New Features Share a benefits preview with your new-hire candidates! When interviewing a new-hire candidate or posting a job listing, sharing a preview of the benefits your company offers can be the thing that helps your company stand apart from the crowd. With GoCo’s Benefit Preview Links, sharing what benefits your company offers to new-hire candidates is easy! There’s two different ways you can create […]
HR Reintroducing Magic Docs! A new way to electronically sign & complete offer letters, agreements, and more! Do you ever need to send an offer letter or a confidentially agreement to a new team member? What about sending a performance review to your team? In the past, you might’ve sent those documents in an email. The employee would need […]
Culture Top 5 Tips to Lower Employee Turnover Minimize turnover and ramp up engagement with these 5 essential strategies. One in four employees will leave their organization this year, according to a report by the Work Institute called 2018 Retention Report: Truth and Trends in Turnover. Why? Jobs outnumber job seekers, the report found, and that gives today’s employees a plethora of […]
Culture 5 Ways to Achieve a Paperless HR Department Get serious about sustainability by taking these 5 simple steps. Going paperless in your HR department is the most convenient recordkeeping solution for human resources professionals. Think about it–would you rather continue rummaging through your filing cabinet for that missing form, or type in a keyword that will pull up that form on your […]
HR Interactive Organizational Charts – A Game Changer for HR Departments Perplexed about your company’s evolving structure? Or the relationships between roles? Maybe your organization has been growing, and you’re struggling to remember how communication should flow – or who is doing what. Or maybe explaining the hierarchy to new hires has become a nightmare, and you find yourself wondering if they’ve absorbed anything you just […]
Compliance The HR Compliance Laws You Need to Know in 2019 Kick the year off with a strong understanding of the laws affecting your HR department. Along with new federal compliance laws, a slew of state-based laws will take effect in 2019. From coast to coast, new legislation has emerged on topics like pay equity, overtime, and combating harassment. In turn, human resources departments need to […]
New Features Org Charts + Team Directory Enhancements Org Charts: visualize your company hierarchy We just released Org Charts for all Premium HR clients on GoCo! You can now easily visualize your company’s hierarchy with an interactive org chart. You can zoom and pan the org chart to explore your entire company. Searching the org chart is a breeze. Simply type the name […]
Culture 10 Ways to Improve the Candidate Experience Recruitment is a two-way street–put your best foot forward to impress your top candidates! Too often, companies forget that recruitment and hiring is a two-way street–companies interview the candidates, but candidates are interviewing them too, as the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) points out. Up until 2016, A full 47% of candidates wouldn’t hear […]
Culture 13 Ways to Upgrade Your Onboarding Process Take your onboarding process from “gets the job done” to “primes tomorrow’s leaders for success.” Just 41% of recent hires believe their organization’s onboarding primed them for success, a 2016 Oracle study found. “Employees ultimately decide if they would like to stay with a company within the first two weeks of employment,” says Gretchen […]
Culture How to Give More Effective Performance Reviews If performance reviews feel like just a formality, learn how to give feedback that strengthens an adds value to employees’ performance. Too often, performance reviews are just a formality. And all too often, both the employee and supervisor dread them. According to Gallup, only 29% of employees believe their performance reviews are fair, and […]
Culture The First 90 Days: 12 Ways to Set Up New Hires for Success Ensure New Employees Have Clarity in Their Roles and Feel Like Part of the Team. Image source The first 90 days are a critical period for acclimating new hires to your workplace culture and getting them up to speed in their roles. During this time, it’s also vital to convince them that your company […]
Culture Upskill Your HR Team: 10 Essential Trainings for Your Staff Take your HR staff to the next level with these 10 key trainings. According to Deloitte, reskilling the HR team should be a critical area of focus for most organizations. “Only 7% of HR leaders surveyed feel their teams can consistently deliver innovative programs that drive business impact,” Deloitte states. “Business leaders agree: Only […]
Compliance Get ACA Compliant! Your Guide to Staying on the Right Side of the Law Both Large and Small Businesses Need to Follow Specific ACA Guidelines–Find out How Your Business Can Avoid Penalties for Noncompliance. Although some have speculated about what might happen to the Affordable Care Act in 2018, it’s still in effect, and employers still face penalties if they don’t comply. In fact, companies that failed to comply […]