I used to believe I could multitask. While I was working, I’d have 10 different websites up while listening to sports talk radio and chatting online. I … Read more
Connecticut, Maryland Act to Restrict Employers’ Use Of Credit Reports
By Christopher Mills and Gregg Salka Two more states – Connecticut and Maryland – have joined Illinois, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii, and several cities, … Read more
The Emerging Job Market: The Struggle With Pay Rates For Social Media Jobs
Have you tried to market price a social media job lately? Then this post is for you, with my sympathies. Emerging jobs and job families often bring their … Read more
Attitude Adjustment: How Employee Recognition and (a Little) Humility Can Help
Surveys are tricky things — especially one-question, multi-choice polls with little context. Sure, they’re fun and occasionally insightful (I enjoy … Read more
The Art of Dealing With Difficult People in the Workplace
Difficult people are everywhere. In this month’s Business Leadership Webinar, we talked about how to deal with difficult people, stack the deck in your … Read more
How to Get Strategic: Lessons from the Coming Post Office Shakeout
One of the problems I had, especially as a newer HR professional, is how to support the business when decisions revolve around non-staffing issues. Take … Read more
What You Need to Do to Develop an Effective and Useful HR Strategy
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a strategist in HR and talent management for over 30 years. His specialty is HR strategy and designing world … Read more
When Hiring, Just Because You Can Ask It Doesn’t Mean You Should
By Eric B. Meyer I received a comment to yesterday’s post about 29 questions you should never ask a candidate in a job interview. Laurie Ruettimann, … Read more
Today on TLNT Radio: Motivating Employees, Company Culture and Retention
During last week’s episode of TLNT Radio, we talked about the future of social recruiting from two CEO’s who hope to be on the forefront of it: Rick Marini … Read more
How I Make the Case for Recruiting and Hiring More Diverse Candidates
I know a ton of HR Pros right now who have been charged by their organizations to go out and “diversify” their workforce. By “diversify,” I’m not talking … Read more