Blogs / 2012 / October

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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 / 2012 / October

Keeping with this theme, an excellent article by John C. Maxwell in a recent issue of Success magazine identifies the key factors in “intentional growth.” Here are my recommendations on using these factors to help yourself grow as an HR professional.... More...

“Work can be a life-draining affair.” —Joseph Campbell Effective time manage-ment is essential if you wish to be a successful HR executive — and have a life at the same time. According to CEO surveys, when HR professionals focus their time on ... More...

An excellent article in the October Backpacker Magazine discussed five emotional aspects of preventing deadly threats. Although the “threats” facing human relations professionals might not be as extreme as dangling from a cliff, we’re certainly guara... More...

When managed well, HR shared services organizations (HR SSOs) can reduce HR costs, while maintaining or increasing the quality of HR services delivered. But, how do you know if your HR SSO is fully delivering on these benefits? APQC has two new resou... More...

Below is a link to the 28 common sense safety rules that I share with all of my new hires. Each rule was created in the aftermath of a serious on the job accident. New workers, especially those right out of school, have little... More...

You have worked really hard to form the best staff possible in order to make your workplace as effective as it can be. However, hiring the best talent is sometimes easier than keeping them. This blog is part one of a three part series that will give ... More...

The increased use of email and social media by employees and management may lead to more defamation litigation arising out of the workplace. Such lawsuits can take various forms: employee v. employer based on an alleged false statement of the reason... More...

In settling claims, such as drawing a legal challenge to a discharge, a common practice would be for the employer to agree not to challenge unemployment benefits, as part of the settlement of this workplace claim. This is no longer valid under Minnes... More...

A recent 8th Circuit case, affirming a District Court decision, chose how many claims can come out of what might otherwise be considered a simple termination. The employee had been with The Travelers Company for some time, but had had a number of is... More...

An 8th Circuit case supported the affirmative defense that would otherwise make an employer vicariously liable for a supervisor’s actionable sexual or racial harassment of an employee. The defense only applies when there has been no tangible employm... More...

In two recent cases, the NLRB challenged at-will employment provisions contained in non-union employers’ employee handbooks, alleging that such policies have the effect of chilling protected employee activity. Taking this position is yet another exa... More...

Welcome to the experience economy. This is where Gen Ys live—and it's what shapes much of how they think. Just as the act of unpacking your latest i-device is an 'experience' that Apple has deliberately created, so too must the experi... More...

Technology and the world of internet is evolving like never before, so as the different strategic approaches of business owners and service providers to get optimum business, in whatever niche they serve. Implementing services after observing the n... More...

Business Email Etiquette Email besides using the phone is the most common form of communication the business world these days. It can go one of two ways; you either know exactly how to write an appropriate, professional email or you have no idea... More...

Getting an injured worker back to work as soon as possible after an on-the-job injury is an important way to control the cost of a workers compensation claim. Offering light duty to an employee who is released to return to work with medical res... More...

SumTotal® Systems, Inc ., the global leader in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions , walked away with awards in three product categories at the eighth annual Best of Elearning! Awards . The company won “Best Learning Management Syst... More...

SOURCE: hireQ October 02, 2012 14:00 ET hireQ Launches at DEMO 2012 PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Today marks the official launch of hireQ, Inc., a "consumerprise" internet startup looking to transform the way people look fo... More...

I recently attended a joint conference from The Wharton School and Sustainable Brands entitled “The New Metrics of Sustainable Business.” We heard sustainable stories not only from companies such as Xerox, Dow, and Nestle but also from people like Ja... More...

Immigration Update© October 3, 2012 TAIWAN ADDED TO THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM On October 2, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Taiwan under the Visa Waiver Program, which currently allows visitors from 3... More...

Recognize This! – “Feedback” is not the same as “annual performance review.” What do you need most in your work? Sure, the cynics will say “to be left alone.” But most of us want to know if what we’re doing is right. That’s why I argue Gen Y... More...

Demographic projections show that we’ll be facing a significant talent gap of workers with specialized knowledge this decade. We are no longer talking about emerging trends, we’re talking about the issues that are beginning to impact organizatio... More...

NEW YORK, NY and MONTREAL--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Technomedia, a leading provider of Talent Management Solutions, today announced that it has been named to TrainingIndustry.com's list of the Top 20 Learning Portal Companies, due to the streng... More...

"Vendor Files" is back… Just in time for HRTech, and American Staffing Association and maybe Linkedin … What goes around comes around… In Canada, a mere 15 years ago , I owned a firm called the CEO Group. Part of our product line was to launch ... More...

myStaffingPro, an award winning applicant tracking and recruiting system , today announced that CIO Jennifer Brogee will speak at the HRSouthwest Conference. The conference will take place at the Fort Worth Convention Center from October 14-17,... More...

The increasing number of the tech savvy young population of India has promoted the use of the internet into a day-to-day life. Most of the work, transactions, procurement of information is being done online now these days. This has increased the peop... More...

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TAIWAN ADDED TO THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

Rules of Engagement: Feedback – From Everywhere and Everyone

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Company Recognized for Breadth of Functionality and Geographic Reach of Its Learning Management Solution

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