Blogs / 2008 / August

Co-authored by Kathryn Kehoe and Thomas Bonney Rising oil and food prices and the global warming debate may have brought environmental responsibility solidly front-of-mind, but Wall Street shakeups and worsening unemployment statistics have yet to... More...

Hi, Greetings from www.scooponlive.com SCOOP, The HR newzine from SYNERGI research & Consulting, is powered to maximize the space and creative spirits for professionals, students and assures you entertainment. SCOOP features - informa... More...

The market in which video tools are used for employment purposes is getting more and more crowded which, of course, means more and more murk and confusion. Throw in clever advertising and the waters become even muddier. In this article, we wil... More...

Overview Howard County, Maryland is a municipality serving a population of more than 270,000 people. Howard County is located in the central part of Maryland between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Howard County, Maryland is frequently cited f... More...

More and more companies are beginning to screen and hire international job applicant's to work for their organization. Many times, these applicants will have degrees that were awarded by colleges outside of the United States. If the degree was issu... More...

I recently looked at a Tom Peters video on the definition of leadership. It's good, and what's not to like about Tom... but I did find it interesting, having played it and then reading the transcript, that he never really gave his own definition of l... More...

China is no longer just "the world's factory - it's a competitive, talent-driven business market where multinational and Chinese companies are at risk unless they win the war for the hottest commodities - young local MBAs. To recruit and, more im... More...

While many workers are having a tough time finding suitable employment in today's uncertain economy, companies also face challenges finding highly skilled people. According to the fourth annual Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations (EDGE) Re... More...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FutureResume.com Takes Next Step in "Video Hiring with GreenJobInterview.com, the Online Videoconferencing Solution for Job Interviews New Web-based Videoconferencing Solution Will Contribute 2% of Gross Revenue to Enviro... More...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - August 27, 2008 - Beyond.com, Inc., the world's largest network of niche career communities, polled members across its network of thousands of sites to gauge whether professionals feel they are properly compensated at work. More t... More...

Training is often the first item to be axed when looking for quick cuts, without looking at the long term impact on the company's ability to re-grow. Given the light speed at which a lot of organizations move, making time for training seems ha... More...

Excerpted from New Hampshire Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently addressed an issue employers may face more frequently in co... More...

As online networking sites continue to increase in popularity, many companies are grappling with the question of how these new tools can be applied to their existing business models. For one industry - recruiting - online networking sites provide th... More...

Help is wanted, and the pay is good. That's according to a national salary survey recently conducted by MEP Jobs, an online job board serving the mechanical, electrical and plumbing industries. The 2008 Skilled Trades Salary Survey gathered feedback ... More...

Of those North American companies that have management succession plans barely half update them on a regular basis, according to a survey of more than 2,500 senior human resources executives by Novations Group, a global consulting organization based ... More...

On June 19, 2008, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn, holding that where an insurance company both determines an appeal for ERISA benefits and pays that claim, a conflict of interest as described in Firest... More...

New U.S. Supreme Court Case Highlights the Need For Careful Advanced Planning of Workforce Reductions By Frank A. Gumina The troubled economy has made the unpleasant task of workforce reductions a necessary reality for many employers. Reductions in ... More...

Co-authored by Keith Swenson and Dan Weinfurter Dee Mand, an employee at Too Hard Corporation (THC), blew out the candles to her employee-appreciation cake on her fifth anniversary. She wished for another job, and by the end of the month she quit... More...

"Hang in there! is more than an expression of encouragement to someone experiencing hardship or difficulty; it is sound advice for anyone intent on doing good in the world. Whether by leading or prodding others, or improving oneself, or contributing ... More...

A lot of time managers find themselves in a supervisory role where they are managing people who were their peers recently before they got promoted or maybe they are managing friends. And I think a lot of managers aren't sure how to deal with that sit... More...

We hear it over and over again in our business, “I am looking for a new vendor because I am just unhappy with the (service, turn around time, customer service, etc) my current vendor provides. Chances are that that current vendor also has no idea th... More...

Interexpat launches new website for expatriate information services with powerful search engine and social community capabilities: ExpatFinder.com ExpatFinder.com addresses the increased demand for information and services for global on the move p... More...

1. BMW Driving - (Bellyaching, Moaning and Whining) - Many people sometimes engage in BMW driving when they're feeling stressed, unrecognized, misunderstood, rejected professionally or when "dishing on common workplace "enemies. What begins as lett... More...

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International Applicants and International Degrees

Defining Leadership - Go Ahead, Try it, I Dare You

How to Win in China as Talent War Heats Up

Tale of Two Job Markets

FutureResume.com Announces GreenJobInterview.com

Beyond.com Poll Reveals 77 Percent of Professionals Feel They Are Underpaid

Find Economical Ways to Save Employee Training

EEOC Opinion Letter Addresses ADA and PTSD

Recruiting Meets Web 2.0

No Grey Market Here

Half of Companies Fail to Update Succession Plans

The Supreme Court Considers Conflicts of Interest in Benefit Claims Procedures

U.S. Supreme Court Case Widens Opening for Discrimination Lawsuits

Employee Communications…Learning From Goldilocks on How to Get it “Just Right”

Employee Communications…Learning From Goldilocks on How to Get it “Just Right”

Persistence Goes the Distance

Managing Peers and Friends

The Disappearing Client

ExpatFinder.com Search Engine for global HR departments, Expatriates and their families

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