Achievers

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Last week, Gartner Research Director Yvette Cameron revealed the latest research into a new generation of technologies that have begun to reshape the traditional approach to employee engagement. This research builds on the changing workplace – one that’s younger, more social, and less employer-loyal than ever before – and illustrates a growing necessity for maximizing Employee Success™, which impacts the bottom line by improving productivity, quality, sales, innovation, retention, and advocacy.

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Talent Culture

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

'If you are currently employed, you may be concerned about using LinkedIn for your job search, since your activity could tip off certain people about your search who you would prefer to keep in the dark. But with a few minor adjustments, you can leverage LinkedIn’s robust network and data to create a stealth networking strategy and keep your intentions private.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Can you maintain relationships with remote employees like you do with employees you pass in the hall? What’s the best way to communicate with them? How do you monitor their productivity without spying or interfering? Whether your remote employees are road warriors making deals or homebodies writing code, your approach as a manager has to change to accommodate the circumstances.

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Achievers

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

This week, Jewel Celestine shares best practices for encouraging teams to work together in a fast-paced environment. Jewel is the Employee Success Business Partner at A chievers, where she develops and implements strategic HR initiatives pertaining to employee engagement and performance management. Dear A chievers, I work on a quickly-growing team with several different divisions that all depend on each other for our success.

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Achievers

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Faced with an increasingly competitive and ever-changing environment, top employers have figured it out: their employees are the key to their success. However, as the economy stabilizes and Millennials become a larger part of the workforce, what employers must do to attract, retain, and inspire their employees is facing an overhaul as well. Research reports that Millennials boast an average tenure of just over one year with a company, far less than the national standard of 4.4 years, and as empl

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Achievers

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

A chievers is so excited to announce that we’ve been ranked #9 on the 2013 Deloitte Technology Fast50™ list, Canada’s preeminent technology awards program! The list recognizes technological innovation, entrepreneurship, rapid growth, and leadership, based on the percentage of revenue growth over five years. That means we’re one of Canada’s fastest-growing technology companies – pretty amazing!

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Talent Culture

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

'The recently released Joe Boxer “Show Us Your Joe” commercial has been called out as both controversial and brilliant over the past few days. The ad promotes the brand’s holiday line of men’s underwear and features men dancing in…you guessed it…their underwear. The ad is totally on-brand and Joe Boxer demonstrates several of the key attributes of a strong brand.

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Talent Culture

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

'There are many specialty job boards available based on professional and industry niche. But did you know that there is a job board dedicated solely to former members of the military, and their spouses and children? I spoke to Ted Daywalt, founder of VetJobs , to learn more about this unique job board. Q. What is VetJobs? A. Founded in 1999, Veterans of Foreign Wars-sponsored VetJobs has grown to be the leading military-related job board on the Internet.

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Talent Culture

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

'A great resume is a marketing tool and not a laundry list of everything you have done over your career. A strong presentation engages the reader, is on brand, and is different from any of the other resumes in the pile. I’ve been impressed with some of the creative resumes I have seen emerge over the past year. For professionals, particularly those whose jobs focus on creativity and innovation, a unique resume is an excellent introduction to that candidate’s value proposition.

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Talent Culture

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

'According to a recent compensation study by Mercer, the average projected merit increase for 2014 will be 2.9 percent, which is slightly higher than last year. As organizations look for enhanced ways to pay for performance, they are segmenting their workforce by high-performing as well as high-potential employees. The survey suggests that companies are rewarding these groups with significantly larger increases than those in the lower-performing categories.

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Talent Culture

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

'Marissa Mayer of Yahoo has been taking some heat recently after implementing a stack ranking system to measure employee performance. In this system, managers must rank employee performance along a bell curve and a certain percentage of employees must be ranked as the lowest performers which could lead to termination. Several sources suggest that this is being done in an attempt to “clean house” and rid the company of poor performers, but it’s unclear if this system will solve

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Running a business means managing a ton of moving parts; payroll is just one of them. With so much going on, even within the payroll process itself, it’s easy for business owners to slip up. Not paying your employees or satisfying your governmental obligations, however, is not an option. Keep an eye out for these payroll faux pas: 1. Missing tax deposits and filing deadlines.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

You may expect your clients or customers to review your business online, but when these reviews come from inside your organization – from former employees – they can be shocking, especially if the feedback criticizes your management practices. Responding to negative employer reviews publicly poses unique challenges and questions. Do we respond? What do we say?

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