Human Resources
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Top Recruitment Email Mistakes to Avoid
Key takeaways: Explore our Recruiting Software Guide for a complete list of solutions to enhance your candidate outreach email campaigns. Top 9 recruitment email mistakes and fixes According to 2022 research from Statista, email remains a popular communication method, with around 306 billion emails sent every day in 2020. This is expected to grow to…
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The Best Productivity Tools of 2025
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it’s becoming harder and harder to improve employee productivity. Low productivity negatively impacts companies in terms of revenue, engagement, work quality, and more — making it essential to find ways to increase your team’s work performance. The good news is that technology can improve productivity in the…
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Assembly vs. Kudos
If you’re looking to keep your team connected and improve employee morale, reward and recognition software like Assembly and Kudos might be a solution. Both employee engagement platforms support organizational engagement strategy. They provide several ways to engage employees and their managers by enabling them to: These two employee engagement tools often get compared to…
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How to Give Feedback to Employees: Top Tips for Managers
Key takeaways How to give employee feedback in 8 steps Feedback is an essential part of any manager’s position. You are doing a disservice to your employees if you never give them positive or constructive feedback when they exceed or fall short of expectations. This can result in decreased motivation, declining performance, potential disciplinary actions,…
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How to Engage Employees in the Workplace
Key takeaways 8 ways to engage employees Only 23% of global employees are considered engaged at work, according to Gallup’s 2023 State of the Global Workplace. Although higher than in years past, this low percentage can explain trends like quiet quitting and job hopping — employees do not see the value in their work or…
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How to Manage Zoom Fatigue in the Workplace
Disclaimer: This article is not intended as medical advice. Please consult a healthcare professional if you’re experiencing serious medical issues. Key takeaways What is Zoom fatigue? Zoom fatigue — also known as virtual or video meeting fatigue — is the mental, physical, social, and emotional exhaustion a person feels after the persistent use of video…
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How to Create a DEI Strategy
Key takeaways What is a DEI strategy? A DEI strategy is a measured plan an organization develops and implements to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across all stages of the employee life cycle. Creating a comprehensive DEI strategy is all about involving the right stakeholders, collecting relevant data and feedback, and setting goals that are…
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4 Brilliant Ways HR Managers Can Solve Internal Communication Problems
This is a guest post from Dr. Cristian Grossmann. Grossman is the of CEO Beekeeper, the communication tool for reaching and engaging everyone in an organization. ___ With the proliferation of social media and the rise of messaging apps, companies must adjust to the ways their employees communicate outside of work. This pull from outside…
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5 Best Employee Survey Tools
Looking for the latest employee survey tools? See TechnologyAdvice’s picks for the top employee survey software for 2023. Get reviews, pricing info, & more.
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4 Best of Breed HR Tools That Actually Work With Your Existing Software
Since they were first introduced in the 1980s, human resource (HR) software solutions have come a long way. What started out as a way to easily run payroll or manage benefits has evolved into big business for companies who develop HR software, especially for those who develop human resources information systems (HRIS). HR managers find…
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Rethinking The Performance Appraisal: 4 Ideas For Improving Consistency Across Your Company
Ah, the dreaded performance appraisal. They don’t always go by the same name, but whether your company calls them performance appraisals, performance reviews, goal setting discussion meetings, or another variation, these meetings are sure to strike fear into the heart of any employee, no matter how seasoned. There are many reasons why these meetings make…
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7 Tips to Avoid Unconscious Hiring Bias
When it comes to hiring top talent, bias, intentional or not, plays a role. Even the most well-intentioned hiring teams are susceptible to unconscious bias, which prevents otherwise sound recruitment strategies from delivering top talent. Implicit bias might be negatively influencing recruiting strategy. Recruiters and hiring teams might hire people similar to them which leads…
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The 5 Best Pre-Employment Testing Software Solutions
Realizing your newly hired salesperson knows nothing about sales 10 minutes into their first day? Even the best interviews give employers only a partial picture of the candidate. However, in conjunction with traditional interviews and other employment screening services, pre-employment testing software can provide companies with a sense of a candidate’s knowledge base and ability…
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How to Write an Effective Job Description
A job description is often the first chance a company has to make a good impression on a potential applicant. It’s therefore imperative that hiring managers write effective job descriptions to attract qualified job candidates and reduce the time it takes to fill vacancies. What are the components of a good job description? A good…
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Greenhouse vs Teamtailor: Recruitment & ATS Solutions
Greenhouse and Teamtailor are two recruiting software solutions on the market today that offer ATS functionality as a separate tool or as part of their respective platforms. Applicant tracking system (ATS) software and recruitment software enable companies to simplify and streamline their recruiting and hiring process. An ATS software solution helps HR professionals with specific…