Blogs / 2007 / June

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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 / 2007 / June

Once considered simply a "good idea," paid time-off (PTO) programs have quickly become a valuable benefit for many employers. The explanation is simple: PTO programs reduce employees' inappropriate use of sick days. They also enhance an org... More...

Right now the hiring process in China is slowing a little as expatriate managers from multinational companies begin to take their summer holidays. Many of the positions that arose after the Chinese New Year bonuses were paid, around March, have been... More...

One employee was being asked by his Boss, " Why you are not working?". The employee replied," I didn't see that you are coming!". This sweet case study reflects the motivation and attitude and other related aspect of the workforce More...

The first quarter is a great time to review business relationships and processes; it’s the age-old desire of spring-cleaning. It’s a time for renewal and making improvements for the year to come. This review should also apply to your busi... More...

The “ recruiting blogosphere ”, a community of blogs written by recruiters and human resources professionals, is becoming a powerful medium through which to recruit, vent and rave about the world of job hunting and staffing. There are now over 260 re... More...

Dear Joan: I am at a loss how to handle an unexpected termination by an employer after only six weeks. What do you suggest in terms of stating it on my resume? When I’m interviewing, what steps should I take to handle potential employer&rsqu... More...

The game you once played on the school playground is now the game you play daily in the corporate jungle. Remember tetherball? There's a tall metal pole planted firmly in the ground with a long cord attached at the top. At the other end of the co... More...

In response to a reporter’s question after an exciting, rough-and-tumble, come-from-behind, must-win playoff game last week, Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns said: “That could have discouraged us, but it didn’t.” Those words st... More...

Excerpted from North Dakota Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Vogel Law Firm Consider the following two scenarios: • A male employee requests extended leave to provide at-home care to a sick child. Instead ... More...

Large government agencies are buckling under the weight of their large bureaucracies, their increasingly distributed workforce, and higher interactions with private sector consultants. Government agencies with such environments should seriously consi... More...

Wondering how to maximize your magazine's online presence? HR.com's CEO Debbie McGrath has put together an informative powerpoint presentation which outlines what you can do to take full advantage of this broad market. Click here to find out more. More...

At a recent conference, I heard a number of successful firm leaders describe how their firms had achieved significant growth and profitability. A common phrase used by each and every one of these firm leaders was “making sure that all the key p... More...

From the past few years of engineer recruitment, I noticed a common career choice among them. Most of my hires want to move up to a managerial role and not want to perform an engineering role in the long run. Why is this so? Am I looking in all the ... More...

Imagine--you have been working late to finish an important project when your project manager walks into your office and tells you she has been offered a better job. As she turns to depart she says, “There are others thinking about leaving too.” Wh... More...

Total Rewards (henceforth referred to as TR) is developing more as a contemporary way of thinking than as that of another Human Resource policy decision. It is transforming the outlook towards paying and motivating the employees, building a strong re... More...

Measuring an accurate “cost” in the cost per hire (CPH) metric must include three separate elements; direct costs, indirect costs and risk costs. Once the cost is established, the denominator of the metric, number of hires, is equally important, and... More...

After so many years of continuous strong economic growth, and absolutely sizzling rates for the past year or so, most non-HR people in China would probably be looking at a long hot summer of continued economic growth. HR staff, meanwhile, would mainl... More...

Some people have all the luck. They find the right candidates for their companies, at the right time, and at the right salary. They seem to do it with ease and imply that it is not a difficult thing to do, if you have what they have. Even in a marke... More...

Sean Rehder is a founder of Rehder Talent Logistics (RTL), an independent consultancy based in southern California that implements internal workforce applications and processes. RTL focuses primarily on recruiting and managing workforce business solu... More...

The growth of e-learning has been driven by the demand for faster and effective learning processes. Although many organisations use these technologies and processes for learning, do they really accelerate the learning process? Keith Bound explains hi... More...

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Using PTO Programs to Improve the Health of the Organization

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The most shortest CASE Study of HR

Has your Relocation Consultant Stopped Consulting?

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Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Termination

Five Essential Strategies for Managing Up

How Do You Deal With Adversity?

Family Responsibility Discrimination

Virtual Workspaces: The New Reality for Government Workers

Maximizing Your Magazine's Online Presence

What's Our Deal?

Where have all the engineers gone?

EMPLOYEE RETENTION BECOMING A GLOBAL PROBLEM

Total Rewards Strategies

Numerator and Denominator of Cost Per Hire

Easier Hiring in China?

Getting Lucky

Thought Leader Interview with Sean Rehder: “Supercharged Recruiting”

E-Learning and the Power of Images