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September 2008

Companies Brace for Federal Feedback

September 30, 2008

Once in awhile you find an excellent magazine article that presents a great deal of information in a small amonut of space. The article was from Workforce Management and was titled “Companies Brace for the Office of Federal Contrac Compliance Programs’ List of Compliance Evaluations.” It was written by Fay Hansen.
From the article:
 ”The OFCCP is now [...]

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Why Did So Many Good Companies Crash?

September 27, 2008

One of the jokes that always seems to be in the back of my mind is someone’s observation that the reason that they did not believe in astrology was because when an airplane crashes all the passengers had different horoscopes (I googled for the source of this quote and could not find it. However, that [...]

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Googling for College Applicants

September 23, 2008

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, September 18th, had an article on “College Applicants, Beware: Your Facebook Page is Showing.” So obviously this issue goes beyond the selection of employees for jobs, but also applies to high school students applying for college.
The article, by John Hechinger, indicates that “A new survey of 500 top colleges [...]

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Book Review – Click

September 22, 2008

Click is by Bill Tancer, who is engaged in online research. That means, he spends a great deal of time tracking and understanding the trends of how we search and use the Internet and Web2.0. He obviously does this very well and it has led him to various insights on business and life. I am [...]

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Change in US Law – New ADAAA for 2009

September 18, 2008

According to IPMA-HR, the House of Representatives passed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) and the President issued a statement saying he will sign the bill. The effective date is January 2009. Changes include:

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Local IPMA-HR Meeting

September 16, 2008

The third quarterly meeting for 2008 of the Northern Ohio Chapter of the IPMA-HR is Thursday, September 18, 2008. On Thursday, September 18th, at 11:30 am, they are hosting Attorney Marc Fishel, from Downes, Hurst & Fishel who will be providing a legal update discussing upcoming legislation pertaining to human resources in the public sector. A lunch will [...]

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HRLite and Hurricanes

September 16, 2008

Posts to HRLite may be a little delayed while we recover here from remnants of Hurricane Ike. Unbelievably, Hurricane Ike was still packing a pretty good punch when it crossed Ohio and Northeast Ohio. Being a golfer, the first thing I said to myself was — this crazy thing is a 6 club wind (if [...]

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Test Security and Authentication II

September 15, 2008

Friday I posted an item about cheating on a trooper exam. This item from the Wall Street Journal deals with cheating on the GMAT.
Wall Street Journal on Cheating on the GMAT
By JOHN HECHINGER
September 11, 2008; Page D6
Top U.S. business schools canceled the admissions-test scores of 84 applicants and students — including two enrolled at the University of [...]

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Test Security and Authentication I

September 12, 2008

I had indicated we would start a discussion of test security, authentication, and cheating. I found this to be an interesting recent news item, because it demonstrates that probelms with security can offer on all types of tests.
This item is from the Akron Beacon Journal.
A State Highway Patrol cheating scandal involving trooper testing exams for [...]

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For Students – Public HR Assessment Paper Competition

September 10, 2008

IPMAAC runs an annual competition for the best assessment paper by a student. Normally, students submit a version of their thesis or dissertation, but it could be some other type of student research paper. For information go to the latest copy of the IPMAAC ACN News and look for the James C. Johnson Student Paper [...]

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