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January 2009

Location, Location, Location

January 30, 2009

One of the old beliefs in recruitment was that a job seeker would not take a job because of location, but might turn down certain jobs because of location. In recent years, a number of consultants and researchers have suggested that the old finding is no longer valid and that people will take a job [...]

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Webinar for Upper Level & HR Managers and Consultants

January 28, 2009

 Are you involved in leadership and executive coaching and interested in information on dealing with the challenges organizations face during the current economic crisis? If so, RHR International has let me know that along with Decision Strategies International, they will be presenting a Free Webinar on Leading Through Uncertain Times. RHR would like to invite [...]

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Simple EEO Lesson – No Retaliation

January 27, 2009

In providing Equal Employment training to managers, one of the most difficult concepts for them to grasp is that they are not allowed to respond or retaliate when an employee files a claim alleging employment discrimination. It is human nature to say, “you are trying to tell me that if one of my employees accuses me [...]

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New Book on Helping from Edgar Schein

January 21, 2009

Edgar Schein has written a new book titled “Helping: How to offer, give and receive help,” which is available from Berrett/Kohler or online bookstores. The book analyzes the difference between effective and ineffective help across a whole range of human situations. Schein analyzes the social and psychological dynamics common to all types of helping relationships, [...]

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Ask HR Lighthouse – Dropping the Criminal Record Question

January 16, 2009

I received this question for discussion. Here goes:
Basically, some US Cities are starting to eliminate questions from their job applications asking whether prospective employees have been convicted of a crime. The purpose – to keep convicts from being shut out of the workforce.
They may still conduct background checks before hire, but the basic idea is [...]

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Should Employers Have a Zero Tolerance Policy for Personal Internet Use?

January 14, 2009

An issue that has arisen on the IPMA Board is that of personal use of the Internet by employees during the work day (for example, checking personal email, making flight arrangements, checking weather or news). Personally, I do not understand or see the difference between receiving emails on your computer or receiving a personal phone [...]

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Supreme Court and Ricci v. DeStefano

January 13, 2009

The Supreme Court has accepted for review the case of Ricci v DeStefano.
In a nutshell, this case involves the issue of whether a government employer, the City of New Haven CT, can reject the results of a competitive civil service exam because the results result in adverse impact against minorities. This case may have interesting [...]

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Fair Pay Legislation

January 12, 2009

The House passed two pieces of fair pay legislation, including Ledbetter. Here is the Wall Street Journals’ opinions. questions, and take on the issue.
It is a good reminder for employers to organize their employment records.

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The Psychology Channel, Interesting Videos, Jobs in I-O, and Happy Birthday Elvis

January 9, 2009

For those with an interest in psychology, there is now a Psychological Channel. One of the interesting features is the videos. For example, right now the site is featuring a video on BF Skinner, pigeons, and free will.
If you have an interest in psychology, you may want to check it out.
For those interested in jobs [...]

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Horse Sense – A Reply

January 8, 2009

Awhile back I posted about classes involving horses in MBA programs.
Tori Wilfred of Draconia Keep sent me a well-thought out reply that got caught in the SPAM filters. Her response disagreed with me and so I wanted to make sure it was presented. So, I am going to publish Tori’s thoughts here in this special [...]

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