Blogs / 2008 / May

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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 / 2008 / May

"Faking" is probably the biggest apprehension employers have about using personality tests during the hiring process. These concerns are well founded. Job applicants are confronted by more tests all the time. They are motivated to "pass the test" and... More...

Businesses are enamored with the idea of the virtual office -- and one of the first steps in achieving a geographically spread-out office is reducing the vast reams of paper traditional offices use. The benefits of the "paperless enterprise" also str... More...

Q&A with Edward Lawler Author of “Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage” (Jossey-Bass, April 2008) 1. Q: Why did you write this book? A: I wanted to focus on using talent as a basis for designing and creating effective organizations. Th... More...

The CIPD report HR and Technology: Impact and Advantages highlights the advantages of technology use for HR; however, it also includes some cautions. One caution that is especially relevant to managers is the following: “over-reliance on technolog... More...

( The Beacon Group - May 9th 2008) In the latest round of guru rankings by the Wall Street Journal , psychologists and CEOs are gaining ground in influencing corporate trends. This year Gary Hamel tops the list. Two other journalist-writers share... More...

Although I have hidden the names, I thought this was just too funny to not share with everyone. Often when we go into town, we like to visit certain clients get a feel for their business, and the market conditions. A few years ago, when EDS bought a ... More...

Motivating employees is often exhausting and time consuming work. Managers provide incentives, set goals, acknowledge top producers, even use consequences or threats. They use these tactics in an attempt to stimulate some level of interest in their s... More...

Whether you are in management or a non-management employee, sometimes it's the little things that can break - or make - your career, according to ClearRock."People continually under-estimate the negative, as well as the positive, impact that seemingl... More...

For professionals seeking new career opportunities, it's sometimes a double whammy. While the value of the dollar is shrinking, many job seekers - including in-demand technology specialists - must accept new positions at lower salaries than they did ... More...

Taleo / Vurv For some of us who have been in the HR media space for a long time, the relationship with Taleo spans over 12 years. From a small, Canadian French job board, started as Recruitsoft, Louis Tetu grew the business into the largest pur... More...

"The increasing availability of new information and communication technology is one of the key ingredients that makes a high-involvement management approach possible. This capability, more than any other, makes it possible for individuals to become s... More...

If a mediation is going to have a chance at success, perhaps the most important decision is who will sit in the neutral chair at the head of the table. From case to case, that decision will vary. Attorneys owe it to their clients to invest the time i... More...

There's been an ongoing debate on whether drug testing helps prevent drug use and workplace accidents. Today, the vast majority of employers engage in drug testing for new hires, "reasonable suspicion incidents," and when required by the Department o... More...

Dear Joan: An employee who has been with the company for many years has always been the go-to person for upper management, as they have worked together for a very long time. As new employees have been hired the dynamics in the office have chang... More...

A recent blog entry discussed the power of performance-based testing to assess the skills of job candidates. While there is a great deal of excellent work being done to create assessments that measure people’s performance in simulations of real-worl... More...

The American Chamber of Commerce in China just issued their 2008 China Business Climate Survey. Meanwhile, the prestigious Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research (CAMR) also released their own re... More...

Metrics are defined on About.com: Management as “a set of measurements that quantify results.” The same website defines key performance indicators (KPIs) as “quantifiable measurements, agreed to beforehand, that reflect the critical success factors... More...

Peoples Republic of China Bilast & Associates Inc China stood for centuries as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences. But in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, majo... More...

DID YOU EVER HIRE A "SQUARE PEG FOR A ROUND HOLE?You can use pre-employment tests, certain astute insights, less laziness plus a shocking realization about betting to help you avoid a huge hiring mistake - avoid hiring 'a square peg for a round hole... More...

This 8th Circuit (Minnesota) case is a good reminder that employee termination can be in violation of ERISA if the employee can show that the termination occurred to prevent him or her from receiving health care insurance benefits. At issue was an e... More...

My neighbor's 22-year-old son started a job this year at a consumer advocacy group in Chicago. It's his first real job since graduating college. He provides research support for five different senior researchers. His immediate supervisor is one of th... More...

Detach From The OutcomeIf you were ever in a situation where you've walked away from a conversation feeling drained or exhausted, chances are there was something you were attached to in the conversation. An attachment is: " How a person relates with ... More...

A survey of reader attitudes toward their HRIS systems by HR consultant James G. Meade, author of the leading text on HR software selection - The Human Resources Software Handbook with John Wiley PublishingThere are days I want to throw it through t... More...

Why is Talent Management an important, popular topic? Before we can answer why, we need to ask what. What is Talent Management? Talent Management is a buzz word these days and many equate it to recruitment. This is only one aspect. Others eq... More...

( The Beacon Group - May 5th, 2008) Employees are most unhappy with their wages and concerned about the lack of development opportunities within their organizations, according to a study by The Beacon Group. Compensation & Benefits was the lowest ... More...

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Faking It: Can Job Applicants 'Outsmart' Personality Tests?

Eliminating Paper is First Step in the Virtual Office

Q&A with Edward Lawler, Author of “Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage”

The Problem With Electronic Communication

Who's your new guru?

EDS is Anyone There ?

Questions to Lead By

Little Things That Can Break – Or Make – Your Career

Demand for Workers Remains Strong, but Some Professionals Willing to Take Lower Salary Offers

Taleo signs definite agreement to acquire VURV

Education and Communication Build Commitment

Choose Carefully: All Mediators Are Not Created Equal

Does Drug Testing Work?

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Being the Target

The Best Test in the World

Data versus Insight - Not Just a China Problem

How do Metrics and KPIs Differ?

China's Executive Search Market Analyse

3 Games Managers Play – That Result in Hiring Losers

Interference With Health Benefits

Employees Cry Out: Please Tell Me How I’m Doing!

Tips For An Effective Conversation

HRISes Don't Live Up to the Hype

Why Talent Management?

Employees rank pay as their biggest concern, says study