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Aug 15, 2019

Let’s face it, firing an employee is downright uncomfortable. Why? Most of us run at the first sign of any sort of confrontation. It ignites the fight or flight response, which as we know, triggers stress and tension. Additionally, any sort of employee discharge means completely changing the c...

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Aug 14, 2019

Feeling hungry? That’s because your body is producing a hormone called ghrelin. When you feed that hunger with food, you’ll stop producing ghrelin and start producing leptin, a hormone that decreases your appetite. When you want to heat or cool your home, you set the thermostat. Let&rsqu...

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Aug 14, 2019

Work doesn’t always happen at a desk or even in an office. In this video, you’ll learn how BambooHR frees up HR to get their best strategic work done by giving employees easy access to essential BambooHR functions through our mobile app on both iOS and Android, and by allowing employee s...

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Aug 14, 2019

Remote working is perhaps one of the defining characteristics of the modern workplace. It has evolved from a perk to table stakes for many employers. In fact, there’s a good chance you will be reading this while working remotely indeed, 70% of the world does so at least once a week, according ...

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Aug 14, 2019

This is a video explainer of the difference between Content Marketing, Branded Content and Native Advertising - with examples to help put it all into context.Accompanying video that tried to separate signal from noise on the different approaches of content in the business.

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Aug 14, 2019

This is the third in a series of articles on creating, maintaining, and optimizing great customer experiences in the context of mounting concerns about privacy and increasingly strict regulations governing data processing. We address topics such as consent strategies, the role of trust, the elements...

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Aug 14, 2019

What character appears in the most films and television programs? Dracula? God? Santa Claus?  All of those make the top ten list, but none is the correct answer. Satan (or The Devil) is a character is more than 840 projects – more than any other character. If you limit the list to mortals...

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Aug 14, 2019

If you want some insights into where the content marketing industry may be headed, it might just help to take a look at where it’s been. As we pointed out when CMI shared its History of Content Marketing infographic in 2012, brands have been telling their stories to audiences for hundreds of y...

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Aug 13, 2019

L&D teams constantly seek approaches to managing the rapid development of the workforce to help businesses stay ahead of the competition. Personalized Learning: Ways It Enhances Your Employees' Development. The need to improve Learning and Development is higher than ever today and this is be...

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Aug 13, 2019

Business leaders have long been striving to unlock the power of data, trying to create genuinely ‘data-driven’ organisations that use analytics and insight to drive performance. They already have a huge amount of data at their fingertips, and very soon they’ll have a lot more. Anal...

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Aug 13, 2019

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) is the process of a company transferring all or part of its permanent recruitment to a third-party service provider. The RPO provider is responsible for the management of the permanent recruitment within a business, and typically has outsourced recruiters based ...

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Aug 13, 2019

As digitalization and the accompanying democratization of work disrupt traditional business models, organizations are adopting more agile, tech-enabled ways of working. Today, employers are deconstructing jobs and dispersing work around the globe to be completed by diverse pools of talent ranging fr...

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Aug 13, 2019

Employee retention is top-of-mind for any organization looking to stay competitive in today’s market. Despite swaths of technological advances, in our knowledge-based, global economy an organization’s key assets are still its employees. Considering this, substantial amounts of research h...

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Aug 12, 2019

It might be surprising to learn that where a great deal of focus, funds, and attention often go in organizations can create an imbalance in the system that is often silently eroding employee engagement and negatively impacting the bottom line.

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Aug 12, 2019

70% of staff who want flexible hours would move jobs if offered them elsewhere. In demand by employees. 15% want their employer to 0 offer flexible hours. 20% say their 6  employer currently offers flexible hours. 70% of employees with flexible hours would recommend their employer. Highly offer...

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Aug 12, 2019

In today’s market, most companies realize that people create the real value in their organization and the better their people are, the better their business performs. Yet time and again, CEOs repeatedly say that the greatest challenge within their company is human capital. Some argue that it&r...

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Aug 12, 2019

What if your next great recruit didn’t graduate from college? Large corporations are beginning to recognize that skills aren’t always measured by four-year degrees, and that non-degreed candidates can offer real value to an organization. This is a great step toward diversified hiring.

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Aug 12, 2019

At the end of last year global Executive Search firm, Korn Ferry - identified 10 emerging trends that would affect how businesses secure top talent. As we are over halfway through the year, we thought it was worth commenting on whether these things have come to pass. Please bear in mind that this wa...

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Aug 08, 2019

Every organization needs its teams to deliver a high level of performance to succeed in today’s business environment. Author Omar L. Harris offers clear guidance on how to hire for, support, and guide high-performance teams. My top tip for hiring employees to fit into high-performing teams is ...

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Aug 08, 2019

For many small businesses, spending time, money, and energy on human resources feels unproductive. Menial tasks like payroll and hours tracking eat into time that could be spent on company growth. Sound familiar? Here’s the good news small business HR outsourcing software can tackle many of yo...

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Aug 07, 2019

Whether you know about it or not, your company has an employer brand. Your employer brand will help to shape public perceptions about what the company is like to work for. Strong employer brands could experience benefits such as faster recruitment, at a lower cost, alongside lower employee turnover....

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Aug 07, 2019

Covideo provides video email software that helps businesses and individuals communicate more effectively, build relationships faster and reinforce their brands with easy-to-make personalized videos.

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Aug 07, 2019

Have you ever wondered how certain businesses manage to stay relevant for years? Having the best interest of your employees in mind and giving them the info they need ensures long-term success. In this article, I’ll share 5 common hurdles for selecting and implementing employee training softwa...

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Aug 06, 2019

We who study Employee Engagement are consistently looking for trends in hiring and the direct effect on retention. The Human Resource landscape is slippery, no other profession is tasked with such a diverse cycle of management skills. The ability to find great talent, train, engage and promote are a...

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Aug 06, 2019

A recruiting chatbot is like your virtual recruiter, helping you source and screen candidates, schedule interviews, and answer FAQs. But how do they know what to say and how to say it? Devin Foster of Phenom People breaks down how machine learning, or artificial intelligence, makes it happen.

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Aug 06, 2019

Candidate experience or a job seeker’s overall experience with the recruiting and hiring process matters to the success of your organization more than you think. Here are a few ways the candidate experience impacts your business. Candidate experience influences brand perception. Companies that...

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Aug 05, 2019

How you release a staff member from service can have financial implications for your business. Learn the difference in this quick guide. As a business owner, understanding how to separate an employee is just as important as hiring an employee the decision to lay off or fire an employee can have ripp...

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Aug 04, 2019

When you're catering to a large, diverse audience, you need to mix and match different strategies to keep them engaged. Here's a look at some trends that can give your L&D strategies a boost! Learning and Development strategy is followed by a company to ensure that it reaches the desired...

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Aug 02, 2019

Everyone has a story to tell about their first job especially when it comes to impactful training. Whether it’s brand training, leadership, compliance, sales enablement, or simply onboarding, we’ve all been there! How was it for you? Did your company turn the tides and provide you with t...

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Aug 02, 2019

In today’s booming labor market, organizations cannot afford to lose one of their most important assets: their employees. This is the first time in decades that there are more jobs than there are employees to fill those jobs. There are all kinds of theories and bodies of research out there abo...

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Aug 01, 2019

With Citrix Workspace, contextual switching from app to app will be a thing of the past. Hear from Citrix Partner, Burwood Group, and Citrix Customer, Pacific Ethanol, on how they’re keeping up with the demands of today’s workforce and maximizing employee experience with Citrix Workspace...

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Aug 01, 2019

KPIs and goals are essential tools you can use to boost employee engagement, keep everyone on the same page, and track the results of your training program. But, how do you know you have set the right ones? These 5 tips will teach you how to set the most effective KPIs and goals. Very few profession...

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Aug 01, 2019

Use this guide to evaluate the ROI of a new employee, and weigh the costs of your new hire against the potential benefits. If you’re considering adding an additional employee to your team, you first want to determine whether or not such an investment will be fruitful. A successful hire can inc...

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Aug 01, 2019

Over the last decade, most HR leaders have been obsessed by the role of millennials at work and figuring out how to meet the different expectations and needs of these young workers. Certainly, this has been important work. But, leaders need to be aware of a much bigger demographic challenge ahead: t...

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Jul 31, 2019

Productivity males measure the completion of key daily activities productivity metrics are useful to track how recruiters or team performing in executing daily tasks. Key Performance indicators don’t end when a hire is made quality metrics are valuable to monitor success of placements.

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Jul 31, 2019

You've probably heard that working hard brings success. White it does take a lot of energy to reach the top, there are also ways you can introduce working smart to people in your organization. With the help of systematic shifts in your policies. you can reduce employee dissatisfaction and increa...

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Jul 31, 2019

Maternity leave is becoming more of a topic of interest for workers and businesses. Expectant mothers aren’t the only ones interested. New hires looking to plan their families often consider a maternity leave policy or benefits as a reason to join a company. Even those who aren’t anticip...

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Jul 30, 2019

Personalized training is a great approach to provide highly relevant content to learners, and one that matches their proficiency and interest. In this article, I address 6 key questions that may arise as you adopt personalized learning for employee training. We know that “one size does not fit...

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Jul 30, 2019

Jon Stanners spoke at the Innovation Circus and how you can fall in love with a problem in order to create solutions and what Innovation Circus really mean. 250 in-house professionals came together on May 17th to hear from 21 world-class speakers who challenged the status quo in order to build ...

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Jul 30, 2019

Last December, when Google's temporary, vendor and contract workers demanded benefits and better communication, the media took notice. Since then, and given the rise in the gig economy and a tight labor market, employers are asking if they should offer more benefits to make their gig workers fee...

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Jul 30, 2019

Small business owners often see their employees as their greatest assets. One of the perks of owning a small business over a large corporation is that you get to know all of the wonderful people who work for you. And because they do so much to help your business grow, you want to invest in them and ...

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Jul 29, 2019

Team building activities can be awkward. When you’re used to interacting with folks in a professional context, letting loose can be a challenge, especially when you’re asked to vulnerable. However, the benefits of strong peer relationships in the workplace are unparalleled. The simple pl...

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Jul 29, 2019

Your company is growing, and your training delivery is struggling to keep up. You need to train employees, sometimes across states, as quickly and consistently as possible. So you do. Like the rockstar you are, you pull out all the stops and ensure that every employee’s training experience is ...

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Jul 29, 2019

Workplace harmony creates a comfortable working atmosphere. It’s essential for creativity, collaboration and staff retention. In fact, employees with a best friend at work are seven times more likely to engage fully in their work performance. It’s not always easy to achieve. In fact, wor...

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Jul 29, 2019

Organisations that have robust employee onboarding and talent management structures, which support continuous learning, will secure the committment of their employees. According to research published earlier this year, approximately a quarter of new employees, reported that they received no clear on...

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Jul 29, 2019

Across almost every industry, cloud adoption is transforming organizations. Motivated by the many benefits of the cloud, the change requires individuals with the right cloud skills and mindset to execute your digital transformation. Organizations with experienced, in-house cloud teams have the abili...

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Jul 29, 2019

Trending on the East Coast and spreading across the country are new Safe Leave laws. These laws require business to offer employees paid (or unpaid) leave to attend to their needs in the event they or their family members become the victim of domestic violence, stalking or human trafficking. A new l...

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Jul 27, 2019

The goal of the report is to assess the current skills for different categories of railway staff, from workers to engineers, railway managers and researchers. The study on socioeconomic aspects of human capital starts with assessing the state of play regarding present employment situation considerin...

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Jul 26, 2019

Thanks to technology, the business world continues to move faster and faster. In this world of constant innovation, the most successful organizations are those that can keep up with or even get ahead of the technological trends. Just think of Google or Apple. Of course, creating an innovative compan...

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Jul 26, 2019

Ultimate Software knows it takes more than ping pong tables and free snacks to have happy employees. That's why we create People First HR technology to provide great employee experiences every day for every employee.

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Jul 25, 2019

Keep the line running. Keep products moving. Optimize supplier relationships. But make sure it's done safely and in compliance with an ever-growing list of regulations. Frontline employees are the ultimate linchpin when it comes to maintaining this balance. They must always be ready to execute t...

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Jul 25, 2019

An employee handbook is an overview of the policies and procedures of a business, and ideally reflects the culture of that business. A handbook  establishes the business' relationship with the employee and is the company's chance to lay a foundation for a positive workplace environment....

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Jul 25, 2019

Employee wellbeing has never been so high up the corporate agenda. Here are some practical tips to help guide you through the challenges of supporting neurodiverse employees’ with their physical and mental health, both inside and outside of the workplace. Supporting employees in the workplace ...

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Jul 25, 2019

Users of Ascentis’ HR software solutions including payroll, workforce management, time and attendance, recruiting, and talent management share their experiences with the product and service.

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Jul 24, 2019

We’re in the middle of a long, hot summer of climate change protests but how is your HR team addressing the issue of sustainability and can it actually impact your ability to attract and retain talent? This June was the hottest on record with apocryphal headlines heralding even more freak weat...

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Jul 24, 2019

Today's business context is changing rapidly. To be truly effective, leadership development needs to change right along with it. As HR and L&D leaders look for ways to modernize their leadership development programs for the digital economy, they need to keep in mind the six factors that dist...

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Jul 24, 2019

That was a quote from a dear friend, Lou Dubois who is the director of content at Hilton Hotels. He is an amazing thought leader in the digital marketing space. But my thought was, Wow! What a quote! That quote can be applied across any organization, especially given the volatility and disruption of...

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Jul 23, 2019

Why? It could start with the interview itself. Employers typically ask about the applicant's past experience and demonstrated skills. Over time, many companies have adopted many of the same questions. "Why are you leaving your current job?" Many HR leaders only approve certain .safe. t...

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Jul 23, 2019

I’d like to think by now that we all know employee engagement is an organizational challenge, regardless of what your current engagement scores are. Creating and maintaining an engaged workforce is tough. And as human resources professionals, we spend a lot of our time trying to help our organ...

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Jul 23, 2019

Theresa Häfner, Head of Business Solutions at InterNations, shares findings from a recently released expat report and gives employers of global talent some insights into their needs abroad - as well as the needs of their partners. The recently released Expat Insider 2018 Business  Edition ...

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Jul 23, 2019

Does it ever seem like for every item you check off your to-do list, two more magically appear? As an HR professional, your work can feel never-ending there’s always something more you can do to make your organization better. That’s why it’s important to embrace this piece of HR ad...

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Jul 22, 2019

There is now a new type of leadership on the block that we should respect and value just as much as conventional leadership styles. There is a lot of talk about diversity within business. In enlightened companies this talk goes beyond race and gender diversity and extends to diversity of thinking st...

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Jul 22, 2019

Taught at Swinburne’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE), the Master of Human Resource Management has been co-created with key HR leaders at Medibank and Siemens.

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Jul 22, 2019

Open Source Human Resource (HR) Software is ideal when you have a development team available in your company and when you want to try out the product or build new features and functionality on top of it. There are generally two types of Open Source Software: Community run and Commercially run. Pros:...

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Jul 22, 2019

The purpose of this report is to provide a brief assessment of the current U.S. hydropower industry workforce and educational programs, as well as potential future hydropower workforce needs. This report is based on data collected in 2016 for the U.S. Department of Energy by Navigant Consulting and ...

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Jul 22, 2019

The 2019 Deloitte Global Millennial Survey discovered that more than a quarter of Millennials have 0% trust in business leaders. Of course, this generation makes up most of the global workforce, which means that employers have some work to do. But as it turns out, organizations don’t seem to h...

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Jul 22, 2019

If employees are a pain point or source of frustration for you professionally, then get out of human resources. It isn’t the career for you. Quit trying to tough it out because you are this administrative superstar who can make systems hum. Administration is an important facet of HR, but it is...

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Jul 21, 2019

Learn about the transformation of compliance the shift from overflowing piles of paperwork and ever-changing regulations to providing trainings, engaging employees, and using robust technology. At Paylocity, we call this uncomplicated compliance and you have all the tools and resources you need to u...

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Jul 21, 2019

Companies around the world are facing an inflection point regarding several incredibly difficult workplace issues, such as harassment and discrimination, prescription drug abuse, and workplace violence. Though seemingly insurmountable, these challenges present us with the opportunity to have a monum...

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Jul 19, 2019

In this segment of SAP Tech Unknown learn how integrating with a modern HR Application can unlock an untapped source of opportunity for your workforce. Discover what you can expect to experience when integrating with a modern HR application and how you too can model work force management excellence....

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Jul 19, 2019

Assuming your staff is capable of running the show without you and yet they still find a reason to call while you are on vacation, you have to ask yourself, why? Well, let me offer some possible reasons: They don’t feel sure of themselves because you haven’t previously included them in y...

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Jul 19, 2019

Researchers have been studying employee turnover the causes of it, and how to prevent it since the 1900s. Unsurprisingly, there are countless reasons why employees quit or leave their jobs: better pay elsewhere, relocation, family emergencies, changes in career, hating a boss or work culture, and th...

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Jul 18, 2019

In the last 15 years, almost a third of corporations on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were replaced. Failure to adapt was one of the critical contributing factors to their demise. The frenetic pace of change is a massive concern for all enterprises, and how your organization handles this challeng...

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Jul 18, 2019

Pandora is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SiriusXM, and it is one of the largest music discovery platforms in the US. One of the focus areas has been driving operational efficiency while improving the employee experience. By leveraging the UiPath Enterprise RPA Platform, Pandora was able to automate r...

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Jul 18, 2019

Chets Mukherjee, Operations Director at Software Technologies Limited, presents the companys and its three keys areas of software: people, processes, and governance. "Software Technologies was founded in 1991, so we have been around a long time. We focus on three keys areas of software: people,...

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Jul 18, 2019

Don’t have a trained human resources professional on staff?  Don’t worry we’ve got you covered! Does your current HR team need help? We’re here to help! Our team of experts at Affinity HR Group is ready and able to help you tackle even your difficult “people issues...

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Jul 18, 2019

Identify your Candidate Persona Identify the characteristics of your perfect job candidate! Define the channels and candidate touch-points. Where and how will you promote your brand? Set your goals Get more applicants, get presence, attract talent, reduce time and cost to hire...? Define your Employ...

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Jul 18, 2019

Welcome to HR! The Human Resources function covers a wide variety of responsibilities. Whether you’re on a new career path or assuming temporary responsibilities, you need a solid foundation to take off running. HR has more, and more varied, responsibilities than just about any other departmen...

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Jul 18, 2019

As HR professionals, we pay a lot of attention to first impressions. We create positive candidate and employee experiences. We work hard to set our employees up for success from their first day. We put well thought-out strategies in place, strategies that often involve time and money we believe to b...

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Jul 18, 2019

Download the Frost & Sullivan analyst report to learn more about the growing need for productive huddle rooms and how to optimize them for your business.

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Jul 18, 2019

99% of workers are distracted. This is the reality for more than 5,000 office workers around the world that we surveyed this year. More than a third of them are always or very often distracted. Download our eBook to learn more about what's really distracting your teams and what you can do to help.

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Jul 17, 2019

These days, talented employees are getting harder to find. The current economic growth means there are more job openings and more competition for strong applicants.In fact, 73% of employers are having difficulty finding skilled candidates.And when companies see top talent, they often act fast. The b...

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Jul 17, 2019

Hear from our apprentices what learning and development looks like for them on our apprenticeship programmes. Every day, we are working to improve the lives of people all over the world. We're looking for talented, ambitious students and graduates to help us achieve this goal. Could it be you.

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Jul 17, 2019

Just a few years ago, the very notion of a bot that’s self-aware and empathetic conversing with a human being was the stuff of science fiction. In 2019, this interaction no longer resides in theory but illustrates what has become one of the simplest, most effective ways to connect with employe...

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Jul 17, 2019

It is clear that more and more jobs are being disrupted and lost to technological change. Across the economy, entire categories of jobs are being destroyed while new occupations and industries are created, at an accelerating rate. Despite doomsayers’ predictions, we cannot know how many jobs w...

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Jul 17, 2019

They seem so happy chatting in the breakroom, volunteering for projects, contributing to the quarterly newsletter but then comes the dreaded email: the 2 week notice. How did you not see it coming? Zenefits surveyed 600 business owners to find out the top 5 signs that an employee is about to quit. A...

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Jul 17, 2019

Here’s how it works for non-federal-sector employees: An employee must file a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission within 180 calendar days from the day the discrimination took place. However, if your business operates in a state or locality that has a...

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Jul 17, 2019

Several years ago, I was tasked with reviewing our health care benefit plan and determining how the looming “Cadillac Tax” would impact our organization and employees. After review, I concluded our health plan was determined to be “high value” and would be subject to the 40 p...

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Jul 16, 2019

In this video clip from this week's Digital HR Leaders podcast, Catalina Schveninger, Global Head of Learning at Vodafone discusses the new world of learning and how Vodafone is innovating in the area of Learning and Development. Catalina gives some great examples of how Vodafone is understandin...

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Jul 16, 2019

TalentBrew is the industry-leading talent marketing platform from the employer brand and recruitment marketing experts at AIA Worldwide. The modular TalentBrew product suite, powered by big data and machine learning, includes a personalised careers site with advanced job descriptions and self-servic...

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Jul 16, 2019

Welcome to the July edition of HR Hot Topics - a monthly video message from me, Jodi Schafer, that contains employment law updates and human resources tips to make you the most effective leader you can be. We strive for this to be the 'most informative 5 minutes of your month.

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Jul 16, 2019

If your business relies on good employees, then you know successful onboarding is an essential first-step. This fun, simple and colorful infographic is a proven guide to getting it right. Share a copy with your staff, or share the link to other HR professionals.

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Jul 16, 2019

Traditionally viewed as a marketing tactic for companies and products, brands have moved into career planning and job searches. Many jobseekers now consciously develop and enhance their “personal brand,” or the unique combination of skills, experience and personality that defines an indi...

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Jul 16, 2019

In today's job market, "compensation”, is about more than just the dollar amount on a pay stub. Employees expect a comprehensive benefits package that helps them thrive both personally and professionally. And companies that can deliver will undoubtedly create more satisfied employees....

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Jul 16, 2019

The explosion of digital technology and the way that people, businesses and organizations are more interconnected than ever is transforming the HR sector. Digital transformation is helping the relationship between employee and employer become much more of a two-way dialogue, rather than a static, on...

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Jul 16, 2019

Watch this video to hear Paul Terry, Meridian's Chief Strategy & Operations Officer discuss the benefits of corporate training and employee development for enterprise corporations. You have a number of choices with regard to your learning environment, and it all comes down to what you a...

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Jul 16, 2019

There’s a big difference between remote and mobile working and that distinction could make or break your diversity, inclusion and retention strategy. Thanks to a plethora of tools and technologies, remote work is becoming the norm for millions of employees around the world. In fact, as soon as...

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Jul 16, 2019

In today’s unpredictable world, organizations need to reinvent their learning and development (L&D) to stay ahead of new skill demands. We are moving from static training in the classroom to creating continuous learning that’s adaptive and flexible to the changing modern world. An agile learning app...

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Jul 16, 2019

In today’s unpredictable world, organizations need to reinvent their learning and development (L&D) to stay ahead of new skill demands. We are moving from static training in the classroom to creating continuous learning that’s adaptive and flexible to the changing modern world. An agile learning app...

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Jul 16, 2019

Libérez le potentiel de vos collaborateurs Le marché évolue à une vitesse vertigineuse. La technologie ne cesse de bouleverser votre façon de travailler. La concurrence devient chaque jour plus intense. Quelle est la clé de la réussite dans un environnement en mutation ? Permettre à vos collaborateu...

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Jul 16, 2019

Votre entreprise est-elle prête à intégrer les collaborateurs de demain ? Les employés sont au cœur de toute entreprise. Et aujourd'hui, ils en attendent plus de leurs employeurs. Ils peuvent choisir les compagnies qui leur proposent la culture, l'environnement et les opportunités qui favorisent le ...

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Jul 15, 2019

Finding the perfect employee for your small or medium sized business doesn't have to be a monumental challenge. Here are five steps you should include in your hiring plan to guarantee a successful foray into the modern employment market. 45% of small businesses found few or no qualified app...

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Jul 15, 2019

Providing workplace safety should be a top concern for every company. If each employee understands and adheres to the safety tips, accidents would be lessened in the workplace. This will lead to greater brand loyalty and a higher bottom line. Every workplace is potentially hazardous, with some being...

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Jul 15, 2019

Let's start with a basic question, when you are in a hurry and want to know how something is done which of the two do you tend to do: refer a book about the topic or simply google your problem. If you just said "refer a book", we both know you're joking. This year has been all abou...

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Jul 15, 2019

Which skills and capabilities does our workforce currently lack? Which are becoming obsolete? Are we leveraging our HR talent? Are we organized to meet business needs? Are processes streamlined and automated? Identify issues critical to key stakeholders and develop plans to derive immediate benefits...

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Jul 15, 2019

Finding the right talent has never been more challenging, and bringing the right employees onboard is critical for your organization’s success! Embrace the future of talent sourcing and recruitment to keep pace with your candidates. We’ve got insight from Talent Acquisition Leaders on so...

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Jul 15, 2019

If you’re on a B2B revenue team, it’s likely your Marketing and Sales teams are experiencing some angst these days when it comes to understanding how prospects and customers want to interact with your company. On one hand customers seem to want ultra-personalized attention on every chann...

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Jul 15, 2019

Calculating ROI has become a requirement for any corporate investment, across all business functions. Gone are the days when B2B marketers could attribute their spend to “branding.” Today, they’re being forced to provide concrete spend-to-revenue analysis to justify their investmen...

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Jul 15, 2019

The role of a Business Development Rep can be a daunting one. Knowing where to prioritize when you have over 1,000 accounts and knowing what content to reach out to them and engage them with can be an impossible task. But if you have the right intent data that can show you where the account is in th...

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Jul 15, 2019

The buyer’s journey has changed in a way which leaves many sales and marketing teams struggling to find insight from within what we call the Dark Funnel. However, many technology companies are starting to build solutions to address the radical new way customers engage and buy today by collecti...

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Jul 15, 2019

While mental health has finally made its way on to the national agenda, it is still a relatively new issue within the context of the workplace. So, whilst many employers wouldn’t think twice about allowing an employee with a broken leg to work from home, or take time off to recover from an ope...

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Jul 15, 2019

When it comes to retaining talent, businesses are looking for creative solutions to keep employees motivated, engaged and on the payroll. Doggie daycare and a host of other up-and-coming perks top lists of business’ idea of what employees want and need to stay loyal to the firm. But do you rea...

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Jul 15, 2019

No one knows better than you the employer your jobs and the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to do them. There are several hurdles, however, that can hinder the process of finding the right talent to fill those jobs. The SHRM Online article Study: Most Job Seekers Abandon Online Job Applicatio...

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Jul 15, 2019

Employee retention is when you manage to retain your employees from hopping over to other companies for jobs. Today, this is the biggest problem for employers as they find their star performers often quit from their posts, seeking jobs elsewhere. Stopping your employees from marching out your door n...

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Jul 15, 2019

Die Welt und das Geschäftsklima verändern sich. Ständige Personalveränderungen, das unaufhaltsame Fortschreiten der Digitalisierung und das hohe Tempo einschneidender Abfolgetechnologischer Entwicklungen fordern uns heraus, über neue Möglichkeiten nachzudenken, wie wir mit dieser komplexeren Version...

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Jul 15, 2019

Votre entreprise est-elle prête à intégrer les collaborateurs de demain ? Les employés sont au cœur de toute entreprise. Et aujourd'hui, ils en attendent plus de leurs employeurs. Ils peuvent choisir les compagnies qui leur proposent la culture, l'environnement et les opportunités qui favorisent le ...

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Jul 13, 2019

If you are in need of best applicant tracking system then remember Recruit So Simple is the best place to get your custom-made software. It provides custom recruitment solution which is pertinent to meet your diverse requirements effectively.

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Jul 13, 2019

Nowadays, most corporate training sessions happen online. It costs a fraction of classroom-based courses and can be scaled affordably. In a curious twist, a self-paced study can offer more one-on-one time than classroom formats. This is especially true if the training happens via a corporate LMS. Fo...

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Jul 12, 2019

Imagine you’re waiting to hear from that company about that new job. You’ve been searching forever, sent dozens (or hundreds) of resumes, stressed and sweated your way through multiple rounds of interviews, and now, you’re wishing you had extra fingers and toes to cross because you...

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Jul 12, 2019

Remaining relevant in a competitive market requires organisations to constantly change, and to succeed they need to stay on the cutting edge of productivity and technology capability. While these changes are essential for the success of each organisational initiative, they are not always viewed favo...

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Jul 11, 2019

As digital transformation impacts every industry, access to skilled workers is one of the key differentiators of successful companies. For learning and development (L&D) leaders, this digital skills crisis requires a fundamental shift in the way we train and develop our people. The traditional w...

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Jul 11, 2019

Let’s start by replaying a conversation we’ve had many times with leaders of organisations who want to improve their recruitment processes: Values are an expression of what matters most to a person, a group, or an organisation. Values shape our sense of the world, how things work and wha...

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Jul 11, 2019

Support your employees' morale by making your workplace productive, happy, and stress-free. Offer a Variety of Benefits: 80% of employees with a variety of perks identify with their organization's vision and values. 69% of employees say they'd work harder if they were better appreciated ...

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Jul 11, 2019

The vast bulk of investment in HR technology continues to be in the talent acquisition space, but how is automation, AI and analytics changing recruiting? That's a topic for this week's podcast where my guest is Richard Collins, co-founder of ClickIQ. In this clip, we hear Richard's thou...

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Jul 11, 2019

The war for talent is real. Onboarding and retaining top talent are becoming an ongoing challenge for organizations. It means that HR and business leaders need to turn to smarter, more accurate and faster means of identifying, selecting and onboarding the right talent. There is a pressing need for T...

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Jul 11, 2019

This whitepaper is designed to provide insights into different reward strategies and mechanisms that can be used by organizations to ensure their key people are retained, incentivized, and motivated to achieve long-term goals. Many of the countries in the region have published long-term strategic vi...

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Jul 11, 2019

The onboarding process is crucial for good company culture and maximizing the efficiency of new hires. Get them caught up with everything they need to know about their role and the company so they can hit the ground running. The end, right? Wrong sort of. Limiting the onboarding process to basic tra...

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Jul 10, 2019

THE KEY QUESTION IN EXECUTIVE SEARCH

I am sure that there are many interviews in which a candidate, however senior, is asked the question ‘what is your passion?’

It is also impossible to be unaware of Simon Sinek’s “Start with Why” and how ...

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Jul 10, 2019

As you read this book, keep in mind that the quality of your manager and team leaders is the single biggest factors in your organization’s success.” This quote is from my current read: It’s the Manager: Gallup finds the quality of managers and team leaders is the single biggest fac...

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Jul 10, 2019

ADP is the Workforce Management solutions leader. Over 75,000 organizations of all sizes enjoy the benefits of innovative, cloud-based solutions for time and attendance, employee scheduling, absence management and more. See what’s new, and hear what customers have to say about ADP’s awar...

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Jul 10, 2019

How do you create a business case for employee experience measurement? We’ll talk about employee experience and some reports and research we found on the significance of it company’s business and profits. Also what affects it and then some practical things on how you can make your busine...

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Jul 10, 2019

In person, HR folk are often great communicators warm, human and down-to-earth but when they sit down at their keyboard, something strange happens. Most are overtaken by starchy alter egos and find themselves writing things like: Employees are requested to complete their self-appraisals in a timely ...

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Jul 10, 2019

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is increasingly being recognised as critical to the long-term success of organisations. Facing continuous disruption, evolving workforce demographics and the changing nature of work, companies are under increasing pressure to create workplaces where new ideas and di...

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Jul 10, 2019

As a senior faculty member for the Human Capital Institute, I was leading a two-day strategic workforce planning session recently in Singapore when that question was posed to me. I stopped in my tracks and tried to take my facilitator hat off while putting my consultant hat on.

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Jul 10, 2019

Many of us experienced one summer internships during our college years, and some may even credit those times for paving the way for their future careers. But, then again, many of us may look back at those internships with horror and dread. Unfortunately, the Hollywood stereotype of the mistreatment ...

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Jul 10, 2019

Vi is dedicated to giving ALL employees the opportunity to learn, grow and fulfill their career aspirations through Vi’s award-winning training and development programs. To learn more about Vi’s training programs and how Vi can help bring life to your career.

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Jul 10, 2019

What aspect of the hiring process do you find most difficult? Generating interest from qualified candidates 35%. Asking the right interview questions 20% Developing compensation packages and negotiating salaries 19%. Reviewing application materials 13%. Creating job descriptions 12%. Cities with the...

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Jul 10, 2019

Tech recruiting is the main challenge for many HR professionals and recruiters worldwide. Luckily, there are many effective ways to approach tech talent. In this eBook, you will discover the best tech recruiting tips that will help you recruit top tech talent faster and smarter. Finding and hiring i...

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Jul 09, 2019

Do employees feel like they took a step back in time when they walk in your door? We hear from companies all the time that tell us they are embarrassed to hand employees a stack of paperwork when they start their first day when they know this is a digital world.

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Jul 09, 2019

Of HR leaders report that employee engagement is more important or much more important than it was just two years ago. Of employees believe their organizations effectively provide a forum for collaboration to better engage and empower them. Of employees say their companies' training tools do not...

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Jul 09, 2019

Every few weeks, employees receive a slip of paper that details their health insurance premiums, year-to-date 401k contributions, and even vacation and sick time balances. It sounds like the dream HR document, one that’s practical for employees and one that businesses can use to demonstrate va...

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Jul 09, 2019

Admin Payroll & Hiring Strategic Training Employee Benefits Thinking & Morale Development. My Company Handles Performance Management. Data-Driven and Focused on Employees Referrals Automated and No Longer the Focus of My Day for more on the future of HR.

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Jul 09, 2019

Summer doesn’t just mean great weather, barbeques, and beach days. Depending on your workplace culture, it might also mean summer work perks. “Summer Fridays,” relaxed dress codes, and beer on tap are just a few ways companies encourage employees to relax, unwind, and make the most...

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Jul 09, 2019

How do CareerWise employer partners find the best students for their youth apprenticeship roles? Connecting with high school students is easier through our in-person interviewing opportunities. Learn more about how we're helping businesses connect with top talent throughout the hiring and screen...

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Jul 09, 2019

The vast bulk of investment in HR technology continues to be in the talent acquisition space, but how is automation, AI and analytics changing recruiting? That's a topic for this week's podcast where my guest is Richard Collins, co-founder of ClickIQ. In this clip, we hear what HR can learn ...

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Jul 09, 2019

SharePoint is a powerful tool equipped with many features, SharePoint deployment out of the box has a tendency to “fall short” in terms of a favorable user experience causing user adoption to suffer. All too frequently we see companies attempt to implement SharePoint internally as an int...

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Jul 09, 2019

We wanted to know how employees working across several industries view skills gaps, prioritize needs and navigate change. CGS surveyed more than 600 U.S. employees (ages 18-65+), working in the retail, hospitality, banking and telecommunications industries, on how current training and development of...

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Jul 09, 2019

Many workers get excited about a salary bump or the prospect of a promotion, but what should an employer do if a worker declines either? Here's what employment attorneys had to say. Each employee's request should be assessed individually, but, if the worker is being paid according to the law...

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Jul 09, 2019

Dakkota Integrated Systems has announced that it will build a new $55MM, 600,000 square foot assembly plant on Detroit’s east side on a 32-acre site of the former Kettering, Rose School. Hiring for the estimated 625 jobs at this new site will prioritize Detroiters by interviewing from the list...

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Jul 09, 2019

PROACTIVE: Successful recruiters are talent sourcing pros. They use inbound recruiting strategies to attract passive candidates and build talent pools. EMPATHETIC: Successful recruiters use their empathy to build and maintain good relationships not only with current but also past and potential futur...

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Jul 08, 2019

Originally used almost exclusively for developmental purposes, using 360-degree feedback for purposes other than employee development increased significantly over the past decade. One application increasing in popularity is the use of multirater feedback for performance appraisal. Whether one agrees...

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Jul 08, 2019

We are excited to share another great customer story, this time with Industry Dive who've partnered with CodeSignal to GoBeyondResumes and to create a more fair, consistent and unbiased technical recruiting process.

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Jul 08, 2019

No regulation ever imposes controls that cannot be reasonably enforced, and I believe that was the case when the GDPR was drafted in the years leading up to 2018. That happened to be a period in which enterprise blockchain technology was just emerging as a serious HR data architecture component for ...

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Jul 08, 2019

The amount and type of training, as well as the organization of the training function in a company, are influenced by employee and manager roles; by top management support for training; by the company’s degree of integration of business units; by its global presence; by its business conditions...

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Jul 08, 2019

You’ve probably read time and again about onboarding best practices. Which makes perfect sense. Employee onboarding is essential for newcomers. It helps them familiarize themselves with company procedures and feel at ease. But what about employee offboarding? Most companies have a standard pro...

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Jul 08, 2019

The REC’s Future of jobs commission brought together a coalition of employers, think tanks, policymakers and labour market experts to articulate a clear vision for a future UK jobs market. Since the launch of the commission’s report1 we have used the findings to engage with recruiters, e...

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Jul 08, 2019

Employee Behaviour Change might seem like a self-explanatory term, but it’s packed with meaning. In fact, there’s a whole field of science that seeks to understand the keys to behaviour change: behavioural science.  A behaviour is simply something you do. In an organisation, it&rsqu...

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Jul 08, 2019

Tight job markets are characterized by low unemployment rates and tapped talent pools. This makes finding qualified workers hard. But more importantly, this turns the market into an “employee’s market,” where it’s easy for employees to find a new job, among the piddling of qu...

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Jul 08, 2019

The centerpiece of MassMutual’s financial wellness program is the Map My Finances online planning tool, which provides a comprehensive game plan for each step of an employee’s financial life so they can make smart choices about their finances now to tackle what’s next.

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Jul 08, 2019

Attract talent, choose the right profiles, ensure team cohesion, grow human capital: the HR strategy is a key ingredient in the success of the entrepreneurial adventure, at every stage of development. It is however often overlooked in start-ups when all the attention is turned towards technological ...

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Jul 08, 2019

“Wait a minute,” you say, “Did I read that right? I thought it was our marketing team’s job to sell potential buyers on our products and services, not selling our employees on how great it is to work here. Truth is, driving employee engagement is the marketing team’s mo...

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Jul 08, 2019

In love as in work, if there is one thing in terms of expectations, it is the need to be recognized. You want your partner to acknowledge your efforts by a display of love and you expect your employer to recognize your contributions by some sort of reward. While money is usually considered as the us...

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Jul 08, 2019

Now that we know what employment engagement is and why it matters, let’s deep dive into how you can accomplish it. We won’t waste any time, here’s 30 ways you increase employee engagement: Employees are increasingly expecting flexible benefits at work, but you don’t have to o...

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Jul 08, 2019

At SiriusDecisions, we’ve created a b-to-b fundamentals course to help you build a strong foundation of knowledge and develop meaningful, ongoing relationships with customers.

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Jul 08, 2019

Decisionmaking is a cognitive process defined by psychologists as the selection of a course of action from multiple alternatives (e.g. what to eat, where to shop). John Dewey, the pragmatic philosopher and psychologist, introduced the first decision process framework for consumer buying in his book ...

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Jul 08, 2019

Subscription businesses that charge customers monthly for using their offerings are expanding rapidly in response to consumers’ and b-to-b buyers’ desire to try a product and walk away easily if they’re not achieving the expected value. However, the subscription-based business mode...

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Jul 08, 2019

Does the organization have a valid and agreed-upon process of what its revenue engine looks like?  Is the marketing function speaking the same language as the sales team? Or are they focusing only on the lead when sales is more interested in pre-qualified, early-stage opportunities? How can sal...

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Jul 08, 2019

Three key trends are driving the need for sales leaders to digitally transform their organizations. First, b-to-b buyers are conducting more of their purchase journey in the digital arena and demanding the same kind of frictionless and seamless customer experience they enjoy as consumers. Second, th...

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Jul 05, 2019

Over 30,000 members of the HR industry gathered together for HR Virtual Summit to enjoy training in HR best practices and thought leadership. We surveyed attendees to find out what matters most to them and how they manage those top tasks.

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Jul 05, 2019

I have discussed 3 Top Tips to recruit highly influential people or high network individuals like Company Directors, CEOs, Managing Directors etc in your team as insurance agents. The tips are very easy to understand and extremely simple to implement.

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Jul 05, 2019

Putting professional development in the employee's hands is a big factor in boosting employee engagement, self-motivation and giving someone a sense of purpose within the organization. Individuals should be building the skills to advance their own career and to adapt to a rapidly changing work e...

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Jul 05, 2019

The days have gone when people would stay at one job through their entire career. Global studies and research show that the median number of years that wage and salary workers have worked for their current employer is currently 4.6 years. It is a known fact that organizations, employees and customer...

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Jul 05, 2019

Work should be fun! Does this means office clowns and pool tables? You may read suggestions that is the right thing to do. It isn't. The truth is much simpler.

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Jul 04, 2019

When you make a change for better efficiency, make sure it’s efficient! Looking for ways to work more efficiently is part of the HR assignments. Can we make this simpler? Can we automate that? Can we eliminate this manual task so we get more time to focus on the projects where we can really ma...

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Jul 04, 2019

As technology has sparked an evolution in the way we work, it has also shifted expectations for the way we evaluate work. 80% of Millennials prefer on-the-spot recognition over formal reviews. Companies that implement regular employee feedback have 14.9% lower turnover than companies that don’...

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Jul 04, 2019

So, you’ve done the hard work of recruiting a Rockstar employee. But what will it take to keep them happy and motivated? 69% of employees left their job because of low pay. Only 19% of U.S. workers are satisfied with their salaries. 60% of U.S. workers said it’d take an extra 6K to make ...

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Jul 04, 2019

Keeping good talent is tough for any business, but when you’re an emerging startup, it can be a make-or-break matter. Losing the person who drives innovation or puts the whole team at ease can cripple a promising operation in its youth, and as a leader it’s your job to stop that. So what...

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Jul 04, 2019

Look out! The first wave of Gen Z has graduated college this year and is entering the workforce. As digital natives born between the years 1997 and 2012, Gen Z grew up with the internet and the ability to monetize an online presence. This generation is made up of tech experts and natural entrepreneu...

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Jul 04, 2019

Change happens when we expect choices. Change always has both positive and negative aspects. Beginning steps towards change are awareness and acceptance. Adding all change is not growth. To improve is to change and to change often is perfection. So Change Management is an approach, process. How?? Th...

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Jul 04, 2019

The most successful companies operate like well-oiled machines, where all parts interconnect and work together seamlessly. If you have a communication problem within your business, then that machine won’t be working as well as it could be. Rightly or wrongly, the responsibility to improve inte...

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Jul 03, 2019

Support professional development: According to Gallup, millennia’s, which are the largest generation in our workforce, are highly interested in opportunities to learn and grow. Career ladders, tuition reimbursement, frequent training- give options. Employees appreciate acknowledgement of their...

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Jul 03, 2019

At PES, our expertise goes way below the surface. Employee benefits, HR support and strategic wellbeing. Happy customers, simple HR policies and procedures, comfortable working environment, great internal communications, well-trained line managers.

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Jul 03, 2019

Are you struggling with scale? Louis Song, the co-founder of Proven Recruiting shares how to successfully scale your staffing business as well as how he and his partner created sustainable business growth with a positive culture by making strategic investments.

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Jul 03, 2019

If you know an employee is struggling or having difficulty outside the office, show empathy. Ask if there’s anything you can do to alleviate pressure or lighten his or her load. Whatever you do, don’t pile on with accusatory language or insensitive pleas to “leave it at the door.&r...

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Jul 03, 2019

There’s a lot of pressure in leadership, as anyone who’s helmed a business knows perfectly well. You set the tone for everyone who works for you — what’s more, the core message of the company is yours to communicate and propagate. Provide weak leadership, and at best you&rsqu...

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Jul 03, 2019

The hiring process is always joyous. It results in an excited applicant and an additional employee to help your company reach its goals. Plus, the human resources department earns props for a job well done planning the employee’s first month. For the hiring to be official, however, several imp...

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Jul 03, 2019

To fully benefit from employee knowledge requires a management style that focuses on engaging employees. Employee engagement refers to the degree to which employees are fully involved in their work and the strength of their commitment to their job and the company. Employees who are engaged in their ...

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Jul 03, 2019

In this video, which is the sixth in our FAQ series, we explain how the Emotional Salary Barometer is different from an Employee Engagement or Employee Satisfaction survey and what the additional benefits of the ESB are.

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Jul 03, 2019

A toxic work environment involving a combination of bad management and negative attitudes can lead to employee depression, disengagement, and turnover, according to a new report and infographic from Resume.io. Not every employee who finds themselves in a workplace that is cliquey or gossipy, where t...

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Jul 03, 2019

Respect in the workplace is not only a “feel good” requirement but has a direct impact on employee productivity and the company bottom line – this was the result of extensive research by Georgetown University’s Prof. Christine Porath. Porath is also the author of the book Mas...

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Jul 03, 2019

Many new entrepreneurs make the mistake of thinking human resources (HR) isn’t a strategic portion of a business, just something that needs to get done. So, the tendency for startups, especially new ones looking to cut costs, is to spend as little as possible in that department. No specialists...

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Jul 02, 2019

One reason that onboarding gets a bad rap is because, well, it’s usually just as bad as people think it is. The first few days of onboarding and new hire trainings can be really dull, filled with endless PowerPoint presentations and hours of dry information with few breaks. Most companies don&...

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Jul 02, 2019

For high-growth companies, how do you know when it's time to hire for a Head of People Operations role? In these environments, it's really developing employees and empowering managers to have teams that can thrive so they can function at their highest level. The biggest mistake talent profes...

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Jul 02, 2019

DecisionWise CEO, Tracy Maylett, Ed.D., shares 3 ways a manager can have an impact on engagement with their employees.

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Jul 02, 2019

Think you’re accurately capturing your employees’ time? Think again. According to one study, almost 80 percent of the businesses using timesheets admitted they regularly have to make corrections before they can run payroll. Not only can these mistakes cost a business time and money, they...

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Jul 02, 2019

We believe that the process of applying should be as easy as we can make it. This short video gives some insight into application and selection best practice from some of our current early career employees.

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Jul 02, 2019

The training design process refers to a systematic approach for developing training programs. The training design process shown in our figure is based on principles of Instructional System Design. Instructional System Design (ISD) refers to a process for designing and developing training programs.

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Jul 02, 2019

HR plays a critical role in recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining the lifeblood of any business: people. But despite HR’s strategic role, legacy tools and reams of paper are still often used to prepare, sign, act upon, and manage the overwhelming document load, from recruitment and on boarding...

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Jul 01, 2019

Today we live in a world where everything we want is at our fingertips. We can track the toppings as they’re placed on our takeaway pizza, book the best room with a sea-view on our holiday, and ask robots to turn up our heating. And using AI and machine learning, our devices can tell us what w...

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Jul 01, 2019

Today’s up-and-coming employees are defining themselves and their careers in new ways with different milestones, different priorities and, ultimately, different ambitions. While baby boomers and Gen X often define success through achieving a desired title or a corner office, today’s mill...

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Jul 01, 2019

Cloud HCM applications bring a unique set of end user adoption challenges that many other applications don't. Solving these challenges at scale is critical to HCM success. It is suggested that a modern cloud based HCM application is one of the three pillars of digital transformation for any larg...

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Jul 01, 2019

Are you sure you are assessing your candidates the best way? Learn the best practice tips and tricks for assessing candidates in a job interview. You’ll also discover 5 questions that can help you assess the performance, responsibility and ownership the candidate has displayed in the past. So,...

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Jul 01, 2019

One of the hottest topics in HR and in business more generally is the paternity leave policy. Working dads are looking for more time to bond with new children and help out at home. Family leave is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). But it’s often considered protection for n...

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Jul 01, 2019

What makes for a great employee? Every business wants people of high integrity who are driven, talented, dedicated, and creatively resourceful. But how can you attract and retain these employees? It has to start with a work environment built on trust. Businesses in which employees trust each other a...

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Jul 01, 2019

Most companies agree that people are their most valuable assets. What they fail to realize is that for today’s worker, salaries are more of a threshold than a scorecard. In fact, there are many more effective ways to keep your talent happy and engaged. Company perks remain a major opportunity ...

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Jul 01, 2019

Making progress towards ambitious and complex organizational objectives can be a tricky endeavor for even the most accomplished of teams. But if there was ever a surefire recipe to make this undertaking more difficult, it’d be embarking on these kinds of goals with a team that doesn’t ac...

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Jul 01, 2019

AI and machine learning (ML) techniques are disrupting industries as well as products from thermostats to automobiles. According to Gartner, the global enterprise value derived from AI continues to increase and is expected to reach up to $3.9 trillion by 2022.3 But what do these techniques mean to t...

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Jul 01, 2019

Effective internal communication is essential in the workplace. It often takes multiple people being on the same page to properly execute important tasks.  Hierarchies, unfamiliarity, and misunderstood emails can all impede productivity. Quality communication is often taken for granted but can ...

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Jul 01, 2019

Smart business executives spend a lot of time worrying about employee morale. They know it has huge ramifications for their company’s growth. Organizations with the highest number of engaged employees are twice as likely to succeed than those with the lowest, according to a Gallup study. One c...

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Jul 01, 2019

Employees who don’t feel recognized for doing great work are twice as likely to be job hunting and 34% more likely to leave their current company within a year. And it’s easy to understand why — even if you enjoy your job, feeling like no one values your work can be discouraging, t...

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Jul 01, 2019

When things in life change, employee insurance coverage should change accordingly. This can happen smoothly and seamlessly by using CGI Virtual Assistant. All parties benefit: the policyholder, the employer and the pension company that needs to be relevant for their clients from the very first day a...

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Jul 01, 2019

No business gets very far without dedicated employees. It’s just a fact. Yeah, it’s important to have a good captain behind the wheel, but without a good crew you’re pretty much sharkbait. This means you’ve got to strike a balance between getting the most out of your employee...

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Jun 30, 2019

It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. Being an HR professional at a fast-growing company often means long hours and an even longer list of daily to-dos. Between processing payroll and fielding questions, there isn’t much time left over to focus on what matters most: driving...

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Jun 30, 2019

The most common measures used are about turnover, appraisal/performance review, employee productivity and workforce profile. Also, many companies have internal surveys where they to gauge the workforce’s satisfaction and attitude towards the job and the company.

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Jun 30, 2019

Our work of tomorrow is going to look vastly different from the work we do today. Artificial intelligence (AI) is augmenting workers in certain roles, and soon this trend will expand to the vast majority of the workforce, allowing humans to do the work that matters and, in the process, vastly improv...

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Jun 30, 2019

The SABPP National HRM Standard defines HR Service Delivery as “an influencing and partnering approach in the provision of HR services meeting the needs of the organisation and its employees which enables delivery of organisational goals and targets.” Objective 11.2.3 of the HR Service D...

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Jun 28, 2019

How to separate what's TRUE from what could be a costly mistake. The IRS and U.S. Department of Labor are more vigilant than ever about enforcing proper employee classification. That means it is absolutely critical to correctly categorize your crew members as either independent contractors or pa...

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Jun 28, 2019

The processes we use to bring new hires into organisations aren’t working - they’re slow, outdated, inefficient and frustrating. This is the general picture that emerges from a recent study that looks at the current state of employee onboarding within the UK hiring sector. The ‘Wel...

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Jun 27, 2019

When the future is uncertain, every element of your organisation’s costs come under scrutiny, including employee benefits. Demonstrating value for money has become an increasingly important part of effective benefits management, making it essential to know how to lever budget stretching opport...

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Jun 27, 2019

Sometimes, you decide whether you’ll pay your employees an hourly rate, a salary, or a commission on goods and services sold. Other times, your workers tell you how they would like to be paid. Either way, there are things to know about each pay type before you decide. Consider what makes the m...

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Jun 27, 2019

Tomorrow’s HR is going to look a lot different than HR today. Because technology. And employee expectations. And an overall shift to, you know, just doing things better. Here’s where we’re headed: HR and IT roles blend together to become more strategic over the entire employee life...

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Jun 26, 2019

In today’s competitive business world employee engagement is an essential element in creating a positive work culture and a productive workforce. Organizations with engaged employees perform better than those without by whopping 202%. This is the reason employee engagement gets top precedence ...

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Jun 26, 2019

With the rise of technology and innovation, the manner in which business works has taken a drastic transformation. It has become fast paced and disruptive, causing an impact to the human resources department. The modern workforce is transforming in a meteoric pace due to the disruption of new age te...

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Jun 26, 2019

What would happen to your current HR person if you hired a payroll and HR outsourcing service? Give your front office the power of our back room. We work for you, and help your HR person focus on HR management and accounts receivable.

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Jun 26, 2019

Health and wealth engagement varies based on several factors, but one of the most important is age. In particular, millennials need guidance to understand their health plan and feel confident in their ability to cover healthcare expenses.

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Jun 26, 2019

The job market is booming, with unemployment at its lowest level in 49 years. With job seekers faced with more workplace options than they’ve likely experienced in their lifetimes, how can you draw in the right candidates to your business? Glassdoor just released their 2019 Top 50 Top Places t...

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Jun 26, 2019

Diversity in the workplace matters. Although organizations have different drivers and methods for improving inclusion, it makes sense that diversity should not simply be a measure of different characteristics such as race, gender, and disability, but also a drive to truly include all. Research by th...

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Jun 26, 2019

It takes thoughtful work to scale an e-commerce store. I’m sure you’ve had a few growing pains of your own getting to the point where you are today. However, you’re reading this because you may not be content with where your conversions are at this precise moment. You may not even ...

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Jun 26, 2019

No matter who your customer is or what you’re selling, it’s more likely than not that your customer will have to go through several steps before choosing to buy your product or service. Think about your own shopping habits: you don’t just buy the first thing you see. The first thin...

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Jun 25, 2019

Successful resume screening saves HR teams valuable time and resources. With a clear understanding of what makes a good or bad fit, you increase your chances of bringing in high caliber candidates. While it’s exciting to receive a vast pool of applications, it can also be daunting. These seven...

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Jun 25, 2019

An organisation's ability to learn and translate that learning into action rapidly is the ultimate competitive advantage" Jack Welch. So, you are a Training and Development Manager perhaps new in post and you have quickly discovered that there are gaps in your employees training programmes....

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Jun 25, 2019

This infographic reveals the top reasons behind voluntary employee turnover, the different ways that turnover negatively impacts organizations, and what the median rate of voluntary turnover is at organizations today.

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Jun 25, 2019

There exists an immediate need for HR professionals to collaborate directly with their C-suite executives and leaders to create, revise and/or align their employee communications strategy to the organization’s strategic priorities and mission statement. HR cannot miss this opportunity to add v...

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Jun 25, 2019

Focus on TEAMS Drives. Engagement in the Workplace. The ADP Research Institute (ADPRI) surveyed over 19,000 employees across the globe to measure their level of engagement and identify the work conditions most likely to attract and retain talent. The research indicates that working on a team improve...

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Jun 25, 2019

You may not have a set onboarding process. Start by thinking about the steps that all new hires should go through in your organization, even if they haven’t been required or tracked in the past. For example, you may not require that all new hires have one-on-one meetings with their managers, b...

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Jun 25, 2019

The ADP Research Institute® (ADPRI) surveyed over 19,000 workers across the globe to measure their levels of Engagement and identify what conditions at work are most likely to attract and keep workers. We research Engagement because it matters to employers and their workers. We know that when em...

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Jun 25, 2019

Trust is the stepping stone in a strong organization. Does your business environment promote trust among its employees? Trust can be difficult to measure and to achieve. Because it takes a long time to develop naturally it can be a tricky thing to build. This is especially true because many employee...

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Jun 25, 2019

Are you wondering why you should set goals for your team? After all, the rest of the company is following higher level business objectives and each team is feeding into them - so why bother? It is vital for companies and for managers to be aware of ways in which they can increase motivation, task en...

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Jun 25, 2019

Bringing on a new team member can be exciting, but also stressful. It’s sometimes hard to strike the right balance between effective employee training and making sure your business continues to run smoothly during the transition period. In this post, we’ll discuss why employee onboarding...

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Jun 25, 2019

Sirius Technology's NSW State Manager, Georgia Tsamis, takes our clients through 3 quick and easy things you can do to boost your team's engagement!

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Jun 25, 2019

Creating training videos is one of the most effective ways to develop your team, both in terms of cost and engagement. This Video highlights 6 reasons why Videos for employee training is important for their development.

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Jun 24, 2019

When it comes to branding, most businesses are focused on ways to attract their customers and communicate the right message to their audience. A great brand reputation can ensure that people choose your business over competitors and even increase the amount of loyal repeat customers, too. Effective ...

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Jun 24, 2019

One of the most frequent pain points I hear from hiring managers and interviewers involves dealing with candidates who, frankly, talk too much. It may sound trivial, but this is a widespread problem that can significantly impact your ability to assess candidates effectively. Imagine yourself sitting...

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Jun 24, 2019

There used to be a time when employers were loyal to employees and employees were loyal to employers. After 40 or more years with the same company, an employee would retire with a generous pension plan. Even if the employee’s job changed due to opportunities for promotion or career advancement...

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Jun 24, 2019

Pandy Pridemore, from The Human Resource USA, and Karl Ulrich, from Sebaly Shillito & Dyer, discuss the challenges facing businesses to find and retain quality employees. Compensation packages are changing as companies are looking for incentives and perks to help set them apart and keep their em...

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Jun 24, 2019

You might be hearing some buzz in the media about which employee benefits are the best. And when it comes to financial wellness, there’s way too much stress and confusion. Here’s the problem: Most American workers are struggling to get by. At the same time, we’re seeing too many fa...

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Jun 24, 2019

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have joined hands to power more and more tools and platforms progressively. With businesses now more open to adapting to these sophisticated automation tools, the fear of losing their jobs amongst the general workforce too has been arrested to a large ext...

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Jun 24, 2019

If you're responsible for the HR or team management of an SME - you're in luck - this one's for you. We're dishing the dirt on what EAPs typically involve and more importantly, why they're so influential for businesses today. Stripping it back to basics, if you're looking for...

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Jun 24, 2019

If you’re in B2B marketing, I would challenge you to think outside the box and do things that no one else is doing. The higher you can stand, the smaller everyone else seems and the farther you can distance yourself from the competition to show: “Here’s exactly why you need to choo...

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Jun 24, 2019

One of the amazing blessings of getting to work at an agency is we get to see over 50 different companies and the challenges that they face. In today’s video, we’re going to talk about the biggest B2B marketing challenges that we see every day as an agency.

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Jun 24, 2019

We believe that data-driven marketing shouldn’t be confusing. Every company should know what works for their campaigns in order to make more ROI-driven decisions. At Directive, we not only craft customized campaigns for your unique marketing objectives - we exceed those objectives and truly re...

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Jun 24, 2019

We’ve all heard the term “less is more”. And we’ve been told this applies for landing pages too. I.e. your forms should be short and only ask for only the bare minimum of required information if you want to convert. As an example, one of the main questions someone typically h...

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Jun 23, 2019

Employee engagement and satisfaction wellbeing are the cornerstones of all successful businesses today. No matter the scale or size of the organization, several studies have established the direct link between workplace design and employee engagement. The overarching understanding is that employees&...

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Jun 22, 2019

We put together an infographic that describes some leadership qualities that can be developed and put in your own “skills” filing cabinet. Do you already have all the leadership qualities you need? Have you mastered every aspect of being a leader? We hope you answered “no” an...

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Jun 21, 2019

Have you heard of 1-on-1s, but not sure how your managers should run them? Or perhaps you're finding it difficult to articulate the value they can add to the performance management process or the individual relationships they have with their teams? Look no further! We’ve outlined how the b...

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Jun 21, 2019

Research indicates that attrition rates rise during periods of organizational change. It’s one of the things that keeps plenty of cctr leaders up at night. Yet, most of us are still more reactive than proactive when it comes to employee retention. What are some ways companies could take a more...

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Jun 21, 2019

In a recent article in Harvard Business Review that I was reading, it talked about one of the most important elements within leaders. One element that a lot of leaders tend to forget which is about humility. We all have weaknesses, and we tend to wanna hide them, to prevent others from abusing it.

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Jun 21, 2019

It is the process concerned with placing the right man in the right job. It is concerned as the negative process because it eliminates all unsuitable candidates and selects the most appropriate candidates among the large pool created by the recruitment process. Selection is the process of choosing t...

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Jun 20, 2019

Working from a coffee shop or home office used to be a novelty, but working remotely is now becoming the norm. As of 2019, 66% of companies allow remote work and 16% are fully remote. Hiring managers predict that within the next few years, 38% of their employees will spend most of their time working...

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Jun 20, 2019

For this report, EarthShare partnered with the research firm Povaddo, which conducted an online survey of 600 U.S.-based employees at Fortune 1000 companies with annual revenues of at least $1 billion. Employee samples were drawn from panels organized by Dynata (formerly Research Now), which profile...

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Jun 20, 2019

Today’s workplaces are becoming increasingly complex and fluid particularly when it comes to security management. The modern worker expects to be able to work from anywhere, on any device, and at any time. Office spaces are no longer centralized with singular technology and protected by a robu...

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Jun 20, 2019

As a new generation enters the workforce, there is an even more pressing need to invest in workplace learning and development. As the baby boomer generation moves toward retirement taking years of valuable expertise with them millennials are quickly becoming the dominant group in the workforce. In f...

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Jun 20, 2019

Since attending UNLEASH America in May, I’ve been reflecting on the rapidly changing world of HR and the impact of those changes on HR leaders and their organizations. While HR professionals rush to keep up with the transformations taking hold in the world of work in general, they are also fac...

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Jun 20, 2019

In the conscious hiring process, candidates are interviewed and assessed for their ability and aptitude in those important competencies, as well as for their match fit in terms of purpose, values, and behaviors. If they naturally possess the key traits, and enjoy what they are doing, the role become...

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Jun 20, 2019

Join Mich Hancock, a St. Louis area business consultant and Mason Duchatschek, co-author of the books People Matter Most and Inclusive Leadership, as they discuss leadership development strategies and tactics as an employee retention strategy.

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Jun 19, 2019

In its final opinion letter, the DOL addressed proper compensation practices for employers that permit employees to participate in employer-sponsored volunteer programs. The FLSA is intended to “prevent manipulation or abuse of minimum wage or overtime requirements through coercion or undue pr...

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Jun 19, 2019

Recruitment is one of the HR department’s key functions that is initiated and overseen by the management of an organization. It is the process of searching and hiring the most competent candidate from within or outside an organization for a position, in a timely and economical manner. The proc...

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Jun 19, 2019

Onboarding employees is costly; not just the direct costs of recruiting and onboarding, but also the opportunity and organizational costs of staff turnover. Research shows attrition is highest amongst new staff, and a key determinant of attrition is how well staff are onboarded. Put simply: Do you w...

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Jun 19, 2019

When you were in school, you probably questioned how a certain subject would ever help you later on in life. You might have protested at 10 p.m., after spending hours on an impossible homework assignment. While you might not use calculus at your job in the HR department or when puttering around your...

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Jun 19, 2019

Resilience is a word that is thrown around quite frequently in the modern workplace. Resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than before. For these people, rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their tenacity, they ...

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Jun 19, 2019

We have all heard the news, robotics, process automation and AI are all going to increase the level of digitization in the workforce. The one thing we don't often hear about is those things are going to profoundly change the future work. Yes, because when you start digitizing more things, then y...

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Jun 18, 2019

Time flies when you’re having fun! It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in the new year and now we’re headed into the second half of 2019. With the start of Q3, departments across the company will be working hard to put the pieces in place to reach their end of year goals. In HR,...

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Jun 18, 2019

Ethics is an increasingly critical talking point in the modern world. So is it time we placed greater importance on these conversations within our businesses? Introducing his upcoming nine-part series on ethics in the workplace, Luke Andreski sets the scene for why a robust moral code and set of val...

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Jun 18, 2019

Performance management: Operational Reporting, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Leaderboards and Gami cation, Field Employee Engagement and Management, Process Automation, Pay/Bill Calculation, Learning Management, Employee Advocacy, Career Development.

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Jun 18, 2019

With the rise of technology in the HR space, hiring today looks vastly different than it did 10 years ago — or even three. Complicating this is an incredibly robust labor market. With unemployment at its lowest level in five decades, hiring has become even more challenging and organizations ar...

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Jun 18, 2019

Happy employees are an invaluable asset to any company. They radiate positivity, camaraderie, and tend to stick around for a while. In terms of efficiency, it’s in a company's best interest to put their best foot forward when it comes to employee happiness. We partnered with Atomic Researc...

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Jun 18, 2019

Take a look at the infographic to learn what employee engagement is all about. Find out some scary (and encouraging!) facts about disengaged employees and continue reading to find the hope about employee engagement!

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Jun 18, 2019

There is no denying that technology is changing the way we see the world. It has created a whole new world and is expanding into new markets every day. The use of technology is increasing day by day and professionals of different sectors are utilizing various techniques to advance and progress in th...

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Jun 18, 2019

Talent management, learning and development practitioners and I-O psychologists play important and central roles within organizations these days. They are particularly influential across a range of issues in organizations, such as: choosing high-potential talent and talent assessment and selection.

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Jun 18, 2019

"Don't forget about the most important customer of all. Your employees." By conducting regular employee surveys, you're taking a step in the right direction to understanding your employee's needs. Our employee survey company outlines the top 5 benefits.

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Jun 18, 2019

I often get asked the difference between employee engagement and discretionary effort. It is easy. Employee engagement is a measurement that often discussed and used by HR professionals, that measures the perception of the workforce around your engagement. Discretionary effort is an outcome metric, ...

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Jun 18, 2019

Passing a certification exam is a key milestone for many professionals. It can increase their salaries and help take their career to the next level. However, many professionals sign up for their certification exams, yet fail to follow through and actually take it. This year, a record number of candi...

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Jun 17, 2019

Any HR professional can tell you that there is no shortage of laws and regulations governing day-to-day HR functions. The combination of local, state, and federal laws impacting HR make for a complex web that people could and do spend years studying and parsing out. Before delving too deeply into th...

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Jun 17, 2019

Discover four most common HR compliance issues small businesses face - and learn how to effectively deal with them! Check out these pro tips to and learn how to keep your small business on the right side of the law. Human resources plays a huge role in shaping your small business. HR functions help ...

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Jun 17, 2019

Payroll teams are key contributors to positive company culture. Without a good payroll team on their side, businesses face the threat of a bad reputation, minimal employee engagement and high employee turnover. While business leaders agree that company culture is essential to running a modern busine...

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Jun 17, 2019

Whether they find them helpful or pesky, almost all consumers have grown accustomed to the presence of chatbots, the conversational artificial intelligence programs that use voice or text to convincingly simulate how a human would answer questions and provide advice or assistance. But soon, employee...

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Jun 17, 2019

Alongside food and shelter, a sense of belonging is another basic human need, according to Psychology Today. With the average American spending 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime, per Business Insider, that need is sought within the workplace, as well as outside it. Developing relationships be...

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Jun 17, 2019

Too often employee engagement is the task that organizations give to their HR functions to administer. That is wrong, it belongs in operations, in the heart of the business. Why, because if you manage your engagement the right way, then you can tap into the discretionary effort of your team members....

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Jun 17, 2019

Great companies need exceptional employees. Once your business has outgrown the basement, it’s time to find smart, talented people who can help you reach the next level.  Unfortunately, skilled superstars can be tough to pin down. A June 2018 report from ManpowerGroup revealed that organi...

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Jun 17, 2019

Workplace pressure can make a person cringe, regardless of what their job is, and low motivation for one’s work makes that impact much worse. If an organization were to lose one of its important employees due to the lack of motivation, it could take a long time—sometimes even years&mdash...

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Jun 17, 2019

Project teams come in all shapes and sizes and budget sometimes constrains how many professionals can be hired. It is not uncommon for people to wear many hats especially in small organizations. This means the project may lack a dedicated, experienced Business Analyst with skillsets that include Req...

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Jun 16, 2019

America’s job market is booming. So much so, that a report by Wallstreet Journal stated that the job market is the hottest it has been in 50 years! The U.S. economy has added jobs for the past 100 months. One side effect of this boom is more turnover, as employees have more opportunities avail...

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Jun 16, 2019

Here’s a statistic worth knowing: Nearly half of your employees might walk out the door tomorrow for one seemingly simple reason. Do you know what that is? Organizations are losing their people because they’re failing at recognition. And it’s worth it to fix. More than 90% of HR pr...

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Jun 16, 2019

Remote working is more than a trend. It is the future. Thanks to the digital age, the gig economy, the Internet of Things and a drive by Millennials to work with greater flexibility, utilizing remote workers is now something businesses are wising up to. In recent years, there has been an explosion o...

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Jun 14, 2019

Richard Branson famously said that customers come second and employees first. And it’s certainly true that looking after employees can bring wider benefits to both the company and its clients. Happy, engaged employees tend to be more loyal and productive as well as providing superior customer ...

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Jun 14, 2019

The war for talent is well and truly upon us. Irrespective of what industry you’re operating in or the capabilities you seek, chances are your organization is in a fierce competition to attract and retain the best talent. The main driver? Successful leaders know that a talented workforce is a ...

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Jun 14, 2019

Much like a computer system, an operation requires an operating system, a means to connect all the various processes together to successfully deliver on an end customer outcome, while also providing visibility to the performance of the process in order to create a system and allow to drive continuou...

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Jun 14, 2019

Today’s millennial workers are an entirely different breed of workers.  Yet the foundation for what motivates people to offer discretionary effort remain largely unchanged.  Communication, recognition and growth are critical components to building brand ambassadors. For information a...

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Jun 14, 2019

An Employee App for engagement and communication provides countless benefits to both employees and employers. This video outlines 6 of the key ways companies are using an app to enhance their employee engagement. This style of video is designed to replace the old white paper content and so we have d...

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Jun 13, 2019

As an employee, there’s nothing more nerve-wracking than starting the first day at a new job. It’s wrought with anxiety. Will your fellow colleagues like you? Will you get a clear sense of your role and responsibilities? Will you align with the company’s culture and values? How doe...

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Jun 13, 2019

Retention. Acquisition. Culture. Business leaders talk about these particular topics when creating and growing their businesses, but why are they so important? It’s been estimated that 66% of employees are not engaged at work (Gallup, 2018). This means wasted time, money and ultimately an orga...

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Jun 13, 2019

If this would be part of your organizations response to the proposed threshold, do not overlook your employees reactions to that change. Moving from salary to hourly may seem like a demotion to some of them, so it’s key you handle changes thoughtfully. Here are two tips to handle those convers...

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Jun 13, 2019

The current employment environment has HR professionals searching for answers to the challenges of recruiting and retaining top talent. Finding and holding onto high-performing employees touches almost every aspect of the talent mobility continuum: talent discovery and attraction; inclusion and dive...

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Jun 13, 2019

An HRIS system like no other. Built to compliment current staff; Office Managers and Human Resource Professionals alike. Training, HR Tools, Compliance Documents, HR Advisor Support - All Unlimited. All for less than a latte a day.

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Jun 13, 2019

Learners are supposed to pronounce right from the start. Either during the learning of vocabulary or during class (speaking the target language from the first moment). While this approach is believed to be particularly “modern” it is not brain-friendly. Consider that babies listen to lan...

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Jun 13, 2019

In the following video, Vera F. Birkenbihl and Katharina Schaffer, describe the 4 steps of brain-friendly language learning according to Birkenbihl, namely: De-Coding, Active Listening, Passive Listening and Activities.

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Jun 13, 2019

Learners experience difficulties because even if vocabulary has been learned well, the words have been learned as individual units (e.g. “put” with several possible translations into the native tongue of learner) while now in context only one of these possibilities describes the meaning....

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Jun 13, 2019

Forget about cramming vocabulary: the best way to learn a language is by using decoding exercises. Translate a German sentence word-by-word into your native language – thus you will learn the word’s meaning as well as the language’s grammar. Decoding means to “decipher”...

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Jun 13, 2019

An important factor of  learning efficiently is to concentrate completely on what you’re  doing. Every kind of distraction should be avoided. This is only possible if you’re consciously concentrating. Different sounds, radio broadcasting informative material, television, teleph...

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Jun 12, 2019

The ever-evolving legal landscape surrounding marijuana legalization has in recent years continued to cloud the waters with respect to workplace drug testing programs. However, beyond the complex issue of whether employers must provide accommodations for medical users in states where marijuana is le...

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Jun 12, 2019

Human Resources plays a critical role in today’s enterprise. From sourcing top talent, to supporting managers and employees, HR is continuously working to create an environment where the employees are treated as their most important customers. Although we know the role of an HR professional go...

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Jun 12, 2019

This video will help HR users navigate our HR Direct software to easily and efficiently manage your employee  benefits on the go!

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Jun 12, 2019

In the coming years, enterprises will have the opportunity to unlock the full disruptive potential of AI. Machine learning techniques that were once the preserve of academic research projects are now being applied in a wide range of practical fields, adding value to businesses across industries. Cus...

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Jun 12, 2019

While employees are often considered an organization’s most valuable resource, the best results often come when great workforces are provided with great technology. Continue reading this blog post for seven HR technologies that help manage the employee lifecycle. It’s no secret employees...

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Jun 12, 2019

Ever wondered how to get into Human Resources? Well, many c-suite executives are clear that the human resources team is the most critical department within a company. As such, human resource professionals are often highly rewarded and given freedoms to be creative in managing the workforce. Therefor...

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Jun 12, 2019

Globalization affects our everyday lives, and the labor market is not an exception to this trend. The freedom of movement today is widely recognized. With people moving to study or work in different countries. Gone are the days when we believed that only specific class, race, color, or gender is rig...

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Jun 12, 2019

It’s important to create a formal process for acclimating and developing each new employee. Lori Walsh provides seven tips to help improve employee engagement and provide that continuous line of communication. Lori Walsh, MHSA is Vice President - Membership and Senior Consultant for MedAxiom.

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Jun 11, 2019

As an HR professional, you play a critical role in optimizing talent in your organization and this begins with making the right hires. According to The Predictive Index’s 2019 CEO Benchmarking Report, employee-related costs constitute 55 percent of the average company’s total costs. Peop...

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Jun 11, 2019

When it comes to building a great team, finding top talent is only half the battle. Retaining that talent, whether it’s your entry-level employees or senior management, is extremely important, as high employee turnover is costly and disruptive to other team members. In addition to offering com...

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Jun 11, 2019

The IKEA Effect is a cognitive bias that describes a fascinating human behavior. The effect was first identified and described in the Journal of Consumer Psychology by Michael Norton, Daniel Mochon, and Dan Ariely in their article, The IKEA effect: When labor leads to love. The basic premise is that...

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Jun 11, 2019

When people are searching for jobs these days, they tend to either think less about their level of satisfaction with their job or they are placed within a work environment that has the bare minimum satisfaction rate among their employees. It is important for employers to take into account that a low...

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Jun 11, 2019

Recruiting and talent acquisition is a top priority for employers, but recruiting well can take immense amounts of human capital. The average employer spends around $4,000 and takes more than three weeks to recruit each new hire. So, it’s not surprising that employers are excited at the possib...

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Jun 11, 2019

Employee Assistance Programs in business helps to support and retain employees in their current roles and jobs. Performance Advantage provides a work-based intervention program that increases the emotional and psychological well-being of employee

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Jun 11, 2019

There’s a silent killer in your workplace. It lurks in the shadows, depleting your energy, sacking your concentration, and shaking your confidence. Your co-workers talk about it in hushed tones (if at all), and your boss is in denial of its very existence… Its name? Stress. It’s n...

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Jun 10, 2019

The staffing and recruitment industry is highly fragmented, besides being challenged by a lack of iregulation and low cost of entry. Moreover, the emergence of technology startups in this industry has made it one of the most competitive today, globally. Driving profitability in such an environment r...

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Jun 10, 2019

There is an argument to be made that modern technology has significantly sped up the way we work, and that the five-day week is no longer necessary. For example, cloud HR software means that long-winded spreadsheets are no longer needed and faffing around with paperwork is a thing of the past. Whils...

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Jun 10, 2019

Losing a valuable employee is never easy. It can take weeks or months to find a replacement, and the void can place a heavy burden on the rest of your team. Employee retention with top performers can be tricky—it is difficult to tell when they are dissatisfied, and you may be inadvertently mak...

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Jun 10, 2019

Recent reports show that only 15% of workers are engaged at work, globally! Managers are busy, employees are disengaged and the current office culture is at havoc! Businesses and modern workplaces are ever-evolving and you must keep updating your employee engagement efforts to keep up! aCheck these ...

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Jun 10, 2019

Having committed employees that work hard for you, makes for good Business - having a high employee turnover is not. Justin looks at “carrot and stick” approaches to keeping your employees dedicated to the company, and avoiding the problems and loses associated with losing disaffected em...

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Jun 10, 2019

A rising tide lifts all ships. As your Business grows, succeeds, and makes you more money, be sure to share that success with the people that helped to achieve it. Justin talks of how rewarding the team that grows the Business will, in turn, encourage them to invest their time, and even their money ...

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Jun 10, 2019

Listen to a text passage on loop. Listen to the native speakers in the movie and read along the word-by-word translations in your native tongue. Concentrate on the second line only (the translations). The word pairs are highlighted in sync with the speakers – just like a karaoke player. With t...

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Jun 10, 2019

The brain is there to recognize again and to remember, e.g. “friend or foe” or “pleasant or dangerous” situations. A living being with a brain can survive more easily. The brain has not developed to be used for memorizing or rote learning, e. g: facts, numbers of years. That ...

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Jun 09, 2019

For HR, the struggle is in mining the right data. By the year 2020, 1.7 megabytes of new information will be created for each person on the planet every single second. To stay competitive and move your organization forward, you’ll need the tools to identify and utilize your most important data...

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Jun 09, 2019

Recruitment marketing is exactly what it sounds like. It erases some of the boundaries between your company’s desire to sell products and services and your efforts to find and recruit promising talent. There’s always going to be a place for product placement as well as traditional job li...

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Jun 08, 2019

Employee absenteeism is a major source of expense for enterprises large and small, costing businesses in the US $225.8 billion annually. In addition, employee absenteeism also puts a significant—but oftentimes unseen—strain on a company’s workforce management and strategic e orts, ...

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Jun 07, 2019

Today, there are more women in business and running companies than ever before. From 2007 to 2018, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 58% while all other businesses grew by just 12%. During the same period, total employment by women-owned companies climbed 21% while the rest of compan...

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Jun 07, 2019

Employee employeehas been a hot topic for several years now, and many organizations are trying to measure and improve it. We’ve simplified this process with our product, BambooHR Employee Satisfaction. By focusing on employee satisfaction and the factors that influence it, organizations can un...

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Jun 07, 2019

It is not a secret that happy employees make a successful company. Human resources and benefits leaders know that supported employees will drive productivity across the board. But, candidates simply have more options in today’s competitive job market. People are seeking companies that provide ...

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Jun 07, 2019

With 7 million-plus job openings and an unemployment rate of 3.6%, the U.S. labor market continues to lean heavily in favor of candidates. Job seekers not only have more flexibility in choosing where they work but also enjoy on-demand access to career opportunities through any number of job boards, ...

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Jun 07, 2019

Employee Engagement, we all know it's important for productivity, profitability, innovation and getting anything done! No wonder there is a huge business sector supplying the one true way to engagement! I'll explain in future videos by the way. The truth is simple. In the same way that most ...

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Jun 06, 2019

With a national emphasis on mental health, UK employers have never had a better opportunity to start a conversation with their employees about their wellbeing. And with seven in ten employees having suffered from a condition that’s related to mental health from stress to suicidal feelings it h...

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Jun 06, 2019

It can be very difficult to attract and retain talent in a competitive market, particularly the Practice side of Accountancy & Finance. There are lots of firms vying for the attention of the brightest and best. Many companies struggle to differentiate themselves from the competition and can lose...

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Jun 06, 2019

Recruitment is a key stage in the employee lifecycle. At a basic level, recruitment is about enlisting people to join a group. But, it should be more than that. Without the right talent to meet business needs, the organization as a whole will suffer. You want to make sure you hire the best talent fo...

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Jun 06, 2019

Employee retention isn’t just a human resources challenge, it’s also a business one—the cost of employee turnover has now cracked a whopping 13-digit milestone. According to research from Gallup, U.S. businesses have a $1 trillion problem. Emboldened by a strong economy and record-...

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Jun 06, 2019

Each year, we see a plethora of work trends come and go that are usually contingent upon updated technology and new additions to the workforce. These trends take the form of initiatives that span wellness and wellbeing, talent mobility, and digital tools that are typically rebooted by a startup ente...

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Jun 06, 2019

What are tech businesses doing to attract new talent in a candidate short market. 3 businesses discuss the challenges they are facing and what they are doing to find the right talent for them. These interviews were taken from Empiric's recruitment tips for attracting top tech talent event earlie...

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Jun 06, 2019

In this special spotlight session, the panel shares critical insights on leveraging technology to stay connected with and engaging large, dispersed workforces.

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Jun 06, 2019

The nature of work is becoming increasingly digital. Employees are digitally savvy. Workplace tools are digital. Business processes are digitized. The increased penetration of technology into the workspace is forcing organizations to rethink their employee experience. Employee experience is essentia...

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Jun 05, 2019

The key to protecting against accidents - whether they give rise to criminal liability or not - is vigilance. Vigilance in training. Vigilance in monitoring safety standards. Vigilance in documenting company compliance with those standards. This white paper discusses how the time to become vigilant ...

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Jun 05, 2019

Human resource professionals are accustomed to dealing with leave requests and the issues that surround those requests. Leave laws intend to help both the employer and employee respond appropriately and keep both parties protected. This white paper reviews a case where the employer won, despite an e...

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Jun 05, 2019

Payroll is an integral part of all organisations. Whoever looks after your company’s payroll is not only responsible for employees’ salary compensation, but they also need to protect your company’s reputation by ensuring compliance with various legislation. Even though payroll is v...

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Jun 05, 2019

Across the globe, one of the biggest reasons for the loss of productive hours is meetings. How many times you have sat through meetings that made you wish you were doing something more fruitful. Another big drain on employee productivity is mails. According to statistics, employees receive 42 emails...

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Jun 04, 2019

What are high-performing companies doing differently to prepare for the future of work? Here’s a sample of what we learned from C-suite executives, HR leaders and employees in the United States from our 4th annual Global Talent Trends study:

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Jun 04, 2019

Give your employees a benefit they actually want, all while addressing a real financial need. Student loan benefits matter because your employees matter. IonTuition was founded in 2011 to help college students and alumni best manage their student loan repayment. IonTuition is a student loan contribu...

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Jun 04, 2019

What's stopping companies from introducing wellness initiatives or taking your birthday off is often as simple as not having a policy in place for it. Policies can be deceptively simple to create and implement, here's everything you need to know. Australian workplaces should have policies in...

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Jun 04, 2019

Planning for the future can seem overwhelming. With MetLaw, employees get affordable, convenient access to experienced attorneys and award-winning financial education workshops to empower them to save money and plan for the future. Here are just a few of the ways our legal plan helps your employees ...

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Jun 04, 2019

Artificial Intelligence could be, and often is, seen as a bogeyman in HR. The infamous Amazon case, widely reported in 2018, where a recruitment algorithm decided not to consider women candidates because of their gender, basing itself on past data, is a byword for how things can go wrong with AI in ...

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Jun 03, 2019

The future of recruitment is fast approaching. Challenges and opportunities lay ahead, and the steps HR teams take today will determine if they’re ready to capitalise on these trends or succumb to the pressure of a complex labour market. In the coming pages we’ll explore how companies wi...

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Jun 03, 2019

Patricia Nevers, a Senior Specialist on Splunk’s Social Impact Team, explains how—without being asked—Splunk people started sharing their stories of giving on the company’s intranet, and the campaign instantly became a cultural unifier.

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Jun 03, 2019

As quickly and effectively to implement Big Data and Machine Learning in application area of business for a solution of practical tasks, having avoided the popular errors Data Scientist — we understand on the example of the HR direction. The introduction of any new technology and, especially, ...

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Jun 03, 2019

You want to take employee communications mobile but there’s one problem…your company is using SharePoint. Staffbase Co-Founder Frank Wolf breaks down the challenges of using SharePoint for employee communications and how Staffbase approaches integration with the system.

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Jun 03, 2019

Zamp HR is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), offering affordable HR, Benefits, Payroll and other workforce solutions to employers of all sizes. We invite you to experience the Zamp HR difference.

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Jun 03, 2019

HR has evolved immensely over the past decade. Due to our increased reliance and integration of technology, every part of a business is changing, and that includes HR. With this change has come a wave of new HR jobs, such as the Chief People Officer and the emergence of “People teams.” R...

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Jun 02, 2019

Much like HR itself is sometimes branded a ‘necessary evil’ – keeping organizations out of trouble when it comes to employment law and regulatory compliance – so too are the systems HR deploys to support its operational and strategic goals. All too often, HR technology &lsquo...

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Jun 02, 2019

PrismHR recently surveyed HR service provider professionals about key business issues and trends. Those findings are summarized in the 2019 Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO) Trends Report and provide insight into numerous aspects of the HR outsourcing industry, including: Market and technology trends...