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Why GPS Tracking is a Must-Have for Home Health Employee Management
5 minute read. Last updated April 2, 2020 U.S. healthcare professionals are demonstrating once again that they are true heroes. Well-designed technology is important in all aspects of healthcare from patient care to research to administration. Let's look at the...
Small Business Coronavirus Relief Starts April 1st: How Can My Business Qualify?
Updated April 3, 2020. What programs in the coronavirus relief bills help small businesses? The federal government has passed three multi-trillion-dollar relief bills. The first bill, The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act was passed...
Video Interviewing Helps Recruiters Hire Remotely While Social Distancing
Updated March 26, 2020 Video interviewing is helping essential businesses interview candidates during the coronavirus pandemic. Recruiters and Job Applicants are Working Remotely Recruiters can interview candidates while working from home Applicants can talk to hiring...
Hiring During the Coronavirus Pandemic: 3 Ways to Compete With Amazon and Walmart
If you are an HR director, it's boom or bust right now when it comes to talent management. Essential businesses are in a hiring frenzy. Others, regrettably, are laying off or furloughing workers. We hope you are in the former category. But how do you compete for...
Geofencing Helps Prof. Services Companies Track At-Home Employees
The professional services/tech industry is fortunate that many of the jobs can be done at home. Now that employers have expanded telecommuting due to COVID-19, they need a good way to track virtual teams. There is a misconception among some that you only need to track...
How do I pay quarantined workers? Absence management for COVID-19.
Updated March 19, 2020 with the latest information about The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act of 2020 (part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act). Mandated or voluntary quarantine create confusion for employers and employees alike. Most of us have never...
Coronavirus: What Your Healthcare HR Department Needs to Know Right Now
Every day, healthcare employers realize that the coronavirus situation is impacting HR in yet another way. Let's go over the urgent issues for Human Resources departments in healthcare, social services, daycares, and dental practices. Buckle up. There are a lot. What...
Why 2020 Hiring is Hopeless Without an Applicant Tracking System
5 minute read. Updated March 1, 2020. What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)? An applicant tracking systems is a type of HR software that automates the hiring and onboarding process. 7 Sober Hiring Stats You Can't Ignore According to the U.S. Department of Labor,...
How Manager Feedback and Interview Evaluations Improve Hiring in 2020
Updated February 17, 2020 If you aren't using candidate evaluation forms, you aren't collaborating effectively. Candidate Evaluation Forms For Interview Feedback What is a candidate evaluation form? It's a tool that allows members of the hiring team to rate applicants...
How to Overcome the Top 3 Challenges in Tech Recruiting
Did you know there are more than 1 million unfilled tech jobs in the U.S.? That might come as a shock to you, especially considering more teens and young adults are being pushed toward STEM fields to increase their odds of getting hired out of college. How can a field...
Inexpensive Hiring Software Solves Tiny Firms’ Hiring Challenges
Tiny companies weren't able to grow their workforces in 2019. Are you struggling to keep your small business staffed? Hiring is tough for companies of all sizes, but the smallest companies are having the hardest time. Overall, U.S. firms with fewer than 20 employees...