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Helios HR Blog

Timely blog posts by HR and Recruiting consultants responding to every day questions, hot topics and compliance-related news as it relates to attracting, engaging and retaining talent.

Keeping Your Team Intact During M&A: A Strategic Approach to Retention

Updating Your Employee Handbook? Watch Out For These Changes in 2025

8 Questions to Help HR Leaders Thrive in 2025

10 HR Trends That Will Shape the Employee Experience in 2025

What's Next for HR Tech? 7 Trends to Have on Your Radar

The HR Action List: 10 Things to Help You Make the Right Start in the New Year

HR for Construction: How to Build and Keep a Great Team

5 Biggest HR Challenges in Healthcare

How to Maximize the Impact of HR in the Year Ahead

Changes to Overtime Rules: What it means for non-profits

Q4 Compensation Planning: 2025 Salary Trends

The Pros and Cons of Return-To-Office Policies

Maximize Your ROI: 7 Steps to Becoming A Data-Driven HR Team

Discover Engagement Insights with Employee Surveys

How to Get the Most from Employee Engagement Surveys

How to Run a Successful Compensation Benchmarking Project

Career Pathing: Best Practices to Help You Retain Top Talent

5 Essential Recruitment and Retention Strategies in Healthcare

The Quick Guide to Outsourcing HR for Nonprofits

Recruiting Strategies for Hard-To-Fill Positions

How to Create an Upskilling Program for an AI-powered World

GovCon HR tips: Communicating with a Distributed Workforce

10 Most Important HR Responsibilities for Schools

5 Higher Education Recruitment Strategies to Help Compete for Talent

The 4 P's of an HR Brand: People, Pay, Process & Promotion

5 Biggest HR Challenges in Higher Education

The Employer’s Guide to Surviving Open Enrollment

7 Ways to Tackle the Gender Pay Gap in Your Company

M&A Advice: HR’s Role When Your Company Is Being Acquired

Announcing Open Enrollment Changes? 7 Tips for Employers.

5 Strategies for Managing Rising Healthcare Costs in 2024

How To Create an AI Policy for Your Company

Top 10 Best Recruiting Firms in the Washington, DC Metro Area

HR Compliance News: Updated Guidance on Artificial Intelligence

5 Nonprofit Hiring Practices to Help Find Passionate People

Building a Future-Ready Workforce: Trends and Strategies

Overcoming Recruitment Challenges in the Finance Industry

Hospitality Staffing: How to Scale Up for Seasonal Demand

5 Ways Data-Driven HR Teams Can Use Artificial Intelligence

How to Transition Away from a PEO

Pregnant Workers, Overtime & Non-Competes: Compliance News

Finance Companies: Avoid The HR Admin Bottleneck

The Top New Uses for Artificial Intelligence in HR

Championing Women in Your Workforce

5 IT Recruiting Tips to Help Build Your Tech Team

How Tech Companies Can Level Up With a Strategic HR Partnership

What Makes Up A Great Employee Total Rewards Package?

How to Attract & Retain With Your Employee Total Rewards Program

Creating an Effective HR Strategy: Aligning HR with Business Goals

AI in Recruiting: Pros Vs. Cons of Hiring with Artificial Intelligence

Cross-Industry Hiring: How IT Professionals Move from Gaming to Construction

How Employee Resource Groups Can Benefit Your Company

5 Biggest Headaches with Employee Benefits Annual Enrollment

Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices—What You Need To Know

Will Candidate Texting Continue to Be a Recruiting Trend in 2024?

Employees Overwhelmed? How to Fight Stress and Balance Workloads

Achieving Your Human Resources Goals with Strategic HR

How Employers Can Support HR Through Leave Management Outsourcing

What are Compensation Benchmarking Best Practices?

5 Ways to Keep Your GovCon Team Engaged and Motivated

5 Tips For Better Performance Reviews

10 Ideas to Help Employees Use Up Healthcare FSAs

Maximizing the Impact of Your Job Posts: 5 Strategies for Success

Employee Total Rewards Vs. Compensation: What's the Difference?

How to Make Hiring More Accessible for Candidates with Disabilities

5 Key Trends in Employee Leave Benefits

How to Become a Disability-Friendly Employer

How to Recruit and Hire Incumbent Workers for Your Federal Contracts

How to Resolve a GovCon Staffing Crisis

What to do if a C-Suite Leader Quits

How Federal Contractors Can Prepare for a Government Shutdown

How Talent Acquisition Can Help Create Winning GovCon Proposals

Is the Cost of Executive Search Worth It?

Strategic HR Outsourcing: The Smart Path to Long-Term Success

The Quick Guide to Outsourcing HR for Government Contractors

The Quick Guide to Outsourcing HR for Small Business

Ease Your Recruitment Woes by Building a Candidate Pipeline

How to Find (and fix) Salary Gaps with a Pay Equity Audit

Why Remote and Hybrid Work Is So Important In Healthcare

10 Best Social Media Recruiting Practices for Modern Hiring

Expand Your Talent Pool by Recruiting Passive Job Seekers

The Best Way to Give Personal Support to Employees

4 Human Resources Trends in Government Contracting

Can You Outsource Human Resources, and What Are The Benefits?

Employee Benefits in 2023: The Trends You Need to Know

In-House Vs. Outsourced HR: Weighing the Pros & Cons

How to Find Your Perfect Candidate with Post-Interview Assessments

How to Know When to Hire a Fractional HR Consultant

Help With HR: Your Guide to Outsourcing Foundational HR

HR Expertise: Boost Your Business with Operational HR Outsourcing

Artificial Intelligence in HR Could Make Hiring More Biased

30+ Advantages of Outsourcing Human Resources

How to Avoid Pay Compression Problems

7 Metrics That Can Improve Your Recruitment Function

Stay Interviews Can Be The Key To Employee Retention

A Quick Fix to Avoid Problems with Virtual I-9 Verifications

Pay Transparency Can Be Great For Your Company Culture

What Leaders Need to Know About Organizational Subcultures

How to Speed Up the Hiring Process and Secure Top Talent

Covid Is Over—But What Does That Mean for Employee Health Benefits?

Salary Benchmarking Helps Avoid Underpaying (Or Overpaying!) Your Team

What Type of HR Leader Is Right For Your Business?

5 Ways to Make Your Company One of the Best Places to Work

Job Titles and Job Descriptions Are Key to Building a Great Team

Employee Retention Risks: A Complete Guide to Keeping Your Best People

Candidate Experience Surveys Can Reveal Your Hidden Hiring Problems

How to Solve Common HRIS Implementation Problems

How to Respond to A Negative Glassdoor Review

DEI Leadership: Should HR Run Your Diversity and Inclusion Program?

The Complete Guide to HRIS and HR Software

How to Recruit Early Career Talent [with interview guide template]

Boomerang Employees: How to Welcome Home a Former Team Member

Talent Acquisition Specialists: GovCon Companies Need Your Voice

Could an RPO Recruiter Help Your Business?

Hiring International Employees: Here’s How to Get Started

RPO Vs. Contingent Recruitment: What's The Difference?

Contingent Vs. Retained Search: Which Recruiting Option is Best?

Recruiting Passive Candidates Can Transform Your Hiring Process

The Secret to Better Hires? Great Hiring Managers!

How Does Your Leave Management Policy Compare to Other Employers?

Talent Acquisition Strategy: The Secret to Increased GovCon Revenue

Does Your Company Have a Healthy Employee Turnover Rate?

Do You Know Why Your Employees Are Leaving? Push and Pull Factors

Employee Retention Strategies: How to Keep Your Brightest Talent

The Best Start to Inclusion Training is a Training Needs Assessment

How to Attract Candidates for Hot Jobs—at the Right Salary

Find Your Next Leader With These Interview Questions for Managers

Recruitment Process Wins: Get Better Results From Your Hiring Strategy

5 Reasons Why Employment Application Forms Are Still Necessary

What Is Talent Acquisition and How Is It Different From Recruitment?

Creating a Culture of Inclusion: DEI&B Strategies For Your Team

What is RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)?

Strengthen Your Team with a Veteran Recruitment Program

HR Trends 2023: How to Guide Your Team Through the Coming Year

6 Recruitment Advertising Alternatives (That Don’t Cost a Fortune)

What is the Paper Ceiling? And How Does It Affect DEI&B?

How Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Makes Hiring Easy

How to Make Virtual Interviews Part of Your Hiring Process

Fake Job Applicants: What They Are, and How to Stay Safe [+video]

Government Contracts: How to Attract and Retain Key Talent [download + video]

Is it Time For an Employee Total Rewards Program Review?

How to Improve Your Glassdoor Diversity and Inclusion Company Rating

The Hidden Costs You're Paying with Employee Turnover

10 Employee Experience Ideas to Reduce Staff Turnover

4 Compensation Best Practices (and the cost of implementing them)

Looking for Reliable Salary Data? Ask These 6 Questions First

How to Hire Cleared IT Professionals for your Next Government Contract

5 Tips to Help You With Small Business Recruitment

What is Employer Branding? 5 Things That Define Your Brand

3 Lessons From International Development to Improve Your Hiring

Why Your DEIA Strategy Needs to Include Employee Financial Wellbeing

Everyone Back to The Office? No, WFH Is Here to Stay

The Death of the Cover Letter: 3 Better Ways to Meet Candidates

What Is Quiet Quitting, and Should Employers Be Worried?

5 Ways to Support Your Team with  Family Planning Benefits

Pros Vs. Cons of Employee Self-Assessment Performance Review

5 Ways to Wow Staff With Your Employee Benefits Strategy

International Recruitment: Could Global Talent Telework for You Too?

Why Your Company Needs An Employee Referral Strategy

The Leader’s Guide to Performance Management Strategy

Keep Your Business Growing with Interim HR Consulting

Which is Better? PEO vs. HR Outsourcing Companies

What Happens When You Need an Interim HR Director?

Tips on Creating a Respectful Workplace—and Maintaining It

Avoid These DEI Problems With Your Return-to-Work Plans

Candidates Declining Your Job Offer? Your Interviews May Be The Problem

How Wellbeing Programs Can Help Build a Mentally Strong Organization

How to Help Your Employees Stay Cool in a Stressful World

How to Select an HRIS Platform for Your Business

25 HR Metrics to Help Deliver an Excellent People Strategy

The Future of Total Rewards – And What You Need to Do Now

NFP Acquires Helios HR, Accelerating its HR Consulting Capabilities

How to Identify and Fix a Toxic Culture at Work

Everything You Need to Know About Maximizing Employee Engagement

5 Tips to Build and Retain Your HR Recruiting Team

Will 2022 See Another Great Resignation?

Executive Insights from Talent Leaders: DCA Live Roundtable Recap

5 Total Rewards Trends to Watch in 2022 (and what to do right now)

7 HR Trends You Need To Know For 2022

How the Total Rewards Model Can Improve the Employee Experience

5 Companies With Inspiring Examples of Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors: What Employers Need to Know

Diversity Equity and Inclusion: The HR Leader's Guide to DE&I

How to Get Leadership Buy-In for a DE&I Initiative

What is DEI? Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matters in HR

How to Create Team Culture in a New Environment

5 Urgent Signs It's Time to Review Rewards and Incentives for Employees

Strategies for CEOs: How to Set Yourself Apart to Attract Top Talent

5 Recent Trends That Are Changing Organizational Culture Forever

How To Build A Thriving Organizational Culture [plus survey resources]

5 Ways That Leaders Can Boost Positive Cultural Change

It's Time to Think About Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

What Is the True Cost of Employee Turnover to Your Business?

How to Build Engagement When Managing Hybrid Teams

Vaccination Policy: What Every Employer Needs to Know [Updated October 4, 2021]

Employee Engagement and Retention Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

How to Protect Your HR Team from Key Person Dependencies

Where Does Your Team Fit in These 8 Types of Organizational Culture?

20 Years of Teamwork: Celebrating a Helios HR Milestone [with video]

How Does HR Outsourcing Work?

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