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This week we're sharing study results that show promise for 2011, we also have two polls for you to vote in, and be sure to check out this week's business book review on successful steps for sales.
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PayScale's 2010 College Salary Report Highlights Decrease In Starting Pay
The report, which analyzes the company's database of over 23 million unique compensation profiles, provides a critical perspective on the relationship between college selection and both starting and mid-career salaries. The findings support that it is clear that the deep recession and slow recovery has not only made it harder to find a job, but has also brought down overall compensation for college graduates.
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Most employers expect to give pay raises next year, Mercer survey finds
Organizations plan to adjust their compensation practices for next year in response to concern over losing top talent after the past year of pay freezes and, for some, signs of economic recovery. According to Mercer’s 2010/2011 US Compensation Planning Survey, more than 98% of companies plan to award base pay increases in 2011.
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Utility Companies Find Value in Time Off Programs
Even as a very slow and modest upturn in the U.S. economy is becoming evident, utility companies across the country continue to search for ways to reward employees. The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Utilities survey results show that exempt employees with less than one year of service earn an average of 3.9 vacation days, while non-exempt employees earn 3.3 days.
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Virtual HR Conferences
We invite you to attend one or more of the great conferences lined up for 2010. Watch live webcasts, earn credits, and browse virtual trade show booths. Registration is free for members.
Effective Onboarding for Smooth Transitions
- September 8, 2010.
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Quick - What Do People Think of When they think of Your Company? (And Why It Matters!)
- September 15, 2010.
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Rewards & Recognition: Are You Leveraging the Best Ways to Reward and Motivate Your Employees?
- September 22, 2010.
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Corporate Health & Wellness
- September 29, 2010.
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It won't cost a penny for these thoughts ... enjoy these blog submissions currently featured on HR.com.
> What to call HR Technology implementations to increase odds of Success
I feel a change is in order with respect to how HR technology implementations are labeled, marketed and positioned within organizations. Whether we want to admit it or not, many HR technology implementations do not live up to expectations - either in terms of empirically measured ROI, or anecdotally reported perceptions of the new system or module. While there are many useful articles and blog posts about causal factors, perhaps we haven’t adequately considered the need to simply call these very strategic initiatives something else. Why?
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Service Awards: Six Missteps Businesses Make and How to Turn them into WOW!s
Could your company’s service award program be performing at a higher level and reaping greater returns for your business? Find out if your service recognition program is keeping pace with ...
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Date: August 24, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
Fundamentals of Compensation Communication
Creating a culture of productivity and success requires appropriate communication around compensation. Inappropriate compensation conversations can be detrimental to the psyche of employees and may have legal or ...
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Date: August 25, 2010
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
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> 10 Steps to Successful Sales - Summary
Sales is among the oldest and most conflicted professions on earth — at once reviled and revered, valued for its promise of heavy paychecks and prestigious career paths, maligned for its loose ethics, and made hopelessly unpredictable by buying booms and busts. According to author Brian Lambert, however, most people out there selling are merely “salespersons,” not true “sales professionals”: trusted advisors who not only close deals but also make connections and change paradigms along the way.
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