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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Knowing what to keep and the location of each document is vital to easy retrieval and to maintaining compliance with government and industry regulations. Setting up employee personnel files is an important part of the recordkeeping process. Rather, understand that general personnel files serve a distinct purpose. Cover letter.

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. In addition, if an employee is involuntarily let go, their employee file must be kept for one year following the termination date. Why is that?

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5 Sites That Make It Easy To Kickstart Your Remote Or Freelance Career

Allwork

To support users through the job process, FlexJobs also offers its members access to tools and resources such as resume reviewing, career coaching, and educational guides. . It also allows the client and the freelancer to share documents and files within the platform.

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Job Seekers: Make Sure You Understand an ATS Before Applying for Any Job

On The Job

To further complicate matters, your resume might state that you are a "team player," but you get eliminated because you didn't say "teamwork," which is what the software is seeking. It's been estimated that 75 percent of resumes are never seen by an actual human and are simply stewing in a company database somewhere.

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Employee Records: End of year review & preparing for next year

BMT Office Administration

If you aren’t part of HR or are new to the department, you may not know which employment records you need to keep on file. After all, the US Department of Labor has some stringent requirements for employee files, including some federal laws. Hiring documents. What is employee recordkeeping and why does it matter? Compensation.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: Travel Planning Example

All Things Admin

Your portfolio should include your resume, letters of recommendation, awards and recognitions, past performance reviews, and certifications. So if you have travel planning experience, you need to document it! The following are some examples of how to document your travel planning abilities in your professional portfolio.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

What I’ve found over time is a lot of people don’t take the time to properly organize the documents and materials that support their career growth and development. They don’t have an updated resume, a professional portfolio of work samples, or a social media presence. Your resume always needs to be current. Forms and Checklists.