Dear Barb: I read The Fordyce Letter every month and it sometimes gets confusing. All of you speakers don’t agree on how to do this job, so whom do I … Read more
“Our Employees Are Our Most Valuable Asset”
This (standard) cliché is repeated over and over by the world’s public employers in their most valuable marketing piece, their annual report. We know it’s … Read more
When Applicant Tracking Systems Attack
Applicant tracking systems are wonderful contraptions, aren’t they? Recruiters: what a great pleasure to behold to have a system where you can … Read more
Ask Barb: Screening Out Candidates
Dear Barb: I participate on your Wednesday live training calls and have heard you say, “When in doubt, send them out.” I wish the senior recruiters in my … Read more
Rapidly Growing Better World Books Hopes New HR Department Will Make it Choice Employer
A hot and growing bookseller is building its HR department to make sure employees fit the corporate goals of being socially responsible, eco-friendly, and … Read more
Robert Half Settles Wage and Hour Cases For $11.4 Million
Robert Half International will pay $11.4 million to settle three wage and hours suits brought by account executives and staffing managers in California. In … Read more
Summer Slump Returns as June Sees Only 80k New Jobs
It could have been worse may be the best way to describe this morning’s jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. The government said 80,000 … Read more
Jobs Report Hints We May Avert A Summer Hiring Slump This Year
The private sector created 176,000 jobs in June, says a report this morning from payroll processor ADP, surprising economists who were expecting far fewer … Read more
HR Development: It’s the Economy, Stupid
When I was asked to moderate a main-stage discussion at ERE’s Fall Expo in September with two economic analysts from Morningstar, I was both excited and a … Read more
Thursday and Friday, We May Find Out We’re in a Summer Job Slump
Labor economists are expecting that June was another lackluster month when it comes to job creation, forecasting that the U.S. economy added barely 100,000 … Read more