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Employee onboarding vs. orientation: Why you need both

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“We have an onboarding process, so we don’t need to put new employees through an orientation.”. Many businesses think that having an onboarding process means they don’t need a formal orientation. But once you understand how onboarding and orientation are different, you begin to see the value in both. Onboarding.

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Don’t lose the humanity in human resources and technology

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Human resources and technology are now forever linked. Over the last few decades, new technology has increasingly become a major enabler of day-to-day human resources activity. Technology has simplified the HR function and made it more robust while helping companies to overcome common challenges. It’s easy to see why.

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How a PEO creates a scalable HR infrastructure for growing companies

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Hiring at scale, offering attractive benefits, maintaining the organization’s culture and complying with regulations all require more time, expertise and technology infrastructure as a company grows. A PEO can save time by offering a customized service model that’s ready to scale seamlessly.

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Reskilling: What is it and why is it important?

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For example, a retailer might reskill its in-store salespeople to work as remote customer service agents to support a change in focus from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce sales. Recruiting, interviewing, vetting and hiring new employees is expensive and time-consuming, even before you get to onboarding.

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Creating a not-so-formal leadership development program

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Do a few of your in-house customer service reps need to learn the art of outside sales and contract negotiations? After all, your customer service reps are going to have to go on several sales calls with your top salespeople to absorb and learn before they’re ready to fly solo. Your training should align with these goals.

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Dojo Offices – Bristol

Office Snapshots

BDG Architecture + Design (BDG) has completed the latest regional contact centre for the customer care branch of technology company Dojo. A requirement for top-class training facilities for onboarding staff led to the creation of a flexible experience centre for roleplaying real-world customer scenarios.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) at work: What you need to know

Insperity

Other employees may instead fear the unknown and resist the change associated with the adoption of new technology. Much of the onboarding process, from paperwork to benefits selection, can be fully automated. Virtual chatbots can act as customer service representatives in helping employees with everyday questions and needs.

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