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HR.com Staffing eBulletin for the Week of November 15, 2010

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- Compensation Value of Unscheduled Absences per FTE

One CEO Asks: Why Weren't Any of the Biggest Outplacement Firms at HR Tech?
One critical component of the talent management cycle was woefully underrepresented at the HR Technology Conference this year: outplacement.
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TalentWise Adds eScreen Drug Screening Solution to its FastTrackTM Line of Products
The company has added a 5-panel drug testing solution, powered by eScreen, to its FastTrack line of products.
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Neutron Interactive Acquires EnticeLabs
A candidate targeting and sourcing platform for employers, TalentSeekr is aimed at optimizing online recruiting campaigns.
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Virtual HR Conferences

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Improve Your Quality of Hire - And Know How to Measure It
- November 17, 2010.
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IHR - Institute for Human Resources Events

Contract Workforce and Talent Exchange Virtual Workshops Broadcast live from San Francisco, CA.
- December 1 to 2, 2010
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Workforce Planning and Analytics Virtual Workshop Broadcast Live From San Francisco, CA.
- December 1 to 2, 2010
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> The First Person You Have to Manage Every Day is Yourself

What gets in the way of your success at work? Like clockwork, nine out of ten responses are factors that are totally beyond the control of the individual.
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This Week's Comic

Decades of Differences: Managing Diverse Generations & Building the Team of the Future
There is a demographic storm brewing and your organization’s future depends on it. Three distinct generations are beginning to shift the workforce – The huge Baby Boomer Generation is trying to hold on to their ....
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Date: November 16, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Understanding I-9 Compliance: The Rules and Avoiding Non-Compliance Penalties
Since January 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has imposed approximately $50 million in fines and conducted more than 2,200 I-9 workplace audits (October 2009-September 2010). Since an I-9 form is required for all U.S. employees, all U.S. companies from large multinational corporations to the corner drug store are susceptible to I-9 malpractices. Several well-known U.S. companies now face thousands in fines and potential criminal charges due to non-compliance. Companies may not be...
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Date: November 18, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Successfully Staffing Your New Facility – Lessons Learned from Barbasol
Perio/Barbasol recently embarked on an initiative to staff their new manufacturing facility in Ashland, Ohio. Because they take hiring very seriously at all levels of the organization, they partnered with Select International to develop...
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Date: November 30, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

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> Lift - Summary

More often than not, people in their day-to-day routines make decisions and act out of habit without reflecting on potential consequences. This pattern of unmindful behavior is what Robert and Ryan Quinn, the authors of Lift, call the normal state. In Lift, the authors explain that people who limit themselves to the normal state surrender to the idea of mediocrity, both for themselves and for others.
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