Human Resources Blog September 2005 Archive

The importance of a good job description and a descriptive job title have come home to me big time during a current employee recruitment. We advertised two positions. One in ... Read More

NEW QUOTATIONS: Thinking about trust earlier this week, I put together some of my favorite quotations about trust. Looking for an inspirational quote or a business quotation for ... Read More

I always thought Professor Duane C. Tway of Walden University would write a book about trust. He is a person who actually "gets" that as long as trust, the ... Read More

How to research salary, salary calculators, salary surveys, salary comparisons, basically, all things salary, online, is one of the most frequent requests for information received by the Society for Human ... Read More

"Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it ... Read More

NEW ARTICLE: An employer can receive hundreds of resumes in response to an advertised position. For every hundred resumes an employer receives, only a few resumes stand out from ... Read More

NEW INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: These sample job interview questions about management and supervisory skills enable you to assess your candidate’s skills in management and supervision. Feel free to use these ... Read More

NEW SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE: Job searching specialists and career counselors recommend that job applicants write a customized resume cover letter to accompany each resume sent to an employer. They’re right. ... Read More

September is Humor in Business Month. Plus, it's the weekend and I'll bet you're ready to kick back a bit after your busy week. I know that I am. Hurricane ... Read More

Internet Job Boards are postiing free employment ads for Hurricane Katrina displaced Gulf Coast residents. With Hurricane Rita soon to hammer Texas and Louisiana, hurricane relief needs are intensifying. ... Read More

Ask anyone in your workplace what treatment they most want at work. They will likely top their list with the desire to be treated with dignity and respect. Additionally, they ... Read More

New tips are added weekly to the Leadership and Management Tips Directory. Check out the newest tips about what employees want from work and the power of position.

Tomorrow is National American Business Women's Day. In honor of the day, I'm highlighting several resources you'll find useful and interesting. For my summary of women and work, take a ... Read More

I was reminded today that position power still plays a huge role in the workplace. I asked a young colleague to send out a note to company executives with the ... Read More

NEW SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE: The work of reviewing a resume starts well before applicant resumes fill your inbox. Reviewing a resume starts with a job description or role ... Read More

Are you feeling increasingly unhappy about your job? Sometimes, it really is time to quit your job. Take a look at these reasons to determine whether it's time to quit ... Read More

Looking for an immediate positive thought or an idea to pick your spirits up? Want good ideas, thoughtful quotations, self-motivation ideas, working well with people tips, newsletter fillers, news about ... Read More

While the most useful assessment of a candidate's communication skill is to observe the candidate as she interacts interpersonally during the job interview process, behavioral interview questions are useful, too. ... Read More

Some of the Hurricane Katrina evacuees will find new careers, new homes, new schools, and new lives away from the Gulf Region. Some may also be happy to change their ... Read More

My sample job interview questions project continues. Today's offering is Interpersonal Skills Job Interview Questions. These sample job interview questions about interpersonal skills enable you to assess your candidate’s skills ... Read More

In a recent article, I suggested that every organization needs some variation of five teams. Since Hurricane Katrina, I have observed the Activity Committee (the equivalent of an employee motivation ... Read More

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. We have to learn ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that the nationwide network of 3,500 publicly funded One-Stop Employment Centers will assist Hurricane Katrina survivors to replace their employment-required paperwork quickly. ... Read More

In a move calculated to enable people to recoup the actual expense of operating a motor vehicle during this time of rising energy costs, the U.S. IRS has increased ... Read More

Every person has different reasons for working. The reasons for working are as individual as the person. But, we all work because we obtain something that we need from work. ... Read More

Recruiting the best employees for your organization is an ongoing challenge. If you're looking for solid, proven best practices and up-to-the-minute ideas in recruitment, interviewing and selection, you've found the ... Read More

NEW: Talking on the phone with a young staff member today, our discussion turned to the expression of personal courage at work. We talked about how rare it is. ... Read More

What brings you great joy in the workplace? I know what brings me joy. Perhaps we share meaning about joyful events and circumstances? I trust that in sharing mine, I ... Read More

NEW SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE: The job interview is a powerful factor in the employee selection process. You can use behavioral-based job interview questions to help you select superior candidates. ... Read More

With the anniversary of September 11 falling this weekend, workplace remembrance of September 11 can take place all week. Depending on your workplace traditions and culture, memorializing September 11, 2001 ... Read More

Do you want to effectively accomplish your work mission? If so, you need allies, people who support your ideas at work. Forming these alliances takes time and energy, but they ... Read More

Looking for an inspirational or business quotation for your newsletter, business presentation, bulletin board or inspirational posters? These team building and team work quotations are useful to help motivation and ... Read More

The keys to financial success in business are not the strategies or the systems of the firm. The character and skill of individual managers, who practice what they preach and ... Read More

Seventy-five percent of all employees are looking for new jobs, according to a recent U.S. Job Recovery and Retention Survey. Thirty-eight percent of the human resource professionals surveyed ... Read More

Looking for talent? The smartest employers, who hire the best people, develop a pre-qualified candidate pool before they need to fill a job. You can develop relationships with potential candidates ... Read More

The job offer letter is an important document. The job offer letter confirms the employer's agreements with the selected candidate. Take a look at the variety of job offer letters ... Read More

NEW SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE UPDATED: A national tragedy or a personal tragedy has a huge impact at work. And, workplaces can help people successfully weather the tragedy. They can ease ... Read More

Bruce Katz, an economist with the Brookings Institution, said that Elaine Chao and the Labor Department are right to focus "initially" on helping workers to prepare for jobs in construction ... Read More

Employer bashing is a tradition with some Americans - unfortunately. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I am beginning to read beyond the first reports of the heartless Federal Government ... Read More

I was introduced to an amazing website earlier this week and I want to share the fun with you over the Labor Day weekend. Do you have fifteen minutes ... Read More

"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." --Ayn Rand More Work-related Quotations.

Performance appraisals, performance reviews, appraisal forms, whatever you want to call them, let's call them gone. As a stand-alone, annual assault, they are universally disliked and avoided. Use this tool ... Read More

Just in time for Labor Day, my Labor Day Special focuses on labor unions, compensation, bonuses, benefits and more. Take a look and appreciate that Labor Day celebrates ... Read More

Agile, nimble, resilient—these words describe the people you want to hire, retain, and develop in the future. They describe the organizations that will thrive in times of intensely competitive, rapidly ... Read More

Looking for breaking news about Hurricane Katrina and her victims? Take a look at the full coverage at About. Louisiana's Poet Laureate, Brenda Marie Osbey, speaks for many New Orleanians. ... Read More

Women who wear short skirts that display a lot of leg may be overlooked for promotion and pay increases. So says a recent study conducted by Tulane University. Overt sexual ... Read More