Document Management

What Do We Lose in the Virtual Workplace?

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:29:31 -0500

In Ernest Cline’s 2011 science fiction novel Ready Player One, life is divided into two disparate experiences: the real and the virtual. The story is set in 2045, in a future beset by environmental, economic and social problems that leave its inhabitants spending time in a vast, highly-detailed virtual environment called OASIS. Entering OASIS with advanced VR visors and gloves allows users to...

What is ATS in Recruitment?

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:38:17 -0500

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) automates and streamlines recruitment and staffing processes. A good ATS organises your data better and allows recruiters to place more qualified candidates.

An Applicant Tracking System can also help you enhance the candidate experience with personalised emails & reminders.

The exact definition might be vague. For an exact definition you can check multiple sources and literally create your own!

How Does an ATS Work?
The best way to see how an ATS in recruitment works is to...

How Long Should You Keep Your Tax Records?

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 02:00:00 -0400

In the immortal words of Reverend Lovejoy, "short answer, yes with an if. Long answer, no with a but." This is going to be one of those articles.

How long should you keep your tax records?...

15 data science certifications that will pay off

sarah_white@idg.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Data scientist is one of the hottest jobs in IT. What’s more, it's the best job you can get, period, according to data from Glassdoor. If you're looking to get into this field, or you want to stand out against the competition, look no further than data science certifications.

Data science is important to nearly every company and industry, but...

Slack adds email, calendar and file integrations for Office 365

matthew_finnegan@idg.co.uk — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Slack has added new ways to interact with Microsoft’s Office 365 app directly from its own collaboration platform. This includes an Outlook calendar app, Office file previews and the ability to export emails into Slack channels and direct messages.

The integrations announced Tuesday are part of...

45 Free Business Templates

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Simplify your life, impress your clients, win more deals, and skyrocket your productivity with our collection of free, designer-approved professional templates...

5 New California Laws For 2018 That Could Affect All HR Pros Soon

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:55:36 -0500

With the new year came new rules for California employers. And even if you don't do business in the Golden State, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with these new regulations, which could wind up affecting your state sooner rather than later. Here are five new California laws that went into effect January 1st...

5 Ways To Build Your Company's Defense Against A Data Breach Before It Happens

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:42:14 -0500

Suffering a data breach can be catastrophic for a company - and the people who work there. The realization that security controls have failed and the focus will now be on investigating and remediating the situation is never pleasant, but unfortunately it's becoming all too common as threats magnify. Even more disconcerting is...

Active Shooter Workplace Preparedness Planning

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 10:24:46 -0400

"Active shooter" attacks continue to grab headlines and create anxiety for us all. Recent tragedies include a hospital attack in New York, multiple killings at a UPS facility in San Francisco, and slayings at an Orlando factory and an Ohio nursing home. "It will never happen here," is not a strategy. Usually, it's NOT terrorism. In fact,...

Equifax Hack -- How To Protect Your Credit And Identity If Your Data Was Compromised

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:18:41 -0400

As widely reported, the credit reporting bureau Equifax was recently hacked. If you have a credit report, you're likely one of the 143 million Americans whose data may have been exposed, according to the Federal Trade Commission. According to Equifax, the breach lasted more than a month, from mid-May until July of this year. The hackers gained access to people's names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and even some driver's license numbers. They also got credit card numbers for 209,000 people and dispute documents with personal information for 182,000 consumers. Unfortunately,...

Privacy Is Not An Option For Surviving In The Digital Age

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:46:49 -0400

"The issue of security and privacy is the defining issue of our age," said Art Coviello, former executive chairman of leading digital security firm RSA, adding, in ominous tones. "Whether we can solve it or not will determine if we are masters of the digital [era] or are its victims." For every great advance of human society,...

Essential Excel Training For HR Professionals And Administrators

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:03:33 -0400

HR professionals frequently supervise, manage, analyze and report many types of HR data comprised of thousands of records and many data fields. The learning objective of this 90-minute webinar is to understand how to use Excel with your existing HR enterprise system or as a stand-alone application for fast, flexible results. We'll also demonstrate how a small business can avoid expensive HR enterprise software and achieve similar results...

Excel Dashboard Basics

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 05:42:08 -0400

Excel Dashboards are the new buzzword employers are searching for. If you have, or want a career that involves creating reports in Excel, then you need to know how to build impressive, interactive, visually stunning, Excel dashboards. This practical, 90-minute webinar will leave you with Excel techniques you can immediately put to use making killer dashboards that set your skill level apart from others.

When Ransomware And HIPAA Collide: How Finance Must Handle A Breach

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:46:48 -0400

You've probably seen the recent headlines about businesses falling victim to crippling ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks - data kidnapping where attackers encrypt victims' data and demand payment for the decryption key - can affect everything from customer data to your employees' protected health information (PHI). If PHI is involved, employers have certain responsibilities under HIPAA....

WPP Cyberattack Serves As A Wake-Up Call To Agencies And CMOs Alike

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:55:53 -0400

More than 24 hours after news broke that a ransomware attack had effectively disabled the world's largest advertising company, WPP has yet to fully recover. Several hours ago, the company issued a statement acknowledging that the incident is ongoing. According to multiple WPP employees who spoke to Adweek, staff at various offices left work early yesterday due to an inability to access their networks. And while Macs were unaffected,...

'Petya' Ransomware Hits At Least 65 Countries; Microsoft Traces It To Tax Software

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:59:37 -0400

The "Petya" cyberattack that has now struck computers in at least 65 countries can be traced to a Ukrainian company's tax accounting software, Microsoft says. "We saw the first infections in Ukraine - more than 12,500 machines encountered the threat," Microsoft says. "We then observed...

Certificate Program For HR Generalists

Thu, 18 May 2017 09:02:04 -0400

As an HR Generalist, you are expected to be an expert in every human resource function, including everything from hiring to compensation to payroll to performance management to the numerous employment laws such as the FMLA, ADA, COBRA, FLSA, IRCA, and many more. Not only do you need to have a strong knowledge base in all areas, but even more importantly, you need to be able to apply your knowledge to the daily situations that arise in your workplace...

Key Skills For Virtual Leaders

Fri, 12 May 2017 07:41:00 -0400

For many of us, leading a virtual team is something that is thrust upon us with little preparation. Whether it's a leading a project or an existing team, the onus is suddenly on us to get the work done. It's generally expected that...

Modeling Capital Expenditure Decisions

Fri, 12 May 2017 07:17:49 -0400

Capital Expenditures are among the largest and most critical expenditures your firm will make. A poor decision in this area can have a deep, lasting impact on both the firm and careers. You'll start this webinar learning the basics of financial modeling. You'll learn the magic of Excel's Spinners and Sliders. These Excel tools allow users to easily...

Pitman Shorthand Workshop

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:45:11 -0400

You likely have to take minutes of meetings, jot down telephone messages, write long lists of tasks from your manager and remember those on-the-fly comments. Doing it quickly is a chalange. So many of us take notes and yet have no structure or system for writing them. In recent years,...

The Firing Checklist Every HR Pro Should Use

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 07:32:32 -0400

Firing staff members is stressful - which is why so many HR pros sometimes hurry the process along to get it over with. But that's a big mistake. If you don't cross your t's and dot your i's before, during and after a termination, you're setting yourself up for major problems down the line - including...

How To Write A Darn Good Email

Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:12:56 -0400

We've all seen how easy it can be for misunderstandings to occur in email messages. This helpful Webinar offers a fast-paced, hands-on lesson to strengthen your e-writing skills. Using detailed examples and exercises, you will learn how to craft your message for a specific audience, get to the point, and...

WikiLeaks And The CIA's Hacking Secrets, Explained

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:35:05 -0400

WikiLeaks, the organization notorious for leaking highly secure government data, published a cache of documents that reportedly exposes tactics the CIA uses to hack into our devices. WikiLeaks released more than 8,700 documents and files -- codenamed "Vault 7" -- on Tuesday, which it says...

Certificate Program For HR Generalists - Coming To A Location Near You

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 06:16:06 -0500

How To Write A Darn Good Email

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:09:30 -0500

Ten Ways Job-Seekers Drop The Ball Without Meaning To

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:46:14 -0500

Dear Liz, I started a software company six years ago. We have 18 employees now and hit the $15 million revenue milestone in 2016. I am actively looking for a couple of very senior software people but I always have my eyes open for other talented people who...

How To Effectively Hire And Manage Remote Employees

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 05:34:57 -0500

Work has changed. The office is no longer the center of the universe. In today's connected world, more employees are doing work "out there"--either face-to-face with customers, in far-flung locations or simply in their pajamas. This has created new challenges and questions for managers and supervisors:...

Ford CIO: IT Is A 'People Business'

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 05:22:50 -0500

When asked about her biggest priorities as CIO of Ford Motor Company, the $150 billion automobile manufacturer, Marcy Klevorn says, "It's really a story of 'and.'" Not long ago, Ford and its chief competitors made automobiles, and Americans bought American-made cars. But global competition took hold, and...

3 Costly Mistakes That Could Be Lurking In Your Documentation

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:37:32 -0500

It's not always what's missing from employee documentation that could get you in trouble. It's also what may already be in your documentation that could land you on the wrong end of a lawsuit. Get it out. Recently, employment law attorneys shared some of the costliest mistakes they've spotted in employers' documentation. It's crucial that...

If An Active Shooter Is On Your Premises What's Your Plan?

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:43:36 -0400

Emotionally charged words about terrorism, firearms and immigration are raising a level of anxiety that comes to work along with your employees. Fear and the perceived risk of personal harm are higher than ever for many people. Fortunately,...