Archive for October, 2004
The Secret World of Marsh Mac and the Use of Psychiatrists: Setting the Record Straight
In the most recent issue of Business Week, the article on Marsh & McLennan speaks of, among other things, the use of a company psychiatrist, who is involved in job interviews. According to the article, this psychiatrist would ask questions like:
“What are your views on religion?” and “Who do you vote for?”
According to the article, [...]
About To Do A RIF (Reduction In Force): You Might Want to Look At This Paper!
RIFs often lead to lawsuits. Deciding whom to keep and whom to let go can be critical to an organization successfully defending itself in the case of litigation. Because there are many possible factors to use in determining whom to RIF, this paper (authored by an attorney from Littler Mendelson) can of great value because
it [...]
Does Your Company Have an E-Mail and IM Policy?
According to a recent survey of company practices, twenty percent (20%) of U.S. companies have had employee e-mail subpoenaed in the course of some kind of litigation or regulatory investigation. There is a reasonably good chance, then, that your organization will have to produce e-mail relating to some kind of investigation in the near future. [...]
Around the employment blogosphere (again)
The first edition of this feature, which I floated in this post a couple of weeks ago, drew quite a bit of interest, so now I am back with more.
I’ll start with a very interesting blog, with an unusual name, that I discovered only because it gave this blog a nice plug, including it in [...]
A New Approach to Employment Branding
I am becoming less persuaded by the latest fads in creating an “employment brand“, but I do think the concept of employment branding makes alot of sense, and should be carefully nurtured. The concept of creating an “experience” (for lack of a better term), in this case, a competitive
case, has many advantages. For the sponsoring [...]