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FAQs on Government Compliance - Veteran and Disability Hiring Under the New OFCCPby Bill Osterndorf, Jacquelyn Peterson and Ashley Fitzgerald - Apr, 2013 With the flurry of recent changes within the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), there is confusion on what companies need to do for compliance regarding the hiring of veterans and persons with disabilities. Hear answers to your most frequently asked questions about this topic from experts: Bill Osterndorf, President and founder of HR Analytical Services Ashley Fitzgerald, OFCCP Specialist at LocalJobN... |
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Zen & the Art of Recruiting - Employer Branding & The Good Jobsby Betsy Rowbottom and George Blomgren - Apr, 2013 Co-Founder of The Good Jobs, Betsy Rowbottom, joins George Blomgren to share her thoughts on the importance of employer branding. She also discusses how their new company can help employers formally leverage their culture to better articulate their employer brand and what makes them special. |
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Zen & the Art of Recruiting - Recruiters and Pre-Hire Assessmentsby Jeff Percival and George Blomgren - Apr, 2013 For busy recruiters, pre-hire assessments may seem like just another complication in the recruiting process. In fact, they can help ensure you make the right hire, one that will stick around. In this episode, George Blomgren talks with Jeff Percival, Founder and President of Percival Enterpreise, to learn more about pre-hire assessments and how to choose the right one! |
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Employment Notebook - Employee Handbooksby Carol Rovello and Lynn Molitor - Mar, 2013 This episode explores the employee handbook and why it is an important means of communication between a company and its employees. A well-written handbook sets forth a company's expectations for its employees, and describes what employees can expect from the company. Learn the basics of what should be included in an employee handbook as well as how familiar an employee should be with the contents of the handbook. |
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Employer Interviewing Tips by Debra Wheatman - Oct, 2012 Since I spend a significant amount of time posting information, providing advice that helps those seeking employment, I thought in this post, I would reference some useful tips for hiring managers to help make effective decisions. Just as important as it is for an interviewee to put his or her best foot forward, so too is it critical that a hiring manager representing their firm also make a positive impression. The interview p... |
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Counselors Impact Student’s Career Options by Wendy Enelow - Oct, 2012 Counselors play a critical role in steering students in class selection, and ultimately career choice. Gender stereotypes may result in an unknowing bias when providing guidance to students. What can be done to increase couselor’s awareness of nontraditional careers for females, including those in science, technology, engineering, and math? Gender Stereotypes Gender stereotypes begin at birth when girls are dressed in... |
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Your Resume and the Hiring Process by Georgia Adamson - Jul, 2012 You might understand that your resume becomes part of the hiring process as soon as you start submitting it to prospective employers for positions you know they have open. However, you might not realize some of the ins and outs of how recruiters and hiring managers deal with your resume as part of their hiring process. I believe any insights you can get into that could prove useful in conducting a successful job search. That’s... |
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Tips to Help Employees Prevent Illegal Harassment by Gladis Benavides - Jul, 2012 Be professional at all times. -Consider your attitudes toward harassment with respect to men, women and persons with disabilities or with a different sexual preference, cultural background or religious beliefs. How would you feel if you or a loved one were harassed? What would you do? -Set a positive example. Treat everybody with respect, and let others know you expect the same from them. -Be aware of your words an... |
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How to Give an Effective Performance Review by Heather Mundell - Jun, 2012 Most of us crave meaningful feedback at work. It's natural to want validation and acknowledgment for our accomplishments, and many of us wish we could hear constructive criticism more often to help us learn and grow. Yet the tool that organizations give managers, the dreaded performance review, is pretty universally loathed. Most managers aren't well-trained on how to give effective feedback. They forget the importance of ... |
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Four Difficult Types of Employees: Feedback Do’s and Don’ts by Judith Lindenberger - May, 2012 Whether you are dealing with a difficult person or motivating someone to be a more positive contributor, employee feedback is a powerful management tool. Many of us work with these four difficult types of employees and the guidance below will help you have constructive feedback sessions: The Bomb - an unguided missile who has a track record of bursts of anger. Keep in mind the time-honored adage that you can’t contro... |
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Proposed Revised Scheduling Letter: Job Title and Race/Ethnicity Data by Sandra Zeigler, Esq. - Feb, 2012 If OFCCP's proposed revised scheduling letter is approved anytime in 2012, it will ask you to submit your 2011 AAP data. If your AAP year tracks the calendar year, this is the data you are reviewing now. From the time you receive a scheduling letter, you have 30 days to submit your written affirmative action program along with the documents specified in the enclosed itemized listing. OFCCP has proposed few changes to the... |
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Commenting on the Section 503 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: What You Need to Know by Sandra Zeigler, Esq. - Jan, 2012 Mark your calendars for February 7, 2012! This will be your last opportunity to weigh in on the proposed revisions to OFCCP's Section 503 regulations at 41 CFR Part 60-741. Why should I comment on the proposed rule? You cannot afford to ignore the significant changes being proposed in the Section 503 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). It is critical that you read and understand what is coming down the pike in S... |
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Top 10 Dumbest Things Recruiters Do: And the Winner Is... by John Sullivan - Dec, 2011 by John Sullivan and Laureen Edmiston Several weeks ago ere.net published an article that asked the question “what are the dumbest things that recruiters do.” After surveying recruiters on ere.net, Twitter, and at the recent SMA symposium in Seattle, it is clear that most feel the dumbest thing recruiters do is… Not managing the candidate experience — the candidate experience is the perception of the sum of interaction... |
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Supervisors Have to Find Ways of Motivating Staff Through This Recession by Marcia Robinson - Nov, 2011 Economic reports show that despite the current recession, employee productivity is up. With some employees feeling overworked and unappreciated, supervisors are working hard to make sure they are motivating staff through this recession, These three simple strategies can help managers keep staff engaged and motivated. Motivating staff with the strategic planning process One of the things that can really depress employe... |
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