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New Paradigm-People are Not Your Most Important Asset—the RIGHT People Are. Successful CEO’s have always understood that the recruiting selection process must be systematized and linked to revenues and profits. Are you confident your company is ... More...

Employees are our biggest asset and investment, so shouldn't we expect to get the greatest ROI from their service? Many business struggle with the issue of keeping employees (whether old or new) engaged in their jobs, but few seem to have answe... More...

It is estimated that the cost of replacing a mid-level employee is as much as 150% of that person’s annual compensation package. Comprehensive lists and calculators abound to help Human Resources Managers estimate the annual and per-occurrence costs ... More...

The threat from terrorists is on just about everyone's mind these days. At first it was concern for foreign nationals who either conducted terrorists operations against American citizens and American held property in foreign countries. Then as we ... More...

Found this posting in one of the user groups in LinkedIn from Horacio Fialho Moreira , Partner and Marketing Director of Firm IT ... Google has an HR software built on as to "map" the online life of the person from the moment they become interes... More...

Hiring? Some Factors You Should Consider When your company prepares to hire its next sales or marketing employee, there are some factors you should consider. When all these variables are considered properly, you could be looking at your next sales... More...

June 16, 2010 - Lynn Lieber, attorney and CEO of WorkplaceAnswers.com, and Allison West, attorney and certified HR trainer, will host an informative, practical and timely employment law webinar for Human Resources professionals on July 15th from 11... More...

We at the Business Literacy Institute teach finance to non-financial managers. And some of those classes are for HR departments. But we find, more often than not, that HR is not the first in line to increase their financial intelligence. Why is that?... More...

We find star performers in every industry, in all different types of job roles. Their peers know who they are, as do their managers. Statistically speaking, star performers are in the top 1-3 percent of the workforce population in a particular job ro... More...

by: Alan Matthews If you’re a business owner, you probably spend quite a lot of your time at networking events. In fact, it may be the main way you try to get new clients. But do you ever feel that you could get more from these meetings? Do you ac... More...

What is your HR Strategy? Having an HR Strategy in place will dictate the success of your business. Want to read more on this piece, click here . Want to learn more about Human Resources ? More...

In a 1933 novel, “Lost Horizon” by British author, James Hilton, “Shangri-La” is being portrait as a mystical and harmonious valley; an earthly paradise; a Himalayan utopia; and a permanently happy land. The story center around the character... More...

I work in a manufacturing plant. I’ve been working in the manufacturing environment for the last 7 years. In the manufacturing environment, there is a fundamental concept of “capacity”. I’m not a guru in this field, but what I find interesting ... More...

Insight needed... I am conducting graduate level research to gain a better understanding of how social networking sites are being used by employers and recruiters in making hiring decisions as well as what policies, procedures ... More...

(Los Angeles) Corra Group, a worldwide background screening service, has prepared a special background checking package designed to assist accounting and financial firms as they gear up for the tax season. The special background screening package... More...

Halfway through the 1st month of 2010 and a theme emerging in the blogosphere and social media as it relates to Human Capital Management, is that the mass exodus of talent is imminent. Various studies cite from 50 to 85% of employed workers are unhap... More...

Does your company have an Alumni Program? Many do, although most treat it rather like a corporate website; a necessary investment, but not one deeply aligned with the business strategy. There are however, plenty of opportunities for value realizat... More...

Spring 2010 Worskhop Announcement What: Workshop on Creating and Managing a Diverse Workforce for Organizational Effectiveness, Instructor, Jenny Hoobler, Ph.D. Whe n: February 19, 2010 Where : To be held at the Illinois Chamber offices at... More...

The Problem The current uncertain economy has left more and more workers feeling overworked, unappreciated and under-compensated, making employee motivation more critical and more challenging than ever. * Many employees have found that risi... More...

An exit interview is typically a meeting between at least one representative from the company’s human resources department and the departing employee. Generally, the idea behind an exit interview is for human resources to gather data for improving wo... More...

Today's employees are attracted by a hiring package with both extrinsic (pay and benefits) and intrinsic (motivation, training opportunities, etc.) elements. But does your organization have the right mix? There's really only one way to find out: ... More...

TweetMyJobs is launching a new marketing campaign that is relying solely on social networking sites. Gary Zukowski, Founder of TweetMyJOBS is quoted as saying: “We want to show just how powerful social media can be in reaching thousands of pe... More...

Have you seen that commercial where the kitten walks out soaked from inside the family’s Thanksgiving turkey? It was disturbing to me although not in ways obvious at first. If you haven’t seen the commercial it opens with the quintessential family se... More...

Hotjobsfinder was created by a recently unemployed entrepreneur who was hit hard by the recession. We wanted to provide a site to save employers thousands of dollars on job advertising and still reach millions of jobs seekers every month. FOR IMM... More...

What is a Lunch and Learn Program? Here’s a terrific win/win strategy that will help employees stay healthy and motivated, learn something new and get away from their desks during lunch - all at the same time. All of this is possible through a new i... More...

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