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Archive for March, 2008

Employee Survey Use & Design

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Today, online employee surveys are becoming more common than old-fashioned pencil-and-paper questionnaires, a trend that is increasing employee participation rates, adding significantly to the accuracy and meaningfulness of survey results.

Regardless of the format, if used properly, they can be invaluable; if not, they can be a waste of time and money and can even hurt employee morale.

Regardless of the format, if used properly, they can be invaluable; if not, they can be a waste of time and money and can even hurt employee morale.

Supreme Court Punts Sprint “Me Too” Evidence Case Back to Lower Court

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

In its recent unanimous decision in Sprint v. Mendelsohn, the Supreme Court largely dodged the tough issue before it: admissibility of “me-too” evidence in discrimination cases — testimony of other employees who believed they too had been discriminated against.

The trial court had excluded such evidence at trial, and Sprint had prevailed. On appeal, two Tenth Circuit judges voted to reverse and order a new trial on the basis that the trial court should have allowed this evidence, but the third judge on the panel wrote a strong dissent supporting its exclusion.

The Supreme Court reversed, sending the case back to the trial court for further explanation of its exclusion of the “me-too” evidence. Its brief and unanimous opinion failed to provide a clear answer. Instead, it provided what may be viewed as a non-answer, indicating that “me-too” evidence may or may not be admissible, depending on many factors.

Eight Steps to Finding and Creating the Work You Love

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Many of us are still trying to figure out what we want to be when we grow up. We may have good jobs and nice paychecks, but we are not really happy in our work. We daydream about the “what if’s” in our life and long for the chance to discover and explore the job of our dreams. Identifying your dream job and the path that will take you there is both a challenge and an opportunity. By following a realistic step-by-step “vocationing” process, you can pursue your interests and passions to the job of your dreams.

George Lenard on Career and Job Search, Career change |

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