StockSnap / Pixabay There’s no shortage of advice on how to handle millennials in the workplace and this generational cohort is now the largest in the workforce. Organizations have been adapting to millennials for well over a decade and those same employees will be assuming senior leadership positions within the next few years (if they […]
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Cover letters are something many job seekers dread writing. They’re not sure what to say or even whether a hiring manager will actually read it. But keep this in mind: if you send a cover letter, you have a 50/50 chance of the person reading it; if you don’t send a cover letter, you have
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Most employees want an honest evaluation of what they do well and what they need to improve, but few employees believe performance reviews are objective. Recent research from Gallup shows that 71% of employees believe their performance reviews are unfair. With end-of-year reviews coming up, what can your HR team do to make employees feel
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With the worker shortage rearing its ugly head in the U.S., businesses are increasingly challenged to keep their existing talent and fill empty roles. The shortage really is happening, and it’s likely due to become even more problematic. Earlier this year, the nation’s record 6.7 million job openings exceeded the six million people who are
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styles66 / Pixabay Ask just about anyone, and they’ll probably all give you different tips for writing your resume. While aspects of resumes have stayed the same over the years, there are others that have changed. Even the way you apply for jobs has evolved since so much is possible online now. And with all
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Posts about mobile onboarding tend to focus on campaign planning – how to highlight your app’s value, educate users on app functionality, etc. For this blog, let’s shift the focus to actionable opportunities. Below I’ve outlined three ways to make the most of the behavioral and profile data you capture from your users during an
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Understanding and flexibility Grieving is not over in 3 to 5 days. When the employee returns to work after their compassionate leave the real work of grieving is only beginning. This involves adjusting to the ‘new normal’ that comes about as a result of the person dying. It may mean significant changes in the bereaved
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Aymanjed / Pixabay I recently wrapped up a search for a Talent Acquisition Specialist for one of our clients. I do not often have the opportunity to recruit recruiters, so this was a fascinating experience for me. Of course, I focused my search on LinkedIn, using it as my primary tool to identify potential candidates
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An amateur jobseeker only thinks about searching for job vacancies and job posting online, send resume, and start the waiting game for an interview. After months of waiting and sending more than a hundred resumes in job sites, most job seekers still cannot find a job. Others settle for jobs that they are obviously underpaid.
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Virtual teams are becoming an increasingly common feature of today’s organizations. From international corporations with skilled employees spread across multiple countries to smaller businesses with largely remote workforces, companies of all kinds are using virtual teams to develop innovative solutions that deliver measurable business results. Although functionally similar to a colocated team whose members meet
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