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Emerging HR trends, compliance updates, recruitment and retention—everything you need to keep your organization running smoothly.

    7 Reasons You Should Hire Veterans
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | May 26, 2023

    Veterans have it hard enough when they return home. Many experience life-changing injuries while in the armed forces, and it can be difficult to...

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    Gross Misconduct: What It Is and How to Manage It
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | May 25, 2023

    As a pro in the HR world, a situation may arise where the question of gross misconduct comes into play. How do you handle it? Does the employee get...

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    Time and a Half Calculations, With Examples
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | May 24, 2023

    If your organization employs hourly workers, running payroll requires a detailed understanding of how PTO, seasonal holidays, and more factor into...

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    How to Terminate an Employee Voluntarily and Involuntarily
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | May 22, 2023

    People leave your organization for a variety of reasons.

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    What Do Applicants Want Most?
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | May 19, 2023

    As an HR pro, or anyone involved in the hiring process, you are likely slightly removed from your job-hunting experiences. You remember the stressors...

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    How to Write a Job Description To Attract Top Talent
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | May 18, 2023

    Job descriptions are the first time you communicate with your next amazing hire, so writing not just a good one, but a great one, is critical to ...

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    What Is a Recruitment Video and Why Should You Have One?
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | May 10, 2023

    Envision a time when you were applying for jobs. You’d browse Indeed, LinkedIn, company pages—you name it—for hours on end. It was monotonous and...

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    What HR Needs to Know About Internship Programs
    Picture of Aidan Farrish Aidan Farrish | May 10, 2023

    Remember that summer you spent filing records, taking meeting notes, and carefully gathering every bit of career advice you heard? Maybe you...

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    How to Handle Anger in the Workplace
    Picture of Katie Shpak Katie Shpak | May 4, 2023

    We have all gone to work in a bad mood. Maybe you got into an argument with a spouse or significant other. Perhaps you were up all night with a sick...

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    5 Benefits of Cross-training Employees
    Picture of Will Miranne Will Miranne | May 3, 2023

    Cross-training is a process where employees are trained in multiple business areas outside the scope of their current roles. Regardless of industry,...

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