Booster Shots!
Illinois’ New Salary History Inquiry Ban Law: What you Need to Know!
Contributed by Bethanne McFadden, HRBOOST® Support Specialist In an effort to dissuade employers from blatant, or even inadvertent, discriminatory actions, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law (House Bill 834), which goes into effect September 29, 2019 prohibiting Illinois employers from asking job applicants, or their previous employers, about salary history. Additionally, the law protects an…
Read MoreA Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (July 2019): Celebrating Strengths and a NEW Book Launch!
What a beautiful summer day to greet you! I often have some of my most interesting conversations when I sit down with prospective clients. The best question I got from a CEO this month was, ” What is HR anyway?” I loved it. I think it will inspire the next 6 months of content you see…
Read More5 Ways to Improve Your Benefits Program-Without Changing It
By Lisa Hughes Daniel, Guest Blogger It’s a competitive hiring environment, and employee engagement and retention are more important than ever. Losing employees because they’re searching for greener pastures isn’t good for your company’s bottom line or its overall health. But when workers don’t feel a strong connection to an employer, jobs become interchangeable. So,…
Read MoreA Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (June 2019): Summer Vibes
By now, you have the summer vibes and your talent is likely seeking to hear about summer fun events, casual dress, summer hours and more! While we can certainly provide you ideas on those points, we are thinking it’s mid-year and time to talk Performance Achievement. Watch our June webinar replay on this topic here. Many of you are seeking to…
Read MoreAttracting & Retaining Young Talent: Flexibility is Key!
by Katie Cummins, HR Consultant, HRBOOST® Recruiting top talent is a challenge for many organizations. Recruiting and retaining top Millennial talent can be an even bigger challenge. Given this generation represents 50% of the talent pool today, many companies try to fine tune their recruitment process to find and keep top talent. But, are they…
Read MoreA Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (May 2019): Spring has Sprung!
Spring has sprung and so has the new look on our website. Nine years ago I founded HRBOOST®, LLC to embody the definition of the word, “boost” — to help or encourage something to increase or improve. At HRBOOST®, we believe in Strategic HR, Day one and Employee one. And you deserve it too! Here’s what you can…
Read MorePeer Recognition Reinforced Online to Boost Productivity & Morale
Written by Martie Carpenter HR Consultant, HRBOOST® LLC. With appreciation trumping recognition in building brand ambassadors these days, I’d like to share some important insights from my experience that may help your company as you look forward. I have been working with a retained client for four years. This client had an internal peer…
Read MoreA Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (Jan 2019): Practical Ways to Stop Bullying in the Workplace
Happy New Year! We welcomed 2019 by taking calls from CEOs that needed strategic HR advisement from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve. My meetings as of late confirm employers are realizing the talent emergency is real. There is no time like now to hire right the first time and truly see talent in nearly…
Read MoreA Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (Dec 2018): Care in the Workplace
Happy Thursday! During this time of year, we feel very grateful for the businesses that care to invest in their teams. I have chosen this month’s newsletter to be dedicated to CARE IN THE WORKPLACE as we often forget that appreciation is more than recognition and to care we must take time to listen and…
Read MoreEveryone’s Hiring, but do you have a process?
by Erin Waltemate, HR Support Specialist Our clients are typically high growth. Recently, I was working with one of our clients during a peak hiring time. We identified their hiring need had suddenly increased. Since we staff our retained clients, we needed to reevaluate the current recruitment process with the client. Our goal was to…
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