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August 2008

Friday HR Fun Thought – Couch-surfing

August 29, 2008

With business hotels in some cities hitting the $300 dollar plus mark, I believe couch-surfing may be the solution to your business travel costs. Couch surfing involves having travelers stay on the couches, floors, or spare bed of strangers in cities the person is visiting. Think of the money you could save by implementing a [...]

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Gas Prices and HR

August 27, 2008

As the price of gas rises, and prices rise, many lower paid, i.e., (low grade) employees will have to choose between moving to be closer to work or changing their jobs to be closer to their home. The result will be increased turnover, unless companies take steps to reduce turnover in lower grade jobs.
A general point [...]

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Ask HRLite – False Information on Application

August 26, 2008

Ask HRLite:  The job I have requires a college degree.  I lied when I applied for the job and said I had a college degree when I did not.  What should I do now?
HR Lite’s Reply:  You have placed yourself in a tough situation.  As is often the case, it would have been better to [...]

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Googling for Applicant Information Continued

August 25, 2008

Continuing our discussion of issues involved in Googling for information on job applicants, I looked at two legal articles (one really a presentation) suggested by Martin Anderson and Deonda Scott. Some of the more interesting conclusions I reached from the articles (my interpretations not necessarily the author’s, and I am neither a lawyer nor do [...]

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Disasters

August 22, 2008

I have to admit — I am unprepared for disasters. When our house was hit by flooding several years ago, my home office was in the basement and the flooding caused a great deal of damage. Of course, people who have seen my desk at home or at the University would probably argue that both constitute permanent [...]

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News from Boston and APA – Torture and Locations of Employment

August 21, 2008

There seemed to be less news coming out of the American Psychological Association (APA) meeting this year. Maybe it was because of the dominance of the debate within the APA over torture and a resolution dealing with locations of employment.
For those unfamiliar with the issue, over the years APA has passed a number of resolutions [...]

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Cheers from Boston and APA – Detecting Lying

August 20, 2008

I just got back from Boston where I attended the American Psychological Association Meeting. 15,000 psychologists together in Boston.
I had to attend quite a few administrative meetings, but I also presented a poster. The poster was actually presented along with my coauthors, Kevin Mahoney, Jeffrey Walczyk, and Diana Griffiths-Ross of Louisiana Tech University. It dealt [...]

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Ask HR Lite – Notes During Interviewing?

August 19, 2008

Ask HRLite:  My new job requires me to interview job applicants.  I was wondering whether I should take notes during the interview or whether it is more important to pay attention to the applicant’s answers?
HRLite’s Reply:  Our memories tend to be limited.  Therefore, it is a good idea to take notes during the interview.  Of [...]

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Back to School Time

August 14, 2008

It’s back to school time. If you don’t believe me visit your local store, which probably already has the Halloween merchandise out as well.
I hate this time of year. Not only because it means summer is over, but because it reminds me I am growing older (and being a gerontologist I should embrace rather than [...]

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Using Applicant MySpace and Social Networking Information – The Replies

August 13, 2008

In January of 2007, a relatively young female teacher here in Northeast Ohio found herself in the middle of a local controversy, but one that has been repeated in similar versions around the country. The teacher ended up resigning her part-time high school teaching position following parental concern over the content of her MySpace page. [...]

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