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Being the new hire in the office, much like being the new kid on the block, isn’t easy. Put yourself in their shoes and empathize with the stress of walking into a new environment where everyone already knows each other and shares a common bond. Simple tasks like finding the restroom or coffee maker can […]

It’s a difficult market for companies who are searching for the best candidates or specialized skills. On average, it takes a company 28 days to fill an open vacancy, with the most difficult and time consuming-challenge being finding and evaluating qualified candidates. The recent emergence of automated solutions in HRMS poses a real opportunity to resolve […]

We’re always excited to announce new updates when they happen, but in this case, we’re announcing a feature that can help you improve your workplace and be an even more critical strategic asset to your organization . . . so we’re overjoyed. The feature we’re so pumped about is called Employee Satisfaction with eNPS, and […]

The first article of this series (if you missed it, check it out here) explained why effectively managing millennials really just means effectively managing all of your employees, regardless of generation. A big part of being an effective manager is providing employees with the things they need to be satisfied and engaged at work—like fair […]

Admit it: You care what people think about you. It’s human nature. Whether it’s a neighbor, a new group of friends, or coworkers, people spend a lot of time curating their image and wondering how others perceive it. While we haven’t figured out what your neighbor thinks about living next to you, we can tell […]

When considering how to improve a department, think big. Like, really big. Because whether we’re talking about the entire human species or a single company, we find the same solution: innovators. History books are replete with stories of innovators who, through their own ingenuity, changed how the human species operates. In the business world, innovative […]

Money. That’s what payroll is all about, and that fact alone makes it easy to understand why business owners and payroll administrators would want to avoid payroll errors. But while the costs of payroll errors are easy for organizations to understand from a net revenue perspective, payroll mistakes have a secondary cost that can be […]

When was the last time you snagged four new best friends in one month? We don’t like to brag, but that’s exactly what we did in July. Just like the other partners on our BambooHR crew, 15Five, 7Geese, Aclaimant, and Grovo now have a home on our BambooHR Marketplace. With the incredible value they provide, […]

As a millennial myself, I’ve always found the plethora of research on managing millennials in the workplace amusing. Trust me, I’m nowhere near interesting enough to warrant an entire area of study. And yet, here I am, bringing you another such article on how to handle the generation that now makes up the majority of […]

In an interview with SHRM several years ago, one employee described her experience of leaving a job after five years: “Our HR rep had gotten the impression I was leaving because I was tired of the commute, but there was much more to it. Over the years my department and the firm itself had deteriorated […]