“When I lead my portion of the orientation, I do not have the heart to tell them and I can’t look them in the eye. This is a horrible place. It is like I … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Managing Monkeys, Business Cards Thrive, and a Classic Cover Letter
Sometimes it’s good to take the Weekly Wrap on the road, as I did last week from the HR Technology conference in Chicago. As you might gather from my … Read more
Deputy or Gun For Hire: You Can’t Have Both With a Temp Workforce
I was able to watch parts of RecruitFest yesterday and I continued to see a trend I’d seen at other conferences when talking about the future of our … Read more
The Candidate Experience, and Other Stuff HR Wastes Time On
By Tim Sackett It feels like things in the labor market – at least in many professional classifications – are starting to pick up. Temp hiring is up 22 … Read more
What Story Will Your Company’s Health and Wellness Strategy Tell?
By Fran Melmed Employees and employers are set to see double-digit increases again this year. I’m not sure that’s a shocker anymore. It’s certainly not … Read more
The Future of Labor Relations: It’s Not About The Unions
By Lance Haun I got an e-mail a few weeks ago asking me for advice on an issue. They said: Lance, I have been looking at job posts for my Dream Job and … Read more
Jobs Report Preview: It’s Still Pretty Ugly Out There
By John Zappe It’s jobs report week in the U.S. and so far the news is not encouraging. For the first time in eight months the economy lost private … Read more
The Unpaid Internship Dilemma: Everyone Loses in This Crackdown
By John Hollon Pardon me while I shed a few tears for the end of college internships as we have known them. The recent post here on TLNT by labor attorney … Read more
The Noncompete Issue: California Ruling Complicates Life for Employers Everywhere
By Peter D. Holbrook In 2000, a Court of Appeal held that an employer cannot lawfully make the signing of an employment agreement that contains an … Read more
The Top 10 ‘Power Factors’ Driving Social Media Recruiting
By. Dr. John Sullivan A common question raised these days by senior HR leaders and business journalists pertains to the reality of social media empowered … Read more