Blogs / 2011 / December

News

	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 / December

Automating HR processes is one of the easiest ways for your company to save money as it grows. Small companies will save just by implementing any system. Having a basic timekeeping system will eliminate payroll calculation errors, save you the co... More...

As the year winds down, talent managers need to address and capitalize on workplace trends in an effort to move their organizations forward. The recession has impacted how individuals view work and the workplace. Though it may appear little has c... More...

Introduction Compensating employees fairly is difficult. Pay too little, and your best people will leave. Pay too much and your cost structure will hamper competitiveness. There are many types of bonus systems, paid time off policies, a... More...

I realized today I have not shared with you my posts on Compensation Cafe in quite a while. I greatly enjoy the Cafe community and commentary encourage you to follow the conversation directly. But in case you missed these posts: 3 Reasons W... More...

During the past five years we have been able to see that small government is not as stable as it appeared ten years ago. People have come to an understanding that there is no true statement of job-stability anymore. As time presses on, pensions and... More...

In today's management environment, new forms of and tools for corporate leadership development programs have emerged. One of the most popular development tools is executive coaching. The number of executive coaches has more than doubled in the past d... More...

SkillSurvey®, Inc., the inventor and leading provider of online reference-checking solutions, will offer its Pre-Hire 360® software in five additional languages starting in the second quarter of 2012. The software company is the first in its spa... More...

Faced with a challenging business climate over the past several years, many businesses have postponed technology upgrades across several departments – not just HR. What many businesses do not realize, however, is that HR system investments are actua... More...

Millennials...those tech savvy, multi-tasking 12 to 30 year olds are 75 million strong and will be 47 percent of the workforce by 2014. They have new ideas about work ethic, their role in the workplace and the chain of command— and that’s a good thin... More...

In recent years, enhanced by the economic crisis, we have seen a growing awareness of the need to better manage labor costs, and in service oriented industries improve customer service, as a mean to expand organizational profitability. Time and Atten... More...

Intuition or Science? Fazoli's Restaurant Relies on PeopleAnswers' Data-Driven Methodology In 2009, Lexington, KY-headquartered Fazoli's embarked on a strategy using PeopleAnswers to assess job candidates in an orderly and deliberate way t... More...

Projects matter to Gen X more than moving up the ladder of success. Gen Xers are 15% less likely to accept a promotion that involves added responsibility and other trappings of success. Engagement Opportunity Recognize Gen X when they reach p... More...

Probably the most common elements that might be in inorganic beauty items is artificial scents. From lip lotions and shampoos to body washes and skin lotions contain artificial scents which are produced using chemical synthesis. Your lipsticks may... More...

Most people assume that dedicated students who are enrolled in or have completed higher education courses, like undergraduate and graduate programs, know how to write not only well, but effectively as well. Although writing is not an easy skil... More...

A new Webinar titled “ Recruiting with Social Networks – Without the Bias ” will be hosted this month by ApplicantPRO to help HR professionals effectively use social media sites to attract qualified applicants. The Webinar is open to the public and... More...

by Eric Chester - Author of Reviving Work Ethic My wife is a strong, upbeat woman who rarely complains. However, one evening at dinner I could tell something was really bothering her and I pressed her until she finally revealed that she was feel... More...

Versatile, nimble and reluctant to play by other people’s rules, Gen X workers are prime candidates for leaving the workplace and launching out on their own. The question for corporations is whether you want these workers innovating for you or com... More...

Recognize This! – Unless your CEO is visibly and firmly behind your core values, they will be meaningless to your employees. Yesterday I wrote about the importance of blending the “how” with the “what” in managing employees to create a hig... More...

Much has been written and tweeted about SAP’s announcement last December 3 that it will acquire SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion. Granted that SuccessFactors is a provider of talent management software, but software alone does not get at the core of w... More...

User Interface Update Transforms Workforce Management Software SaaShr.com Releases New UI Design to Increase Sales and Improve Community Experience BRANCHBURG, N.J. – December 15, 2011 – SaaShr.com (www.SaaShr.com), a leading provider of Software... More...

A new Applicant Tracking System was announced today, called ApplicantPRO. Designed specifically for small-to-mid-sized businesses, ApplicantPRO offers a number of unique benefits, including unlimited logins, free reporting and instant job postings t... More...

Portland, Ore. and St. Louis (Nov. 28, 2011) - Giftango Corporation, the digital eGift card company redefining the standards of gift cards, today announced its selection as the eGift Card platform for Maritz Motivation Solutions. Maritz is leveraging... More...

After 25 years of teaching people to work with fellow employees better, and lead teams better, one of the key success factors that I have come to rely on is instilling a mindset I call " the Pursuit of Truth ." This is not just a mindset of "be... More...

Thinking strategically doesn't always come easy for most of us. Or we get sidetracked by all of the operational stuff that comes up on a daily basis and we get away from looking at our businesses or work units from a strategic perspective. So we o... More...

We’re in the middle of the holiday season, which in addition to being dubbed the most wonderful time of the year; it should also be called the most disrupting time of the year. Between worrying about gifts, attending holiday parties, in-laws visits, ... More...

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How to Automate HR Systems

Five Workplace Trends for 2012

How to Create an Effective Pay Structure

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Executive Coaching and Debriefing for Corporate Leadership Development Programs

SkillSurvey® to Launch Five New Languages for Pre-Hire 360® First Online Reference-Checking Solution to Provide Global Options for Recruiters

Win Management Approval for 2016 HR System

Why Hiring Millennials Is Good For Your Business

Advantages of Automated Workforce Management Solutions over Manual Solutions

PeopleAnswers Hiring Strategies/Client Conference/News and Updates

Work, Not Rank

Great Essential Oils Present In Organic Beauty Items

Where Have All the Writers Gone?

New Webinar Offers Effective Social Media Recruiting Strategies

Are You Programming Robots or Instilling a Service Mentality?

Engaging Generation X

What CEOs Really Think about Core Values

SAP and SuccessFactors, Let’s Not Forget About the Basics of What Makes Talent Management Effective Much

User Interface Update Transforms Workforce Management Software

ApplicantPRO Now Available to Streamline Employee Application Process

Maritz Launches eGift Cards, Leverages Giftango Platform

Do you teach employees to pursue truth in all their interactions?

Can You Become a Strategic Thinker?

Ways to keep employees productive during the holidays