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Breaking into HR

Your Own Career Crisis
As an HR professional you're supposed to be the organization's cheerleader, but you're burned out.
MBAs Take HR to a Higher Level
Pursuing an MBA will guarantee you the skill set needed to function in HR's new strategic role.
Temping in HR
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of temporary work in HR.
Move into Human Resources
Are you interested in working in human resources but fear you lack the experience? Here is some advice!
From HR Employee to HR Business Owner
Do you yearn for flexibility in your work life and possess a burning desire to control your own destiny?
Liberate Your HR Career
How You Broke Into HR
Networking 101 for HR Professionals
HR 101: An Overview, Part I
HR 101: An Overview Part II

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Hiring Strategies

Corporate Wellness Program Ideas
Corporate wellness programs reduce absenteeism, short and long term disability, and prescription drug use, and increase productivity.
How to Interview Candidates, Part 1: Preparation
Having a preplanned structure ensures you're asking the right questions.
How to Interview Candidates, Part 2: The Interview and Beyond
At the interview, you need to be dynamic to get the most out of the process.
Assessing International Credentials
Most employers lack the resources and expertise to assess the foreign qualifications of immigrants.
Reference-Checking Overkill
In your efforts to be thorough, are you losing the best candidates to other employers? Get help here.
Define Your Employer Brand
How is your company perceived as a place to work? Follow these steps to make sure candidates see you as a strong employer.
Peer Interviewing
How do you hire, retain, and develop the best employees? One technique in particular is becoming more and more popular with hiring managers.
Recruiting Methodology
Here are some basic, yet essential, steps to guide you in developing a basic recruiting methodology.
How to Test-Drive Hires: A Case Study
This case study illustrates the importance of thinking about your company's long-term needs, not just the job you're trying to fill more immediately.
Common Reference Checking Pitfalls

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Managing Your Staff

When You Have to Tell Your Team... They're a Team!
Being part of a team, or leading a team, is a lot more productive than sitting in an office sending voice and emails.
Negotiating within Large Groups
Organizations are increasingly using groups and teams to get work done. Being an effective negotiator in a group setting can be essential to a managerial career!
Giving Credit on the Job
There are so many ways of giving others recognition - here are just a few
Unusual Excuses for Missing Work
While these excuses are entertaining, absenteeism is no laughing matter for employers and co-workers.
Creating a Winning Telecommuting Strategy
With the right strategy in place, implementing a telecommuting program for your company can be a step in the right direction!
Why Do Good Employees Leave?
What can companies do to retain the people they worked so hard to recruit?
Enthusiastic Employees
Cultural Intelligence
Managing the Overqualified
Focusing on Retention Can Save Time, Money in the Long Run

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HR and Technology

Recruiting Student Talent in a Wired World
As technology evolves, college and university recruiting strategies must adapt to capture the interest of tomorrow's top talent.
Working with IT Recruiters
Before you decide you want a recruiter on your side, check out these answers to common questions about working with recruiters.
Interview with an IT Recruiter
An IT staffing consultant offers some words of advice from the other side of the interviewing table.
Internet Job Postings vs. Print Advertisements
Writing job postings for the Internet is different than writing your typical ad for a print publication and thus should be treated differently.
IT Recruiting Terms
Here's a few technical terms that may help you out when trying to recruit for technical positions.
Wellness Programs Go High Tech
Protect Yourself from Phishing
Boolean Basics
Technical Recruiting

Legal Issues

Subtle Prejudice Still Exist for Gays and Lesbians at Work
Even in supposedly progressive workplaces, employees -- including those already out -- expend enormous energy maintaining a defensive shield against subtle prejudice.
Substance Abuse and Accommodation
One of the primary differences between American and Canadian workplace law is the treatment of substance abuse.
Beware of Your Bonus Policy
If an employee resigns prior to the payout of a bonus, is the employee still entitled to that bonus?
Avoid Constructive Dismissals
Employers must make transfers of accounts reasonable to sales reps and failure to do so can be a constructive dismissal.
Reprisals are Against the Law
Employees have many legal rights, but they are often concerned about repercussions if they require their employers to honour those rights. What rights are protected?
Privacy Laws in the Workplace?
How does the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) impact recruiters and HR professionals?
Termination Not By Design
Could Your Employees Be Harming Your Company?
Avoiding Excessive Overtime Claims
Playing Your Cards Right in Letting Someone Go

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