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• Should you offer unlimited time off? 8 pros and cons

  Unlimited time off helps companies demonstrate that they trust their employees, but disadvantages include workers deciding not to use their PTO. Learn more pros and cons. Continue Reading

• 3 ways to use AI to improve employee experience

  Technology like conversational AI and large language models can potentially help companies improve employee experience. Learn how HR leaders can use them. Continue Reading

• How to increase employee engagement on sustainability

  Getting employees excited about sustainability topics doesn't just happen. Here's how initiatives such as sustainability ERGs and volunteering opportunities can spark engagement. Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of hiring boomerang employees

  Returning, or 'boomerang,' employees can bring plenty of advantages, such as faster onboarding, but disadvantages can include employee complacency. Learn about the pros and cons. Continue Reading

• Benefits of employee recognition programs and ideas to try

  Employee recognition programs can lead to happier workers, which helps companies overall. Learn some benefits of employee recognition programs as well as potential pitfalls. Continue Reading

• 7 tips for creating an alumni employee network

  Even great HR teams have recruiting challenges in today's competitive labor market. Learn how an alumni employee network might help and why it's a magnet for 'boomerang employees.'Continue Reading

• How companies can avoid a poor candidate experience

  In a competitive job market, companies must learn how to avoid a poor candidate experience. Here are some best practices to follow.Continue Reading

• How recruiters can reject candidates respectfully

  How recruiters reject job candidates can make a huge difference in a candidate's feelings towards a company. Learn some ways that recruiters can improve the rejection process.Continue Reading

• 4 ways HR can support and develop managers

  Managers may be inexperienced and require help facing today's business challenges. Learn how HR leaders can help managers succeed in their roles.Continue Reading

• 3 ways to create a positive HR-IT relationship

  A disconnect between HR and IT can negatively affect overall company operations. Learn some ways for HR leaders to create a stronger HR-IT relationship at their company.Continue Reading

• 7 talent acquisition strategies for better hiring in 2023

  As the pandemic recedes and the cost of living rises, candidates are looking elsewhere for better pay. Be prepared with a top-notch candidate experience, career site and ATS.Continue Reading

• How multi-tenant SaaS HR unified the Hearst conglomerate

  Debra Robinson, SVP and CIO at Hearst Communications, takes listeners inside the company's major project to consolidate disparate ERP and HR systems on Oracle Cloud Applications.Continue Reading

• 6 ways people analytics can help HR improve retention

  Improving retention benefits the entire organization. Learn some ways people analytics can help HR increase retention, from identifying high turnover to improving DEI.Continue Reading

• 10 best practices and checklist for remote onboarding

  Onboarding new hires is one of the trickiest challenges HR teams must face when supporting work-from-home and hybrid models. These tips on remote onboarding provide guidance.Continue Reading

• 10 steps in planning a strong recruitment strategy

  To attract and hire the right job candidates, examine current policies, solicit feedback, identify workforce gaps, deploy advanced technologies and promote the company brand.Continue Reading

• 6 best practices for managing a contingent workforce

  A well-managed contingent workforce can provide welcome relief to businesses juggling their finances during trying times and a practical alternative to hiring permanent employees.Continue Reading

• What HR should consider about digital accessibility

  Digital accessibility is important for recruiting, retention and meeting legal requirements. Learn what HR professionals should consider, including how to get started.Continue Reading

• How HR can protect employees' personal information

  Employees' personal information is some of the most valuable data at a company, and HR must work to help protect it. Learn how HR can help bolster data security efforts.Continue Reading

• How an HR-IT partnership can serve the greater good

  MOD Pizza's Tara Gambill explains how enterprise IT initiatives, including the digital transformation of HR by deploying SAP SuccessFactors HXM, helped drive the chain's rapid growth.Continue Reading

• How to welcome a new employee virtually and boost retention

  How can organizations welcome new employees virtually and make sure they feel valued? HR leaders can use these 10 strategies and share them with managers.Continue Reading

• Why HR plays an important role in preventing cyber attacks

  Human resources information is some of the most sensitive and critical information on company networks. Learn why HR has an important part to play in preventing cyber attacks.Continue Reading

• 4 best practices for creating an internal talent marketplace

  Internal mobility is one potential solution to companies' current recruiting problems. Learn about internal talent marketplaces and best practices for creating one.Continue Reading

• 7 tips to boost employee referrals

  Employee referrals can be a huge boon to companies currently struggling to recruit new workers. Learn some tips on how to boost them and how tech can help.Continue Reading

• How technology can help identify pay inequity

  Various technologies and tools, including job evaluation software and compensation planning applications, may help companies identify pay inequity. Learn how.Continue Reading

• 8 workforce management tools to support flexible work hours

  A flexible work hours policy can improve employee experience, especially for working mothers. Learn about some tools that can potentially help employers manage this.Continue Reading

• 8 tips for an HR software demo

  Project leaders must prepare before an HR software demo to maximize the presentation's value for participants. Learn some tips to keep in mind before and after the demo.Continue Reading

• 9 different HR roles and job titles

  HR departments are getting increasingly strategic to better support organizations' visions and goals. Here are the HR roles that can help carry out those strategies.Continue Reading

• Top strategies and tools to prevent employee isolation

  Feelings of isolation and loneliness are growing as employees continue to work from home. Learn strategies and tools that HR and business leaders can use to help.Continue Reading

• Should you redesign your office during COVID-19?

  Contemporary office spaces must protect workers but also enable collaboration. Learn how to redesign your office so it brings workers together and keeps them safe.Continue Reading

• How RPA can improve payroll processes

  RPA can help with some of the tasks associated with payroll, including shift payment calculation. Learn how RPA can potentially improve payroll operations.Continue Reading

• VR in HR: How human resources can use VR and AR technology

  The use of augmented and virtual reality in HR processes is just beginning, but it has great potential in recruiting, onboarding, training and virtual workspaces.Continue Reading

• How RPA can improve your recruiting process

  RPA's uses in recruiting include sorting resumes and communicating with candidates. Here's a guide to how RPA can optimize your company's recruiting process.Continue Reading

• What does robotic process automation mean for HR operations?

  HR can use RPA to automate manual processes, standardize common tasks, quickly complete existing tasks and free workers from the mundane to spend more time on complex projects.Continue Reading

• 5 workforce management tools for the new normal

  Workforce management tools can help supervisors lead a hybrid workforce and ease the transition to a new company normal. Learn about some of the most important.Continue Reading

• LXP vs. LMS: What are the differences?

  Newly remote workers expect employers to stay focused on their training and development. Learn how both an LMS and an LXP can help and how the two are different.Continue Reading

• How can HR support the hybrid workforce?

  HR has a crucial role to play in supporting the hybrid workforce. Learn how HR can help organizational leaders ensure success.Continue Reading

• HR can help support employees' mental health, well-being

  Employees are more worried and stressed than ever before. Here's a look at how business and HR leaders can get serious about mental health and well-being in the workplace.Continue Reading

• 8 tips for welcoming employees back to the office

  Employees who have become used to working from home may have mixed feelings about coming back to the office. That's why welcoming them back in the right way is so important.Continue Reading

• Remote work flexibility key for employee retention

  Offering flexible work options is one important key to fighting employee turnover. Learn why remote and hybrid work are not passing trends and why saying 'no' will cost.Continue Reading

• Upskilling and reskilling employees for a competitive edge

  To stay competitive and offer a positive employee experience, organizations need to create a culture of learning that focuses on continuous growth.Continue Reading

• How an HR help desk supports an HCM rollout

  An HCM implementation requires strategic support and an HR help desk application may help provide that. Learn about features such as enhancement tracking, as well as vendors to research.Continue Reading

• 6 tips for better digital learning in the workplace

  Today's companies need to upskill and reskill their workforces to stay competitive. Here's a look at some of the most important learning and development strategies that can help.Continue Reading

• 30 easy ways to help employees manage stress

  Companies can go beyond wellness programs with these strategies, which range from easy ideas to more long-term solutions for helping employees manage stress.Continue Reading

• How to prevent employee burnout: 6 essentials

  Preventing employee burnout can be more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic, but companies should help employees before they hit that point. Here are some strategies to try.Continue Reading

• 8 diversity hiring mistakes you could be making

  Diversity hiring mistakes are all too common during the recruiting process. Here are some mistakes companies need to avoid for their recruiting efforts to be truly successful.Continue Reading

• Workforce strategy and planning in times of crisis

  HR, IT and facilities managers are focused on reconfiguring workplaces and the technologies that ensure the safety, productivity and privacy of employees returning to the office.Continue Reading

• Top 5 components of a workplace mental health strategy

  Promoting mental health in the workplace requires creating an empathetic and stigma-free culture for employees. Learn five important facets of creating that.Continue Reading

• Business and HR leaders face COVID-19 vaccine dilemmas

  COVID-19 vaccines open up a Pandora's Box of issues for companies learning how to deal with the return to offices and other workplaces. Here's why technology is critical.Continue Reading

• 5 important diversity issues in the workplace for 2021

  Black Lives Matter threw a spotlight on diversity issues in 2020. In 2021, workplace diversity, equity and inclusion issues are likely to become even more important.Continue Reading

• AI tools and technologies reshape workplace planning

  As enterprises prep for greater numbers of workers returning to the office, AI, analytics and automated workflows play critical roles in maintaining workplace continuity.Continue Reading

• What technology did HR need because of the pandemic in 2020?

  2020 complicated HR teams' ability to help manage employees. Here's a look at three ways technology helped, including strengthening security and using new video platforms.Continue Reading

• Top 4 diversity recruiting strategies to achieve true D&I

  Increased scrutiny from the public has caused employers to seek innovative diversity and inclusion strategies. Here's how to make sure your diversity recruiting strategies succeed.Continue Reading

• 12 tips for recruiting and hiring ideal remote employees

  The pandemic has made working remotely the new normal in many organizations. Here's how to find and hire the best candidates -- all with a new, more virtual recruiting process.Continue Reading

• Understand workplace COVID-19 contact tracing issues, methods

  COVID-19 contact tracing for offices, businesses, restaurants and other workplaces is a challenge for employers. Here is a look at different methods and how testing can work.Continue Reading

• The importance of employee well-being and how technology can help

  Technology can serve an important role in promoting employee wellness. Here's a look at why that matters and who should be involved.Continue Reading

• 13 HR software buying mistakes to avoid

  The HR system selection process is rife with the potential for mistakes. Learn about some of the most common ones and how the HR software buying team can avoid them.Continue Reading

• Get digital: 6 tips for boosting remote employee experience

  Remote work can't be successful without rethinking mobile capabilities and HR processes. Here are six lessons on improving employee experience in the new normal.Continue Reading

• 8 strategies HR can use to recruit Gen Z

  Gen Z is the newest generation entering the workforce. Learn some strategies HR teams and hiring managers can use to recruit the right candidates more quickly.Continue Reading

• HR data migration checklist and tips for implementation success

  Data migration and conversion are critical aspects of an HR system implementation project. Learn important tips you can use to create success.Continue Reading

• How to conduct video interviews: 7 tips for employers

  Interviewing candidates over video doesn't have to be stressful. Here are seven virtual interviewing tips to help you prepare.Continue Reading

• Don't risk your business internationally with noncompliance

  Companies need to ensure they take compliance seriously when expanding internationally. They need to make sure they are compliant in countries by understanding regulations.Continue Reading

• Balancing safety and privacy with social distancing technology

  As companies look to employ technology to help office workers maintain social distance, we need to look at whether this could result in a loss of privacy as these tools become the norm.Continue Reading

• The 7 most impactful employee experience apps

  HRIS platforms and online surveys are obvious vehicles for improving employee experience and engagement, but don't overlook collaboration, help desks and other tools of daily life.Continue Reading

• 6 ways HR can ensure cybersecurity for remote workers

  HR can partner with IT and other departments to boost security awareness for remote workers and help prevent vicious cyber attacks. Here are six ways to accomplish that.Continue Reading

• Pivot to remote performance management: 10 tips

  The switch from traditional performance management to remote performance management isn't going to be easy. Here are 10 tips on how to make the transition smoother for employees.Continue Reading

• Digital employee experience a new focus of HR-IT partnership

  Generational change forced companies to repave the on-ramps to the digital workplace and improve the employee experience. COVID-19 changed the emphasis, but the goals are the same.Continue Reading

• 4 ways HR and IT can collaborate on employee experience

  The COVID-19 pandemic is causing new issues for workers across industries. Here's how HR and IT can collaborate on creating a better employee experience.Continue Reading

• The HR software buying team: Roles, responsibilities, tips

  Choosing the right HR software requires teamwork and forethought. Here's a look at which people to include in the evaluation and selection process and what their roles should be.Continue Reading

• Boost workplace health and safety against COVID-19

  In a post-pandemic world, a return-to-office strategy is not complete without detailed attention to workplace safety. Here are some HR software tools that may help.Continue Reading

• 18 HR cost reduction ideas for the 2020 COVID-19 recession

  The COVID-19 recession demands creativity to stay competitive. Here's a look at 18 HR cost reduction ideas -- including freezing HR tech projects -- that have the potential to help.Continue Reading

• HR technology, analytics may help companies through COVID-19

  HR technology can play a large role in helping companies navigate through COVID-19, set workforce strategy, and reevaluate HR programs and internal communications.Continue Reading

• How can HR protect employee data privacy during COVID-19?

  Collecting health-related employee data in your HR system -- even during the COVID-19 pandemic -- isn't a simple issue, due to the many regulations that protect employees.Continue Reading

• How HR can help boost trust in the workplace

  In this Q&A about her book Unleashed, co-author Frances Frei discusses why trust is so important in the workplace and how HR leaders can help maintain it.Continue Reading

• 5 post-pandemic workplace changes due to safety concerns

  The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a profound effect on workplaces. Here are five of those changes and what they mean for HR teams.Continue Reading

• 10 signs your D&I program is failing

  In this excerpt from Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, co-authors Frances Frei and Anne Morriss discuss diversity and inclusion program issues.Continue Reading

• 4 virtual recruiting strategies to implement after COVID-19

  Hiring has changed due to COVID-19. Here are four virtual recruiting strategies to follow as you adjust to online hiring.Continue Reading

• HR technologies solidify HR employee experience near and far

  Culture, physical and virtual workspaces, and policies play key roles in fostering worker loyalty and engagement -- with the help of the right HR technologies.Continue Reading

• AI in HR recruitment targets high-demand technology talent

  As demand for technology talent persists, even during pandemic times, AI, chatbots and machine learning play an increasingly critical role in hiring choosy candidates.Continue Reading

• Top 10 return-to-office guidelines HR and business leaders need now

  Companies that are reopening offices will need to plan for an entirely different model than what preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are 10 guidelines that can make it easier.Continue Reading

• 4 ways to ensure remote workforce success during COVID-19

  HR teams are facing new challenges on how to keep employees engaged and productive. Here are four ways HR teams can encourage work-from-home success.Continue Reading

• Rethink your onboarding and training digital adoption strategy

  Digital adoption strategies are crucial in today's "new normal," and that includes those related to new onboarding and training tools. Experts weigh in on how to create success.Continue Reading

• HR's role in juggling COVID-19's effects

  Corporate HR leaders and their teams have some of the most important roles in dealing with the pandemic's effects on the business. Here's an in-depth look.Continue Reading

• COVID-19 remote work security: 5 ways to boost cybersecurity

  HR leaders and their teams have an important role to serve in enterprise information security. Here are five ways they can help mitigate cyberthreats and provide user education.Continue Reading

• Transformational HR in 2020: 7 strategies for agility and tech mastery

  CHROs and their teams must grow their people, business and technology skills as they focus on curating the employee experience. This roadmap will guide leaders and departments.Continue Reading

• Clarity key to Southwest Airlines smooth candidate experience

  To create a great candidate experience, Southwest Airlines focuses on clarity in its recruiting processes. Here's what that looks like and how chatbots are helping.Continue Reading

• 5 tips for better employee experience journey mapping

  Building a better employee experience is not an easy process. Use these journey mapping strategies to get your HR team started on the path toward higher retention rates.Continue Reading

• 6 key considerations for outsourcing HR functions

  Before deciding to outsource your HR department, take a look at these considerations, including cost, regulations and length of contract.Continue Reading

• 4 ways to implement HR support for remote employees

  HR can support employees who work from home so they feel more motivated and included, and in turn, stay productive. These four tips for managing remote employees can help.Continue Reading

• 15 essential employee engagement survey questions

  Crafting survey questions that uncover employee engagement issues is challenging. Here are some key questions and a guide to how HR teams can become better test creators.Continue Reading

• Why AI won't replace recruiters

  Recruiters may consider using both the human element and the data brought in by intelligent tools if it can help them make better hiring decisions, but AI won't be replacing recruiters any time soon. Three experts weigh in on why.Continue Reading

• How to attract top talent in a competitive hiring market

  Finding the best candidates can seem impossible in today's competitive hiring landscape. Use these methods to help you attract even the choosiest candidates.Continue Reading

• 4 ways to create a continuous learning culture

  Employees want to grow in their roles and may leave if they feel like they are not. Learn how to create a continuous learning culture and discover how it can help boost retention.Continue Reading

• 6 candidate journey mapping secrets savvy recruiters know

  A journey map can be a critical tool for uncovering what it takes to provide your candidates with great experiences. Here's advice on how to use it the right way.Continue Reading

• Critical tips for managing contingent workers

  Contingent workers save companies both time and money, so it's important to manage them in a win-win way. Here is what HR teams and employers can do to make sure that happens.Continue Reading

• 5 recruiting ideas for 2020 HR should explore

  The fight for top talent requires planning and turning to new approaches. Here are five recruitment strategies you can use to attract the right job candidates for your company.Continue Reading

• Fight the skills gap with a great upskilling and reskilling strategy

  Just say 'no' to a skills gap and high turnover with upskilling and reskilling. Here's a look at the ins and outs of these important talent management concepts.Continue Reading

• AI in hiring: Why HR should beware of bias

  AI in hiring may seem like the perfect solution to remove conscious and unconscious biases that already exist in people, but technology can't solve everything.Continue Reading

• Why reducing hiring bias isn't easy

  Because people may harbor hidden biases, diversity and inclusion initiatives can be difficult to execute. Take an in-depth look at the issue and learn whether AI can help.Continue Reading

• 6 employee activism lessons HR needs today

  Employee activism spiked last year, and experts say that as the 'age of purpose' gathers force, more workers will follow suit. Here are a few of the lessons HR should learn now.Continue Reading

• 4 future workplace trends HR should understand for 2020 and beyond

  The future of work is fueled by technology -- and the skills only people offer. Here are four forces that CHROs and their teams must understand to successfully lead in this change-intensive time.Continue Reading