Archive for the 'General HR Management' Category

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.

Love in the Workplace: Dreamy or Dangerous?

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

In this special guest post, Cynthia Shapiro, career expert and best selling author, says that, contrary to conventional wisdom, you CAN have an office romance without hurting your career if you know (and heed) a few “insider secrets.”

He’s got those electric blue eyes and that winning smile. You find yourself drawn to him, which [...]

Are Today’s Applicants Dumber?

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

A recent press release from Wonderlic, Inc., reporting on a new study of company data, says applicants today aren’t as smart (lower cognitive ability) as similarly-educated applicants of yesteryear. The data is from the company’s well-known Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT). The WPT measures cognitive ability, which the company says has been proven [...]

Transgender Employees: What’s an Employer to Do?

Monday, October 15th, 2007

The following is a guest post provided by Dr. Jillian Todd Weiss, Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College, who researches this area, as well as consults with corporations and writes a popular blog on the subject, Transgender Workplace Diversity. She has now authored the new book described below, Transgender Workplace Diversity: Policy [...]

Making Small Cos. Great Places to Work

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Lessons From Some Prizewinners

I rarely refer to articles not available online, and I know that some of the Wall Street Journal material online is subscription-only. I was prepared to make an exception for today’s major WSJ story on the “Top Small Workplaces 2007,” because of its excellent content.

However, I was delighted to find that [...]