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Insights, Observations, Realities on Human Resource Management
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AI in Personality Tests: A Guide for Talent Professionals

AI in Personality Tests: A Guide for Talent Professionals | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The use of AI in personality tests is becoming more common. Here's what experts in personality assessment want talent professionals to know.
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More key developments coming from emerging AI with classic HR issues.

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Job scams: Protect your organization with these 5 tips

Job scams: Protect your organization with these 5 tips | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
With job scams on the rise, there's plenty to watch out for. But there are a few ways to keep scammers at bay.
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More on the current day challenges for HR!

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What’s keeping HR leaders up right now? It’s not just retention

What’s keeping HR leaders up right now? It’s not just retention | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
As market conditions change, HR leaders are focused below the surface of recruiting and retention, including on areas like manager training.
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Horrible Job Interviews | 30 Insane Stories

Horrible Job Interviews | 30 Insane Stories | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
30 of the most horrifying things bosses have done to send job candidates running for the door.
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Unfortunately too real -- and speaks to the huge numbers of untrained interviewers out there!

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'Job cuffing': Are your workers getting ready to break up with you?

'Job cuffing': Are your workers getting ready to break up with you? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The concept of "job cuffing" can disrupt productivity and lead to talent loss if HR doesn't think proactively during the slow winter months.
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Skills management: The clock is ticking

Skills management: The clock is ticking | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Despite growing skills gaps, only 20% of companies are currently using a skills management solution, a figure that is down from last year.
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Wayfair CEO sends a harsh wake-up call to employees

Wayfair CEO sends a harsh wake-up call to employees | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The CEO recently informed employees that further blurring the line between work and life is the recipe for success and is pushing for staff to put in more overtime, according to an email Shah wrote to his employees, which was obtained by Business Insider last week.
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The details of this letter are fascinating, with multiple implications.  Could become a widely debated, (criticized?) approach.

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What is coffee badging – and what you can do about it

What is coffee badging – and what you can do about it | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Coffee badging is the latest in a long line of new terminologies that have surfaced in the work world recently – joining quiet quitting, quiet hiring & firing, resenteeism, bare-minimum Mondays, lazy girl jobs, rage applying, and other linguistic hallmarks that point to how much has changed at work since the advent of COVID-19.
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2023 Glassdoor: The year in worklife

Glassdoor shares the word of 2023 and the year’s top conversations among career professionals.
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Very interesting review -- the connections are very important.

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The Employee Life Cycle

The Employee Life Cycle | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The Employee Life Cycle can have significant impact on success: Click to learn more about selection, development, and retention of employees.
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Interesting way of looking at this -- perhaps a way to review, monitor, and plan!

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Can generative AI solve the professional burnout problem?

Can generative AI solve the professional burnout problem? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The widespread introduction of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI)—with its promise to streamline much of the drudgery of our day-to-day work lives by automating many of the repetitive, lower-value/higher-volume tasks that we do—presents enormous potential to transform not only the way we work but also the way we think about the value of human intelligence. It may also be the tool we need to help us reconnect with the most fulfilling parts of our jobs.
James Schreier's insight:

A critical issue but this is a rather interesting take on a possible solution.  Will AI taking "parts" of a job away -- the routine parts -- have the desired impact?  OR?

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Fake candidates, hallucinated jobs: How AI could poison online hiring

Fake candidates, hallucinated jobs: How AI could poison online hiring | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
That’s according to Forrester’s predictions for 2024, which prophesied that the heavy use of AI by both candidates and recruiters will lead to at least one well-known company to hire a nonexistent candidate, and at least one business to hire a real candidate for a nonexistent job.
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When high retention could signal HR problems afoot

When high retention could signal HR problems afoot | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
High retention may sound great at first blush, but it may indicate that problematic issues could be bubbling up soon for HR.
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I had a client in the 90's who wanted high turnover -- particularly among entry level positions.  He believe it kept costs low!

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Fix company culture, and see the ROI in EX and engagement

Fix company culture, and see the ROI in EX and engagement | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The annual What’s Keeping HR Up at Night? survey by 'HRE' found that culture and its impact on EX and employee engagement are top priorities.
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Strategies for managing building stress among HR leaders

Strategies for managing building stress among HR leaders | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
More than 75% of HR leaders surveyed by HRE cite rising stress, which, experts caution, can threaten individual and organizational success.
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Toxic positivity at work: Can too much optimism hinder employee productivity?

Toxic positivity at work: Can too much optimism hinder employee productivity? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The trending topic of "toxic positivity" and how it can affect workers on the job has three workplace experts weighing in with concerns for business leaders and managers.
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Added to all the issues HR has to address!

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HR Needs to Be In the Artificial Intelligence Conversations at Work

HR Needs to Be In the Artificial Intelligence Conversations at Work | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Artificial intelligence is different - HR can't wait for this new tech to be perfected. The time to shape AI for work is now.
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Why cognitive overload may be dragging your org down

Why cognitive overload may be dragging your org down | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
HR needs to understand the roots of cognitive overload and how to spot red flags in order to help employees deliver their best work.
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Home for the holidays: Employees report declining interest in workplace social events

Home for the holidays: Employees report declining interest in workplace social events | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Younger employees express stronger interest, however, suggesting they see such events as an opportunity to build professional relationships, a Visier report said.
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This is a very interesting development.  Actually a lot of history to this -- going way back to "Union Halls" and different developments through the decades.

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2024 HR leadership trends: Changing priorities, capabilities

2024 HR leadership trends: Changing priorities, capabilities | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Experts from Harvard, Cornell and Carnegie Mellon explore the HR trends that will reshape what leadership means.
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Nearly half of companies say they plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements in 2024

Nearly half of companies say they plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements in 2024 | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers, survey results show.
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The result is positive -- the reasoning is faulty.  A degree requirement is a "having" not a "doing."  This is overdue!

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What Human Resources Should Know About AI

What Human Resources Should Know About AI | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Diana Scott discusses whether it’s possible—or advisable—to take the “human” out of human resources.
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The peril of ignoring substance abuse in burned-out workplaces

The peril of ignoring substance abuse in burned-out workplaces | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Exhausted managers do not have the bandwidth to identify and support struggling employees.
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My latest thoughts -- formulated from decades of research and observation -- hr-tracks.com

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Employers willing to pay ‘premium’ for AI-skilled workers: AWS study

Employers willing to pay ‘premium’ for AI-skilled workers: AWS study | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Nearly 75% of employers who view hiring talent with AI skills as a priority reported having difficulty finding qualified candidates.
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Is your company monitoring you? - Glassdoor Blog

Here are signs that your employer may be monitoring you, the legality of it, and what you can do if you're uncomfortable with the idea.
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At least for a significant percentage of employees, organizations should do a better job of communicating about these practices.

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