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BY: Jonathan Mook and Michael Barnsback With each CD purchase, you get FREE access to streaming audio. CD and streaming audio are available 3 days after each live event. Even though the live seminar on this topic has already taken place, you can ... More...

Opportunity knocks. You want a workforce of only productive, responsible, dependable employees. Right? Problem = You have some (A) unproductive or underachieving employees, (B) irresponsible employees, plus (C) employees you cannot depend on. ... More...

Career tests and assessments can provide a bonanza of information that might take years to get any other way. Some of them measure interests, others aptitudes, and yet others measure values. They can deliver an objective message about what part of a ... More...

Excerpted from Virginia Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of DiMuroGinsberg, P.C. Every year, companies take advantage of using interns -- and many of those positions are unpaid. Internships afford students the opportunity... More...

“How confident are you that our new President will be able to bring about significant economic progress?” Very Confident: 73%, Not Confident: 27% Although only 66 percent of surveyed employees in HR Solutions’ National Normative... More...

For years, the research on Employee Engagement has centered on how managers and organizations can build higher levels of Engagement in the workplace - a continued focus on what Best Practices can be employed to make a workforce more Engaged. Simply p... More...

In this economy, training is more important than ever. Each and every employee in your company needs to be firing on all cylinders, all the time, if you want to outshine your competition, keep your collective heads above water and survive this rocky ... More...

Twelve per cent of chief information officers (CIOs) anticipate adding information technology (IT) personnel in the second quarter of 2009 and 4 per cent plan staff reductions in the next three months, according to the latest Robert Half Technology I... More...

Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading national employment screening background firm, released its "Second Annual Top Ten Trends in the Pre-Employment Background Screening Industry" for 2009 today. Although issues from 2008 remain ... More...

IT professionals often dress casually on the job, but those looking for work may want to step up their style, a new survey suggests. More than four out of ten (43 per cent) chief information officers (CIOs) polled said tailored separates are the most... More...

Even though you may have gone through a phone screening that involved answering questions about salary, the subject may come again as the interviewer becomes more interested in hiring you. At this point the interviewer wants to know whether they can ... More...

During a Recession, hiring practices generally don’t change, but companies are much more careful in evaluating the need for additional staff — be it executive or otherwise. When possible, they tend to look more closely before adding outsi... More...

In 2007, 31 million Americans quit their jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And while today’s labor market certainly is tighter than last year, this reflects 23 percent of the workforce who recently left their positions for gre... More...

In the never ending pursuit of finding the right talent, one large group of individuals is often overlooked, misunderstood or sometimes outright ignored. But the 53 million Americans with disabilities are an untapped resource that can easily meet mos... More...

On November 14, 2008, the Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published a final rule requiring certain federal government contractors to use the E-Verify system ... More...

The economic downturn is impacting all of us in one way or another. From a recruiting standpoint, one sector that has been dramatically changed in many ways is the financial services practice area. Here’s how… First, the urgent, rec... More...

The unemployment rate jumped to a five year high this August as more employers continue to cut jobs. This comes as no surprise with the weak economy and struggling financial markets. But what does the future job market look like? What careers are t... More...

Have you seen the popular new television show-of-the-moment, Mad Men? This multiple-award winning cable program depicts life in an ad agency on New York's Madison Avenue in the early 1960s. Aside from the era-appropriate smoking and drinking (even in... More...

As an increasing television spotlight is shone on unique jobs - from the toughest and dirtiest - CareerBuilder.com has announced its most unusual job survey results. More than 8,700 workers revealed the most unconventional jobs they've held during th... More...

Imagine you are a HR manager for a 16,000-employee company with facilities in seven states. Your HR and benefit offerings are complex, encompassing payroll, 401(k), three PPO plans, two HMOs, wellness and disease management programs, life and ADD, an... More...

While many workers are having a tough time finding suitable employment in today's uncertain economy, companies also face challenges finding highly skilled people. According to the fourth annual Employment Dynamics and Growth Expectations (EDGE) Re... More...

I'm a big fan of audio learning programs. I recently listened to an interview with Vic Conant of Nightingale-Conant talking about the shift in their program sales. In the 80s and 90s, program sales were dominated by corporate names like Tom Peters an... More...

In times of economic uncertainty, the hiring process can be extremely beneficial in leveraging the best talent and reducing the risk of financial or productivity loss or employee harm. In order to make the best informed decision companies should have... More...

Contrary to popular belief, not every teen or twenty-something wants the 9-to-5 office job and its salaried pay. In fact, according to a recent survey, 40 percent of 18-29 year olds see themselves as a career hourly worker. That's virtually tied wi... More...

Most people don't want to admit to themselves - or to anyone else - that they may be stuck in their jobs. That is, until it may be too late, according to according to ClearRock. "Unless a job is interfering with one's personal life and causing re... More...

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Why the Lopsided Look at Employee Engagement???

Hiring Fabulous Trainers

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ESR’s Second Annual Top Ten Trends in the Pre-Employment Background Screening Industry for 2009

CIOs Weigh In on What They Consider Interview-Appropriate Attire

Salary Talk During the Job Interview

Hiring Practices During a Recession

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