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By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide since 2000

Top 10 Ways to Show Appreciation to Employees Created: Saturday, December 06, 2003 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Looking for ways to show appreciation to your coworkers and employees? Employee appreciation and recognition need not be expensive or time-consuming. A happier, more productive workplace is promote...
Millennials Created: Sunday, August 14, 2005 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Want to know more about millennials, your newest, youngest employees at work? Learn more about millennials in this definition.
How to Develop a Job Description Created: Saturday, September 08, 2007 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Want to know why developing a job description for each job is important? Job descriptions provide clear direction for employees - which they want - and legal protection for the employer - which she...
Employment Ending Checklist at Employment Termination Created: Saturday, May 22, 2004 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Need to know what to do when an employment termination occurs? No matter the reason, employers need to follow certain steps. Here's a sample employment termination checklist.
Recruiting Stars: Top 10 Ideas for Recruiting Great Candidates Created: Sunday, January 18, 2004 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Looking for talent? The smartest employers, who hire the best people, recruit from a pre-qualified pool of potential employees. They develop this candidate pool before they need to fill a job. Disc...
What's Your Strategy for Keeping Your Job? Created: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Are you concerned about keeping your job? If not, you probably ought to be concerned. Here's one way to ensure that you keep your job. Be indispensible. See what else you can do.
Joy in the Workplace - What Brings You Joy in the Workplace? Created: Sunday, May 09, 2004 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
What brings you joy at work? I've shared what brings me joy in my woorkplace. In sharing mine, I hope that I remind you to think of your reasons to find joy at work. You deserve to be happy at work...
How to Overcome Your Employment Gap Created: Saturday, July 24, 2004 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Are you concerned about getting back in the workforce after a gap in your employment? Re-entering the workforce is usually challenging. Find out how you can make your employment gap productive in p...
How to Develop, Write, Implement, and Integrate a Policy Created: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
To ensure a safe, organized, convivial, empowering, nondiscriminatory work place, you need to write policies to guide the actions of employees. Policies, that you implement, provide employees with ...
Sample Paid Time Off Policy (PTO) Created: Monday, April 28, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Need a sample paid time off (PTO) policy to use to craft your own customized policy for your organization? When you decide to provide employees with flexible time off to meet life needs, this sampl...
Training: Your Investment in People Development and Retention Created: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012
Interested in your potential payback from employee development? You can affect employee motivation and retention by helping your employees develop career enhancing skills. Find out more.
What Is an Employment Contract Created: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Do you know how to protect your best interests when you accept a job with an employer? An employment contract that specifies the terms and conditions of employment - and termination - may be the an...
Your 401k Plan Is a Recruiting Magnet Created: Thursday, October 05, 2006 Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Are you interested in knowing how much your 401(k) plan affects your recruiting efforts? The answer is lots. Read more about retirement resources and your 401k plan, including how to use your 401k ...
Employee Onboarding - One Chance for a Positive New Employee Experience Created: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Want to know how to welcome a new employee so that the employee feels cared about, wanted, and part of your team? These ideas about onboarding and new employee orientation will help you help the ne...
Letter of Rejection Created: Monday, May 14, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Are you looking for a standard letter of rejection to send to applicants who don't qualify for a phone screen or an interview? This sample letter of rejection will guide you as you notify applicant...
My Good Boss Makes Me Better - Share Your Story: Readers Share Stories About Their Good Boss Created: Saturday, May 26, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012
This reader shares why her boss is a good boss who provides a work environment in which employees succeed because they are informed, excited, learning, and willing to invest their discretionary ene...
What Is Business Casual Created: Saturday, May 19, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
Interested to know what an employer means when he or she tells you that their workplace is business casual? In this environment, employees need not wear formal dress to work. No suits. No ties. Fin...
Your Organization's Future Demands Agility Created: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Would you like to know how to foster agility in your employees and in your work processes? In this interview with Brian McGowan, Managing Partner of Aquinas Search Partners, he explores how to incr...
Biography of Brian McGowan, Managing Partner, Aquinas Search Partners - Guest Interview Created: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012
Brian McGowan has completed over 250 employee searches at Aquinas Search Partners where he is the Managing Partner. He brings his expertise in agility and recruiting to this interview with About.co...
Working With Generation Y Created: Thursday, May 03, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
Want to know more about working with and managing Generation Y employees? Gen Y employees can bring much to your workplace, if they have developed the right skills, but they also bring several wea...
Creative Staffing at Legoland Created: Monday, May 07, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Are you interested in creative ways employers are staffing their jobs? Recruiting a Master Model Builder at Legoland Chicago is creative, innovative, and fun. Find out how a Master Model Builder is...
Women and Work: Then, Now, and Predicting the Future for Women in the Workplace Created: Friday, October 15, 2004 Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Tired of reading about Carly Fiorina, the former Chairman of the merged Hewlett-Packard - Compaq? Fiorina and other successful women such as Condoleezza Rice, Sherry Lansing or Martha Stewart are t...
3 More Myths About Managing Millennials Created: Friday, August 26, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Management myths about managing millennial - unless busted - will undermine your ability to harness the most significant contributions of the millennials, your newest, youngest generation at work...
Recognition Letter Samples for Employers Created: Saturday, June 25, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 07, 2012
Want to provide recognition to employees who contribute meaningfully in your workplace? You can reinforce and make rcognition more powerful when you write a recognition letter to accompany your ap...
How Employers Are Managing Health Care Reform and Its Uncertainty Created: Saturday, May 05, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 07, 2012
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has delivered employers a complex mix of requirements, opportunities and, above all, confusion. Most employers support health care reform but th..
Biography of Jay Starkman - Guest Author Created: Sunday, May 06, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 06, 2012
Jay Starkman of Engage PEO provides services that help clients reduce costs and deliver maximum business performance. He's written about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (ACA) impac...
People Discovery Blog - Submit an Entry: Blogs of Interest to the Human Resources Audience Created: Sunday, May 06, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 06, 2012
In her blog, Christina Lattimer provides tips and tools for leaders, managers and HR professionals on every day and exceptional people management and engagement topics. This reader shared her blog ...
Papa Johns = Worst Ever Company to Work at... - Share Your Story: Readers Share Stories About Their Worst Job - Ever Created: Sunday, May 06, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 06, 2012
This person shares her worst job ever that was at a pizza store. She's moved on but her story tells managers what not to do to keep hard working employees. At some point in your career, you will ha...
How to Make Strategic Planning Implementation Work Created: Saturday, October 15, 2005 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
Did you know that organizations in which employees understand the mission and goals enjoy a 29% greater return than other firms? Find out how you can implement strategic planning to increase employ...
Inspirational Quotes for Business About Team Building, Teamwork, Teams Created: Saturday, January 08, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 03, 2012
Do you need an inspirational quote about teamwork, team building or teams for your workplace publications, presentations, or website? Here are my favorite quotes related to teams.
Tips About Dating and Sex and Romance at Work Created: Friday, February 06, 2004 Updated: Thursday, May 03, 2012
Get tips for addressing dating, sex, and romance at work.
Requirements of a Love Contract Policy Created: Sunday, June 01, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Curious about the use of a love contract? Employers who are anxious to minimize the potential disruption when employees date, break up, make love, marry, and divorce, might want to consider using a...

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