Blogs / 2009 / February

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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 / 2009 / February

Many of you are aware that, for the second time in 18 months, Monster's database was compromised. This time the personal information of 1.2 million job seekers was stolen, in 2007 it was the username and passwords of legitimate Recruiters. Accord... More...

As I watched the annual parade of glam last night, it dawned on me that each and every one of the movie stars is an extreme brand manager. In any economy, job holders and job seekers should take notice of how these folks manage their personal brands ... More...

I need the wisdom of the crowd, however, before I begin, it's important that I give you a quick overview of my background so we can keep our comments focused on the question itself. I have over 28 years of recruitment experience---15 years as a ... More...

Rumors, like conspiracy theories, are insidious, in part because they can prove difficult to disprove. When gone unchallenged, they can wreak havoc with a company’s image. So often though rumors are rooted in fact. And so companies must tread c... More...

I was raised around a lot of guys. I was the only girl. My brothers and cousins even started a club called BAM -- Boys Against Marshawn! Most of my mentors have been males. This has made me an extreme alpha personality, and very competitive. Some wom... More...

When it comes to exemplifying poor leadership tactics, here's one situation that took place at a recent company retreat. The purpose of this retreat was for the partners to discuss the corporate vision, new ideas, and growth strategies as well as yea... More...

As our economic climate becomes more competitive, companies are realizing that health and safety in the workplace can play a significant role in reducing costs, improving quality and attracting top talent. For those charged with overseeing the &... More...

Excerpted from Michigan E mployment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Vercruysse Murray & Calzone, P.C. There has been a push in recent years to provide homosexual, bisexual, and transsexual individuals with protection against... More...

"For us to make sense of something it has to fit with what we already believe to be true or the bigger picture." 1 For some that truth is horses are dangerous, for others they are an icon of beauty and freedom. Horses touch our emotions like fe... More...

Human resources professionals, hirers and trainers alike, want to see their great new hires infusing the workplace with their excellence for a long, long time. More often than not, that means they’ll need to move up the ladder, gain more and mo... More...

Dear Joan: I accepted my current position four years ago, with the understanding I would be promoted after a one year "mentoring" period. That promotion never came and it now appears it will never come, as I now feel it was never really... More...

In Mike Byam's new book "The WOW! Workplace," top business leaders around North America share how employee recognition works in their organizations. Get page after page of practical, real-world ideas for effectively recognizing your valuabl... More...

BY CAROL QUINN It might seem like a rather odd time to write an article on hiring when so many companies are not. Determining the need to improve upon one's hiring process, and making the changes, is something that can be done right now. Consisten... More...

Grand Rapids, Mich. – After years of research and in-depth interviews with hundreds of business managers, MikeByam has emerged with an invigorating insight for recession-haunted corporate America. His message: “If leaders want to succee... More...

Wells Fargo, the mortgage financial giant, has been under some scrutiny lately for the company's spending on employee award and recognition events in light of their financial situation. Recently, John Stumf, Wells Fargo's CEO, had had enough. Resp... More...

It's no secret that we're in a current recession, and thousand of people are losing their jobs. Times are uncertain and it gets even more uncertain when you see some organizations concurrently laying off and hiring, which opens the way for potential ... More...

President Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Act into law on Jan 29, 2009. The Act is named after the Alabama woman who sued Goodyear after discovering that her male colleagues in the same position as she was were earning substantially more than she was... More...

LinkedIn has announced its release of LinkedIn Talent Advantage, a suite of solutions for recruiters. Talent Advantage contains a hiring technology called LinkedIn Custom Company Profiles, which helps companies present relevant information based o... More...

How does stuff get done in our chaotic world? What fuels meaningful change? I'm preparing to facilitate a short discussion at a retreat for a Board of Directors on Saturday. My job is to help them surface some thoughts about the work they should... More...

Keeping internal talent is critical during tough economic times. We see the HR industry re-focus their efforts on Talent Management, with Generation Y flooding into the employment market, while at the same time companies are reviewing their com... More...

As companies struggle to cut costs, job cuts or even business closures are becoming more commonplace. In brighter circumstances, organizations are limiting pay raises or even suggesting across the board pay reductions to keep the doors open and keep ... More...

In one of President Obama’s speeches on the stimulus package, he mentioned that the current situation does not call for “business as usual,” and that there is now a heightened need for transparency and accountability. Certainly things are not as they... More...

It is surprising to hear, but true, that most workplaces still have bullies. I am sure that most people know someone at work, have heard of someone at work, or have experienced themselves, the act of bullying. However, what is a bully? Accordi... More...

In an earlier post , I talked about a major problem with cash bonuses - they are often used to fulfill the wrong needs. In this post, I’ll cover two additional serious problems with using a cash-based award structure – entitlement and competition. ... More...

For those of you who missed the HCM investors forum, next week we launch the CEO interviews. We are starting with some of the most interesting up and coming CEO’s in the space. Join us on the 23rd at 12:15 Est for Aassia Haq of Alumrise whose... More...

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News

Monster.com - Wrong end of the Moose

The Oscars - Extreme Branding for Job Seekers

Wisdom of the Crowd

Root Out Rumors

SKIRTS in the Boardroom

Share Ideas, Not Expectations

OHS Training a Safe Bet for HR Professionals Looking to Upgrade Skills

Sexual Orientation Discrimination and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

The Bigger Picture

Climbing the Millennial Ladder: How to Help Your New Hires Turn into Old Pros

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: When Your Employer’s Promises Turn Out to be “Smoke & Mirrors”

Create a WOW! Workplace

If Bad Hires Squeaked!

Employers Increase Emphasis on Employee Recognition in Today's Economy

Wells Fargo responds to criticism over recognition spending

COMMUNICATION ON STEROIDS - HOW TO ANNOUNCE LAYOFFS

HR and the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 2009

NEW LINKEDIN TOOL FOR HR

Leading Change... Talk Is Cheap -- and Powerful

The role of Compensation management in the hunt for Talent

Motivating Employees Amidst Pay Cuts

The Changing Business Landscape

Bullies in the Workplace

Are You Creating a Culture of Entitlement and Competition?

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