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Managed Services Help Lower IT Costs For Small Business HR Departments

Written on 26 Nov, 2011 at 23:08

Introduction In today’s tech-driven age, it takes a highly efficient IT system to manage, track and measure employee performance. Larger companies may have the budget and manpower to support a fully-functioning, round-the-clock in-house IT department. But for smaller businesses, the... (Continue reading)

Learning Management Systems: What to Look for in Selecting One

Written on 21 Nov, 2011 at 14:01

Some tips on selecting a Learning Management System (LMS).... (Continue reading)

How to Choose the Right Resource Management and Employee Performance Software

Written on 20 Dec, 2010 at 17:50

Guidelines to help make the task of selecting resource management and employee performance management software easier.... (Continue reading)

Better Reference Checks in Far Less Time

Written on 22 Oct, 2008 at 13:18

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... (Continue reading)

Retail Scheduling Software Could Harm Employee Morale, As Well As Customer Service

Written on 18 Sep, 2008 at 18:45

The Way It Used To Be Twice each year my mother would make her regular pilgrimage to the old B. Siegel’s store select her seasonal professional attire. It was always a leisurely, enjoyable experience – one that newly-introduced employee scheduling... (Continue reading)

The Resume is Alive and Kickin’

Written on 28 May, 2008 at 22:39

This guest post from HireAbility, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, argues for a continuing role of the resume in a largely electronic job application process, using resume parsing technology to bring the resume into the 21st Century.... (Continue reading)

Employee Survey Use & Design

Written on 18 Mar, 2008 at 14:38

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... (Continue reading)

How to Choose Where To Post Your Job Ad

Written on 14 Feb, 2008 at 14:57

This guest post by Thomas Torresson, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, briefly outlines some factors for employers to consider in selecting from among the rapidly-growing number of options for online job advertising. “What job board should I use?” The most important... (Continue reading)

Survey: Much Business Use of Social Network Sites

Written on 3 Jan, 2008 at 23:39

If you think the explosion of social networking is relegated to the high school and college crowd, you might be surprised at the results of a recent survey on online social networking. ... (Continue reading)

Friday humor; introducing a new drug testing option

Written on 22 Feb, 2007 at 21:34

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... (Continue reading)

Jobster to make Facebook tool for jobseekers

Written on 10 Feb, 2007 at 0:53

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... (Continue reading)

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part III

Written on 10 Dec, 2006 at 21:32

Employment decisions based on information from social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook raise many interesting legal questions. Today, I’ll look at a few possible discrimination issues that suggest such sources should be used with caution. In Part II... (Continue reading)

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part II

Written on 3 Nov, 2006 at 1:05

A couple of months ago, when I wrote the post “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking” and the similar post at collegerecruiter.com, I had no idea it would be such a hot topic, generating several interviews and other interesting phone... (Continue reading)

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?

Written on 1 Sep, 2006 at 9:09

As a partial excuse for my lack of posts the last couple of days, I’m linking to a guest post I just completed for Steve Rothberg over at CollegeRecruiter.com, entitled: “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?” While... (Continue reading)

Working Virtually: Team Work in an E-World

Written on 27 Jun, 2006 at 8:57

More and more frequently, people work in virtual teams, with team members spread around the world. How does a team leader build a virtual structure? That is the topic of a recent article, which contains some interesting suggestions for how... (Continue reading)

Niche Job Boards and Craigslist.com: Sneakin’ Up On All of Us

Written on 20 Jun, 2006 at 17:17

As you probably know, there are lots and lots of job boards, niche job boards, and all kinds of tools for Internet recruitment/job search. One of the more interesting niche job boards is called craigslist.com. Related Reading: Human Resource Management... (Continue reading)

Spotlight on Legal Issues in Recruitment: OFCCP and EEOC Making Life More Complex For Recruiters and Companies

Written on 30 May, 2006 at 8:55

There is no doubt that OFCCP and EEOC are going to make life more interesting and challenging for recruiters and employers. In this posting, I recap and highlight comments from three different articles in ERexchange.com on the topic of recruitment... (Continue reading)

Successful Recruitment Programs NOT a bag of tricks and fads

Written on 18 May, 2006 at 8:04

In what I call a “meat and potatoes” article in erexchange.com, Kevin Wheeler criticizes the overreliance on fads and tricks in recruitment and argues for a focus on the “basics.” His article does a nice job of articulating the three... (Continue reading)

Determining What the Popular Job Sites Are For Recruiting

Written on 24 Apr, 2006 at 7:56

Wondering what the most popular job sites are in terms of traffic from job hunters? I can’t promise they have the best candidates, but there is a website that provides information as to which job sites are the most popular.... (Continue reading)

For the More Serious Minded: Free Download of Webinar on OFCCP Internet Applicant!

Written on 7 Apr, 2006 at 11:46

If you would rather look at some really serious material, you can listen to a brand new, just-delivered webinar on the OFCCP’s Internet Applicant definition, courtesy of airsdirectory.com. I must admit that I find it quite amusing that the webinar... (Continue reading)

Its 8am: Do You Know Where Your Employees Are (On the Internet)?

Written on 9 Mar, 2006 at 10:42

Everyone has heard about issues regarding company liability vis-a-vis harassment when employees use the Internet inappropriately? But what about child pornography? Now there may be new company liability for employees who use company computers for child pornography.... (Continue reading)

Hear All, Hear All: Internet Job Boards Form New Industry Association

Written on 5 Mar, 2006 at 17:35

With all of the available job boards, it should come as no surprise that some 500 of them (!) have announced the formation of a new industry association for job boards. The goals of this new trade association include: Related... (Continue reading)

The Latest Survey of Hiring Sources: The Highlights and Some Interesting Findings on Diversity Recruitment

Written on 26 Feb, 2006 at 22:21

I summarize the highlights of CareerXRoads' lastest survey of recruitment sources. Lots of potentially useful information in the survey, with some particularly interesting discussion of diversity recruiting.... (Continue reading)

Latest Recruiting Trends: Where Do Applicants Come From? What Sources Have the Best ROI?

Written on 15 Feb, 2006 at 12:11

The latest study, from DirectEmployers Association, summarizes which the most popular sources of job candidates and which sources give the best Return on Investment (ROI). Very interesting results!... (Continue reading)

Criticisms of OFCCP Internet Applicant Definition Continue to Pour In: Companies Beware!

Written on 2 Feb, 2006 at 8:35

71% of companies will not be ready for the new rule by February 6, 2006. See what new concerns are being raised.... (Continue reading)