Why HR Professionals Should Participate in Social Media

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If you haven’t started participating on one or more of the social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) you’re missing out on a terrific way to communicate with potential candidates and the public at large. In fact, the days of choosing not to be on Facebook or Twitter may fast be ending because a recent… Read more »

Ethical Business Practices: Is Your Company One of the “Good Guys”?

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Enron. Worldcom. The Wall Street meltdown. These are all some of the more noteworthy examples of corporate skullduggery, a lack of regard of and concern for ethical behavior. But some business experts see these examples as the exception more than the rule.  There are thousands of companies with millions of employees who do the right… Read more »

Learning From Failure

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Sooner or later it’s something we all must deal with – failure.  How we respond to it and how we learn from it can make a significant difference on the path our career takes. How should we approach failure?  How should we think about it?  Here are a few thoughts on thinking about something we’d… Read more »

Bringing on Temporary Staff — Orientation and Training Best Practices

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When you need to fill a personnel gap quickly, you may need to rely upon the services of a staffing firm such as Winston Resources to help you find a temporary professional to help you during a crunch time. Although the professional we’ll find you is temporary, we’ve found that our most successful clients don’t… Read more »

Amount of Vacation Taken Depends on Employee Level

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Just where an employee stands in a company’s pecking order could well determine when and how that worker spends his or her vacation time. Throw technological advances in communications into the mix and many of today’s vacationing executives can be instantly contacted regardless of where they are. Studies show that there is a definite difference… Read more »

Today’s Vision of Retirement

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The figures are eye opening. One study shows that close to two-thirds of current workers plan to remain on the job at least one year beyond their expected retirement date. This is an increase of nearly 10 percent from the previous year. And there is more. More than 25 percent of workers today believe they… Read more »

The Affect of Disrespectful Management on Employee Productivity

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Recent  research by business experts has revealed that relationships between employees and employers has been steadily deteriorating. The study included  almost 200 employees in different areas and looked at the effects that abusive bosses have on their workers.  The researchers compared responses among two groups – those who reported abuse from their bosses on a… Read more »

Wince-Free Networking

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Networking has gotten a bad reputation in some circles because too many people think networking is about only getting a job. Which makes one feel a bit squeamish about the whole thing: “If I’m out of work, I feel like I’m more ‘begging’ than ‘networking.’ But networking, when done well, really is about establishing relationships…. Read more »

Telecommuting Helps Relieve Job Stress

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People who work primarily at home report having more satisfaction with their job than those who work mostly at the office, according to a study from the University of Wisconsin. The major advantage of working at home (which, according to the study, is telecommuting at least three days a week), is that there is less… Read more »

Managers Failing to Follow Up on Employee Performance Reviews

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A survey conducted earlier this year found that employees feel they don’t receive enough communication on an ongoing basis regarding their job performance. A small pool of people– about 100 workers — were surveyed and only about 45 percent of them felt that their managers consistently told them how well — or not — they… Read more »