Wed.Sep 02, 2020

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Strategies for Using Knowledge Tests in the Promotion Process

Recruiting Daily Advisor

In a previous post , we discussed the challenge many companies face when it comes to employees’ retaining information conveyed in training sessions. We noted that research on the “forgetting curve” shows within 1 hour, people will have forgotten an average of 50% of the information they learned in a training session. Within 1 week, that goes up to 90%.

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9 Types of Unconscious Bias and the Shocking Ways They Affect Your Recruiting Efforts

Social Talent

We make countless decisions every day without even realising it. Even as you sit here reading this, you’re making decisions. Decisions about the content, the questions being asked of you. And the answers to these are influenced heavily by something researchers refer to as “unconscious bias.”. What is “unconscious bias”? Bias is an inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group.

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How Far Back Should Your Resume Go? Here’s How to Decide

The Muse

How many years back should your resume go? Think about what’s relevant, where you are in your career, and how to avoid age discrimination.

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5 Steps Your Agency Must Consider When Selecting New Staffing Software

AkkenCloud

Updating your staffing software is important because technology moves fast and if you are using outdated tools, the efficiency of your recruiting agency will suffer. It also makes it difficult to compete with your competitors if they are using the latest software and you are not. However, implementing new staffing software is not always easy and it can lead to a lot of disruption if not handled properly.

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Want To Enhance Your Total Rewards To Achieve Organizational Success? Start Here.

Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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How to Use Out-of-Office Emails to Win Business

FireFish Software

When you’re canvassing for new business and you get an out-of-office reply from a prospect, how often to you delete it because you consider it a dead lead?

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Tense Times: Requiring Masks for Employees and Visitors

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Wearing a face covering has become a political signal in the polarizing clash between those who see doing so as a moral responsibility and others who view it as an infringement on their freedom. Consequently, employers can likely expect resistance—including the potential for aggression and violence—if they establish a face-covering policy. Before taking action, they should plan carefully.

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Lessons To Learn From Common Hiring Challenges

McQuiag

There are many moving pieces to consider anytime you need to hire. Whether you're doing it in person or online, it isn't always a quick or easy process and sometimes you may run into common hiring problems. How you handle those problems can be the difference between a good hiring process and a great one. When you lose a candidate, for example, do you shrug your shoulders and move on?

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4 Benefits New Candidates Will Be Looking For In A Post-Covid World

Namely - Talent

Human resources professionals are responsible for many different tasks within a company. Specifically, HR specialists are responsible for the employee lifecycle, which includes recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, retiring, and firing—as well as administering benefits. No matter which way you look at it, meeting the needs of employees is just what HR departments do.

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5 Toggl Plan Features You Might Not Be Using

Hundred5

One of my favorite things about Toggl Plan is how flexible it is. It feels like every time I speak to a user, I learn a new way to use the software. To name just a few, recently I’ve spoken to people who: Use timelines to measure the availability & capacity of each machine in their factory Run a construction schedule, so workers know where to be, when, and what needs doing Share timelines with web design clients so they know how projects are progressing without having to ask Are big-picture

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Tax Holiday or Headache? Deferral Plan Presenting Challenges for Employers

Recruiting Daily Advisor

President Donald Trump’s plan to defer payroll taxes for many employees through the end of the year is sparking questions and criticism from employers—questions about how to implement the plan and criticism that the “tax holiday” may hurt more than it helps. Source: Doucefleur / iStock / Getty Images. On August 8, Trump issued a memorandum providing for the deferral of payroll taxes for employees making less than $4,000 before taxes in any 2-week payroll period during the deferral period, which

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How Food Choices Can Affect Your Focus, Productivity, and Stress Levels

Hundred5

Have you ever felt listless and unmotivated after a big meal (like Thanksgiving), or tried to slog your way through a meeting right after lunch? Then you know, in a way, that what you eat can profoundly affect your productivity and focus. But it goes much deeper than just feeling sleepy after a big meal. The food you eat provides the raw materials to keep your body going, including your brain and nervous system.

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HSA: Spending or Savings Tool? Depends on Whom You Ask

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Is a health savings account (HSA) a savings tool or a tool to pay for today’s rising healthcare costs? It depends on whom you ask. While HSAs were originally introduced to employees as a long-term investment tool that can also be used to pay for eligible medical expenses along the way, employees’ usage of the accounts has drastically shifted. Source: mrfiza / iStock / Getty.

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How to Buy HR Software – A Step by Step Guide Complete with Best Practices

Select Software Reviews

This is a massive post that covers all the various stages of buying HRTech from finding vendors.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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[PODCAST] Skillsoft – Office Safety in a World Changed by a Pandemic with Norman Ford

Recruiting Daily

Office Safety in a World Changed by a Pandemic with Norman Ford Today we have a “meaty” topic and a great guest. We’re going to be talking about office safety in a world changed by the pandemic we’re all going through. We have with us our guest Norman Ford, the vice president at Skillsoft. Some introductions: […].

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Tips for HR in the Supply Chain and Logistics Industries Post-COVID

Recruiting Daily Advisor

COVID-19 has disrupted the entire world, changing industries and disrupting supply lines. Human Resources is at the forefront of these disruptions, as HR managers strive to innovate new processes to meet the needs of the workers they manage. These changes are likely to last a long time as the world shifts to business in the wake of COVID. Source: Tom Fisk / Pexels.

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Managers Want Virtual Training, But Does It Work?

Forbes Human Resources Council

The trick is making sure that the content and format have been customized for the virtual setting.

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Meet Kevin Cowman, Director of Enterprise Accounts

BlueWave Resource Partners

You might have herd of someone in Orlando who’s udderly great at building professional relationships. His name is Kevin Cowman and not only is he our Director of Enterprise Accounts but he’s also BlueWave’s original employee! How it started. In 2015, Kevin was wrapping up his internship at an IT firm and wasn’t sure what the next steps would be in his career.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Eight Ways To Improve Your Fall Intern Search In A Pandemic

Forbes Human Resources Council

Companies are nothing if not adaptable, and finding the right intern to operate within the restrictions of society will require extensive adaptation. Here's how to find fall interns during a pandemic.

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Avionté RAW: Real Analytics Weekly – Week 34

Avionte

Week 34 was another strong week for the staffing industry led by Assignments up 2.4%. It’s so exciting to see a positive YTD for Gross Payroll! I continue to be amazed by how consistent our recovery has been, both in respect to reliability and strength. How many other industries are recovering 7% every month?! Here are the numbers: Going forward, I’m going to change things up a bit – emphasizing global statistics each week and then bringing in state/province numbers in the last week of the mon

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What skills should you look for in a WordPress developer?

Devskiller

Whether you’re looking at your next hire or simply want to further yourself as a technical recruiter, it’s essential to understand the most valuable skills for a WordPress developer. The high adoption rate of WordPress for the creation of business websites has resulted in the service’s market share of 35% of online content. For this reason, expertise in WordPress development is in high demand.

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Welcome Tom Whittam to #teamexaqueo!

exaqueo

Tom joins us as an Associate Employer Brand Strategist, responsible for telling the authentic, real, and diverse stories of our clients

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Why and How to Develop Diverse Tech Talent in a Post-COVID World

Recruiting Daily Advisor

Although racial and gender disparities exist in a variety of industries, the tech world has shown persistent gaps within its ranks. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), white men make up a larger majority of the tech industry than they do in the rest of the private sector, making it harder for people of color and women to gain a real foothold.

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A Checklist For Sustaining Diversity And Inclusion In Your Organization During A Pandemic

Forbes Human Resources Council

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace is an essential business practice that forward-thinking organizations prioritize at all times.

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Has COVID-19 Made the Data and Analytics Industry Stronger?

Recruiting Daily

Has COVID-19 Made the Data and Analytics Industry Stronger? Prior to COVID-19, Data and Analytics was a fast-paced, candidate-led market but, unlike so many other industries, the pandemic has neither slowed down or reduced the need for the technology and services that the profession offers. This article highlights four key areas where the industry continues […].

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Five Steps To Running A Lean Workforce

Forbes Human Resources Council

Each penny you save can be seen as more money that can be put toward your dedicated employees.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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The formula for COMPELLING diversity, equity, and inclusion goals

career.place

“How do we create truly compelling goals?”. This was a question I received a couple of weeks ago during the first training of the ATAP Talent Acquisition Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center of Excellence Program (The ATAP TA DEI COE – for ‘short’). In this session we covered creating impactful DEI goals. The formula is simple: goals must be CLEAR , MEASURABLE , COMPELLING , and REASONABLE.

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Exploring Predictive Index Assessments in the CFO Search Process

Slayton Search Partners

The role of the middle market CFO is clearly evolving. Today’s CFO is no longer a number-cruncher with a background exclusively in accounting. Instead, they are working closely with other leaders to drive the business and overall company performance with the help of advanced FinTech and overhauled KPIs and metrics. As the CFO position continues to evolve, assessment tools are becoming increasingly common in the executive search process.

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The formula for COMPELLING diversity, equity, and inclusion goals

career.place

“How do we create truly compelling goals?”. This was a question I received a couple of weeks ago during the first training of the ATAP Talent Acquisition Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center of Excellence Program (The ATAP TA DEI COE – for ‘short’). In this session we covered creating impactful DEI goals. The formula is simple: goals must be CLEAR , MEASURABLE , COMPELLING , and REASONABLE.