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Insights, Observations, Realities on Human Resource Issues
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May 25, 2015 12:01 PM
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Will You Be Forced to Pay Overtime For Employee Smartphone Use?

Will You Be Forced to Pay Overtime For Employee Smartphone Use? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
By Eric B. Meyer “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” (I’m pretty sure that was from Ferris Bueller's Day Off) This week, in The Wall Street …
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May 22, 2015 8:56 AM
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The One Thing You Must Never Do in an Interview

The One Thing You Must Never Do in an Interview | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
More hiring mistakes are made in the first 30 minutes of a job interview than at any other time. This is devastating if you’re a candidate who should have been hired. It’s equally devastating if you’re the hiring manger and hire the wrong person. I contend that these errors are the primary reason 70% of the U.S. workforce is disengaged. The solution is simple:Don’t use the interview to make the hiring decision. Use the interview to collect the evidence needed to make the hiring decision.Of course, if you don’t know what evidence to look for, this simple solution
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As usual, the best advice from the master.  No one knows hiring and interviewing better than Lou Adler!

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May 12, 2015 11:18 AM
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Treating Employees as Customers

Treating Employees as Customers | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Organizations should rethink the way they deliver services to the workforce. Is ‘consumerized’ HR the new normal?
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May 11, 2015 8:18 AM
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Shining Examples

Shining Examples | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
By Kristen B. FraschWhether going above and beyond or simply carrying out their functions extremely well, this year's HR's Rising Stars handle the challenges before them with that extra spark of initiative.
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May 4, 2015 12:40 PM
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The Future Of HR Will Be Dramatically Different, So Better Plan Now

The Future Of HR Will Be Dramatically Different, So Better Plan Now | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
FREE WEBINAR:  Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 2 pm Eastern/11 am Pacific. You probably already know that we live in an often chaotic and highly competitive business world where there is …
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May 4, 2015 11:14 AM
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Hiring Wisdom: What If Your New Hires Don’t Up and Quit?

Hiring Wisdom: What If Your New Hires Don’t Up and Quit? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
What would you do differently if you knew for sure that your new hires would stay with you for at least the next two (2) years?
Would you:
Train them differently?
Spend more time with them? (more…)
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May 4, 2015 11:13 AM
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Google's Head Of HR Shares His Hiring Secrets

Google's Head Of HR Shares His Hiring Secrets | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Google's SVP of people operations explains how he sifts through 2 million rsums and how he defines the "Googleyness" of potential hires.
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April 28, 2015 2:35 AM
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Never Trust HR and Other Workplace Tips for Millennials

Never Trust HR and Other Workplace Tips for Millennials | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
One of my favorite Millennials is graduating from college next month, and it occurs to me that he, like millions of others from the so-called Godless Generation, could benefit from some sage …
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April 20, 2015 7:27 AM
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The 3 Critical Tasks Every HR Manager Must Work On Every Single Day

The 3 Critical Tasks Every HR Manager Must Work On Every Single Day | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
It’s graduation season, and soon many new human resource brothers and sisters will be entering into their first real HR gigs. Many will be titled, “HR Manager,” even without one day of …
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April 16, 2015 3:28 PM
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Megatrends and the Future of Telent

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April 15, 2015 3:49 AM
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Apple's new headquarters won't be built by felons

Apple's new headquarters won't be built by felons | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Apple has banned workers with a felony conviction in the last seven years from building its new spaceship-like HQ. Here's why it matters.
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Not sure why this is pinned on Apple when so many organizations use this practice.

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April 13, 2015 9:43 AM
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When It Comes Right Down to It, HR Doesn’t Care About Your Problems

When It Comes Right Down to It, HR Doesn’t Care About Your Problems | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
HR doesn’t care about your work-life balance. Well, that’s harsh. They care, but they have problems of their own. Human resources departments have undergone a transformation. They are …
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April 10, 2015 11:18 AM
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4 Incredibly Common Hiring Mistakes — and How to Prevent Them

4 Incredibly Common Hiring Mistakes  — and How to Prevent Them | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Hiring right is one of the most important decisions a company can make. Hire the right person and you increase productivity and retention. Hire the wrong person and you increase turnover, …
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May 25, 2015 9:27 AM
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6 Big Data Metrics That Drive Quality of Hire

6 Big Data Metrics That Drive Quality of Hire | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
The magic and enormous value of big data is that it reveals information that was never seen before.
Over the years I’ve been using a series of metrics that indicate individual recruiter performance as they relate to productivity, sourcing effectiveness and quality of hire. By drilling down into the data
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May 19, 2015 8:15 AM
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First Impressions: Why Onboarding Employees Is Like Going on a First Date

First Impressions: Why Onboarding Employees Is Like Going on a First Date | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it

So “I arrived early excited about my first day and my first real job from college. I just could not believe how disorganized they were. It was like nothing you said. As a matter of fact, they …

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So very real -- so easy to lose an employee so quickly.

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May 11, 2015 8:20 AM
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14% of Zappos’ staff left after being offered exit pay

14% of Zappos’ staff left after being offered exit pay | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Online shoe seller Zappos offered at least three months of severance to any employee who wanted to leave by the end of April, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Around 210 workers, or 14% of all 1,500 employees, accepted the offer.
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May 8, 2015 6:57 AM
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What are performance reviews really about?

What are performance reviews really about? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Performance appraisals often say more about the giver than about the recipient.
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May 4, 2015 12:39 PM
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Would One of Your Former Employees Really Want to Come Back?

Would One of Your Former Employees Really Want to Come Back? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Would you want to go back? “I was just asked for references, so it looks good -- right?” read the text message. This young lady was in the throes of interviewing, and yes, I told her …
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May 4, 2015 11:13 AM
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Employee Engagement: It’s All about Connections and Good Work

Employee Engagement: It’s All about Connections and Good Work | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
This week, SHRM released its annual Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Report.
It’s interesting in how it segregates true “satisfiers” from the factors and conditions that help employees more deeply engage.
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April 28, 2015 5:58 AM
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Millennials: Underuse Them at Your Peril

Millennials: Underuse Them at Your Peril | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Are you taking your young employees seriously enough? Too many companies aren’t. Case in point: In my consulting work, I once visited a large—strike that, very large—company, one of the …
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April 28, 2015 2:27 AM
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Believe It or Not, NLRB Protects Foul Facebook Attack on Supervisor

Believe It or Not, NLRB Protects Foul Facebook Attack on Supervisor | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
By Nelson Cary Consider this employee’s Facebook post: Bob is such a NASTY MOTHERF___ER don’t know how to talk to people!!!!!! F__k his mother and his entire f__king family!!!! What a …
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Let's see: Bad management leads to bad employees leads to....unfortunately predictable... Where's the leadership?

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April 19, 2015 2:42 AM
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Dealing With Someone Who Has Quit and Stayed: Ask Madeleine

Dealing With Someone Who Has Quit and Stayed: Ask Madeleine | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Dear Madeleine, I’ve got a member of my team who has “retired in place.” No matter what I try, I can’t get him to engage. Any thoughts? Frustrated Dear Frustrated, I think the only thing to do in t...
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April 16, 2015 6:13 AM
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Keys To Analyzing, Managing Performance

Keys To Analyzing, Managing Performance | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Managers find managing the performance of their subordinates a challenge. Here are some scenarios that will help with analyzing and managing performance.
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April 13, 2015 9:44 AM
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Is HR Simply Too Snooty for Its Own Good?

Is HR Simply Too Snooty for Its Own Good? | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
A friend (let’s call her Jeanine) phoned the other day with some great news and some not-so-great news. The great news: She applied for an HR consultancy with a large, well-known …
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April 13, 2015 9:24 AM
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Hiring Wisdom: Why You Must Make It Easy For Candidates to Apply

Hiring Wisdom: Why You Must Make It Easy For Candidates to Apply | HR - Tracks | Scoop.it
Pretty much everyone who wants to work and everyone you would want to hire is now employed -- especially the best of the best, the candidates you should aim for first. But, you need to …
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The solution suggested is very simple -- and obviously doesn't address the need for initial screening information that will be collected later -- but if a company is willing to make these "return calls" it's certainly a welcoming strategy.


One reason I posted this today is that I just had to fill out a four page application for a conference -- before even seeing the registration fees information I needed before even considering attending.  Most conferences I've considered attending would never get me to do that much work before completing forms.

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