Blogs / 2012 / December

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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 / December

A survey by Harris Interactive, Inc., found that by the end of 2012 Americans will leave an average of 9.2 vacation days unused, up from 6.2 days in 2011. According to a survey by Expedia, here are the top five reasons why U.S. employees don’t use... More...

A consensus of six healthcare organizations have released a Joint Consensus Statement entitled “Guidance for a Reasonably Designed, Employer-Sponsored Wellness Program Using Outcomes-Based Incentives.” Anyone in HR, benefits, or who cares about welln... More...

An excellent article in the September 2012 issue of Corporate Counsel Magazine focuses on the tradeoffs between data management (storage, security, speed, and storage space), information management (storage, organization, and rapid access to informat... More...

The October 2012 issue of Inc. magazine posted three great questions that applicants should ask you and, in turn, you should be prepared to answer: 1. What do you expect me to accomplish in the first 60 to 90 days? 2. What are the com... More...

According to the American Staffing Association Staffing Index, since the beginning of 2012, temporary and contract employment has grown 28.1%. Staffing employment in this month is also up 4.2% from November last year. The index value for the m... More...

he September 2012 issue of Inc. magazine offered a variety of statistics related to the workplace. Here are a few that I found interesting: More than two in five small business owners or managers (43%) say that they feel more stressed now than... More...

Authors: Bonnie Kristan and Amy Wentz On November 20, 2012, in a reversal significant for Ohio employers with workplace injuries, the Ohio Supreme Court held, in Hewitt v. L.E. Myers, that an employee's failure to use, or the employer's failur... More...

by Lewis Howes The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. It allows some people to find incredible opportunities, while others just watch from the sidelines. Effective networking isn't a result of luck ... More...

Feeling a little frantic? Running like a decapitated rooster? It must be the holiday spreading its comfort and joy. I’m always dismayed when the promise of “peace on earth” turns into “give me my piece and get out of my way.” Shopping for gifts, e... More...

“Half the time, what they want is impossible and it’s a nonstarter,” said a manager in an agricultural sciences company. “But the other half - what they want - is easy. You want to leave early this afternoon to visit your grandmother in the hospital?... More...

Everyone: More people access employee assistance programs (EAPs) in January than at any other time of the year. It's called the Post-Holiday or Broken Promise Effect, and it highlights the need for employers and employees to prevent and cope with ... More...

Part I of this two-part series illustrated the defensive and short-sighted modus operandi of a macho-driven work culture in the face of a long-time employee’s self-inflicted death by handgun. The essay depicted how such a culture, during times of tr... More...

After a “loss of life” critical incident – for example, whether a valued employee “dies unexpectedly in his sleep,” is “murdered outside of work” or in the workplace,” “succumbs quickly to a diagnosed or undiagnosed disease,” is “killed in a horrific... More...

PHILADELPHIA, December 4, 2012 -- Only half of major organizations regard talent management as a top priority, according to a survey of 537 U.S. companies by Right Management, the talent and career management expert within ManpowerGroup. For 13% of o... More...

NEW YORK, December 4, 2012 – The training and development sector will be shaped by some current trends in the year ahead, according to AMA Enterprise, a division of American Management Association. “Employees today know more about T&D’s role i... More...

How does one explain a coaching relationship? It’s much like trying to explain dancing. They’re both difficult to put into words because of the mental, physical, and intangible experience. Much like the coaching experience, when you are dancing: ... More...

The term cloud computing may sound vague but have been a game-changer in the field of Information Technology. The practice of using computing resources (hardware and software) and functions such as protect, manage and process your data over ... More...

The need for proper nutrition is among the most primal. Yet in our own country, one in seven homes and one in five children in the United States are labeled as food insecure. At the same time, food waste is also epidemic. According to the... More...

Background verification has become inevitable in the highly competitive scenario where everyone wants to achieve more than what they deserve and faster than they can reach the sky. To get the best people try to hide many details from the employer whi... More...

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Read the original article on the Workplace 101 Blog . If you still think Pinterest is just for finding new recipes and planning your dream wedding, you’re missing out on a social media recruitment opportunity. The popular website could be you... More...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Norfolk, VA (November 16, 2012) — Dominion Enterprises today introduced HireFuel, a developer of mobile-optimized, cloud-based recruitment software that removes barriers between companies and top talent. HireFuel provides a ... More...

Recognize This! – Annual cash bonuses fail for two key reasons. I’m sure the title of this post is no less shocking to you thank it is to me. This is the finding of Mercer’s latest “Smart Benefit Choices” survey , summarized well by John Hollon i... More...

Immigration Update© December 3, 2012 CANADIAN IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PROGRAM REMAINS TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO NEW APPLICATIONS On July 1, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) imposed a moratorium on the Federal Immigrant Investor Program... More...

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Why Workers Don’t Use Vacation Time

Three Keys to Effective Wellness Programs

Data Retention vs. Data Destruction

Three Questions Job Applicants Should Be Asking You

Temporary Staffing And Contract Employment Has Grown 28.1% Since January 2012

Workplace Statistics Speak Volumes

Ohio's Intentional Tort Statute Means What It Says

7 Key Habits of Super Networkers

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Exercises for the Holiday

Keep as Much of a Valued Employee as You Can

Employers & Employees: Avoid the Post-Holiday Effect and the Stress Aftershock of the Holidays

A Passionate Address on the Vital Role of Workplace Grief – Part II

Maximizing the Healing and Growth Potential of Trauma/Grief Intervention: Benefits of Structured and Spontaneous Workplace Grief Consultation

Only Half of Firms Make Talent Management a Priority

Seven Trends to Influence Training in 2013

The coaching experience is a dance

What is Cloud Computing? Is it an Architectural Insight?

Waste Is Wanted: Feeding the Hungry Instead of Landfills

Employee Background Verification – The Birbal Way!

Pain and Strain

3 Crucial Tactics for Social Media Recruiting with Pinterest

HIREFUEL ENHANCES THE WAY COMPANIES SOURCE TOP TALENT, SIMPLIFIES RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Employees Want Immediate Gratification More than Long-term Value

HIREFUEL ENHANCES THE WAY COMPANIES SOURCE TOP TALENT, SIMPLIFIES RECRUITMENT PROCESS

CANADIAN IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PROGRAM REMAINS TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO NEW APPLICATIONS