Human Resources
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How to Do a Background Check for Employment
Key takeaways: Disclaimer: This article is not intended as legal advice. Please seek counsel from an employment law attorney for specific situations. Check out our Onboarding Software Guide for platforms that integrate with or offer background check services. What to do before running a background check Before running an employee background check for pre-employment, you…
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Workday vs. PeopleSoft
Hundreds of vendors are fighting for a piece of the human resources (HR) software market. Of the companies aspiring to rule your vast and complex HR technology, the most epic battle rages between Workday and PeopleSoft. Workday and PeopleSoft were both started by tech entrepreneur and multi-billionaire David Duffield. In 2022, they are still fighting…
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Microsoft Dynamics ERP Solutions: A Simplified Breakdown
Microsoft is one of the world’s leading providers of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, thanks to its Dynamics 365 ERP. The platform has hundreds of thousands of customers, millions of users, and of course, the financial backing of the largest software company in the world. But for the average buyer, there’s an immediate drawback to…
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UKG vs. Workday: HCM Review
UKG and Workday are a pair of human capital management (HCM) software companies that understand that workforce management is a complicated and delicate process. Both vendors pull HR management data, payroll solutions, and talent management into a single data source. While they each offer similar services, each HCM has its particularities. Comparing and contrasting the…
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How to Create an Effective Work-From-Anywhere Policy
Key takeaways: Explore our HR Software Guide for products to help manage your distributed workforce. Elements of an effective work-from-anywhere policy If you’re considering changing your hybrid or work-from-home policies — or if you’re setting up remote working policies for the first time — consider the following elements when creating your WFA policy: Including these…
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Factors Leaders Should Consider Before Adopting the 4 Day Work Week
Key takeaways: What is the 4 day work week? The 4 day work week is a work schedule model that, as the name suggests, allows employees to work four out of five business days. There are at least three variations of what the 4 day work week means: Why is the 4 day work week…
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5 Workable Competitors To Help With Your Hiring Efforts
Sourcing talent in the current labor market is difficult. At the end of August 2022, open jobs outnumbered unemployed workers by four million, and the average time-to-hire was 43 days. Workable is one of the leading contenders for recruitment platforms that consistently enjoys top ratings from multiple B2B software review sites. However, it’s not a…
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Allyship Training for Organizations
Key takeaways Find the right software to help you conduct allyship training in our LMS Software Guide. Getting started with an allyship training program An allyship training program teaches employees about marginalized groups and the biases, stereotypes, and inequalities they face. It provides resources and foundational knowledge workplace allies need to communicate with and advocate…
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How to Make Yourself Layoff Proof
Making yourself layoff proof is a skill that has become increasingly important in recent years. Economist Robert Reich notes in his piece at The Guardian “profit-sharing with regular employees all but disappeared in large US corporations.” When profit-sharing was a more common practice “it… reduced the need for layoffs during a recession because payroll costs…
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Recruiting Challenges Will Be Heightened by Hybrid Work
Knowledge work companies that choose to implement hybrid work policies may see an influx of skilled and unskilled workers. What this means is a range of challenges across the employment landscape that will affect companies that can implement hybrid and remote work and those that can’t. The influx of workers into these new remote and…
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Wanted: “A Company Where I Can Grow”
Being part of the HR team at TechnologyAdvice means I get an inside look at the career paths and goals of those who apply for positions with our team. One of the best parts of my job is getting to talk to candidates about where they see their career heading and what they have done…
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Active Shooter Training & Preparedness for Businesses
Active shooter training educates employees on indicators of potential workplace violence and prepares them to take appropriate action in an active shooter situation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation recorded 277 active shooter incidents in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018, the majority of which occurred in commerce and educational environments (65% combined). In 2021 alone,…
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How HR Software Can Improve Performance Management
A 2015 study by WorkplaceTrends found that only 52 percent of companies conduct annual performance reviews. Other studies suggest that 45 percent of HR professionals don’t believe in the effectiveness of these reviews. They don’t think they’re an accurate way to appraise an employee’s performance. So are performance reviews a waste of time? Of course…
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Workplace Trends for Employers to Consider
The pandemic has ushered in the so-called Great Resignation, as well as several new workplace trends. These trends have catapulted the popularity of software and tools that allow workplaces to support remote workers and adapt to a rapidly changing work landscape. Workplace Trends to Watch Expect companies to dedicate more attention to these workplace trends:…
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Building a Strong Executive Team: Making Hard Personnel Decisions
This is part seven of our Building a Strong Executive Team series. To start at the beginning, click here. The unfortunate reality of having employees is that not all of them are going to be the right fit for your business. As an executive, you’ll likely have to make some tough personnel decisions over the…