August, 2013

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What if there was a Net Promoter Score for employee engagement?

Achievers

A company is only as good as its Net Promoter Score, or so the popular wisdom goes. Evangelists like the Harvard Business Review claim it’s “the one number you need to grow:” an objective, numerical representation of just how much your customers like you. Administered periodically, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys a random sample of customers and asks how likely they are to recommend your company to a friend.

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Ten Job Seeker #Fails and How to Fix Them

Talent Culture

'Here are ten sure fire ways to sabotage your job search and some quick fixes to keep you on track. You can also check out our free resume and job search e-books here. Inflate qualifications or lie on a resume. While a resume is not a legal document, it should be an accurate representation of your experience and achievements. I advocate for showing your employment history in the best possible light, but lying is never wise.

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5 Ways Employees Could Be Scamming Your Time and Attendance System

Insperity

Remember that kid from elementary school who was always trying to figure out a way to change the grades on his report card? He’s still out there. Only now he’s an adult, and he’s trying to figure out a way to scam his company timesheets. While most employees are honest, there are usually a few you might want to keep your eye on. Even padding each work day with just a few extra minutes adds up.

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[SlideShare] 19 signs of disengagement (and what you can do to avoid them)

Achievers

Have you ever felt like you’d rather put a pencil in your eye than attend your monthly team meeting? If not, then you’re probably an engaged employee (congrats!). But perhaps you know someone that feels this way. After all, disengaged employees tend to harbor feelings of animosity towards their employer. This is because disengaged employees are disconnected from business objectives, receive little to no recognition or constructive feedback, and worst of all—feel like they’re invisible to their e

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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An unexpected competitive edge: Global rewards and recognition

Achievers

Whether your organization is already entrenched globally or on the verge of explosive growth, you realize that business scalability is the difference between failure and success. As your international organization scales, it’s challenging to push through the obstacles that result from expansion, like employee retention and maintaining productivity. That’s why engaging a global workforce remains a top challenge for employers today.

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Ask Achievers: How do I keep our growing office happy?

Achievers

In this week’s Ask Achievers, Melissa Young takes on one of the biggest side effects of growth: office crowding. Melissa is the office coordinator in the A chievers San Francisco office. She is responsible for growth and operations in SF, in addition to her many other Employee Success roles. Dear Ask A chievers, Good news: our company is growing, and growth means new hires!

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Don’t lose that loving feeling. Engage employees beyond the honeymoon.

Achievers

We are most engaged in our jobs while they are shiny and new, according to Gallup. More than half of workers classify themselves as engaged in the first six months of a job. After the first six months, the results dip significantly and stay fairly stable even beyond the ten year mark. With this information in hand, take advantage of the onboarding honeymoon window to set up your employees for continued success.

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Applications now open for the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Awards!

Achievers

The Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Awards recognize top employers annually that display leadership and innovation in engaging their workforce. Apply today to be recognized as the top employer you know you are. Engagement is crucial to your employees’ success. So much so that top employers focus on engagement because it positively impacts business success.

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Ask Achievers: How do I get started with employee referrals?

Achievers

This week’s reader question goes to Kate Pope, our Manager of Talent Acquisition. As our resident expert on all things recruitment, she shares her advice for getting the most out of employee referrals. Dear A chievers, I really want to encourage employee referrals at my company, but I’m not sure where to start. What’s the first step? Is it going to be a lot of work (and if so, is it really worth the effort)?

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6 Steps to a Better Compensation Strategy

Compensation is one of your biggest expenses as a business, but it is also your biggest investment in your people and your culture. A great compensation strategy can be an incredible asset that supports your business goals and lays a foundation of trust between your company and your employees. Whether you already have a compensation strategy in place or you’re building one from scratch, this guide will help you level up your approach through these 6 steps: 1.

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The Class of 2013: What the findings mean for employment branding and Millennial recruiting

Achievers

Guest Post by Kristen Dooley. On the heels of each comprehensive “Class of” survey with A chievers, one of the most common questions we receive here at ConnectEDU is “What does this mean for recruiters?” Millennials are poised to become half of the workforce in the United States and companies are increasingly interested in recruiting the right members of each graduating cohort.

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Health Care Reform: How a PEO Can Put Your Mind at Ease

Insperity

Health care reform is designed to make it easier for all Americans to gain access to quality, affordable health coverage. But for business owners, this sweeping legislation adds additional weight to an already cumbersome load of administrative burdens. If you’d rather focus on the core functions of your business, a relationship with an HR outsourcing company – more specifically, a professional employer organization (PEO) – can help with the complexity, compliance and cost brought on by health ca

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How to Spend More Time on Your HR Strategy

Insperity

Jump into a time machine set to 1982, and you’ll find “personnel” departments full of forms and paper. Today, it’s “Human Resources,” and it’s less about pushing paper and more about optimizing a company’s most precious resource – its people — to affect company profits. Why the change? First, company owners and managers began to realize that people are one of their most important (and sometimes most expensive) resources.

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Do You Make These 3 Decision Making Mistakes

Insperity

Your business is at a crossroads and it’s up to you to pick the next move. What do you do? Do you go with your gut or lay low and hope it all blows over? Or, maybe, you stay up for a week straight agonizing over every last detail before making the call. While you may think you’re doing what’s best for your business, rushing, dodging and overanalyzing decisions could create a whole new set of problems.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.