Blogs / 2010 / January

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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 / 2010 / January

Continuing on the topic of alignment and 2010 business plans , a couple of people I respect had some interesting insights recently. Blogger, author and coach Jason Seiden made these observations about motivation and retention in his predictions fo... More...

By Curt Finch, CEO, Journyx Despite the rumors - and even proof, in some corners of the world - that the economy is getting better, times are still hard for businesses everywhere. To make it through to the other side of the recession, every compan... More...

We’re all drinking from the fire hose of hype surrounding Twitter, so imagine my surprise at a recent user conference when a presenter asked how many SonicRecruit clients are using Twitter as part of their recruiting efforts. Less than 10% of th... More...

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JAMES E. MITTLER, CMC Conflicted and Confused First, let me wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR – let’s all hope that 2010 is much better than 2009 which I believe it will be. Now, what is this conflic... More...

By: Cushing Anderson Every other month, IDC surveys Chief Learning Officer- magazine’s Business Intelligence Board (BIB) on a variety of topics to gauge the issues, opportunities and attitudes that are important to senior training ex... More...

New story from Internet Revolution published by Daniel Pleasant January 12, 2010 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Syncing Midmarket Workforce Systems Keeping your hiring plan in harmony with the rest of your company's software systems ... More...

New story from PRWeb published by Daniel Pleasant January 12, 2010 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Talent Management: Strategies for Success from Six Leading Companies Tough economic times demand more, not less attention to talent man... More...

New story from SSON published by Daniel Pleasant January 12, 2010 Log into HR.com to see entire story. 3…2…1… Talent Management! Companies may use different methodologies and structures, or design development programs, but they all have th... More...

New story from Weekly Times Now published by Mortimer Goth January 12, 2010 Log into HR.com to see entire story. AWB's $11m man Thierry Dubois, general manager of AWB (Geneva), was listed as being paid $6.5 million in a retirement package ... More...

New story from Money Management published by Mortimer Goth January 12, 2010 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Macquarie changing remuneration arrangements Macquarie Group is preparing to implement changes to its remuneration arrangement... More...

New story from The Western Star published by Mortimer Goth January 12, 2010 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Councillors weigh in on remuneration Coun. Donna Francis says comments made by Mayor Neville Greeley regarding council remuner... More...

by Nanci Lamborn BrightMove Recruiting Software "I'm sorry. I really need to stop you there." I was right in the middle of an interview, explaining in detail the job description, work environment, and company culture to the candidate. On paper ... More...

By: Paul D. Weiner Aaron D. Crews On August 14, 2009, the California Judicial Council formally amended California Rule of Court 3.724, thereby requiring California litigants to meet and confer regardin... More...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that if an employer terminates an employee based on a good faith, reasonable belief that an employee engaged in misconduct, which might later prove to be a mistaken belief, this mistake does n... More...

This is the spiritual season. Spirituality is a broader and more encompassing notion. You can be spiritual without being religious, and as presented in the daily headlines, many people practice their religion in a way that is far from the common noti... More...

Here’s an important excerpt from a recent GAO report on OSHA audits that addresses concerns about disincentives for reporting injuries (Italics added): “Occupational safety and health stakeholders we interviewed and occupational health p... More...

By Robert A. Francis, LEED AP These times are a call for action. During one of the toughest economic climates imaginable, large businesses are struggling to maintain a standard of daily operations in the midst of corporate downsizing while individ... More...

Back in October 2009, Time magazine ran a special report on women. A number of the statistics in this report deserve a closer look: More women think that men resent women who have power than is the fact. Nearly seven in ten (69%) of the women ... More...

The US Department of Labor has provided 2 more Fact Sheets regarding the COBRA subsidy extension. One is a Fact Sheet that provides a general explanation of the extension. The second is a Frequently Asked Questions sheet that answers... More...

In response to a large number of questions received regarding eligibility for the COBRA premium reduction under current law, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has updated the COBRA page (www.dol.gov/COBRA) to add new FAQs here. We ... More...

One of my favorite books is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel El Ruiz. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements are: Be impeccable with your word. Take nothing personally. Assume nothing. Always do your best. I can... More...

The administrative exemption for overtime relates to employees who perform non-manual work that is directly related to the management or general business operations of the company. Of course to qualify, an employee must be salaried and exercise... More...

A former Starbucks’ employee sued concerning how their tips were distributed. Starbucks’ procedure was to tally weekly the amounts in the tip jars and then divide the money to every service employee who had worked during the week ba... More...

BE CAREFUL WITH JOB ADVERTISING: A recent 7th Circuit case (Wisconsin is in the 7th Circuit) is a good reminder that one should not include requirements that are not needed to perform the job in job descriptions or advertisings for job openings... More...

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