Are Your Employees Trained to Use the Internet Securely?
This issue of the Advisor provides you with valuable training information about Internet security, why it’s important, and what employees can do to ensure it.
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The HR Technology Survey’s Results—How Are Innovations Shaping the Field?
Our HR Technology Survey sought to learn how tech advancements are changing the face of human resources—and how professionals in the field are adapting. Are new systems affecting recruiting strategy? Are they assisting with productivity, both in the HR department and in businesses as a whole? And, perhaps most importantly, how far can HR pros […]
Working at This Innovative Company Is Really a Trip
An innovative company in San Francisco not only has a unique way of securing new products but also an out-of-the-box way to get its employees carried away—literally.
Shush … Can (and Should) Employees’ Salaries Be Kept Secret?
Today, in an excerpt from Maine Employment Law Letter, Attorney Connor Beatty of Brann & Isaacson, LLP, discusses the real-life pros and cons of making employees’ salary information public knowledge.
Dirty Dancing: hot summer hiring considerations
With summer quickly approaching, it’s time to pull out those warm-weather clothes and dust off my copy of Dirty Dancing, one of my favorite summer films. Who can forget the summer of 1963 when Baby performed her triumphant lift, Johnny taught us about standing up for others no matter what it costs us, and we […]
Use Training and Development to Improve Employee Retention Rates
In today’s Advisor, we hear from guest columnist, Bridget Miller, about how you can use training and development to improve your ability to keep good employees from leaving for the competition.
CareFirst Is Latest Insurer to Suffer Major Cyberattack
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has become the latest major health insurer to acknowledge having suffered a large-scale cyberattack on its member data. Information on about 1.1 million individuals was affected by the breach, which CareFirst discovered during an information technology security review conducted in the wake of the attacks on Anthem and Premera. In June 2014, […]
Recruiting Sin #3—Wasting Time with Résumés (Can You Pass Our Test?)
However you go about finding candidates, you’ll eventually wind up with a stack—paper or digital—of candidates’ credentials. Your time is precious. You don’t want to waste it reviewing the credentials/résumés of unqualified candidates.
Age Does Not Dictate Talent, Drive, or Success
I recently wrote that we shouldn’t overlook the contributions the younger generation can make. In business, we often assume that experience equates with success and therefore conclude it’s unlikely that a 20-something can make a significant contribution. I think that’s complete hogwash, but so is assuming people can’t have a major career breakthrough in the […]
Age Does Not Dictate Talent, Drive, or Success
I recently wrote that we shouldn’t overlook the contributions the younger generation can make. In business, we often assume that experience equates with success and therefore conclude it’s unlikely that a 20-something can make a significant contribution. I think that’s complete hogwash, but so is assuming people can’t have a major career breakthrough in the […]