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Punk Rock HR Question: Catty Women
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 21st 2009 by laurie ruettimann
From a sincere woman who is fed up. I work in a car dealership, a very male dominated industry, where women historically hold the jobs in accounting, reception and internet. I am a woman and a manager in the finance department, and work with all men read more
Seven Year-End Issues for HR
Business Best Practices | November 20th 2009 by Sandi
As 2009 limps — bloodied and beaten — toward its conclusion, here are a few issues that are possibly weighing heavily on HR managers’ minds: Salary budgets are reportedly set for modest increases, at best, but given the last coupl read more
How to Survive the New Terror at Work – The Workplace Bully
Works Laws Exposed | November 20th 2009
Bullying is becoming more prevalent in the workplace, especially in these difficult and uncertain economic times. Workplace bullying is aggressive or unreasonable behavior designed to negatively impact or destroy a coworker. Workplace bullying is d read more
F@%k It Friday: Happiness
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 20th 2009 by laurie ruettimann
I had a friend ask, “Simple question, Laurie. Are you happy?” I responded, “I’m not a simple girl.” That’s such a stupid answer and I immediately regretted it. Those are the kinds of answers that make me want to pu read more
Mauritian Culture
Ashesh Ramjeeawon - Blog | November 19th 2009 by curious Engine
National Day Celebrations 2009 at Champ de Mars Some Anecdotes: Hobbies and Interest (In a CV) I like to enjoy doing X, Y, Z which forms part of the Mauritian Culture… Another One: In the HRM class, when starting the new chapter on Corporate C read more
LOWONGAN RESEPSIONIS UNTUK SMU
Lowongan Kerja, Karir dan Beasiswa | November 19th 2009 by whe
RECEPTIONIST Will be assigned under PT. BASF Indonesia Requirements : Female, age 22 – 26 years SMA/D3 graduated Beautiful & Single Able to communicate in English Strong personality and good communication skill Please send your applic read more
A New Level of Employee Engagement
The Engagement Factor | November 19th 2009 by Brad Federman
Employee engagement is often handled on a superficial level by organizations, but to truly make a difference in retaining employees, companies must start tackling it more authentically. “The first thing [to do] is to try and create more open di read more
Is Your Business Ensuring a Positive Candidate Experience?
Grasslands: The Entrepreneurial Blog | November 19th 2009
Anyone who knows me professionally knows that I believe one of the most important aspects of any recruitment program is a positive candidate experience. While recruiting is a transaction based function it is also a relationship driven function. The l read more
What’s your strategy for the downturn?
The CUEHub | November 19th 2009 by doron
Is it me or does it seem like there is a lot of bad news concerning retail swirling around? The negative sentiment in our industry right now is like a fire burning out of control. Those of us that work in the field know that motivating our teams is d read more
Employee Wellness Programs & Health Insurance
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 19th 2009 by laurie ruettimann
Fatty HR writes, I work for a private company that is going to start penalizing employers through a premium increase if said employers don’t provide vital statistics to the insurance co.’s website. Plus, you have to gain so many points read more
Managing stress the Wall Street Journal way
Safety At Work | November 18th 2009 by Kevin Jones
When a financial newspaper or website posts an article about workplace safety, it is worth reading. The fact of such an article does not mean, though, that safety management is the focus of the story.A 17 November 2009 article in the Wall Street Jou read more
Smart Affiliate Marketing Advertising
MWS Tips | November 18th 2009 by MWS
Affiliate marketing is really about the promotionof products with an online company. The affiliatewill sign up with the advertiser or marketing armof the company, then the affiliate will becomean active looker of clients. Advertising is the means t read more
Does Your EEOC Poster Include GINA?
Business Best Practices | November 18th 2009 by Sandi
On November 21, 2009, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, goes into effect across the United States. GINA, signed into law on May 21, 2008, is designed to protect Americans against discrimination based on their genetic informati read more
Sarah Palin Billed for Campaign Background Check
Corra's Daily Planet | November 18th 2009
As the co-founder company that conducts background checks for employment screening, I am always curious about interesting articles regarding background screening of any sort. So it is hard to pass up comment on Sarah Palin’s contention that t read more
Thanksgiving and Black Friday Horror Stories from Workers
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 18th 2009 by laurie ruettimann
I spent a few days in New York, this weekend. Many stores in Herald Square will be open on Thanksgiving, and I was so dispirited by the news. I understand that people will flood that area for the parade, but it seems weird to me that anyone would wan read more
Workers’ Comp – Controlling Costs
The Optical Vision Site | November 17th 2009 by cathy ives
Today’s challenging economic environment calls for wise use of your business’s resources, smart cost-cutting measures, and a keen eye on the bottom line. Now is the time to refresh your knowledge about workers’ comp – controll read more
GE CEO and BofA execs predict second stimulus
George S May Blog | November 17th 2009 by frederick
Whether the end result proves to be positive or not, should this come to fruition, expect right wing radio hosts and Senators alike to have a field day. Oh, excuse me, and expect BofA execs to have a vacation. “General Electric Co. Chief Execu read more
Building a Start-up Team, Is Everything Really Free?
Life and Lessons from High Tech Start Ups | November 17th 2009 by Cynthia Kocialski
In the early stage start-up, every individual’s performance matters a great deal. This is especially true today where “capital efficiency” is the hottest buzz word in the start-up community. Consider the current start-up environment, investo read more
Career Change
feedback | November 17th 2009 by radha kumari
My current situation/challenge with changing careers read more
Making a Good Impression at Job Interviews
Corra's Daily Planet | November 17th 2009
Once upon a time when jobs were plentiful and human resources people were clamoring for talent, it seemed employment candidates were less concerned with their appearance and the impression they made. Thi9s was maybe not as true with senior execut read more
Punk Rock HR Question: Unemployed for Two Years
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 17th 2009 by laurie ruettimann
I’m traveling, today. Rather than respond to a slew of email messages, let me give you some career advice based on a few notes in my inbox. If you haven’t been able to find a job in two years within your field, the universe is sending you read more
The Ultimate Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Management, Revenue, a…
Right Ideas/Bright Ideas | November 16th 2009 by Andy Johnston
Is your business all it's quacked up to be? Okay class, this is Marketing Husbandry 101. Please hold all questions, like "what the heck is that?" until the end of the session. Let's begin with a simple truth: You can’t succeed through the old read more
The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week
Maximize Possibility | November 16th 2009 by Chris Young
I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of November 9th to the 15th, 20 read more
Stage Fright, Public Speaking, and Anxiety
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 16th 2009 by laurie ruettimann
I’m hosting an event, today, where recruiting professionals will learn how to use new media tools to hire people in better, faster, and more efficient ways. That’s the goal, anyway. You don’t even realize how much work it takes for read more
How to Provide a Pleasant and Efficient Working Environment
Sharp As Toast | November 16th 2009 by Max Havelaar
So as achieve the best from your employees, there is a need to provide them with a favorable working condition. In addition, you should find ways of motivating and bring out the best from each one of them. With a motivated work force, you will gain l read more
Monday Morning HR Humor: Humor Websites
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 16th 2009 by laurie ruettimann
Wanted to give props to these awesome websites. The Minimum Rage, Unemploymentality, My Performance Review Sucked! Go there now! read more
How To Make Your Office a Safer Place
Business Builder Plan Blog | November 16th 2009 by kon5518
Work is such a valuable thing in our world today. With the economic recession and all of the problems that we are all experiencing in the finances, almost any and everyone is trying to get a job. Companies are not willing to take the risk and hire ju read more
UAE to be major manpower export destination in 5 years
Bangladesh Economic News | November 15th 2009
http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=8&id=71016&date=2009-11-15 UAE to be major manpower export destination in 5 years By Tanzim Anwar DHAKA, Nov 15 (BSS) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be a major destination for skilled and read more
Thanks and Giving Inside and Out
Thanks and Giving Inside and Out | November 15th 2009 by Jim Reece
Have you seen that commercial where the kitten walks out soaked from inside the family’s Thanksgiving turkey? It was disturbing to me although not in ways obvious at first. If you haven’t seen the commercial it opens with the quintessential fami read more
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