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Talk to anyone at BambooHR, and they’ll likely be able to name the seven values that guide our day-to-day work: Be Open Assume the Best Do the Right Thing Make it Count Grow from Good to Great Enjoy Quality of Life Enjoy Quality of Life—which focuses on work-life balance—is perhaps the one we are best […]

In this series, BambooHR compares and contrasts HR practices and challenges across a wide variety of industries. This week’s post focuses on hiring and retention issues within the education industry. HR is challenging work no matter what organization or industry you find yourself in. But in the education industry, two challenges stand out for HR […]

Every quarter, we add a handful of awesome, new partners to the BambooHR Marketplace to make your job that much easier. But we don’t just add any old organizations. We carefully select partners who care about setting you free to do great work and provide you with best-in-class tools to accomplish your goals. So, without […]

When you see a movie that blows your mind or eat at a restaurant that leaves you craving more, what’s one of the first things you do afterward? If you’re like most of us, you tell your friends all about it. Employee referral programs, when used effectively, tap into this human desire to share things […]

Anyone who’s ever worked for or owned a small business knows that there’s no shortage of hurdles and hoops on the road to growth and success. You’ve seen firsthand the kinds of challenges that come when you’re trying to ramp up marketing, manage tasks, or expand your workforce with minimal resources. Tools for Small Businesses […]

Thanks to shows like HBO’s Silicon Valley (not to mention real-life business leaders like Mark Zuckerberg) portraying hooded sweatshirts and jeans as the standard uniform of the tech industry, it’s become hard to imagine something as stuffy and old-fashioned as a dress code being enforced at your average technology company. Ironic tees and flip-flops set […]

It’s time once again to announce our latest additions to the BambooHR Marketplace lineup. We’ve teamed up with these partners to bring your HR game to the next level. Whether you’re refining your employee engagement strategy or building out a comprehensive org chart, these partners can give you the tools you need. Engagedly Engagedly is […]

Table of Contents Introduction to HR Best Practices Recruitment and Selection Training and Development Transparency Employee Benefits Employee Incentives Compensation Compliance Issues Terminations Company Examples HR best practices have been under close examination for many years and continue to be a hot debate topic in business circles. So what is the definition of HR best […]

Table of Contents How Long Should Onboarding Last? Why Do New Hires Leave? How Can You Improve the Onboarding Experience? Onboarding Infographic Each of your employees only gets to experience one first day on the job. Effective employee onboarding on day one (and through the weeks and months thereafter) can mean the difference between an […]

Table of Contents How to Manage Remote Workers Strategies and Tools for Managing Remote Workers Strategies and Tools Checklist You know that cousin you haven’t spoken to in years? It’s not because you don’t like her—you just moved away from each other and lost touch. A month without contact turns into six months, then a […]