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New NICE Performance Management Solution Adds Gamification Capabilities

NICE Systems has announced the release of the new NICE Performance Management solution to boost employee engagement through gamification capabilities. The new release expands on the gamification tools introduced into the solution last year and improving on the most common colored icons and charts used in most market offerings. Gamification is a recent development in ways of addressing the problem...

Pinocchio and the Pencil Pushers

Integrity is a quality managers and corporate leaders need to have. But in reality, 35.4 percent of company leadership tells at least one white lie per day. PER DAY!! Surprisingly enough, managers aren't lying to their employees, but to their supervisors. Which means, if you manage a team, you might be on the receiving end of these lies. It's even more disappointing that employees...

5 Ways to Leverage Big Data for Career Success

Big Data is all the buzz right now; so much so that even the Obama administration is investing $200 million in big data research projects. In the Harvard Magazine article, "Why 'Big Data' Is a Big Deal," the author notes that Weatherhead University Professor Gary King believes there is currently a Big Data revolution. "But it is not the quantity of data that is revolutionary,"...

Staples Releases Survey Celebrating National Administrative Professionals' Day

Happy National Administrative Professionals' Day! With more than one-third of businesses planning to celebrate this honor (April 23), Staples has released the findings of its third-annual survey of non-admin and admin workers. And according to the results, 61 percent of administrative professionals are happier than their bosses (18 percent). Also, for the second year in a row, a majority of...

Let Video Interviewing Supercharge Your Next Hiring Spree

Companies that are growing quickly, or hope to, sometimes go on public hiring sprees to generate interest and bring them some extra media attention. This speeds up the recruitment process, helping a business quickly interview and hire candidates. If you're preparing for your next hiring spree to quickly fill out your ranks, first consider the example of a few big names that have recently been...

LeaveXpert Portal Provides Centralized Process for Self-service Leave Requests

Optis, a provider of people data services and cloud software solutions, has announced the launch of a new edition of LeaveXpert, the company's leave and absence management solution. LeaveXpert's self-service portal streamlines the process for leave requests for HR departments and employees. Employees can access LeaveXpert from anywhere with Internet access to request a leave of absence and...

Should Employees Write Their Own Job Descriptions?

I know what you are thinking, "It's my company; I'm the manager, and I give the orders 'round here and I am not having some worker telling me how to run my business." I jest a little, but seriously, most of you may be surprised at the notion of allowing your employees the freedom to determine their own job description – and many of you will undoubtedly be skeptical. But, it's not as crazy...

As Telecommuting Grows, Recruiters Adjust Their Tactics

When something grows by 118 percent in the span of one year, you take notice. Comparing the number of remote work opportunities posted to the site in 2013 to the number posted in 2012, FlexJobs saw exactly this kind of astronomical growth: 118 percent more remote work opportunities were posted in 2013 than in the previous year. "There has been a steady upward trend over the last decade with...

TalentGuard Announces New Release of CareerPath Career Development Software

Talent management software provider TalentGuard has announced the newest release of CareerPath by TalentGuard, an employee career development solution that automatically builds custom career paths based on an employee's skills and interests. The personalized, interactive career development plan can be shared with others in the company. CareerPath allows companies to develop existing employees...

The Art of the Thank You Note

When was the last time you wrote—not emailed, not texted—someone to express your gratitude? If you've recently had a job interview, you should be writing a thank-you note right now! We all know by now that the thank-you note is the hallmark of class and sophistication. In an increasingly impersonal world, a handwritten note of thanks feels like an artifact of a more elegant bygone age....

Randstad's Employee Confidence Index Hits Six-month High

Randstad's U.S. Employee Confidence Index for March 2014 rose to a six-month high, increasing by 3.1 points from February to 57.1. Workers also reported the highest level of job security since May 2008 as 77 percent indicated it was unlikely they would lose their jobs. American workers remain confident with the workplace, the U.S. economy, the availability of jobs, their potential to find new...

The Agnostic and Skeptical Recruiter: The Art of Sitting on the Fence

Management is pressing you for your opinion about whether a better, as yet undiscovered candidate for the job you're trying to fill exists, or whether the search should be called to a halt right now. Truth be told, because of your lingering doubts after all the work you've put into the hunt, you'd rather be asked whether God exists. Now, you would say, if you are being truthful about...

Most Businesses Adding More Mobile Apps to Employee Devices in 2014

Frost Sullivan's new research analysis, 2013 North American Mobile Enterprise Applications, has revealed that mobile applications reached a tech plateau during 2013 but with advancements expected in 2014, most North American companies (71 percent) are deploying a large array of mobile worker software. The research found that 48 percent of decisions makers report that their companies...

Simply Hired Reports Steady Employment Growth Nationwide

The newly released April 2014 Employment Outlook report from Simply Hired shows that job openings increased 5.1 percent over-the-month in March 2014 and were up 27.5 percent over-the-year. Openings were also up in February, albeit at the lower rate of 4.6 percent month-over-month. "There continue to be exciting, new possibilities for job seekers who want to take the next big step in their...

4 Habits to Become a Recruiting Leader

Recruiting can be a pretty cut-throat profession. Finding and acquiring qualified and talented employees is one of the most important components within an organization. Large organizations and hiring companies look to recruiters to bring in candidate leads that turn into long-term, engaged employees. Therefore, with all of the calls, meetings, and outreach on social, it's easy for...

Three LinkedIn Influencers to Follow

When LinkedIn first launched the Influencer program in October of 2012, it was a highly selective platform. LinkedIn only invited certain people to contribute original content to the blogging platform, and many of the invitees were marquee names in various business sectors. The original Influencers were people like Bill Gates, Arianna Huffington, and Richard Branson – the kind of leaders who...

When and Why Job Candidates Don't Ask Questions [Part II]

Other reasons why some job candidates won't ask questions include the following: Absence of sanctions: There is a flipside to the fear of punishment for asking questions. It's the absence of punishments for not being curious and asking questions. "When was the last time you met anyone who was ashamed because they didn't know something?", laments J. Peder Zane, Chairman of the...

Take the Interview to Release Digital In-person Interview Product

Interview Management Platform, Take the Interview, recently opened applications for the Expedition Program for its latest innovation, the Digital In-person Interview. This program, powered by Google GlassTM technology, puts a spin on the interview process by combining the benefits of digital interviewing with traditional in-person interviews. Expedition Program participants are able to access...

Regular Rate of Pay: Understanding and Calculating this Critical Rate

On the surface, payroll is simply paying an employee for the work they do. But figuring out how to appropriately pay them is not always so simple. Understanding a few basic factors will help you figure out more complicated payments like overtime and bonuses. Where to start: First, you must understand what is included in the regular rate of pay. The regular rate of pay, by definition, is...

How To Avoid Creating Burnouts in Your Firm

We live in both an exciting but harsh economic climate. Exciting, because we are in the age of constant technological evolution, emerging markets and new entrepreneurs hitting the marketplace every day. Harsh, though, because there are winners and losers, with the losers facing lost clients, redundancies and restructuring with surviving staff having to pick up the slack resulting in sustained...

Work-from-Home Offers Real Value to Employers through Growth Cloud Benefits

According to Sutherland Global Services, the cloud has made work-at-home more effective and efficient for employers and employees. Not only does it enable companies to make recruiting and hiring more efficient, but also facilitates more targeted and relevant training. Sutherland Global Services' CloudForce Division has identified three main advantages for companies with telecommuting...

Make Your Social Media Efforts Effective

It's a point hammered over and over by career counselors: The key to getting ahead is effectively using social media to network. Of course, you also have to be cognizant that social media can work against you, too. Now that we all know social media is good for us what is considered good social media practices? Not only is it important what you say but how you say it, according to guidelines...

ADP Mobile Solutions App Available on Amazon Appstore

HCM solutions provider ADP has announced the availability of its ADP Mobile Solutions app on the Amazon Appstore, making it downloadable to any Android or Kindle Fire device. The ADP Mobile Solutions App gives employees of ADP clients access to all tools necessary for accessing HR information. Employees can view pay statements, input and track time and attendance, review benefits information,...

Recruitment Agency Success Report

What makes a successful recruitment agency? To answer the question, one has to look backward, at the relatively recent shakeup felt keenly by third party recruitment agencies that were at the height of the technology boom market, very successful. Note: a special thank you to this month's Leadership Sponsor, Linium Staffing. Transform and innovate your business with Linium's strategic staffing...

Sarah Robinson, Author of "Fierce Loyalty," on the Benefits of Building Loyal Workplaces

The perennially unassuming Sarah Robinson — an Amazon bestselling author — didn't always see herself as an authority on community building. In fact, she probably wouldn't have written "Fierce Loyalty: Unlocking the DNA of Wildly Successful Communities" if it hadn't been for the persistent nudging from two of her good friends/colleagues, who also happened to work with...

3 Early Signs of Employee Burnout

A recent study by ComPsych of 17,000 organizations worldwide, covering over 45 million people, has revealed large levels of burnout within the workforce, which has implications for both HR and Recruiters. Why? Because an organization with high and clearly visible levels of burnout will start to face retention issues, which will eventually impact recruiters who will face the uncomfortable...

Among Optimistic Economic Signs, Boomer Retirement Confidence Falls

A new retirement study released by the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) indicates that even as the economy recovers following the recession, most baby boomers are losing confidence in their ability to retire comfortably. Just one-third of respondents to the study said that they have the financial resources to retire comfortably while 35 percent expressed confidence in their financial...

Gallup Survey: Number of Uninsured at Lowest Level Since 2008

According to a new Gallup poll, the uninsured rate among lower-income Americans is at its lowest level since 2008. The percentage of Americans without health insurance dropped by 1.5 percent from Q4 2013 to 15.6 percent. The data corresponds directly with the enrollment deadline for coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This confirms that enrollment through exchanges...

When and Why Job Candidates Don't Ask Questions [Part I]

Curiosity may have "killed the cat", but a candidate's lack of it can kill a job interview and crush the odds of being hired. You'd think that even if it has to be faked, some curiosity would be displayed—if only because it is expected and tactical in an interview and even if only as a fleeting "state", rather than a permanent "trait". Such a curious lack of curiosity cries out for...

Entitlement and Other Millennial Myths

Millennials have a stereotype far from the truth, as stereotypes generally go. They are said to be entitled and described as lazy, but what is the truth? They have the highest participation in volunteerism since the Greatest Generation (those born in the 1930s and 1940s). Millennials are highly educated, service oriented, and hopeful. The real question is: Why do Millennials have a negative...

3 Ways to Successfully Screen Candidates

Glassdoor recently released its sixth annual Employees' Choice Awards, which honored the 50 Best Places to Work. And the awards were determined by, as Glassdoor states, "the people who know these companies best — their employees." If your workers value your business enough (and their role in it) to rate your company as a "Best Place to Work," I think it's fair to say that, as an...

Prepping for a Job Interview on the Phone

An English professor in college used to tell me, "Get dressed up for your exams. If you feel good, you will do better on your tests." While I never put on tails and a top hat, I did follow his advice and so should you when prepping for a phone interview for a job. It's so tempting when conducting business over the phone – especially from your home – to adapt a less-than-professional...

Top 15 Online Recruiting Resources: The Complete Guide

Whether the job market is slow or booming, unemployment rate is low or high, or companies growing or downsizing, a recruiter's job never ends. Companies are always looking for fresh and talented candidates and most turn to recruiters to get the job done. And nowadays, word-of-mouth can only do so much. Today's recruiters know that online recruitment is the norm, which not only opens up the...

Can Smarterer and Flock Change Recruiting Forever?

I'm an expert in creative writing and strategic human resource management. I'm also highly proficient in social recruiting, and if it weren't for a few tricky questions about Bullhorn's ATS (a system I've never actually had the chance to use), I'm pretty sure I'd be an expert there, too. All of this sounds like shameless boasting, but it's not. These are just my Smarterer...

SkillSurvey Releases Pre-Hire Assessment Tools for Power, Oil, and Gas Industries

Pre-Hire 360 inventor SkillSurvey has announced the addition of "Workplace Health and Safety" competency cluster for power, oil, gas, and other industrial employers who need to identify safety-focused candidates. The company is also releasing job-specific surveys to support hiring within these industries. "This new safety cluster will help hiring managers identify whether a candidate...

Snagajob Releases 2014 Summer Hiring Survey

Snagajob, America's largest hourly employment marketplace for job seekers and employers, recently announced the results of its 2014 Summer Hiring Survey. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old will increase by more than two million between April and May of 2014. Snagajob's recent survey reveals what people can expect as the youth seek...

Perceptive Software Announces Scalable Hybrid Cloud Foundation at Inspire 2014

Perceptive Software, a subsidiary of Lexmark, took the opportunity at Inspire 2014 in Las Vegas to announce the launch of Perceptive Evolution, a scalable, enterprise-class platform for next-generation enterprise process and content management solutions. Evolution is designed to mobilize the entire Perceptive product line including capture, content, process, and search within a unified hybrid...

5 Reasons To Hire a 'B Player'

The default position among many employers and hiring managers is to only hire 'A Players'; that is, those who fit the job description perfectly or very closely—and to jettison the rest, which is those who fall below the grade, 'B Players'. On the face of it, this sounds a like a perfectly logical hiring strategy, but why is it then that so many HR managers and recruiters find themselves in...

Recruiters: Don't Say These 10 Things To Candidates

An interview is a two-person experience. It is may be more likely that candidates will trip up and say something they shouldn't, but they aren't the only ones who can make mistakes. Recruiters and HR managers are equally capable of saying the wrong things when interviewing potential employees. So to help remind you of the "don'ts' when it comes to interview etiquette, the following...

Should You Leave Your Emotions Out of an Interview?

This may sound like a silly question, but, "Should you leave your emotions at home when interviewing?" And more specifically, I'm referring to expressing your emotions at the hopefulness and desire(s) of landing the job. This is why I ask: My best friend interviewed for medical school last week. And getting to this position was no easy feat. She had a trying college experience full of...

You've Got the Offer – Now Get the Salary You Want

An often overlooked part of the job hunt process is getting the salary you deserve based on your experience and needs. Here are 15 good tips on salary negotiations. Writing in The Harvard Business Review, Deepak Malhotra, a professor of business administration in the Negotiations, Organizations and Markets unit at Harvard Business School, says, "Every situation is unique, but some strategies,...

Negotiation 2.0: Partnering with your Clients

When I first began my career in recruiting, negotiating with clients was something I dreaded. Several of my colleagues were shocked that I hadn't yet seen Glengarry Glen Ross and after forcing me to YouTube some choice scenes of Alec Baldwin spitting the words 'steak knives' over and over...I was terrified. I began to picture scenes of dark, smoky board rooms with big-wig attorneys...

Ongig Takes a People-Centered Approach to Recruitment Advertising

"As you know, most people think job descriptions suck," says Jason Webster, co-founder and head of sales of Ongig. "They're text-based. They're presented by an ATS where a lot of times the fonts mismatch, and there are all kinds of alignment errors, and they certainly don't look good on a mobile device." Webster, whose background is in recruiting, believes that a bad job ad makes...

Nearly All Organizations to Replace HCM Software within 18 Months, Reports Bersin

New research from Bersin by Deloitte has shown that after years of budget cuts, 90 percent of surveyed organizations plan to replace their human capital management (HCM) software within the next 18 months. The new findings are a part of the research report, "Investments in Human Capital management Systems 2014: What Technology Users Have and What They Will Buy in the Year Ahead," and refers to...

Towers Watson Survey Finds Employees More Satisfied with Finances, Retirement

The satisfaction of U.S. workers for their financial situation has improved compared to its level five years ago, however retirement confidence levels remain low (but improved) compared to pre-recession levels. These findings are part of discoveries made in the Towers Watson Global Benefit Attitudes Survey, which also found that workers are especially worried about the affordability of health...

4 Ways to Reduce 3 Ways to Impress Your Boss to 2 Ways

Everybody loves to read "ways" articles—about "4 ways to make your resume shine", "3 ways to impress your boss", "5 ways to better networking" and the like. As I've argued before, in "5 Reasons Why We Like '5 Reasons Why...' Analyses" , there are, in particular, some good reasons why "5 ways..." is especially appealing and common—mostly because of the fact that...

5 Warning Signs That It's a Scam

My aunt has been applying for work for more than one year now. Her husband got a new position in early 2013; so, he and his family left their home in Houston, Texas to relocate to the southeast region. Unfortunately, my aunt's job did not transfer. And for the past year (and some change) she's been looking for work each day. So, imagine her shock, excitement and relief when she received a...

Survey Shows Workers Value Money Over Time

According to a recent survey by Accounting Principals, cash comes first for working Americans, with a whopping 79 percent saying they would prefer a 5 percent raise instead of an extra week of vacation (20 percent). The Time Versus Money survey polled more than 1,000 working adults to understand working Americans' attitudes on compensation in the workplace related to salary, time off, benefits,...