Blogs / 2011 / 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 / 2011 / May

A rapidly growing trend for both small and large companies is the use of Software as a Service (SaaS). SaaS provides software to customers as an on-demand service rather than the traditional method of delivery software as an on-site installation w... More...

As the economy continues to improve, more companies are ramping up their hiring efforts. Economists predict that around 200,000 jobs a month will be added throughout the year. Manufacturing has been a leading sector in the past months, and we’re seei... More...

Kansas City, Kan.— Healthcare jobs are hot and their demand shows no signs of slowing. As the nation's need for healthcare escalates, so do the salaries for many of the most in demand positions in the industry. The 2011 Compensation Data Healthcare ... More...

Recognize This! – Success is about much more than results and deadlines. It’s about delivering those results within the right context of values and mission. If the performance appraisal as it stands today is broken, what should we consider i... More...

Location Based Services can be a huge benefit to employers Going on a business trip or traveling to a foreign city used to mean that you would arrive at the remote destination and be at the mercy of a taxi driver, or a hotel concierge, on findin... More...

The Promotable Woman: Have We Come A Long Way Baby? comes 20 years after our company president, Dr. Northup’s initial research project The Promotable Woman: What Makes The Difference. Her passion for helping women in developing the skills, attitudes ... More...

We all have moments when we have trouble articulating what we want to say, or putting down the exact words that we want to write. This can be a big problem if it persists and keeps you from moving forward. Many people have their own techniques,... More...

In a Tip of the Week earlier this month, OPENonline discussed the recent pre-employment screening laws passed in Maryland and Philadelphia. Now, less than two weeks later, another city has jumped on the bandwagon, enacting similar restrictions on... More...

Recognize This! – Giving employees frequent and timely recognition and feedback is not an option. Those who get it right have a distinct competitive advantage in the global marketplace. I’ve written about annual performance reviews being br... More...

BlueVolt (www.BlueVolt.com), the leading provider of online learning management systems (LMS) for manufacturing, construction and service industries, has partnered with fellow Portland-based company Giftango to enhance BlueVolt’s inc... More...

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Employee turnover is a big issue facing many of today’s organizations, making employee retention and motivation an ongoing challenge. Yet this is an issue which can be controlled by hiring the right people for the job and by being creative in the way... More...

It’s hard to beat experience, strength and knowledge, right? Try telling that to the Los Angeles Lakers. Conventional wisdom said the Lakers were primed to win their third consecutive NBA title this year. They had a tall, dominating front line wit... More...

Recognize This! – How can your people know they’re doing the right thing unless you tell them? Continuing the conversation from yesterday’s post , why do employees want feedback? Isn’t it safer to assume people would rather just fly under t... More...

If you are a hiring manager at a corporation or the owner of a small or medium business you probably already know just how important it is to maintain compliance with Form I-9 requirements of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) depart... More...

In response to the recent preliminary approval of a $5.9 million settlement in a class action suit against a major transit company, Pre-employ.com is offering a free guide for businesses, “Top 5 Reasons to Avoid FCRA Non-Compliance” available here: ... More...

Q: My co-workers are all temporary staff. How do I become permanent? A: Businesses hire temporary workforce for a variety of reasons. Sometimes these positions lead to full-time opportunities. Here are a few tips to increase your value in th... More...

Kansas City, Kan.— Although the economy is still struggling to make significant strides towards recovery, small improvements are starting to become more evident. The 2011 Compensation Data Insurance survey results found pay increase budgets remaine... More...

The Power of Culture I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients - a senior executive in a professional services firm. We discussed how the right culture needed to be designed to create a desired futur... More...

Numerous news reports claim that 2011 is plagued with talent shortages. How challenging is it for organizations to find workers with the capabilities they need? Which work force capabilities are the hardest to secure? Most importantly, what actions a... More...

A colleague sent me an interesting report the other day – 125 Linked-In Job Search Tips. It’s a great read that got me thinking about how much things have changed in the employment landscape since I started my career. It also reminded me of how criti... More...

I-9 Compliance and How to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuits What started out as a fairly routine I-9 audit at a Chipotle Mexican restaurant in Minnesota last year has now turned into an expanding probe of the company’s hiring practices nationwide. Thus f... More...

Solutions or Answers? The answer to a question is important. The solution to a problem that poses many questions is critical. Solutions require the integrated application of facts, experience and other information through a well defined and prov... More...

We have an employee who filed a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. We normally withdaw a $2 processing fee to cover our expenses when we have to make a withholding payment for employee garnishments, child support, spousal support, etc. It is legal to withho... More...

Recognize This! – The traditional performance review process tries to accomplish too much. Have you ever wanted to rip your performance appraisal (or the entire appraisal process) in half? The only thing people can seem to agree on about the per... More...

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What is “SaaS” and what can it do for your staffing company?

Companies Ramp Up Hiring

Healthcare Salaries are on the Rise

Zappos Gets It Right – Again. How a Performance Appraisal Process Should Work

An Introduction to Location Based Services

The Promotable Woman, Have We Come a Long Way Baby?

HR Professionals Need To Write More

Additional Credit Check & Ban the Box Legislation: Hartford the Most Recent City to Place Restrictions on the Hiring Process

Overcoming Manager Reluctance/Inability to Give Recognition & Feedback

BlueVolt enhances elearning incentive program

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Taming turnover and retaining your brightest stars

What’s Your Conventional Wisdom (and how is it keeping you from winning)?

Why Feedback Is So Important

Changing immigration laws add complexity to I-9 compliance requirements

Background Screening; The New FCRA Class Action Nightmare

ROPELLA ANSWERS: "I’m a Temp. How Do I Become a Permanent Employee?"

Pay Increase Budgets Hold Steady for Insurance Companies

How to Harness the Power of Culture

Are Talent Shortages Impacting Businesses Today? Take APQC's Survey and Find Out

Job Hunting in a Social Media World: Are You Keeping Up?

I-9 Compliance and How to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuits

Compensation Management Total Solutions

Withholding Fee from Payroll for Chapter 13 Garnishment

Why the Performance Appraisal Is Broken