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Expensive Trade Secret Protection Lesson for Employer — $17.5 Million Verdict in Lawsuit Over Employee’s Hard Drive
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Trade Secret Protection Efforts Land Company in Losing Lawsuit
Earlier this month, after a seven-week trial, a California jury awarded $17.5 million to a former employee in his lawsuit against his former [...]
Jobs for Stay at Home Moms — and Dads — at Give A Mom a Job.com
You’re a stay at home mom — or dad. You have one or more children, and you’ve decided that you want a work-life balance that allows you to attend to your parenting and other responsibilities.
But you’d also like an income, a chance to interact with adults during the day and the opportunity to keep [...]
Share the Love — And Help with Someone’s Job Search
Valentine’s Day 2009 — Many People Aren’t Feeling the Love
In today’s economic climate, it can be harder than ever for first-time job seekers to break into the market. The fact is, though, that our country is in this recession together, and working together will help us end it more quickly. Thankfully, we’ve been turned on [...]
Caroline Kennedy, the Senate, Qualifications of Mothers & My Birthday
Caroline Kennedy’s bid for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat has stirred a wide range of feelings and views. Some express outrage at the thought of such an appointment, given her seemingly weak qualifications — other than her pedigree. But many others support her bid with enthusiasm.
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t pay much attention to such things [...]
“MENTORrific” Job & Life Coaching for Teens
Mentoring Goes Beyond Professional Development
A recent Google search on the terms “importance professional mentor” gave me almost half a million results. Clearly, professional adults are turning to mentors for guidance on everything from networking skills to improving their performance within their current job.
However, professional adults aren’t the only people who can benefit from good [...]
Suffering From The Sidelines
The impact of mass layoffs and rising unemployment goes well beyond those immediately affected. Support professionals at all levels — from mental health providers to social workers to career coaches — all suffer tremendous indirect stress from the economic travails of clients.
In that vein, today’s guest post is a slice of life from [...]
Top 7 Mistakes Hiring Managers Make When Advertising Open Positions
This guest post is by Thomas Torresson, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap.
There are plenty of reasons a particular job ad may not work well. Sometimes these mistakes are tough to recognize and even harder to learn to avoid.
Here are seven mistakes that can cause an ad to provide less bang for the buck than desired:
Not [...]
Recesssion Can Mean Opportunity
Fearing Fear Itself
Depending on whom you read, our country is either now in or is on it’s way to the deepest recession in decades. In other words, we are in a period of economic chaos, of shifting priorities and huge uncertainty.
Congratulations! Sound crazy? Well, put aside your understandable fears for a moment and think about [...]
My First Political Endorsement
In its over five years of existence, this blog has never been about politics. But there is a time for everything. And now is the time for me to do one more thing to support the Presidential candidate of my choice: Senator Barack Obama.
I have voted for presidential candidates of both parties in [...]
Better Reference Checks in Far Less Time
You’ve conducted both rounds of interviews, narrowed the field to a single candidate and made a hiring offer; contingent, of course, on a reference and background check. Now it’s time to get on the phone and check the references they’ve given you. Right? WRONG!
Timing is Everything
According to Yves Lermusi, CEO of online reference check [...]
Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring an Independent Contractor
Independent Contractor Agreements – A Match Made in Heaven?
Today’s employers are watching their bottom line more closely than ever before, including examining the costs associated with maintaining a full time workforce.
At the same time, workers are looking for ways to increase their independence, decrease their commutes and overall to increase their quality of life. [...]
“Blind Hiring” to Avoid Bias: Wave of the HR Future, or “Blind Alley”?
Is a hiring manager named “David” more likely to give an edge to a job candidate also named “David”?
Recent academic research suggests that the answer is “yes,” even for other names with similar sounds, like “Dan” or “Dustin.”
What does this say about a company’s ability to develop a merit-based, non-discriminatory hiring model?
Unemployment Benefits Extension: Effective Counterweight to Slowing Economy?
On June 30, President Bush signed a $162 billion war spending bill that included a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits. Attaching this unemployment extension to entirely unrelated war spending sought by the White House was effective in getting the extension passed despite significant Republican opposition. This post describes the availability of the extended benefits and the economic and political considerations affecting the decision to undertake this significant additional domestic spending.
Tons of Free Stuff Here !
Many say “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” (a maxim attributed to an interesting assortment of folks, including science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman, and New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia). Contrary to the maxim, I’ve found that it’s sometimes possible to get something quite useful for free. Most [...]
Growing Popularity of Temporary Executive Level Jobs
Hiring temporary workers for basic office clerical positions has long helped understaffed businesses run smoothly. Now the use of temporary employees options is expanding to many other roles in today’s businesses.
