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• 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

• The importance of trust in the workplace: An HR leader's role

  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

• How to rescue a diversity and inclusion program headed for failure

  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

• Empathy is key to driving HR technology user adoption

  HR isn't the best judge of what other users want from a new HR system. Finding out requires a sustained effort to learn what employees need from the technology.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

• Digital workplace transformation strategy: 6 steps to creating yours

  Find out how to do a digital workplace transformation in the right way. Involving different departments and understanding needs are just two critical steps.Continue Reading

• Discover the key elements of talent management systems

  Discover the four components of talent management systems: recruiting, performance management, corporate learning and compensation management.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

• Employee engagement process balances technology and people

  Surveys and onboarding tools can help, but they're only small pieces to the employee engagement puzzle. This handbook provides a holistic view of corporate culture.Continue Reading

• Employee engagement best practices still rely on the human touch

  Employee engagement tools can play a critical role in worker productivity and retention, but they need the constant nurturing of executives, managers and HR leaders.Continue Reading

• The importance of a backup for your HR system administrator

  Before you assign an employee as a backup system administrator, make sure they've been trained on the systems they'll be in charge of and have documentation to refer to in a pinch.Continue Reading

• The role of the HR system administrator on an HR team

  The HR system administrator plays a unique role in a company, providing support for projects and technology initiatives. They can also create a positive experience for new employees.Continue Reading

• Change management strategies for HRMS implementation

  Before you roll out a new HRMS, be sure to communicate the changes to employees and provide them with multiple resources to help them learn how to use the new system.Continue Reading

• Digital upskilling prepares employees for the future of work

  As some industries face growing digital skills shortages, upskilling current employees and promoting a culture of learning will be crucial to keeping up with changes in technology.Continue Reading

• Getting to the payoff of digital transformation in HR

  A successful move to a corporate digital environment requires careful planning and a realistic roadmap. HR leaders can pave the way by first getting clear about their vision.Continue Reading

• How companies are using social media for learning and development

  Employees aren't just wasting time on social media. Some are learning the career skills that will take them to the next level. Here's why that matters to your organization.Continue Reading

• An HR-IT working group can coordinate HR tech plans for LOBs

  With this five-step process, a four-person team of people who know both HR and IT can help ensure that technology meets the needs of every line of business in your company.Continue Reading

• Employers turn to internal candidates to fill open positions

  Sometimes an applicant isn't the right fit for a job at the time, but may be a good choice for a different position in the future. Employers should give these candidates a second look.Continue Reading

• Evaluate your current HRMS software before buying a new system

  Replacing HRMS software can be expensive and time-consuming, but it isn't your only option. Review your current system first to see if -- and how -- it can be salvaged.Continue Reading

• Social learning takes its place in employee retention efforts

  Employees are more likely to stay at jobs where they can learn new skills or improve old ones. For companies, that means providing options to do so when appropriate.Continue Reading

• ECM platforms centralize HR data, but not without challenges

  Managing employee documentation is an important aspect of HR, but some departments may struggle with how to import documents and provide external sources with access.Continue Reading

• The 7 applications that impact employee experience the most

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

• HR data issues caused by lack of customization in HR systems

  As more HR systems move to the cloud, organizations may be unable to customize certain features to ensure accurate data capture. This can cause reporting errors or poor decision-making.Continue Reading

• Manage information overload with AI, insight curation tools

  With information increasingly spread across several sources, knowledge workers often struggle to find what they need quickly. Tools like Jane.ai and Pandexio can help.Continue Reading

• 10 essential HR tools to supplement an existing HRMS

  HR departments may need to supplement their existing HRMS with tools for document management, reporting and analytics, and employee engagement.Continue Reading

• Conversational technology in HR can improve productivity

  Voice technology is finding a place in multiple industries from banking to healthcare. HR can also benefit from using the technology to handle common employee requests.Continue Reading

• HR must reevaluate the vetting process to find new talent

  Traditional methods of vetting job candidates are no longer enough to find new talent. Companies should consider unconventional skills and experience to find the right fit.Continue Reading

• 4 powerful AI for HR examples that show promise, minefields

  HR is already using AI to streamline the hiring process and save money on talent retention efforts. Here's what CHROs, recruiters and hiring managers should know.Continue Reading

• Talent acquisition trends adapt to the cloud-enabled workforce

  As the workforce evolves, companies are experimenting with new models to find and engage talent while leveraging the cloud and the app economy.Continue Reading

• 4 steps companies can take to improve the hiring process

  Organizations should review their current hiring process and update it to reflect changes in technology and the TA team, as well as goals for how the process should work.Continue Reading

• 11 hiring process best practices to improve recruitment

  While there isn't one right way to approach the hiring process, certain best practices -- from using software to training everyone involved with recruitment -- can make it easier.Continue Reading

• 10 steps for developing a recruiting strategy

  To ensure your organization is attracting and hiring the right candidates, evaluate existing policies and strategies and update them as needed to strengthen the company's brand.Continue Reading

• HR chatbots move beyond the simple to more complex engagements

  With the right combination of good data structure and disparate data source integration, chatbots may well become a go-to guy for employees while spelling relief for HR staff.Continue Reading

• Ideas to curb bad candidate experience, including a free tool

  Your hiring efforts should monitor job applicant resentment, which happens when candidates feel spurned by a company's recruitment process. Here's how to do just that.Continue Reading

• HR employee engagement platforms boost workplace productivity

  New innovations in HR employee engagement tools available to the C-suite make multiple worker viewpoints and thinking styles possible, resulting in better business decisions.Continue Reading

• Employee engagement in HR shapes performance and payroll tech

  Employee engagement is taking new forms, from alternative payment options to community volunteer opportunities. Technology plays a key role in staying ahead of these changes.Continue Reading

• To improve employee engagement, companies must measure results

  Whether it's an electronic prompt for a boss to recognize a worker or frequent surveys to measure employee sentiment, software can help companies measure worker satisfaction.Continue Reading

• Adoption of HR onboarding software accelerating, says one study

  HR onboarding is an area of talent acquisition that is getting a lot of focus. First impressions count, and there's a link between a bad onboarding experience and turnover.Continue Reading

• During offboarding, exit interview best practices can gather data

  Exit interviews present a great opportunity for HR professionals to collect data on why departing employees started looking elsewhere, as explained here by an HR consultant.Continue Reading

• Foot Locker improves its candidate experience and hiring

  Foot Locker has upgraded its talent management systems to improve its candidate experience, automate some functions and sharpen its hiring process with data.Continue Reading

• 9 technical challenges of cloud-based HR systems

  Many companies are considering cloud HR software systems for their many benefits, but it's important for IT and HR to consider the technical challenges as well.Continue Reading

• It's a millennial workforce -- here's what HR pros need to know

  Millennials want lots of training, quick answers and problems to solve that matter. With the right HR approach, these traits can be to everyone's benefit. Here's why.Continue Reading

• Three truths about integrated HR systems IT and HR should know

  CIOs and their IT teams are often tasked with integrating HR systems, such as incorporating talent management with core HR. Here's advice on making that a successful endeavor.Continue Reading

• 5 keys to ensuring your new SaaS HR system excels

  Running HR in the public cloud brings data, integration and change management issues. Here are tips on overcoming the biggest hurdles of deploying a SaaS HR system.Continue Reading

• Four secrets of a successful flexible work arrangement policy

  The future of work is flexible, and if your company wants to retain its employees, HR must understand how to make this work for employees -- and the company. Here's how.Continue Reading

• Four continuous performance management best practices

  In today's world, using traditional annual reviews to manage performance is as effective as relying on print newspapers to get breaking news. Here's how to make a shift to ongoing feedback.Continue Reading

• IDC lays out road to redemption for human resource analytics

  A majority of organizations in an initial survey are only in the early stages of HR analytics mastery. IDC analyst Kyle Lagunas names some major roadblocks and says what HR must do.Continue Reading

• Post go-live: The true test of a software vendor

  Many things change when the implementation team hands off post go-live support. Here's what to watch out for and six things the best vendors do to ensure a smooth transition.Continue Reading

• Succession planning best practices you need today

  Michael McGowan, who leads the leadership and talent practice at BPI group, a talent management consultancy, shares important advice on how to get succession management right.Continue Reading

• Recruiting with social media: Tips, tools and challenges

  Using social media in your company's recruiting efforts can help you find hidden talent pools and both active and passive candidates. Here's what you need to know.Continue Reading

• AI sentiment analysis system helps gauge employees' feelings

  Based on the Xander AI platform, Ultimate Software's Perception system guides Valvoline corporate franchisee in gauging employees' feelings about workplace issues.Continue Reading

• Nine different HR roles and responsibilities demystified

  HR departments are getting increasingly strategic to better support organizations' visions and goals. Here are the people who are helping them do just that.Continue Reading

• Six secrets of competitive recruiting best practices

  If you're in the market for great talent, you need a stellar recruiting process. Annie Rihn, VP of recruiting at the Zillow Group, offers an inside look at just that.Continue Reading

• 3 things HR must know about recruiting analytics

  As the war for top talent heats up, analytics can help HR departments gain insights across the candidate search and hiring process. Here's what you need to know.Continue Reading

• How AI and machine learning help in upskilling employees

  The rapidly changing technology landscape requires companies to change their approach to L&D and deliver more individualized learning. Here's how AI and machine learning may help.Continue Reading

• Using HR service delivery to improve the employee experience

  Improving HR service delivery remains one of the top 10 HR technology trends of 2018. HR experts explain why HR service delivery matters and how companies can capitalize on it.Continue Reading

• Four pillars of a strategic HR framework

  As power shifts to candidates, the HR tech landscape explodes and the economy improves, HR professionals are being forced to reinvent their roles. Here's how they should do it.Continue Reading

• 3 reasons why you need a new corporate learning strategy

  Employees are getting more and more difficult to retain. That's why learning and development programs are so critical. Here's how to update yours.Continue Reading

• HR in the cloud turned coders into analysts at National Instruments

  When National Instruments migrated its HR on-premises systems to the cloud, there was some fear about how it might impact the technical staff. The change was a positive one.Continue Reading

• At Ceridian, role of CIO requires constant learning, adjusting

  You might say Warren Perlman, CIO at Ceridian, a global HCM software company, has been preparing for the role of CIO all his life -- ever since he got his first computer at age 6.Continue Reading

• Experts explore best practices for HR data analytics

  People analytics won't help much without the right metrics and a keen understanding of how they relate to employee engagement, customer satisfaction and overall performance.Continue Reading

• HR help desk reborn as employee experience, analytics tool

  The concept is two decades old, but experts say a new generation is leading the demand for employee-centric mobility and ease of use, which are helping HR run smarter.Continue Reading

• AI-enabled recruitment management systems seek out bias

  Software for recruiters is seen as a tool in identifying hiring bias and improving diversity. The goal is to improve problem-solving capabilities and meet societal needs.Continue Reading

• Seven creative strategies for reducing employee stress

  Americans are stressed, and job anxieties are a major cause. Here's what some employers are doing to make sure their employees are happy -- and not looking for their next gig.Continue Reading

• Secrets of winning at your employee experience strategy

  Marketing software company HubSpot has landed on numerous best places to work lists, but press about its workplace hasn't been all rosy. CPO Katie Burke shares thoughts on both.Continue Reading

• What is HCM software, and what are the HR software benefits?

  Human resources software, or human capital management software, handles everything from benefits administration and applicant tracking to retaining and rewarding star employees.Continue Reading

• One secret to a data-driven HR culture? Change management

  Typically, the HR department doesn't have analytics experience, and analytics experts don't have HR experience. That's why change management is critical to HR analytics success.Continue Reading

• The four hottest HR technology trends for 2018

  HR technology is growing at breakneck speed as companies look for better ways to attract and understand talent, as well as boost the employee experience. Here's a look.Continue Reading

• Seven corporate wellness trends for 2018 -- and beyond

  If you think a corporate wellness program begins and ends with giving employees a Fitbit, it's time to do some homework on the next-generation of health promotion programs.Continue Reading

• Many reasons to keep a formal performance review process

  The boon in continuous performance management and employee engagement software doesn't justify replacing reviews with informal feedback mechanisms. Here are some reminders why.Continue Reading

• Developing a business case for an HCM system implementation

  Building a business case is often the first step for implementing new HR technology. Keep things simple, but give stakeholders a complete picture of the costs and benefits.Continue Reading