Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s Labor Secretary and author of The Work of Nations, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal a few days ago about his … Read more
Fired Over Gender Reassignment, Stanton Still Job Hunting
City commissioners in Sarasota, Florida, did not hire Susan Stanton to serve as the new city manager. While most city council meetings across the country … Read more
Pulte Homes Closing the Door on 1,900 Workers
Despite Pulte Homes’ well-designed corporate career website flashing, “Are you looking for a company that will double in size over the next … Read more
Understanding How Candidates’ Work Goals Influence Staffing Decisions
Parts 1 and 2 of this article discussed how a tight labor market impacts the importance of hiring decisions and explored ways to adjust selection standards … Read more
CareerBuilder Launches WorkForAmerica.com
Despite a dwindling federal workforce (some statistics show that of the 1.9 million federal government workers, 44% are eligible to retire by 2010 — … Read more
How to Adjust Hiring Standards to Increase Your Applicant Pool
Part 1 of this article discussed risks associated with arbitrarily lowering hiring standards in reaction to applicant shortages caused by a tight labor … Read more
Executive Bonuses Keep Whirling
More corporate boards are keeping base salaries steady while adding other perks (i.e., bonus payments, stock options, restricted stock awards, long-term … Read more
No Hire is Better Than a Bad Hire
Anyone involved in staffing knows that we are in the midst of a labor shortage. The reasons for this are complex, but ultimately come down to the fact that … Read more
Immigration Changes: Title III and Electronic Employment Verification
While multi-tiered and complex, there are certain staffing-related elements of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act that recruiters and staffing … Read more
Operating Referral Programs on a Limited Budget
Originally published February 27, 2006. One of the most common arguments against launching an employee referral program has to do with the lack of budget … Read more