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The Best Recruiting Strategy You’ve Never Used

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Okay, so maybe you have used it. But most organizations that I’ve been acquainted with haven’t. Or, at least, not beyond a basic email out to all staff advising of a new job posting.That’s right; I’m talking about enabling internal talent mobility so that you can recruit from within. And why is it the “best” strategy? Because no other strategy will deliver an ideal candidate with:

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Revisiting 2022 in the HR Space: Tips for Creating a Healthy Workplace

Article | July 13, 2022

Contents 1 Create Psychological Safety 2 Drive Recognition 3 Make Communications Clear Companies cannotafford to take the role of a flourishing workplace lightly. A setting conducive to productivity and creativity can propel overall performance and deliver tangible results that directly impact the bottom line. A discussion about a healthy workplace would be incomplete without addressing the dangers of a toxic one. According to a study by Wiley Edge, 40% of employees leave their jobs due to a toxic work culture. A collaborative study by Workhuman and Gallup on wellbeing in the workplace found that poor wellbeing manifests itself in the workplace in the form of employee burnout, high turnover, and low productivity. This costs organizations more than $322 billion worldwide. One way organizations can build a better workplace environment is with performance management. Here are some areas to focus on in employee performance management. 1. Create Psychological Safety When employees feel mentally and psychologically safe in their workplace, they get an impetus to contribute more, share their ideas, voice their opinions, and participate in more meaningful ways. Organizations must reinforce employee wellbeing by creating a safe environment that makes employees feel seen and heard and fosters a sense of acceptance in the workplace. 2. Drive Recognition Recognizing employees for their workand contribution significantly contributes to emotional wellbeing in the workplace. It signifies that the organization values the employee and it gives them the incentive to not only work better but stay longer. Organizations must make employee recognition and gratitude integral to the DNA of the work culture. It enhances engagement and makes for an enriching employee experience in the workplace. 3. Make Communications Clear Keeping clear lines of communication between employees and their leaders promotes a culture of transparency. A lack of clarity can create undue uncertainty and conflict. When employees get honest feedback and their role is clearly communicated to them, it enables successful completion of projects and a feeling of accomplishment for the employees. At the end of the day, employees should feel incentivized to show up and do their best at work every day. Promoting employee wellbeing is not a one-time activity but something that needs to be consistently done and mapped. This ensures your employees will succeed, which will translate into success for your organization.

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Listen and act: how to get employee experience management right

Article | August 19, 2022

As the science behind employee engagement evolves, it’s become clear just how much businesses can gain from a happy and involved workforce. From improved performance, to reduced attrition, increased revenue and even a better customer experience, employee engagement is at the heart of business growth. Given these benefits, it’s no surprise that the role of HR departments is moving beyond just managing people and towards managing experiences.

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5 Things HR Can Do To Improve Employee Output

Article | December 7, 2022

Employees are companies most valuable asset – Without the talent, knowledge and expertise those employed bring to an organisation, it’s safe to say that the business world would be a very different landscape. Human Resources is often held responsible for owning the employee value strategy, where we’re now embracing tremendous improvements in how the value that employees bring, can be achieved. Here we’ll explore how data analysis, learning & development, employee engagement, 360 feedback and flexibility all offer a significant opportunity to improve employee output within every organisation in 2020.

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6 Reasons To Invest In Employee Onboarding In Your Organization

Article | February 10, 2020

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. This holds particularly true when it comes to employee onboarding. It's a new hire's introduction to the organization and the experience has a significant impact on employee retention. Unfortunately, that's why it's rare to see many employees with years of tenure. Research by Future Workplace found that 91% of Millennials expect to stay in a job for less than 3 years. Companies lose 25% of all new employees within the first year, according to SHRM, but almost 70% of employees are more likely to stay with a company for 3 years if they experienced great onboarding.

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Is it Time to Upgrade Your Benefits Software?

Article | July 13, 2022

Contents 1 Create Psychological Safety 2 Drive Recognition 3 Make Communications Clear Companies cannotafford to take the role of a flourishing workplace lightly. A setting conducive to productivity and creativity can propel overall performance and deliver tangible results that directly impact the bottom line. A discussion about a healthy workplace would be incomplete without addressing the dangers of a toxic one. According to a study by Wiley Edge, 40% of employees leave their jobs due to a toxic work culture. A collaborative study by Workhuman and Gallup on wellbeing in the workplace found that poor wellbeing manifests itself in the workplace in the form of employee burnout, high turnover, and low productivity. This costs organizations more than $322 billion worldwide. One way organizations can build a better workplace environment is with performance management. Here are some areas to focus on in employee performance management. 1. Create Psychological Safety When employees feel mentally and psychologically safe in their workplace, they get an impetus to contribute more, share their ideas, voice their opinions, and participate in more meaningful ways. Organizations must reinforce employee wellbeing by creating a safe environment that makes employees feel seen and heard and fosters a sense of acceptance in the workplace. 2. Drive Recognition Recognizing employees for their workand contribution significantly contributes to emotional wellbeing in the workplace. It signifies that the organization values the employee and it gives them the incentive to not only work better but stay longer. Organizations must make employee recognition and gratitude integral to the DNA of the work culture. It enhances engagement and makes for an enriching employee experience in the workplace. 3. Make Communications Clear Keeping clear lines of communication between employees and their leaders promotes a culture of transparency. A lack of clarity can create undue uncertainty and conflict. When employees get honest feedback and their role is clearly communicated to them, it enables successful completion of projects and a feeling of accomplishment for the employees. At the end of the day, employees should feel incentivized to show up and do their best at work every day. Promoting employee wellbeing is not a one-time activity but something that needs to be consistently done and mapped. This ensures your employees will succeed, which will translate into success for your organization.

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Top 7 Features to Look for in a Recruitment Marketing Platform

Article | August 19, 2022

As the science behind employee engagement evolves, it’s become clear just how much businesses can gain from a happy and involved workforce. From improved performance, to reduced attrition, increased revenue and even a better customer experience, employee engagement is at the heart of business growth. Given these benefits, it’s no surprise that the role of HR departments is moving beyond just managing people and towards managing experiences.

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Revisiting 2022 in the HR Space: Tips for Creating a Healthy Workplace

Article | December 7, 2022

Employees are companies most valuable asset – Without the talent, knowledge and expertise those employed bring to an organisation, it’s safe to say that the business world would be a very different landscape. Human Resources is often held responsible for owning the employee value strategy, where we’re now embracing tremendous improvements in how the value that employees bring, can be achieved. Here we’ll explore how data analysis, learning & development, employee engagement, 360 feedback and flexibility all offer a significant opportunity to improve employee output within every organisation in 2020.

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6 Reasons To Invest In Employee Onboarding In Your Organization

Article | February 10, 2020

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. This holds particularly true when it comes to employee onboarding. It's a new hire's introduction to the organization and the experience has a significant impact on employee retention. Unfortunately, that's why it's rare to see many employees with years of tenure. Research by Future Workplace found that 91% of Millennials expect to stay in a job for less than 3 years. Companies lose 25% of all new employees within the first year, according to SHRM, but almost 70% of employees are more likely to stay with a company for 3 years if they experienced great onboarding.

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UKG Named 5 Best Place to Work in IT by Computerworld, Foundry

UKG | December 16, 2022

UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, today announced that the company ranked #5 among large organizations on Foundry’s Computerworld 2023 Best Places to Work in IT list. In addition to the #5 overall global ranking, UKG also ranked #6 for Employee Engagement and #7 for Diversity on associated Computerworld lists. This Best Place to Work in IT honor follows six separate awards UKG earned from TrustRadius, Comparably, and Fairygodboss for the ways it cares for its people, customers, and communities across the world. This is the second consecutive year that the company made the Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT list as UKG, advancing one spot from #6 in 2021. The list, which is an annual ranking of the top work environments for technology professionals, is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits; career development; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); future of work; training; and retention. “Every day, our Engineering, Product, Innovation, and Cloud (EPIC) team is focused on building people-centric, Life-work Technology that makes the complex simple for our customers and meets every employee where they are on their journeys. Our unwavering focus on people begins with our own culture at UKG, Our culture of innovation, led by some of the smartest and most dedicated people in our industry, is critical in our charge of helping our 70,000-plus customers around the world become great places to work for all people, too.” -Hugo Sarrazin, chief product and technology officer at UKG TrustRadius Tech Cares Award UKG also recently earned another TrustRadius Tech Cares award for demonstrating a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR), with a focus on volunteering, DEI programs, charitable giving, environmental sustainability, and overall workplace culture, including support for the hybrid workforce. This is the third consecutive year UKG has earned the award, receiving honors in 2021 (as well as earning nine Top-Rated awards from TrustRadius) and in 2020 for providing extraordinary service to its customers, employees, and local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognition from Comparably, Fairygodboss In addition to Computerworld and TrustRadius, job sites Comparably and Fairygodboss also recognized UKG for its people-centric culture, based on reviews and evaluations strictly from UKG employees posted to the sites. Comparably named UKG to its Best Companies for Perks and Benefits and Best Companies for Work-Life Balance lists, both in the Large Companies category. Fairygodboss, the largest online career community for women, named UKG to three lists: the Best Companies for Women, the Best Technology Companies for Women, and the Best Companies Where CEOs Support Gender Diversity. We are honored to return to Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT list, This recognition is a testament to our people-first corporate culture and our collective ability to adapt, persevere, and excel as a global IT organization — enabling more than 15,000 U Krewers worldwide with the corporate systems and technology tools they need to get the job done. Our team has remained agile and focused on sustaining day-to-day business operations, integrating internal platforms and applications as part of our monumental merger in 2020, and helping to make our continued growth as UKG possible,said John McGregor, group vice president and chief information officer at UKG. About UKG At UKG, our purpose is people. As strong believers in the power of culture and belonging as the secret to success, we champion great workplaces and build lifelong partnerships with our customers to show what’s possible when businesses invest in their people. Born from a historic merger that created one of the world’s leading HCM cloud companies, our Life-work Technology approach to HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people helps more than 70,000 organizations around the globe and across every industry anticipate and adapt to their employees’ needs beyond just work.

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NJ.com Names ExtensisHR a Top Workplace in New Jersey

ExtensisHR, Energage | July 06, 2022

ExtensisHR, a nationally recognized Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and HR Outsourcing (HRO) services provider, proudly announces it has been named a 2022 Top Workplace by NJ.com. This award comes on the heels of ExtensisHR celebrating its 25-year anniversary, commemorating over two and a half decades of growth, innovation, and simplifying human resources. The Top Workplace list is based solely on employee feedback conducted by research partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of corporate culture, including workplace satisfaction, leadership approval, and advancement opportunities. Notably, ExtensisHR received top scores in the “professional development,” “employee concerns,” and “inclusion” categories. “An honor like this is only possible because of our people,” said David Pearson, ExtensisHR’s Senior Vice President of People and Culture. “It is their vote of confidence that has enabled us to achieve great success throughout our 25-year company history, and there is nothing more rewarding than receiving positive feedback directly from our team. We remain committed to being a great employer and fostering an inclusive environment where employees feel respected, valued, and a true sense of belonging.” Last year, ExtensisHR earned a 2021 Great Place to Work Certification™ and was the recipient of multiple 2021 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers, in recognition of its employee engagement, strong leadership, and professional development resources. Through its “You, Supported” program, ExtensisHR employees are offered competitive health and wellness benefits, progressive paid time off, a hybrid work environment, education and career training, peer-to-peer mentorship, virtual and onsite team building events, and more. “During this very challenging time, Top Workplaces has proven to be a beacon of light for organizations, as well as a sign of resiliency and strong business performance," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “During this very challenging time, Top Workplaces has proven to be a beacon of light for organizations, as well as a sign of resiliency and strong business performance," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "When you give your employees a voice, you come together to navigate challenges and shape your path forward. Top Workplaces draw on real-time insights into what works best for their organization, so they can make informed decisions that have a positive impact on their people and their business.” ExtensisHR is actively hiring across all departments! Click here to learn about our open positions. About ExtensisHR Founded in 1997, ExtensisHR is a leading national Certified Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and HR Outsourcing (HRO) solution provider, focused on delivering exceptional customer service. We specialize in tailored HR solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses, with a comprehensive portfolio including human resources, benefits, payroll, Work Anywhere™ technology, risk and compliance, employee management, recruiting, and more. To learn more or to become a broker or business partner, visit: www.extensishr.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. About Energage Making the world a better place to work together.™ Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 14 years of culture research and the results from 23 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit Energage or Workplaces.

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Leading in HR has Never Been More Important

Oracle | May 14, 2020

As organizations navigate the current environment, HR teams are taking center stage and we couldn’t be prouder to be partnering with them as they help their organizations adapt to unexpected workforce changes and define what’s next. The critical role HR teams are playing also underlines the importance of them having access to the very best technology and that’s why we are honored to be named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ for Cloud Human Capital Management Suites, Q2 2020—Check out the press release here. Of the 11 cloud HCM suite providers recognized, Oracle Cloud HCM was one of only four vendors in the Leaders category and received the highest score in the current offering category. We are also especially proud to have received the highest possible score in the customer experience criterion, which we believe speaks to our investment in a customer-first mindset and underpins everything that we do and deliver for our customers.

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UKG Named 5 Best Place to Work in IT by Computerworld, Foundry

UKG | December 16, 2022

UKG, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, today announced that the company ranked #5 among large organizations on Foundry’s Computerworld 2023 Best Places to Work in IT list. In addition to the #5 overall global ranking, UKG also ranked #6 for Employee Engagement and #7 for Diversity on associated Computerworld lists. This Best Place to Work in IT honor follows six separate awards UKG earned from TrustRadius, Comparably, and Fairygodboss for the ways it cares for its people, customers, and communities across the world. This is the second consecutive year that the company made the Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT list as UKG, advancing one spot from #6 in 2021. The list, which is an annual ranking of the top work environments for technology professionals, is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits; career development; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); future of work; training; and retention. “Every day, our Engineering, Product, Innovation, and Cloud (EPIC) team is focused on building people-centric, Life-work Technology that makes the complex simple for our customers and meets every employee where they are on their journeys. Our unwavering focus on people begins with our own culture at UKG, Our culture of innovation, led by some of the smartest and most dedicated people in our industry, is critical in our charge of helping our 70,000-plus customers around the world become great places to work for all people, too.” -Hugo Sarrazin, chief product and technology officer at UKG TrustRadius Tech Cares Award UKG also recently earned another TrustRadius Tech Cares award for demonstrating a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR), with a focus on volunteering, DEI programs, charitable giving, environmental sustainability, and overall workplace culture, including support for the hybrid workforce. This is the third consecutive year UKG has earned the award, receiving honors in 2021 (as well as earning nine Top-Rated awards from TrustRadius) and in 2020 for providing extraordinary service to its customers, employees, and local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognition from Comparably, Fairygodboss In addition to Computerworld and TrustRadius, job sites Comparably and Fairygodboss also recognized UKG for its people-centric culture, based on reviews and evaluations strictly from UKG employees posted to the sites. Comparably named UKG to its Best Companies for Perks and Benefits and Best Companies for Work-Life Balance lists, both in the Large Companies category. Fairygodboss, the largest online career community for women, named UKG to three lists: the Best Companies for Women, the Best Technology Companies for Women, and the Best Companies Where CEOs Support Gender Diversity. We are honored to return to Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT list, This recognition is a testament to our people-first corporate culture and our collective ability to adapt, persevere, and excel as a global IT organization — enabling more than 15,000 U Krewers worldwide with the corporate systems and technology tools they need to get the job done. Our team has remained agile and focused on sustaining day-to-day business operations, integrating internal platforms and applications as part of our monumental merger in 2020, and helping to make our continued growth as UKG possible,said John McGregor, group vice president and chief information officer at UKG. About UKG At UKG, our purpose is people. As strong believers in the power of culture and belonging as the secret to success, we champion great workplaces and build lifelong partnerships with our customers to show what’s possible when businesses invest in their people. Born from a historic merger that created one of the world’s leading HCM cloud companies, our Life-work Technology approach to HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people helps more than 70,000 organizations around the globe and across every industry anticipate and adapt to their employees’ needs beyond just work.

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NJ.com Names ExtensisHR a Top Workplace in New Jersey

ExtensisHR, Energage | July 06, 2022

ExtensisHR, a nationally recognized Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and HR Outsourcing (HRO) services provider, proudly announces it has been named a 2022 Top Workplace by NJ.com. This award comes on the heels of ExtensisHR celebrating its 25-year anniversary, commemorating over two and a half decades of growth, innovation, and simplifying human resources. The Top Workplace list is based solely on employee feedback conducted by research partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of corporate culture, including workplace satisfaction, leadership approval, and advancement opportunities. Notably, ExtensisHR received top scores in the “professional development,” “employee concerns,” and “inclusion” categories. “An honor like this is only possible because of our people,” said David Pearson, ExtensisHR’s Senior Vice President of People and Culture. “It is their vote of confidence that has enabled us to achieve great success throughout our 25-year company history, and there is nothing more rewarding than receiving positive feedback directly from our team. We remain committed to being a great employer and fostering an inclusive environment where employees feel respected, valued, and a true sense of belonging.” Last year, ExtensisHR earned a 2021 Great Place to Work Certification™ and was the recipient of multiple 2021 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers, in recognition of its employee engagement, strong leadership, and professional development resources. Through its “You, Supported” program, ExtensisHR employees are offered competitive health and wellness benefits, progressive paid time off, a hybrid work environment, education and career training, peer-to-peer mentorship, virtual and onsite team building events, and more. “During this very challenging time, Top Workplaces has proven to be a beacon of light for organizations, as well as a sign of resiliency and strong business performance," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “During this very challenging time, Top Workplaces has proven to be a beacon of light for organizations, as well as a sign of resiliency and strong business performance," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "When you give your employees a voice, you come together to navigate challenges and shape your path forward. Top Workplaces draw on real-time insights into what works best for their organization, so they can make informed decisions that have a positive impact on their people and their business.” ExtensisHR is actively hiring across all departments! Click here to learn about our open positions. About ExtensisHR Founded in 1997, ExtensisHR is a leading national Certified Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and HR Outsourcing (HRO) solution provider, focused on delivering exceptional customer service. We specialize in tailored HR solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses, with a comprehensive portfolio including human resources, benefits, payroll, Work Anywhere™ technology, risk and compliance, employee management, recruiting, and more. To learn more or to become a broker or business partner, visit: www.extensishr.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. About Energage Making the world a better place to work together.™ Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 14 years of culture research and the results from 23 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit Energage or Workplaces.

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Leading in HR has Never Been More Important

Oracle | May 14, 2020

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