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Need Some New Office Holiday Party Ideas?
10 Unique Office Holiday Party Ideas for 2019 Does your company end the year with a celebration? Spending time together for one purpose creates a sense of unity between coworkers. Studies show that celebrations with a focus on team appreciation boost morale and motivation. Are you looking for a unique approach to an upcoming…
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Are Recruitment Biases Hurting Your Bottom Line?
4 Types of Recruitment Biases to Avoid Have you ever relied on a gut instinct when hiring a new employee? Does an innocent comment ever sway your hiring decision? Would you ever let the sound of someone’s laugh factor into your decision process? If you’re a hiring manager or recruiter, you probably answered no…
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How to Assess Emotional Intelligence During an Interview
Learn How to Assess Emotional Intelligence During the Hiring Process (And Why You Should) College degree? ✓ Experience in the field? ✓ Emotional intelligence?… Do you know how to assess emotional intelligence when interviewing a job applicant? If not, you could be hiring the wrong candidates. Learn how to spot emotional intelligence during…
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A Business Owner’s Guide to Hiring Seasonal Workers
How to Create a Plan for Hiring Seasonal Workers. It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for breaking sales records. As consumers prepare for the holiday shopping season, so are retail giants. Target is projected to hire 130,000 seasonal workers for the 2019 holiday season, while UPS is looking to hire about 100,000.…
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Strategies for Addressing Employee Mental Health
How to Legally and Professionally Respond to Employee Mental Health Illnesses Mental health illnesses, including addiction, bipolar disorder, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, will affect 1 in 5 adults this year. Also, if you’re an employer, this translates to 20% of your staff personally experiencing a mental health crisis…
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Ask an HR Expert: Legalization of recreational marijuana
Today’s question is: “How will the legalization of recreational marijuana impact employers and what should be done differently with drug testing programs?” Hello and thank you for joining me for another episode of Ask an HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart, M.A., PHR, CLRL with Tandem HR. The question we’re answering today is “How will…
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Ask An HR Expert: Day in the Life with a PEO
Today’s question is: “What does it look like on a daily basis to partner with a PEO?” Hello and welcome to another episode of Ask An HR Expert. My name is Katie Stewart, M.A., PHR, CLRL with Tandem HR. The question we’re answering today is “What does it look like on a daily basis to…
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The Newest Payroll Scams That Could Cost Your Organization
Hackers are always looking for creative ways to find new victims to attack. In human resources, there have been many attempts hacking an employee’s paycheck by infiltrating an organization’s payroll process. With the prevalence of email communications and online payroll submission, cyber hackers are finding ways to use phishing to attack businesses and their employees.…
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Successful Exit Strategies for Disgruntled Employees
Terminating an employee is tough and can be emotional for both the employee being terminated and the manager performing the termination. When you suspect an employee may be disgruntled or have a strong reaction to the separation, the stakes are even higher. Managers and employers need to ensure the safety of all employees. The best…
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Cultivating Leadership from Your Rock Star Performers
Conserve Resources by Cultivating Leadership from Within Businesses excel when strong leaders can take charge and do what they do best – lead. But does the original source of this leadership make a difference? Should businesses be cultivating leadership from within or transporting it from outside sources? While there are advantages and concerns with both…