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HR.com Staffing eBulletin for the Week of August 16, 2010

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Department of Homeland Security issues a Final Rule on I-9 Electronic Storage and Signature
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule amending an interim final rule on the electronic signature and storage of the Form I-9. This final rule makes minor changes to the interim final rule that employers should be aware of.
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How to Create an Effective Mentoring Program
Mentoring programs are one of the most effective toolsin achieving business results. The authors of the book "War on Talent" reported, “Of those who have had a highly helpful mentoring experience, 95 percent indicated it motivated them to do their very best, 88 percent said it made them less likely to leave their company, and 97 percent said it contributed to their success at the company.”
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To Ask or not to Ask? Those Off-Limit Interview Questions
Are you up-to-date on the type of questions that you cannot ask a candidate during a job interview? You may know the type of questions you can and cannot ask a candidate in an interview, but let's look at three tricky ones that could put you at risk of violating discrimination laws.
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Virtual HR Conferences


We invite you to attend one or more of the great conferences lined up for 2010. Watch live webcasts, earn credits, and browse virtual trade show booths. Registration is free for members.


Effective Onboarding for Smooth Transitions
- September 8, 2010.
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Quick - What Do People Think of When they think of Your Company? (And Why It Matters!)
- September 15, 2010.
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Rewards & Recognition: Are You Leveraging the Best Ways to Reward and Motivate Your Employees?
- September 22, 2010.
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Corporate Health & Wellness
- September 29, 2010.
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>  How to Stop Your Best Human Capital From Being Poached

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You CAN Handle the Truth: Reducing Applicants’ Response Distortion in Pre-employment Assessments
Oftentimes people “stretch the truth” during the job application process. During this session we’ll discuss applicants’ “response distortion”, its implications, and some of the ways we can reduce it based on ...
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Date: August 24, 2010
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET


Transforming Talent Systems: The Mercy Behavioral Health Story
In the past six months, Mercy Behavioral Health has dramatically transformed their approach to talent. By partnering with Select International, they have developed a comprehensive competency model for all levels in ...
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Date: August 25, 2010
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET



Onboarding “Four-Thought:” Four Steps to Success, Four Myths and Four Key ROI Points

If your organization is challenged with streamlining onboarding costs and processes; getting new-hires up-to-speed faster; engaging new-hires and decreasing employee turnover; and/or integrating onboarding data ...
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Date: September 16, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET




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> Derailed - Summary

Tim Irwin’s Derailed focuses on how a lack of key character qualities can cause a leader to go off track. Life is full of opportunities to make good and bad choices. The character of a leader provides a strong internal compass to guide choices, and it also offers a source of restraint. Irwin proposes that a lack or failure of key character qualities is the cause of many leadership failures.
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