer tenable. I want to share the story of how a successful organization used technology to overcome their growth challenges. Influence & Co. , a con tent marketing agency that creates engaging content to fuel the marketing efforts of their customers and positions their key employees as influencers in their industries, has grow

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Hppy

MAY 22, 2017

The intent may be to create a highly innovative culture; employing new technologies to deliver unmatched capabilities and leading the market with cutting edge solutions. At the end of the day, however, it’s ACTION not INTENT that defines culture of any organization. Observe what individuals are DOING and listen to their CONVERSATION and THE culture of the organization is defined.

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EmployeeConnect

MAY 24, 2017

Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, next to physical safety, ‘belonging’ is a basic human necessity. In context of the workplace, when an employee believes in the organisation’s mission, they tend to invest in that journey as well. These employees utter statements such as: “We are putting together a new program successfully” or “We have a great relationship, and hence we get things done together quite well”.

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Justworks

MAY 22, 2017

This post was contributed by Nell Gable, Content Marketing Manager at PaySimple, a commerce platform that helps small business automate service marketing, management, and payment collection. Thousands of Americans dream of following a passion and starting their own small business — and each month, nearly 543,000 entrepreneurs make that dream a reality.

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Allegis Global Solutions

MAY 22, 2017

Talent acquisition is easier when brands engage with the interests and ideals of prospective workers, which can be achieved through the use of social media.

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Hppy

MAY 23, 2017

Gender equality within the workplace has always been somewhat of a concealed topic, but the conversation is increasing due to external influences. The finance industry in the UK sees senior male staff comprise a sizeable portion. This is particularly prevalent within the sector across the United Kingdom. In this article, we examine how this circumstance has prompted the HM Treasury to put into place the Women in Finance Charter.

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TalentCulture

MAY 24, 2017

A great work environment with happy employees is the start for creating sincere and enduring employee advocates. When people experience a wonderful culture in action and believe in the reputation of their company, they become your most effective spokespeople. Why Does it Matter? There is a lot of research out there that supports the direct correlation between employee satisfaction and its impact on customer satisfaction.

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