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Market Repercussions of Angry Workers

By Jim Jubak - So you're angry at outrageously compensated CEOs and other executive fat cats who prosper while employees and shareholders take all the pain. The question is, should you voice that anger and sell your shares in the company? (Added: 28-May-2002 Hits: 833 )

Adapting To Change

By Carol Kinsey Goman - This article presents some great arguements as to why you need to be adept at adapting to change in the business world. (Added: 18-Nov-2008 Hits: 423 )

Successful Employee Orientation (Part 1) - Suite101.com

By Christina Morfeld - This article, the first in a series of three, discusses the importance of properly orienting new hires to your organization. Part 2 will provide guidelines for conducting an effective corporate-level program, and Part 3 will provide strategies for assimilating new employees to their specific department and job (Added: 10-Nov-2000 Hits: 1038 )

What Makes Employees Want to Stick Around?

By Business Week - And you thought dealing with customers was a hassle. With unemployment at a 4.1%, employees are at least as picky. So employers are throwing around cash, benefits, and perks like never before to attract warm bodies. But once you've snagged them, how do you keep them from being lured elsewhere by a better deal? (Added: 12-Nov-2000 Hits: 1393 )

Workforce Planning: The Strategy Behind �Strategic Staffing�

By Christina Morfeld - This article presents several compelling reasons to undertake a workforce planning initiative, outlines the four-step process, and offers valuable "best practices" for optimal results. (Added: 14-Sep-2002 Hits: 1496 )

Retaining Employees and Customers Is A Family Affair

By Eileen McDargh - As e-mail, voice mail, and technology allow people to conduct business without ever seeing each other, the competitive edge can very well be the re-creation of conversation -- specifically conversation that allows people to feel a "family" connection. It's a connection that recalls the fact that commerce was traditionally an intimate affair. (Added: 18-Apr-2001 Hits: 1079 )

Q and A: Abuse Of Internet Access At Work - How To Address It

By Robert Bacal - We look at a question which is being asked with increasing frequency. What are the issues of concern around providing Internet access for employees. And we provide some progressive and constructive answers. (Added: 15-Oct-2000 Hits: 756 )

Smart Choices: How to Hire the Best

By Judith Lindenberger - Learn some specifics for preparing to interview a job candidate and how to conduct the interview itself. Some good tips are provided, especially for determining whether the candidate will fit into your company's environment. (Added: 24-May-2006 Hits: 982 )

Aclu Briefing Paper Number 4 Lie Detector Testing

By Lectriclaw - During the past decade, more than two million private sector employees each year were asked to take a "lie detector" test. Based on these tests, approximately 300,000 workers annually were branded liars and fired, disciplined or not hired as a result. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 996 )

Hiring a Track Record: More Informative Reference Checks

By Laura Gassner Otting, Senior Vice President, ExecSearches.com - Interviews are not indicative of reality, ever. Questions are asked, questions are answered, and everyone laughs and smiles. It�s not exactly a typical crisis day in the office. The only way to get a true read on a candidate is to speak with the people who know him or her best: his references. Learn how to check references better and reduce the chances of a bad hire. (Added: 29-May-2001 Hits: 768 )

Employer's Guide to Dealing with Substance Abuse

By Lectriclaw - They mean that every day, across this country, in towns large and small, from small businesses to large corporations, the problems of substance abuse are hurting the workplace. And that means a major business problem for you. Because substance abuse affects the bottom line: it costs you money. How? Look how substance abusing workers compare to drug-free workers. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 1573 )

A Quick Guide To Employee Orientation For Managers

By Robert Bacal - We present an overview of the orientation process, and a checklist that you can use when orienting new staff. As you read the article, keep in mind that orientation is also important for existing employees (Added: 15-Oct-2000 Hits: 2868 )

How to Catch a Star: Writing Effective Job Descriptions

By Laura Edwards, Resident Headhunter, ExecSearches.com - Create the thought-provoking job description that will catch the eyes and the imaginations of the kinds of candidates you want to hire, both the passive job seekers and the active job seekers. Each of these will be looking for different things in your posting; you must speak to both in your job description. (Added: 29-May-2001 Hits: 920 )

Personnel Record Retention Requirements - Suite101.com

By Christina Morfeld - There is no law whose sole purpose is to impose a retention requirement for records on unhired candidates and/or employees. There are, however, a variety of federal regulations -- most notably those designed to combat discrimination and other unfair labor practices (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 2274 )

10 tips for dealing with change in the workplace

By Calvin Sun - Change in the workplace is scary for most people and can affect their productivity. But, with the following attitude and actions, maybe finding opportunities will be the focus. (Added: 18-Nov-2008 Hits: 255 )

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