By Eric B. Meyer Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Job candidate is told that any job offer is contingent upon passing a drug test. On D-Day, … Read more
Private Sector Job Growth Handily Beats Estimates, Buoys Markets
News yesterday morning that new private sector jobs quadrupled in June over May’s anemic 36,000, while new unemployment claims dropped by far more … Read more
Mid-Year Hiring Forecast Shows Positive Job Growth the Rest of 2011
Editor’s Note: See update below with CareerBuilder Canada survey information. I’ll take good news whenever and where ever I find it. … Read more
Should You Really Lose Two Years Of Pay For Poor Performance?
Let me lay out a scenario for you: Your top sales director is the day-to-day contact for your largest client. And by large, I mean 25-30 percent of your … Read more
What is Driving Employees to Want to Leave Their Jobs?
There has been a lot written about whether workers are ready to leave for another job or not, and the recent What’s Working survey by HR consultant … Read more
Salary Increases 2012: If You Liked This Year’s 3%, You’ll Love Next Year’s 3%
In case you weren’t sure about the pace of America’s economic recovery, here’s another sign: average salary increases “in each … Read more
Attempting To Make Online Data Into Visual Resumes With Storyvite
“I hate sorting resumes.” That was probably the first thing I said as a hiring manager back in 2002. My colleague handed me a stack of resumes … Read more
Halogen Settles Lawsuit, Admits Trying to Scam SuccessFactors
Halogen and SuccessFactors have settled their lawsuit, with Halogen paying its competitor in the HR software business an undisclosed sum and admitting it … Read more
California Supreme Court Expands Reach Of State Overtime Laws
By John D. McLachlan Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that work performed in California by nonresident employees for California-based … Read more
Today on TLNT Radio: SHRM Recap, Recruiting Wars, Banning Smokers
Today at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT is the second episode of TLNT Radio. You can listen to it live from the web or you can dial in to (818) 572-8036 to listen to … Read more