Human resources
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How to be an equal opportunity employer
Being an equal opportunity employer is crucial to attracting top talent and avoiding costly legal issues. However, knowing where to start when navigating your obligations and creating a fair and inclusive workplace can be challenging. To help you out, we’ve created this guide to being an equal opportunity employer, including the laws you need to know and strategies you can start implementing today.
Why did the world's largest HR association drop the E from DE&I?
This month, a 250-word LinkedIn statement announced that the world’s largest human resources organization is removing “equity” from its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” framework.[1] The Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) President and CEO explained the organization would instead prioritize an inclusion-first (I&D) approach: “We're going to lead with inclusion because we need a world where inclusion is front and center. And that means inclusion for all, not some people.” The backla
What is a skill issue in the workplace?
At a time when business needs and technology are shifting at breakneck speed, skill issues are on the rise. A recent survey found that 70% of leaders reported skill issues in the workplace that are halting innovation and productivity. But what is a skill issue, and how can you identify, address and prevent them? Fear not – we’ve written this article to break down everything you need to know. You’ll learn the different types of skill issues, how to identify them with TestGorilla, and the best wa
How to assess work ethic
Measuring worth ethic can be tough. There’s no scale, grade, or test that you can assign to measure whether someone is a hard-working superstar or a sleepy slacker. So how will you know if a candidate actually has what it takes to keep up with your high-performing team or are just good at selling themselves? Measuring their work ethic is key, and can be done by screening with pre-employment testing, asking strategic interview questions, and examining samples of work. We’ll also look at what a s
Mutual respect: How to build a better company culture
Mutual respect in the workplace is crucial for building a high-performing team. Employees who feel respected are more engaged, productive, and satisfied in their roles. In fact, the American Psychological Association found that 95% of workers say it’s fundamental for them to feel respected at work. Unfortunately, it’s easy to lose focus on mutual respect when building your workplace hierarchy. Regularly testing candidates’ skills to ensure they can work in a team effectively tends to take a ba
7 steps to a thriving workplace: A guide to cultural transformation
The interplay between the standard behaviors in your workplace, the way you hire and fire, and how you treat employees daily describes your company culture and impacts your business at all levels. You can tell a culture is negative if the workers are chronically stressed or cynical. Cultural transformation in organizations creates an empowering work environment for everyone and drives the business forward. In this article, we help you plan and execute your cultural transformation strategy with s
An agile workforce: Why you need it and how to build one
Building an agile workforce has become a priority, with McKinsey showing that 93% of agile teams report better customer satisfaction and operational performance. Diminishing stability in the business world, caused by changing customer preferences, technological advances, and workplace trends like hybrid and remote work, drives demand for resilient, adaptable teams. Workforce agility ensures organizations can navigate rapid market changes and remain competitive. But how can employers harness th
Career portfolios: A portfolio approach to career progression
Ever heard of the career path? It’s the common, straightforward way to work your way up the ladder in similar roles and companies. However, life isn’t always simple. Millions of people focus on skills first as they build their career portfolios across different roles and industries instead. Employers who take a skills-based hiring approach attract talented individuals and favor people with a portfolio career instead of traditional work experience. But what is a career portfolio in practice? Be
Unlocking the benefits of unlimited PTO: A guide for employers
It’s a struggle to compete for top talent. Skilled workers choose companies for the benefits and work culture, leaving old-fashioned firms in the dust. But you can safeguard your talent pipeline and build competitive teams with unlimited paid time off (PTO) – as long as you do it right. According to Comparably, more than 60% of Asana employees rate unlimited PTO as their most important benefit. So, how do you set your unlimited PTO up for success? Use our guide to offer unlimited PTO without i
From zero to hiring hero: 9 recruitment tips to hire better talent
Many companies have developed new strategies to attract and hire the best candidates. As a result, snatching up great talent is harder than ever. Every rejection and each candidate lost to a competing offer leads to delayed hiring timelines and worse recruitment outcomes that hinder your business’ potential growth. That’s why we discuss how to recruit using talent assessments and explore recruitment tips for hiring managers to help you find the best talent.
What is top down communication? How to get it right in your business
When properly executed, top-down communication helps set clear expectations and accountability, explain objectives, and ensure each employee receives relevant information from leadership. But like any productive conversation, communication in a healthy workplace requires the involvement of all parties – otherwise, it’s just a monologue. Without a chance to meaningfully contribute, employees are likely to feel unvalued and disengage from work. In this article, we explain how to improve top down c
Quiet quitting: How to re-engage your workforce
Given the current labor market shortages, knowing how to stop quiet quitting in your workforce is tough because it’s just that – quiet. You might have the HR management skills to spot a drop in productivity, but that doesn’t mean you can identify which employees are quietly quitting or why they’re doing it. In this article, we discuss what quiet quitting looks like and how to prevent quiet quitting in your workforce.