October, 2014

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Humanizing HR Technology

Achievers

Guest post by Jeff Waldman, Founder & Social HR Strategist of Stratify and SocialHRCamp. We’ve seen an unprecedented explosion in SaaS-based HR technology in the past 5+ years. Solutions that potentially solve virtually every conceivable problem within the broad spectrum of Human Resources—recruitment, on-boarding, performance management, employee engagement, recognition, talent management—the list goes on.

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How to Use Facebook as a Job Search Tool

Talent Culture

'Many people use Facebook on a regular basis to stay in touch with friends and family, but few recognize the value Facebook can play in a job search. Most people find their jobs through people they know, and the affinities on Facebook are perhaps the strongest of any social networking platform. While we might connect with someone on LinkedIn, Google+ or Twitter that we don’t know very well (or at all), we are much less likely to do so on Facebook.

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Is Your High Performer Ready to be a Manager?

Insperity

It happens so often, I call it a classic mistake – you assume a high performer is good at leadership or management, only to realize the opposite is true post-promotion. Most of the time, an employee needs a completely different skill set to move from being a high performer to a manager. It’s also tough to go from peer to boss. When high performers don’t have what it takes to lead, companies sometimes put other employees in charge – ones who are more of a mentor and facilitator.

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HR Video Roundup Version I

UpstartHR

'I am testing out something new this week and have been publishing short, 1-2 minute videos on YouTube daily as a way to get some quick thoughts out there on a variety of topics. I’m rounding up this week’s content here. Let me know what you think about the topics, format, etc. Subscribers will need to click through to view the videos below).

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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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Garnishments on the Rise: 5 Ways Employers Should Respond

Business Management Daily

'While the economy is finally waking up from the Great Recession, millions of Americans are still feeling the hangover in the form of wage garnishments. Garnishments—the legal recovery of debt through the seizure of employee pay—have spiked in the past decade. More than 7% of U.S. workers had their wages garnished in 2013. What if a lender wants a piece of your employee''s paycheck?

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Insights from #HRTechTank Toronto

Achievers

This week, the most promising HR Tech companies in Canada shared their innovations and insights with investors, early adopters, and industry thought leaders. Here’s what they said: The post Insights from #HRTechTank Toronto appeared first on [engage]- The Employee Success and Engagement Blog by Achievers.

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Partners in Employee Success: Ryan LLC + Achievers

Achievers

Ryan LLC drives total client satisfaction by aligning its global employees with the Achievers Employee Success Platform™. Watch the video and see how Ryan LLC creates a culture of recognition to drive success. The post Partners in Employee Success: Ryan LLC + Achievers appeared first on [engage]- The Employee Success and Engagement Blog by Achievers.

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Out of Office—4 Reasons Why It’s Time for a Break

Achievers

The end of the year is just around the corner. In a little over two months, you’ll have goals to meet, budgets to decide, holidays to plan for, and let’s not forget the start of the flu season. In other words, you probably aren’t thinking much about taking time off—but you should. Americans are neglecting their vacation benefits, taking fewer days off in 2013 than at any time in the past 40 years.

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Get Happy—5 Links to Help Keep Everyone Smiling at Work

Achievers

Imagine it’s a Monday morning and you’ve just arrived to the office. How’s your mood? Are you excited to be at work? Does the prospect of a new week get you excited? Are you smiling? Happiness in the workplace may sound like a pie-in-the-sky concept, but the good news is, it’s not. Although happiness has often been attributed to an individual, there are things managers and companies can do to help foster a happy office environment.

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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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3 Keys To Making Great HR Tech

Achievers

This week, HR professionals from around the world are gathering in Las Vegas, but it’s not to roll the dice. It’s to talk about technology—HR technology. While this may not seem as sexy as Sinatra or the roulette tables, how we use technology in the workplace today, and in the future, is on everyone’s minds, and probably in our pockets, too.

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Multigenerational Workforce: How to Bridge the Generation Gap

Insperity

Look around your workplace. There probably are a couple of co-workers who you would not engage with unless you had to, right? Are they older? Younger? Do they “just don’t get it?”. How would your workplace be different if you embraced the diversity and celebrated the strengths of its multigenerational workers? You may not see it on the surface, but you’re surrounded by a wealth of resources.

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An Employer’s Guide: The Secret to Successful Salary Negotiations

Insperity

So, you’ve found your next star employee. But the compensation package you offered her is not what she expected. Do you give up and let her walk away? Or do you increase your offer? Often, it depends largely on the internal processes and procedures that your company has in place. Some companies have salary grades assigned to each position, and so your new employee would receive a salary offer that’s a percentage of the grade that she’s qualified for.

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4 Key Performance Indicators Every Business Owner Needs to Watch

Insperity

No matter why you went into business, judging its success comes down to one thing: money. Do you have enough to continue and move forward? To measure how you’re doing financially, you need to establish key performance indicators, which will help you to make informed business decisions such as: How do I price my services? Can I afford to hire a new person, and what can I pay?

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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.

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4 Big Reasons to Automate Your Expense Management

Insperity

Too many companies today are still manually processing travel and entertainment (T&E) expense reports. If this includes yours, consider how much more efficient and cost-effective it might be to automate that process. 1. Save money. On average, a company spends approximately $20.18 to process an expense report manually, according to the 2013 Travel and Expense Management Benchmark Report by Paystream Advisors.

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Salary negotiation: An employer’s guide to success

Insperity

So, you’ve found your next star employee and it’s time for the salary negotiation phase to begin. But what happens if the compensation package you offer her is not what she expected. Do you give up and let her walk away? Or do you increase your offer? Often, it depends largely on the internal processes and procedures that your company has in place.

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How to Avoid Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

Insperity

Avoiding pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is a top priority for employers. And it’s also a hot-topic these days, especially with the new EEOC guidelines surrounding the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. The best thing you can do to protect yourself from litigation is to train all managers or supervisors—but especially the ones who are directly overseeing employees.

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How to Maintain a High Energy Level at Work

Insperity

As a business leader, long, relaxing lunches and quiet, uninterrupted days off are probably a thing of the past, right? But with so much to do, how can you stay motivated and maintain the energy you need to help your employees and business achieve their goals? Watch this short video to learn a few simple ways to safeguard your mental and physical health so you and your business aren’t affected by your busy schedule.

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Bridging the Gap: The Intersection of DEI Initiatives and Employee Benefits

Speaker: Jaye Johnson, CBP

Unlock the secrets to transforming your organization’s employee benefits into a strategic tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). During this informative session, we will discuss common pitfalls in traditional benefits and then delve into the essence of DEI in employee-centric benefit offerings. This involves not only defining DEI in the workplace but also understanding the pivotal role that employee benefits play in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

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7 Employment Screening Best Practices to Consider Before Your Next Hire

Insperity

When it comes to hiring, what you don’t know really can hurt you, your employees and your company. From bad hires to legal nightmares, there are a multitude of ways employment screening can help protect your company. But is your employment screening company following best practices? Here are seven steps you and your service provider should follow. 1.

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Lessons Learned At HR Tech Europe—When I Wasn’t There

Achievers

Don’t get me wrong; I learned a lot from HR Tech Europe in Amsterdam, and thoroughly enjoyed my experience. The sessions were great. Connecting with several analysts and the media was enlightening. The people I met in the Spire bar as we passed around red drink tickets and stories were plenty and inspiring. But, the biggest takeaway from my first HR Tech Europe experience didn’t happen at the show; it happened at an old Heineken Brewery.

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4 Ways to Continue to Get the Most Out of High Performers

Insperity

The secret to continuing to get the most out of your high performer actually has more to do with your behavior, as a manager, than it does your employee. Here are four simple changes you can make to start getting the most out of your best employees. 1. Don’t bark up the wrong tree. To start, you must put personal bias aside and acknowledge that identifying high performers relies heavily on the measurable performance outputs that tie directly to business results.