Blogs / 2006 / October

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	Onboarding Best Practices

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Five Interview Tips for Winning Your First $100K+ Job

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

	What do You Mean My Company’s A Stepping Stone?

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash

	Do’s and Don’ts of Offshoring

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Blogs / 2006 / October

The general consensus of those attending was that the symposium provided specific learnings, actionable insights and developed a stronger sense of coaching community. In August I mentioned the ICCO Symposium that took place on October 5th and 6th i... More...

When HR Directors want to call in the fashion police and send people home for inappropriate work attire, it's a red flag that employees need a major wake up call, says career counselor Robin Ryan. When HR Directors want to call in the fashion police... More...

I was googling around for interesting leadership stuff and I found this: (Not surprisingly, it was just what I was looking for. How do they do that?) http://www.cato-unbound.org I´ve only recently heard of Richard Florida. A g... More...

Those of us in the HR field tend to forget that not everyone´s pulse races at the thought of a new training course. The fact is, most companies prefer to focus on simply getting the job done. The training and development of employees is seconda... More...

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model is receiving significant attention as a surefire way to cut software acquisition and maintenance costs. Although SaaS can save enterprises money, SaaS solutions come with hidden fees, such as setup, tra... More...

John hadn't realized exactly how underpaid he was until he decided to pursue a terrific sounding job and he didn't get it. The recruiter later shared with John that the recruiter believed he was qualified, but the hiring manager thought differently w... More...

As "Hurricane Danny" blew into the room, 15 spines stiffened. This included Phil´s, a key member on the high productivity group of long-term employees making up Danny´s "team" and a 20 year veteran with the company. Every one was wonderin... More...

I got my first real management job at the age of 24. I felt very important - after all, I was the youngest manager at the bank that had hired me. I had recently graduated with my MBA and had completed my new employer´s management tr... More...

The year 2010 looms large for human resources executives as they anticipate the baby boomer exodus from the workforce That´s the year the departures begin in earnest, a demographic wave that will substantially shrink the available talent pool, ... More...

When you are in Human Resources, everyone thinks you know everything there is to know about getting hired. Truth is, most HR folks stumble when implementing their own self-marketing efforts. Having coached numerous HR professionals, I have often been... More...

Pay is increasingly becoming a communications ´rudder´ that helps direct employees into the role the organization needs them to play in making it a success, and organizations are basing pay and rewards on the speed and quality of the tra... More...

The objective of job evaluation is to create a fair and equitable relationship between jobs of the same value to the company. Once this is accomplished, the goal is to make sure the entire results of the job evaluation are reasonably competitive in t... More...

If skill pay can emphasize a value-added business formula by responding to both the skills the organization needs to be a success and the market value of these skills, then it´s probable that some form of skill pay will have lasting value to th... More...

The market just keeps getting hotter and hotter for mergers and acquisitions and everyone is talking to everyone. It should be very interesting to see who ends up on top, but one thing is for certain - evaluations are peaking and I am starting to see... More...

Wouldn´t it be nice if we as HR professionals and HR Vendors all talked the same lingo so we could really understand each other´s needs? In April, we were asked to help a large oil and gas firm with the selection of a talent ma... More...

A new decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) appears to dramatically broaden the standards for determining who is a supervisor under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). A new decision from the National Labor Relations Board (NL... More...

It´s inspiring when leaders set high bars for themselves. During a leadership development project, I debriefed a dedicated Fortune 100 senior leader who wanted to improve one of the competencies on his 360 assessment. While pleased ... More...

Lifestyle Choices Affect Health The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that at least 50% of individual health status and associated health care costs are directly related to lifestyle choices. The concept of individual choice ... More...

Here's a look at 10 of the most recognized complaints employees have about their employers. Our careers have a major impact in defining our lives. The average full-time employee spends close to 48 hours a week on the job, and it's not always b... More...

Once again I'm struck by how inflexible the work-day is. So, as we in Canada head into our Thanksgiving Weekend (Oct. 9, this year) the stores are starting to ramp up for the shopping orgy that is the Holiday Season. Part time sales help requi... More...

I have worked in Human Resources in state government since November 16, 2001, beginning as an HR Assistant II (a "junior" position) and moving to the HR Assistant III (the "senior" position) in January of 2005. Our small staff serves 500 employ... More...

People have different experiences during the Holiday Season. For many it is a time of joy, peace, good will and optimistic hope for the New Year. For others it is a time of self-evaluation, to reflect on the past, or to review accomplishments and fai... More...

The title of this article hurts a bit. My work revolves around the concept of learning as a primary pathway toward not only improved workplace performance but employee quality of life. In the end, however, learning is not a strategy - it is just that... More...

The first full term of the Supreme Court with its newest members - the Roberts Court - opens Oct. 2, 2006, with two significant cases on workers´ rights already scheduled for decision, and an array of other employment law disputes waiting for t... More...

You need to hire the best employees. You undoubtedly hired some employees who were losers.Oops! Well, let s be more diplomatic. Let s just say you hired some "underachievers" you would have been better without.Or maybe you have the curse ... More...

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Horrible Hiring Mistakes