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Quick Hiring Decisions Can Backfire

Are you a buyer rather than a shopper? You may fit this mold if you know precisely what you want, go directly to it on the store shelves, grab it, and head immediately for the cash register. While this strategy may make for efficient purchasing, it can also make for disastrous hiring.

Happy New Year—Time to Update that Handbook

As you begin a new year, it’s a good time to check over your handbook. In today’s Advisor, attorney Mark L. Jacuzzi offers his detailed handbook checklist, and we get a look at the new online one-stop solution for HR managers. In yesterday’s Advisor, Jacuzzi laid out pitfalls in employee handbook writing, and the challenges […]

Challenges of E-Learning and How to Circumvent Them (Part 2)

[Note: Part 1 of this article appeared in the previous issue.] Learners Who Are Not Adept at Using Technology While e-learning tools may be convenient and easy to use for some learners, this is not the case for all learners. Some learners may not use their smartphones all the time, may not understand common icons […]

An Employee Perspective on Workplace Trends

New research from Paychex sought to learn what employees, not employers, have to say about what shapes an organization. The research offers a useful perspective for any HR professional or recruiter that wonders what jobseekers are looking for when it comes to certain employment trends like benefits and retirement, pay equity, ghosting, and more.

Times Are A-Changin’ … Is Your Business Ready?

By Kelli Hinshaw Change management and business readiness in the face of such changes are a perpetual challenge for leaders. It requires a unique mindset in order to thrive during these times, and today we have insight on the subject from Kelli Hinshaw, vice president of strategic development for Reality-Based Leadership.

Debunking Myths About Professional Training

 Employee training is big business and a key factor in many organizations. And yet there are many misconceptions about employee training, especially among the recipients of training—as opposed to career professionals who spend much more time engaged in and researching training. In fact, those who are closest to the training efforts in an organization, may […]

Have You Considered How Community Colleges Can Assist Your Training Program?

  Back in 2006, we started working with a highly successful company that was doing very well with sales of almost $2 billion and net income of $139 million. For the sake of this article, we’ll call it “Healthy Products.” It appeared to be doing well. Its products were viewed very positively in the marketplace. […]

EEOC Moving Forward with Plans to Collect Compensation Data

In his 2015 State of the Union speech, President Obama pressed Congress to “pass a law that makes sure a woman is paid the same as a man for doing the same work.” Although the president’s plea for the passage of stronger pay discrimination laws is unlikely to sway the Republican-controlled House and Senate, the […]

Safety Issues for Off-Site Employees

Many workers now perform their tasks at worksites other than those owned or operated by their employers. In these situations, the employer remains primarily responsible for ensuring that employees have safe and healthy workplaces.