Post a job, sift through the resumes and interview candidates. Signed, sealed, delivered – you’ve hired someone and they’re ready to work. It’s hiring in … Read more
Looking Ahead to 2011: The Market For Talent Will Heat Up (I Think)
I predict that the market is finally heating up. Of course, I’ve been wrong for the past few years, so you might want to take the next few ideas on how to … Read more
Job Descriptions: It’s All About Where the Job is Headed, Not Where it is Now
My normal routine is this: Up at 4:30. Make the coffee. Check e-mail. Listen to Bloomberg TV for the business news update, get dressed in my workout gear … Read more
Looking Back at 2010: Lots of People Predict, But Few Keep Score
Editor’s note: Mel Kleiman, who wrote the popular TLNT post “How to Find and Recruit the Best Hourly Employees,” recently reviewed his … Read more
The Secret of Management: Learning How to Manage More by Managing Less
By Thomas O. Davenport and Stephen D. Harding In one study of manager roles, a participant used an automotive metaphor to describe his job: “I try to keep … Read more
Looking to 2011: Predictions Are Positive For Improvement in Hiring
Hiring predictions for 2011 are starting to come in and what they say is that we can expect more jobs next year, though there’ll be no partying like … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Religious Holidays at Work, Tiny Pay Shock, and Bad Behaving Superstars
Is Christmas getting in the way of the holiday season? Miami Herald columnist and blogger Cindy Krischer Goodman – she’s one of the best writers on … Read more
When It Comes to Executives, What Do You Do When the Problem is You?
Using weasel words to deflect blame is a pretty common tactic and it is something that executives with their tail on the line have learned the fine art of … Read more
Looking to 2011: 10 HR Predictions and the Shift to a ‘Borderless Workplace’
There are year-end list and reports, and then there are Year-End List and Reports. You know the difference. The former are sort of like bubble gum — … Read more
Discharge is Upheld for Facebook Postings by Employees in France
By Celia Joseph Companies with employees in France should find interest in the recent decision of a French labor tribunal upholding the discharge of two … Read more