Every day I see candidates shoot themselves in the foot by making silly mistakes. Landing a job is hard in itself; the last thing you want to do is make the wrong impression. Avoid these top five pitfalls and you [...]
It is Friday afternoon at about 4:30 p.m. I am finishing up screening my new resumes for the day, responding to the emails from my regional leaders and getting ready to enjoy a nice summer weekend. Then, my phone rings… [...]
The horrific school shooting last month at Sandy Hook Elementary has reopened the discussion among HR Professionals regarding workplace violence prevention. While many believe incidents of workplace violence are rare—the numbers speak for themselves. OSHA reports that 2 million American workers a year are [...]
There’s no perfect job in this world, but I’m convinced that the job of payroll has to be one of the most stressful. In HR we are responsible for attracting, developing and retaining a talented workforce—it’s pretty hard doing that if we don’t pay [...]
This time of the year can be especially stressful for the HR Professional. Whether it is year-end craziness, finishing touches on a project that goes live on January 1st, wrapping up benefits open enrollment or preparing payroll data for that [...]
You know the drill—the open enrollment package arrives, you go online to sign up for benefits and your new insurance card arrives few weeks later. Seems simple right? A wave of the magical HR wand and everything is done. Sorry [...]
A little bit of this and a lot of that. Sound familiar? If so, you are probably a Human Resources Generalist or have been one in the past. Negotiating the company’s medical insurance renewal in the morning and then darting [...]
Human Resources can be a lonely post; especially in smaller organizations where the HR department may be made up of one or two people.  We're either formally or informally supposed to keep employees at a healthy distance because we help our [...]
Employers have to readjust and comply with more changes than ever. On top of the multitude of employment law changes, the continued economic stresses and now employers are scrambling to remain or become compliant to the endless requirements set forth [...]
Right now, especially due to the healthcare reform, the national labor relations intrusion into non-union organizations and the continuation of economic struggles, employers need to focus more on improving their employee’s morale. For the past several years, many employers have [...]
