From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Interpret the Body Language of Candidates. Do They Want to Work for You?

June 30, 2008

Would you like to know what hidden messages and cues potential employees are sending out when you interview them?  Are candidates engaged, or just looking for a paycheck? A slideshow on body language from the Washington Post. What we really mean! Great information for recruiters and those doing hiring in small business without an experienced [...]

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Major League Baseball Player Chokes, Film at 11!

June 27, 2008

Employment at Will or Willing to be Employed? Most jobs involve being an employee “at will”. An article on Yahoo this morning by Larry Buhl asks the question: Can lifestyle activities get you fired? Read the article here. The answer is of course, “it depends”. As Buhl points out in his article, most employees don’t [...]

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Talent Management – NBA Style

June 26, 2008

The NBA ate up many hours of television broadcast time this afternoon. Teams began trading talent, and selecting players who have been scouted, video taped, and physically examined to the Nth degree for the past several months. Dudez, wouldn’t it be cool if companies had the opportunity to appraise talent in this manner? HR people [...]

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Following Up on the "HR Career Killer" Post HR Capitalist – An Important Read for HR Professionals

June 25, 2008

No big discussion. Just an important article on a significant piece of legislation that Kris Dunn analyzed recently in a pair of posts that you can find “HR Career Killer” here and “Hidden Career Killer” here. I strongly recommend that all HR professionals read this article by King Banaian, Professor of Economics at St. Cloud [...]

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State of Florida Buys Historic Company to Shut It Down

June 25, 2008

The state of Florida just announced a plan to buy out a privately held state business, United States Sugar Corporation for $1.75 billion dollars. The purpose behind the plan is to reunite a vast swath of the Everglades and allow the state to regain control of sufficient land to be able to restore the Everglades [...]

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Staffing via Social Networks – A Survey

June 24, 2008

A quick survey to gather some some basic data on talent sourcing via social networking. Which sites if any are you using, and which do you think are most effective. Take the survey here. Results posted at a later date! Click Here to take survey

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SHRM National Conference or Won’t See You in Chicago

June 21, 2008

I really wanted to attend the SHRM National Conference this year. A chance to attend excellent breakout sessions, sit through great (sometimes) keynotes, go to Chicago, and catch up with old friends and new acquaintances. I envy the HR Punk Rocker, Laurie Ruettimann who got press credentials and will get to sit through that boring, [...]

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Drug Companies Deny Access to Generics in the US

June 19, 2008

One Reason Why We Can’t Buy Affordable Generics in the US, But We Could in Canada! This is one of those things that you read that just pisses you off. A lawsuit in the U.S. court system that prevents a cheaper generic version of a widely taken and expensive drug from being sold here so [...]

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Terminated in the MIddle of the Night

June 17, 2008

Not even highly paid sports guys should be treated like this. Even George Steinbrenner might have paused before swinging the axe in the wee hours of the morning. News reports this morning out of New York City informed baseball fans across the country that the much rumored firing of Mets manager Willie Randolph, a former [...]

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A Primer for Young People Starting Their First Job : A Good Read for Employers Too

June 14, 2008

To the hundreds of thousands of young people who have landed entry-level jobs that come with health insurance and a retirement plan, I offer my congratulations. Things are tough out there right now, so you must be doing something right. To the employers who are about to put them to work, however, I urge you [...]

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