By Kim Kiel Thompson The Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed sending out No-Match letters to employers. This ends a long break that started … Read more
Networking With Care, or Avoiding Another Job That Doesn’t Really Fit
I always loved that scene in the film Pretty Woman where the newly groomed Julia Roberts returns, laden with expensive carrier bags, to the boutique that … Read more
How “Shoot First, Aim Later” Tactics Dearly Cost the EEOC
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Christopher J. DeGroff Joining a growing line of cases reflecting judicial intolerance for questionable litigation tactics, … Read more
Do You Really Want Your Employees to be Entrepreneurs Too?
I’ll admit it: I’m biased. You see, all of the entrepreneurs I grew up with were much better entrepreneurs than employees. My father is an … Read more
What Makes Google Great? A Great Google Leader Lets Us Know
Just what is it that makes Google great, anyway? Yes, the Silicon Valley search engine and tech giant is well-known as a highly innovative organization … Read more
Are Your Employees Poachable? Here Are 7 Ways to Tell
By Michael R. Greco and Christopher P. Stief A recent survey by Manpower suggests that employers across the country are planning to increase their hiring … Read more
Virgin HealthMiles: Will Pay-For-Prevention Get Employees Motivated?
Virgin HealthMiles offers “pay for performance” health and wellness solutions they call pay-for-prevention. Employees who use their system rack up personal … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Lessons on How Not to Manage Employees From NY’s Mayor
As someone who lives a continent away from New York City but gets to watch a brash talking but grossly underperforming (and ethically challenged) big city … Read more
Does Move of Well-Known HR Blogger Signal a Trend, or Something Else?
Sometimes, a move is just a move. Is that was this is, or, is it an indication of something else — perhaps a larger HR trend that is starting to take … Read more
3 Million New Jobs, But Increases In the Quit Rate Should Throw Up Red Flags
Movement in the job market is typically a positive sign and a new report from the Department of Labor seems to confirm that: The Labor Department reported … Read more