Archive for February, 2007

Friday humor; introducing a new drug testing option

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

The short video below introduces a whole new concept in drug testing, one that avoids the pitfalls of conventional urinalysis. Check it out.

Read the true story behind the video.

Options include testing skin and testing surfaces, such as desks or workplace equipment.

A description of some of the advantages of this testing method (in [...]

Five Tips to Jump Start Your Network

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

If you’ve recently lost your job and you haven’t stayed in touch with your network, here are some strategies to help “reboot” old relationships and make new connections.

Get organized

Get your job search documents,rolodex, outlook contacts, recruiter contacts, etc. in order before you begin making any calls. Job seekers accumulate a lot of stuff…documents, business [...]

George Lenard on Career and Job Search, General |

Should You Really Write that in a Corporate Blog? Legal Guidelines for Company-Sanctioned Blogs

Monday, February 12th, 2007

This post was written by Charles Savoni of The General Counsel LLC.

Are blogs a benefit or a risk to a company’s reputation?

Corporate marketers agree that blogging is an effective and direct way to build a meaningful dialogue with customers and other stakeholders.

However, general counsels and other legal experts warn that corporate blogs can [...]

Jobster to make Facebook tool for jobseekers

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

I’ve written much before about the potentially explosive combination of jobhunting and casual use of social network sites such as FaceBook and MySpace.

See these prior posts:

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part I

    More on using facebook et al. in recruiting and hiring [...]

Hurry up and get your FMLA comments in!

Friday, February 9th, 2007

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), while well-intended, has created some significant practical headaches for employers, particularly with regard to abuse of intermittent leave (perhaps that’s an understatement).

The following notice, which I received from Chris Reynolds, the Management Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s EEO Committee, highlights a unique opportunity to express your concerns [...]