Sat.Nov 28, 2020 - Fri.Dec 04, 2020

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How Is Onboarding Related To Employee Retention?

ExactHire

Employers are facing more challenges than ever as they march into 2021. The pandemic, social unrest, and the general chaos of the past year have brought otherwise healthy companies to the brink, while decimating others that were unstable in the best of times. Our turbulent and uncertain era has illustrated one truth: the corporations that succeed will be the ones that don’t waste their financial resources.

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5 Tips for Making a Great First Impression in Any Setting

Take It Personel-ly

A first impression can stay with you for a long time, and rectifying a bad impression is difficult, which makes it important to get the first one right. With the recent trend in remote office work, we are beginning to see a lot of people choosing where they want to live, offering more and more […].

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Why remote hiring isn’t going away and what that means to HR

HRExecutive

This month, HRE is helping HR leaders prepare for the year ahead with a series featuring insights from industry experts, thought leaders and others about what we can learn from 2020 and the challenges coming in 2021. Read the series here. *. This year has brought HR a host of unprecedented issues to navigate: employee safety concerns, engagement in a newly remote world , legal considerations and even the reshaping of the HR role itself.

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How to create a business plan that helps optimize your HR strategy

Insperity

A written plan is the foundation for a successful business launch, major expansion or change in direction. But writing an effective business plan can be a challenge, starting with the structure your plan should take. What, you might ask, does creating a business plan have to do with human resources (HR)? As you better define and understand your business and customers, you can: Optimize how you organize and manage your people to best achieve those business goals Identify areas where you might nee

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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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Finding Qualified Diverse Talent is NOT Your Issue!

The Tim Sackett Project

During 2020, I’ve spoken to a lot of leaders who are concerned with their diversity recruiting. Every single one of them will say something like, “Tim, we just can’t find the ‘qualified’ diverse talent we need!” Sound familiar? Feel familiar? I’m not a diversity recruiting strategy expert. I leave that to my friend, Torin Ellis.

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Sumser: Here’s how to get a true sense of quality of hire

HRExecutive

I recently scanned a conversation on Linkedin about measuring quality of hire. I am intrigued and appalled by what seems to be our desire to measure the quality of people. I suppose it’s not that different from how we treat cattle. The underlying question is part of an eternal squabble between recruiters and hiring managers: Whose fault is it when a candidate doesn’t work out?

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Top 5 Tips for Recruiting Veterans

Ongig

Did you know veterans are 37% more likely to be underemployed than non-veterans according to the NY Times ? Here are 5 tips we found for recruiting veterans: 1. Set goals for recruiting veterans. Setting a diversity goal is key if you want to get results for recruiting veterans. Companies are getting more focused on setting goals when it comes to diversity.

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What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?

Avature

If you’re looking for solutions to help you recruit and manage candidate applications, you’ve probably seen the term Applicant Tracking System (ATS) thrown around a lot. But what does it mean exactly? And why do most companies have one? The Definition of an ATS. An applicant tracking system is a piece of software that helps organizations with their recruiting operations.

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2021 IRS Deadlines to Avoid ACA Penalties

ACA Times

2 minute read: Every year Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) must file and furnish their ACA information to the IRS and their employees, respectively. Failing to do so can result in significant IRS penalty assessments. Employers, as 2020 begins to wind down, be sure you meet the following IRS deadlines for complying with the ACA’s Employer Mandate. Mark your calendars for the following dates: February 28, 2021: Paper file your 2020 Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS no later than this date.

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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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HRE’s Number of the Day: video meeting fatigue

HRExecutive

38%: Percentage of workers who say they’ve experienced video call fatigue since the start of the pandemic. Advertisement. A new study by global staffing firm Robert Half shows video calls may be wearing on workers. More than three-quarters (76%) of professionals surveyed say they participate in virtual meetings, and those respondents report spending nearly one-third of their workday (30%) on camera with business contacts or colleagues.

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7 Strategies to Promote Your Recognition Program

Achievers

The right recognition program is a key driver in building your company’s success. Deloitte research found that “employee engagement, productivity and performance are 14% higher in organizations … that use recognition progr ams.” However, just having an employee recognition program outlined somewhere in your company policy is not enough to make it successful.

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Recruitment in Covid: How a positive candidate experience can be a silver lining for job seekers

HR Zone

Acquisition Two ways to create a positive candidate experience.

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update: my employee keeps getting deadnamed by a coworker

Ask a Manager

It’s the launch of this year’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager! Every day this month, I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. To kick us off…. Remember the letter-writer whose employee kept getting deadnamed by a coworker ? Here’s the (epic) update. Hearing from Alison and all of the commenters made me realize that I needed to talk to John about what he wanted to do.

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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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6 Different Ways to Improve Collaboration in Your Workplace

Hppy

Collaboration is a vital part of any business and is something that everyone should work on. The ability for your team to work cohesively with others is going to allow the quality of work to improve and overall enhance your company culture. It’s also vital in growing your business to reach new heights. In this article, we are going to discuss six different ways to improve collaboration in your workplace.

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The Boston Globe Names Workhuman a Top Place to Work for 2020

WorkHuman

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – December 1, 2020 – Workhuman ® , the world’s fastest-growing Social Recognition ® and Continuous Performance Management platform, has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in medium-sized company category in the 13th annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. This marks the seventh year that Workhuman has been named to this prestigious list. .

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Want a more diverse and inclusive business? Run a book club

HR Zone

Culture How book clubs promote D&I.

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Microsoft’s creepy new “productivity score” tells your boss how often you attend meetings, answer email, and use Word

Ask a Manager

If your workplace uses Microsoft Office products, be aware that the company launched a new “Productivity Score” feature this month, which lets employers track how their employees use Microsoft’s tools across 73 different measures — including things like how frequently you send emails, how often you turn your camera on during virtual meetings, how often you contribute to shared documents and group chats, and the number of days you used Word, Excel, Skype, Outlook, and other Microsoft tools in the

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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 Tips for Finding a Mentor—and Making the Relationship Count

The Muse

You’ve probably heard a million times that you should have a mentor. But how do you find one? And then what do you do?

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Psychological safety: an overlooked secret to organizational performance

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

Have you ever worked on a team with low psychological safety? How about with high psychological safety? Chances are you could probably answer these questions without even knowing the full definition of this concept. We have worked in both situations, and the differences in effectiveness are stark. We have been part of teams that came together rapidly, agreed on a common understanding of next steps (though it took challenging conversations to come to agreement), executed flawlessly and then disba

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Recruitment: Why are we still using traditional CVs in a virtual world?

HR Zone

Acquisition Let’s not recruit like it’s 1993.

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Artificial Intelligence: Leadership’s Friend Or Foe?

Forbes Coaches Council

Leaders should not see artificial intelligence as a threat to organizational purpose, but rather a support for leaders to have the time and space to engage with aspects of their higher purpose.

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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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9 Ways to Keep Growing in Your Career During COVID-19

The Muse

Here’s how to keep developing professionally during COVID-19 and the surrounding economic downturn—even if you can’t land a new job or promotion right now.

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Overcoming Common Barriers to Innovation

Take It Personel-ly

Innovation is key to business potential and growth. Without new ideas, updates, products or services, a business will slowly die because consumers are looking for the next best thing. Unfortunately, many businesses throw up barriers to innovation and discourage the very thing that can make their business more successful. Not Acting on Trends Some businesses […].

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Why HR’s place is in the boardroom

HR Zone

People HR’s place is in the boardroom.

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Upskilling is Key to Your Business Recovery Strategy | Degreed State of Skills Report 2021

Degreed

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the global skills crisis cost trillions of dollars in lost GDP. . Now, millions fear that the crisis as we’ve known it is worsening — that the gap between high skill jobs and the skilled workers available to fill those positions is growing at a faster rate. . Navigating this conundrum is of the greatest talent challenges of our time.

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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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8 Questions Every Manager Should Ask in One-on-One Meetings

The Muse

These are the one-on-one meeting questions that great managers ask their direct reports.

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Dancing with Diversity: From Inclusion Illusion to Authentic Belonging

SHRM

We’ve heard this so many times: diversity is being invited to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance. BUT – what if you don’t dance? I am not talking about your performance at work. Alas, doing your job well - or even exceptionally well - does not guarantee inclusion. I am talking about the allegorical dance, the social aspects of organizational functioning that add up to the ultimate outcome of inclusion – the sense of belonging.

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Two ways to foster little acts of citizenship during a global pandemic

HR Zone

Employees Fostering little acts of ‘citizenship’.

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