Significant Source of Job Candidates No Longer Plentiful
For decades, sourcing sleuths and savvy recruiters have looked to mass corporate layoffs as a source of job candidates. But that source is no longer what it once was.
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Stop-loss Restrictions Advance in Several States
Fast-moving events have advanced state-level proposals aimed at regulating stop-loss, which would make it more expensive for small employers to self-insure health benefits, and put power over self-funding in the hands of state insurance commissioners. Utah law now requires stop-loss insurers to cover incurred and unpaid claims if a small employer plan terminates — an unprecedented requirement. […]
Finding HR Heroes at the 2013 SHRM Annual Conference
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How I Learned to Love Doing Performance Appraisals – And Other Lies
By BLR Founder and Publisher Bob Brady BLR’s publisher on why he loves … and hates … doing performance appraisals. Writing performance appraisals is something I love doing! That’s because every time I struggle through one, I repeat the wisdom that I’ve heard again and again (and truly believe) that says, “Here’s a chance to […]
Job Applications for the Modern Workforce
It’s crucial that your job application process be designed to attract top talent. It needs to be easy to use, innovative, and contemporary.
More Results for Our Annual Recruiting Survey!
In yesterday’s Advisor we began to look at the results of our recent recruiting survey. Today, the rest of those results.
Marriage equality comes to Arizona (and 16 other states in 2014)
by Dinita James On October 17, 2014, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne issued a directive to the state’s 15 county clerks that they could begin immediately issuing licenses for same-sex marriages. With that letter, Arizona became the 30th state to permit same-sex marriage and recognize same-sex marriages celebrated in other states and countries. Horne’s action […]
U.S. Supreme Court finds DOMA provision unconstitutional, dismisses Proposition 8 case
It came as no great surprise that the U.S. Supreme Court withheld its opinion on two landmark decisions on same-sex marriage rights until the last decision day of the 2012-2013 term. This, however, would be the only lack of surprise of the day, as the Court delivered two opinions that significantly change the landscape for […]
Train Managers and Supervisors to Manage Change
It’s often said that change is the only constant in life, but change at an organization can be met with resistance, dismissal, or fear on the part of employees. Training can help managers and supervisors identify issues that make employees apathetic to change and can make it easier for these employees to absorb change.
What to Look for in Recruitment Software
The way we work today is a lot different from the way people worked just a decade ago. Freelancing is now a full-time job for many; 9-to-5 weekdays are being replaced by round-the-clock availability of independent consultants; and alternative work arrangements are becoming common throughout firms from global multinational corporations (MNCs) to local, bootstrapped start-ups.