2007 Pay Increase Budgets Grow in Arizona, Nevada and New MexicoThe newly released Compensation Data – Southwest annual survey of 170 companies in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico found pay increase budgets are 3.8 percent for 2007 and are projected to stay the same in 2008.
Unleashing the Power of Positive Employee RecognitionEmployee Engagement programs aren't just a nice extra in an organization, they are a necessity. Eric Mosley, Chief Executive Officer of Globoforce explains.
Monster Study Reveals Organizations Not Adequately Prepared for Impending Employee “Brain Drain”Baby Boomer Retirements Threaten to Significantly Decrease Organizational Knowledge, Yet Only 20 Percent of Companies Have a Formal Knowledge-Retention Strategy in Place.
Working With a Staffing FirmProject professionals are quickly becoming popular to help executives deal with certain work situations. Robert Half International has some suggestions on how to make the most of working with an outside firm.
Leadership Skills Training: 5 Irrefutable, Non-Negotiable Laws of Leadership You Must Know NowLeaders, new and old, sometimes lose sight of the most fundamental tenets of leadership. Here’s a reminder… Kevin Berchelmann has more.
Business Process Improvement – A Focused Solution to Optimize TechnologyBusiness Process Improvement can help your company reach its strategic goals. . . you just need to know where to start. Agility HR shares this whitepaper.
A Great Candidate Experience is Key if You Want to Win the Talent WarWhich should come first. . . the job vacancy or the candidate? Do you wait for the opening and then search? Nitin Gupta explains.
Leaders & Hiring Managers Profit From ‘Birds of a Feather Flock Together’ Harness the power of social networks to ensure quality hiring, says Dr. Michael Mercer. But make sure the network is full of productive potential employees.
Weak Leaders Try to Use Money as a MotivatorDoes recognition really out weigh money when it comes to motivation? Jim Clemmer explains why weak leaders use the almighty dollar as compensation.
Engage Outsourcers' Management and Set a DateOutsourcing may be used by many organizations when it comes to infrastructure, but recent studies show not every client is satisfied with what service they receive. Info-Tech shares more.
Management In Real Life: From Entrepreneur to CEOIt starts off as an idea and then grows, and grows and before you know it, you're the CEO. Kevin Herring shares some advice for those who need to get in touch with the core of their business again.
The Excessive Need to be MeIt's how you perceive yourself that colors how you manage an organization. Marshall Goldsmith explains.
Workers’ Perceptions of Companies’ Environmental Policies Is Key Factor In Employee EngagementGoing green could be the key to keeping employees engaged, according to a study by Sirota Survey Intelligence.
Unintended Consequences of Religion at WorkThe United States Congress is considering passing bipartisan legislation that deals with religion in the workplace. As Lisa Teich explains, if enacted it could create a conflict between an employer's obligation to accommodate employees' religious interests and its obligation to guard against the abuse of religion in the workplace.
Bad Apples, Bad BarrelsHow does mediation help conflict? By encouraging the employees to take on the problem. . . head on. Brendan Donaghy shares his views.
Your HR Department Is Losing Money…But Where?Improving the HR department takes more than reducing payroll errors and automating health benefits. Amy Daniels, Vice President of Marketing for ADP National Account Services explains.
Study Reveals Salary Not the Most Important Factor for Students When Deciding Where to WorkWhat do students want from their first job? Professor Ed Ng and Professor Ronald Burke found that money isn't everything.
Survey Says: Intermittent Leave Creates Challenges for FMLA ManagementEmployers also burdened by the costs of compliance and overlap of federal and state laws.
College Students Expect To Remain With First Employers Less Than 3 Years, Says Survey Most college students expect to stay with their first employers for less than three years, with the pace of their job-changing slowing down after their initial employment, according to the College Student Career Confidence Survey by Right Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Manpower Inc.
Justin Allen Named Program Director of The RBL InstituteAllen will oversee The RBL Institute, which advances HR practice through participative education, joint research, and networking among senior HR executives.
Social Network for Career AdviceNew online hub aims to bring career advice professionals and job seekers together.
Competitive Solutions Inc. Announces 15th Annual Business Leadership RoundtableToday’s leading organizations are looking for new ways to be more competitive and profitable in the marketplace. CSI’s Roundtable will bring successful organizations from around the country to share best practices about what really works in the current business environment. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend insightful presentations on timely topics such as driving accountability throughout organizations and managing continuous quality improvement. Customized breakout sessions will encourage discussions with fellow attendees about issues that directly impact their organizations on a daily basis.
MassMutual Named a 2007 Working Mother 100 Best Company by Working Mother MagazineWorking Mother magazine today
named Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) a 2007 Working
Mother Best Company
dominKnow API Streamlines System Integration for E-learning DeliveryIn response to customer demand, dominKnow Inc. is offering an Application Program Interface (API) that opens up the dominKnow Learning Content Management System (LCMS) 5.1 to a tremendous range of new integration opportunities with client systems and tools.
Aruspex ‘Workforce Planning’ Report Series Equips Organizations with Talent Planning TechniquesFirst paper, “An Introduction to Workforce Planning,” offers real-world approach to prepare for future staffing needs
Resumefit Uses Science and Technology to Integrate Candidate’s Soft Skills Into Written ResumesNext generation resume uses cognitive assessments and digital signature technology to allow job seekers to differentiate themselves
The Power of Story: Rewrite Your Destiny in Business and in LifeNew Book by Jim Loehr, Coauthor of "The Power of Full Engagement"
"The Power of Story" is a new book that shows how to manage your energy in service of your life’s mission. Inspired by the techniques taught at Loehr's Human Performance Institute, "The Power of Story" offers the same energy and performance training concepts that global business leaders, world-class athletes, medical professionals, military special forces, and thousands of individuals have received at the Institute. Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness," praises "The Power of Story."
Pilot Benefits Group Names George Mayzell, MD, as New Medical AdvisorAddition will give benefits consulting firm medical insights that exceed typical firms.
CallCenterClassifieds.com Launches Call Center Jobs Channel on TMCnet.comTechnology Marketing Corporation (TMC (News - Alert)) today announced that the Call Center Jobs channel, sponsored by CallCenterClassifieds.com, has been launched as the latest addition to the TMCnet channel program.
JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Six WebAwards Including Employment Best of IndustryJWT Employment Communications, one of the world's leading employment marketing and communications companies, was honored with six Web Marketing Association's WebAwards, the premier annual Web site awards that name the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all Web site development.
Quantum Market Research Announces Release of 2007 Survey after survey indicate that, if given the chance, most people would opt for a different career than the one they currently have. Yet when actually faced with a career change, many people are too afraid of failing to confidently and whole-heartedly make a career shift. In her newly released book, Katy Piotrowski identifies the obstacles career changers commonly face and offers several smart strategies to help them succeed in their transition.
Standing Out: Benefits That Impact RecruitmentThe number of Michigan organizations actively recruiting has increased over the last five years from 80.1 to 93.5 percent. In this competitive market, employers must look to a variety of benefits to stand out.
Many Medicare Beneficiaries with Limited Means Still Not Taking Advantage of Generous BenefitBenefitsCheckUp can help people apply for Medicare Rx Extra Help
CANADIANS NAME DIVERSITY AS KEY INGREDIENT IN FORMULA FOR INNOVATION SUCCESSAlmost 80 per cent of working population considers diversity a business advantage
SYSTEMATION ANNOUNCES NEW TRAINING WORKSHOPS, ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS ANALYSIS New Workshops Expand Business Analysis Training Program Offered by Systemation – The Industry Pioneer in Business Analysis Training
Mercer Thought Leadership: Your First 100 Days as CHROMake the most of your first 100 days as the new chief human resource officer (CHRO) by following some important guidelines, and putting a three-step action plan in place.
Clare Williams Appointed Senior Vice President of Asia OperationsPrimacy Relocation, a leading provider of employee relocation and global assignment management services, today announced it has appointed Clare Williams, GMS, as Senior Vice President of Asia Operations.
JWT and JWT Employment Communication Recognized with the WPP Worldwide Partnership Program AwardJWT, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and third largest in the world, and subsidiary JWT Employment Communications, one of the world’s one of the world’s largest employment marketing and communications companies, were honored with the WPP Worldwide Partnership Program award which recognizes the value of groups working across marketing disciplines to deliver tangible benefits to clients. This specially created team achieved this award for their recruitment communications work produced for Shell, one of today’s leading energy companies.
Track Performance Every Step of the Way It's the little things that can make a big difference and most organizations don't keep track of the day-to-day actions of employees. Bruce Tulgan has more.
The 3 Sales Leadership Challenges that Prevent Sales Force SuccessLeading a winning sales team is not easy. Jeff Thull has some tips on how to help make your team more profitable.
A Coach’s Playbook for Workplace TeamsGive me a W! Give me an O! Give me a R!... There isn't a lot of team building in the workplace. Jim Clemmer shares his ideas on how to rally the team.
Dealing with Diversity DilemmasLeaders at most companies say they embrace diversity within their organizations. Yet, most leaders fall short of including it. Abhay Padgaonkar and Lisa Koss examine the issue.
VISANOW Helps Tokyo Electron Leverage Technology to Enhance Immigration ProcessIntegrated IT platform and innovative reporting capabilities increase internal efficiencies around the delivery of legal services
IHRIM webinar scheduled for November 8 to feature unique transformation strategyThe OfficeMax Portal – Transforming the Corporate Culture: IHRIM webinar scheduled for November 8 to feature unique transformation strategy
Albany to Exhibit at HR Florida 2007Albany, an international contingent workforce management company, will exhibit for the first time on its "home" turf at the HR Florida State Conference and Expo, to be held in Orlando from October 3-5.
MICHAEL STALLARD TO ADDRESS PUBLIC ON THE "CASE FOR CONNECTION" IN THE WORKPLACEAuthor of "Fired Up Or Burned Out" to speak in Greenwich on October 18th
and October 24th: Events are open to the public
HireAbility.com Utilizes Trainings, Speaking Engagements to Educate Colossal Amount of Recruiters Company to reach thousands of staffing professionals over the next two months.
Management Mentors Launches Internet Radio Show on Corporate Mentoring ProgramsMentoring topics on new Internet radio show will prove valuable to HR departments recruiting and retaining talent.
Annual Business Roundtable Brings Together Leading Organizations For Networking Mentoring topics on new Internet radio show will prove valuable to HR departments recruiting and retaining talent.
Mark B. Nyman Named a Principal With The RBL GroupThe RBL Group specializes in helping clients deliver a strong leadership brand and a strategic HR agenda.
HRsmart Inc., announced it has expanded its global presence with the opening of an office in Sydney“Our increased acceptance by global enterprise organizations makes this a natural step in our growth and organizational progression,” said John Cowling, President of HRsmart Australia. “The acceptance our products are receiving in the marketplace, and the acceptance of talent management technology by companies in Australia warrants our expansion into this territory.”
LinkedIn’s 14 Million Members Can Now Include Professional Photo within their Online ProfileNew Feature is Appealing to Many Who Remember Faces More Easily than Names
BestMainframeJobs.com Launches Mainframe Jobs Website Dedicated to Mainframe ProfessionalsBestMainframeJobs.com today officially announced the launch of the BestMainframeJobs.com website, dedicated to matching the best mainframe jobs with the most qualified mainframe professionals worldwide.
Troublesome Adverbs Can Take You to CourtDianna Booher shares a communication tip that could help your legal dilemmas.
Regeneron Announces Presentation at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) will webcast its presentation at the UBS Global Life
Sciences Conference on Thursday, September 27, 2007.
Watson Wyatt Identifies Major Benefit Trends During Open Enrollment SeasonFinancial Incentives/Penalties for Healthy Behaviors, Full Coverage for
Preventive Care Highlight Trends
Thomas Burke has joined Buck Consultants as a Director in its Pittsburgh office. Burke joins Buck after having worked as an independent consultant for several years. Prior to that, he served with Mercer Human Resource Consulting as a Principal. His expertise includes design and implementation of employee compensation, performance management, and recognition programs.
Merit Raises for 2008 Highest in Asia, Latin America, Watson Wyatt FindsEmployees in United States, Europe to See Lesser Increases in 2008
Change Your Financial Habits and Chart Your Future With all the books written about financial planning, few get to the heart of what it takes to successfully manage your money.
More Florida Organizations Search for Employees in 2007The competition for top performers is heating up as 97.7 percent of organizations are actively recruiting, according to the newly released results from the Compensation Data 2007
California Pay Increase Budgets Grow in 2007The newly released Compensation Data – California annual survey of 384 companies found pay increase budgets are 3.83 percent for 2007 and are projected to increase to 3.85 in 2008.
Granite Solutions Groupe to be a Sponsor of the 29th Annual March of Dimes Charity Golf Tournament San Francisco-based recruiting firm connects passion for golf with community support.
Résuméfit Uses Science and Technology to Integrate Candidate's Soft Skills Into Written ResumesNext generation resume uses cognitive assessments and digital signature technology to allow job seekers to differentiate themselves.
Don Ramer to Serve as Learning Track Leader at the Atlanta Recruiting RoadshowArbita, the leading provider of global job advertising distributions solutions, is pleased to announce that Don Ramer, CEO and Founder, will be serving as a Learning Track Leader at the Atlanta Recruiting Roadshow on September 25, 2007.
John Baldoni Works with AthenaOnline for Online Video Coaching SeriesAthena and Baldoni add 18 coaching SmartByte videos focusing on leadership and communication issues.
Robert Half International Selects eQuest as Job Posting ProvidereQuest, the global leader in job posting and Internet recruitment management services, announced today that it will be managing the Internet job posting services for Robert Half International, the leading provider of skilled accounting, finance and technology professionals in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
BULLHORN BUILDS LEADERSHIP AND MOMENTUM IN HEALTHCARE MARKETStaffing and Recruiting Software Leader Notes 78 Percent Customer Growth; Bullhorn Chosen By Wide Range of Healthcare Staffing Providers Including All Medical Personnel, RN Network and TeamStaffRX
HumanConcepts to Present "Enterprise Org Charting: Beyond Basic Visualization" at OHUG in Las VegasHumanConcepts, will exhibit OrgPlus® Enterprise 3.0 at the Oracle® HCM Users Group (OHUG) September 24-26 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. 25-year HR veteran Jim Candler will present "Enterprise Org Charting: Beyond Basic Visualization."
Texas Pay Increase Budgets Continue to Fluctuate in 2007The newly released Compensation Data – Texas annual survey of 289 companies found pay increase budgets are 3.59 percent for 2007 and are projected to increase to 3.63 in 2008. Texas pay increase budgets have varied over the last three years. They were 3.63 percent in 2006 and then, 3.48 percent in 2005.
HumanConcepts to Present "Enterprise Org Charting: Beyond Basic Visualization" at OHUG in Las VegasHumanConcepts, will exhibit OrgPlus® Enterprise 3.0 at the Oracle® HCM Users Group (OHUG) September 24-26 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. 25-year HR veteran Jim Candler will present "Enterprise Org Charting: Beyond Basic Visualization."
AIRS Launch of New Recruiting Technology-SearchBuilder Revolutionizes Candidate SourcingNew Integrated Tool Automatically Retrieves the Most Relevant Active and Passive Candidates Saving Organizations Time and Money
2007 Pay Increase Budgets Grow in New EnglandThe newly released Compensation Data – New England annual survey of 160 companies in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island found pay increase budgets are 3.53 percent for 2007 and are projected to stay the same in 2008.
MassMutual Captures No. 1 Ranking in 2007 InformationWeek 500 'Information Security/Privacy' MassMutual Captures No. 1 Ranking in 2007 InformationWeek 500 'Information
Security/Privacy' Category
CivilianJobs.com Announces Dates and Locations From Their Military Job Fairs ScheduleCivilianJobs.com Military Job Fairs put transitioning military job seekers face-to-face with HR Recruiters and Diversity Recruiters.
Companies Concede Many Projects MismanagedSome of the best laid plans end up failing if proper training is not offered. Novations Group shares the results of a recent study they conducted on mismanaged projects and why they fail.
Hazardous HiresArthur J. Cohen Esq., VP of Operations and General Counsel for Concorde Inc., discusses how weak background screening can open the door to unsavory employees and expensive lawsuits.
American Labor's Competitive AdvantageIs the American workforce competitive based on cost? Michael Lee Stallard says American workers are at a disadvantage on the global wage scale.
How to Make Effort RewardingTo reward is easy, to improve. . . well, that's the challenge. How do you recognize employees in ways that motivate rather than discourage. Jim Clemmer has more.
Use the Right Metrics When Building an IT Performance ScorecardCollecting hundreds of metrics for performance scorecards is a challenge. The reporting process becomes easier when performance is tied to business objectives. Info-Tech explains.
Assume The PositionThere are many layers to a leadership position. Assuming the role is complicated. Patricia Wheeler explains.
Ask the Coach - Issue 45: Women Declining Promotion? Executive Coach, Merry Marcus, explores some of the reasons women decline promotion - a call for more humane organizations.
Creative Metrics in Succession PlanningGlass was made to be broken and many women are finding the glass ceiling may no longer be a barrier. Suzanne Douglas Harris of Oi Partners share how succession planning is changing.
Ten Secrets of Reviewing Counsel for Clients in MediationIt's not just knowledge of law that will help lawyers mediate. . . Laurie Israel explains.
Managing Personality Conflicts and Negative Attitudes in the Workplace Negative employees can work against you, sucking up the positive energy and helping to lower morale. Greg Smith shares his thoughts on how to keep the glass half full.
Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Stretch AssignmentYour team has grown along with your responsibilities. . . how do you keep track of everything and everyone without micromanaging? Joan Lloyd explains.
Calgary Salary Increases Reach New HeightsBusinesses finding they need more than base pay to attract and retain employees, a Hewitt Associates study finds.
If You're a Savvy Shopper, You'll Love HSAsWhen shopping for an HSA, you may want to try it on for size. Rania Sedhom explains.
Employees Say “Yes” to Employer-Sponsored Health & Wellness ProgramsIf you provide it, they will come. That's the message employees sent to employers through a LifeCare® poll that asked if workers would favor an employer-sponsored health and wellness program.
Study Reveals the Myth of the Family-Friendly CorporationFamily-friendly benefits are grossly underutilized by most dual-career couples. Many companies still have a long way to go to turn family-friendly policy into practice that employees actually trust and use.
PreVisor to Host Assessment Best-Practices Seminar and Networking EventLeading assessment firm offers access to industry thought leaders.
New Survey Points to "Creativity Gap" in U.S. WorkplaceAt a time when many economists and futurists are pointing to creativity and innovation as one of the cornerstones of U.S. competitiveness in the years ahead, a new survey finds that, while an overwhelming majority of American workers believe they are instinctively creative, fewer than two in three think they are tapping their creative capacities on the job.
JWT Employment Communications Expands Services Within Research and Planning DivisionJWT Employment Communications, one of the world’s largest employment marketing and communications companies, has expanded the portfolio of research services in their Research and Planning Division in a strategic move to consolidate their entire suite of research capabilities under one management.
eQuest Announces the Five Best Free Websites to Post US Job Advertisements on the Internet eQuest, the global leader in job posting and Internet management services, announced today it has completed its analysis of hundreds of free job boards to determine the most effective free posting websites in the United States.
TUT Services to Exhibit at HR Southwest Conference in Fort Worth, TexasTUT Services, a leader in sales, service and training for Sage Abra HRMS human resources (HR) Software, will be exhibiting at the HR Southwest Conference in Fort Worth, Texas this October 23-26.
eJobFairs.net Brings Live and Fully Interactive Electronic Job Fair to Los Angeles and Orange CountyeJobFairs.net is bringing their unique and exclusive electronic job fair to the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Job seekers and employers can now interview live from their homes or office.
Today is Atlas Van Lines’ 20th annual nationwide celebration for van operators ROAD Day celebrations recognizing professional van operators’ hard work and outstanding service scheduled across North America today
Pilat to Demonstrate Upcoming Version of Succession Pulse™ for Healthcare IndustrySuccession Pulse™ for healthcare industry to appear at Annual American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Association (ASHHRA) Conference & Expo.
The Infohrm Group Announces New Director of Marketing for North AmericaMick Collins appointed to lead the company’s in-region advertising, external communications, and marketing activities
Less "Finders" More "Keepers," as More Financial Professionals are Staying Put in Their JobsOn-Line Recruiting Firm, WallStJobs.com Offers Suggestions On Making The Most Of The Volatile Employment Market And How To Help Keep The Job You Have.
Workscape and Cadbury Schweppes Team to Deliver Compensation Management Session Tim Clifford, CEO, president and co-founder of Workscape, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced benefits, compensation and performance management solutions and Jan Vernon, senior vice president of Compensation & Benefits at Cadbury Schweppes