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Step Right Up for the Job Interview of a Lifetime
Since fair season has come to an end, so has the stomach-churning rides on the Ferris wheel. For one company, however, rides on the Ferris wheel take on a whole new meaning.
Step It Up with Step Rate Pay Scales
Sharon McKnight, CCP SPHR In a previous position as an HR director, I was tasked with developing a sustainable pay system for a large hourly workforce within a production-oriented environment—lots off manual labor at multiple positions, many requiring similar experience and skill sets.
Paying Millennials as They Age: 5 Suggestions for Effective Compensation
Millennials have aged and many have now gained enough experience to be in leadership positions. Therefore, understanding what motivates them—and how to pay them in comparison to other generations—becomes even more important.
Halliburton to Pay over $18 Million in Overtime to Employees Nationwide
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced what it’s calling “one of the largest recoveries of overtime wages in recent years.” Halliburton, an oil and gas service provider, has agreed to pay $18,293,557 for overtime owed to 1,016 employees nationwide.
Medical Professions Dominate List of Highest Paying Jobs
Skilled healthcare professions dominate CareerCast’s 2015 list of the highest paying jobs, with surgeon, psychiatrist, and physician rounding out the top three.
The Best of the Best in Employment Branding
We have heard quite a bit from John Sullivan, PhD, professor, author, corporate speaker, and advisor, over the last few weeks concerning employment branding. Today we wrap up our discussion with his thoughts on the best examples of employment branding he’s encountered. We asked Sullivan what he thought were the best companies as far as […]
Which Companies Get Employment Branding Right?
Yesterday Dr. John Sullivan shared his thoughts with us about employment branding. Today, we wrap up our conversation with him by discussing those companies that he finds most successful at employment branding. We asked Sullivan what he thought were the best companies as far as employment branding was concerned. He shared his thoughts based on […]
Smell the roses: Focus on your career’s journey, not the destination
by Dan Oswald For each of us, our career is a journey. It can take us many places. We may change locations, employers, or even professions. And each experience we have along the way provides us with knowledge we can use at some point in the future—what to do differently or what not to do. […]
Look Behind the Credentials: How to Find Candidates with Multiple Skillsets
By Julie Long, Scout Staffing When reviewing candidates’ credentials to fill open positions, the first instinct of many recruiters or HR professionals is to look at the candidate’s previous job titles. This can be a grave misstep because titles are often misleading.