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Candidate Experience: How Small Tweaks Can Make a Huge Impact

Last Updated January 12th, 2022
in Communications, Recordkeeping Question of the Week

If you're trying to hire talent and haven't assessed the quality of your candidate experience, you're missing a key piece in your process!

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Performance Management Plan: The Individual Strategic Plan

Last Updated January 6th, 2022
in HR Strategy Question of the Week

Learn how to apply Development Dimension International’s (DDI) 6 Checkpoints for Implementation to your performance management plan.

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How Your Corporate Social Responsibility (Or the Lack of It!) Will Impact Your Business

Last Updated January 6th, 2022
in HR Strategy Question of the Week

Don't keep your Corporate Social Responsibility a secret! Let people know about the good you are spreading and why you're doing it.

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Bonus Grants: A Creative Way to Retain and Reward Key Employees

Last Updated January 6th, 2022
in Benefits & Compensation Question of the Week

If you're struggling to retain employees, bonus grants are a flexible and simple tool to use as part of your retention strategy.

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Why Should We Provide Civility Training at Our Company?

Last Updated November 28th, 2021
in HR Strategy Question of the Week

What is Civility Training? I have done the typical harassment, communication, and customer service training. Is Civility Training different?

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Does My Company Need an AED?

Last Updated November 19th, 2021
in Health, Safety & Security Question of the Week

Create an awareness plan tonsure employees know where to find their AED in the case of an emergency as well as receive adequate training.

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Compensating Employees for Travel Time

Last Updated November 15th, 2021
in HR Compliance Question of the Week

The FLSA and state laws exist to provide definitions of travel time or impose additional requirements for travel time pay.

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