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SPHR: There Are Easier Ways to Get a Buzz

Career / Personal Development

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kristaPassing the SPHR is the equivalent of at least three drinks. Seriously, I’m not sure I was safe to drive after leaving the test site. Discombobulated, I left my phone behind. After retrieving it, I got on the highway going south when I should have gone north. I was in a daze and I kept catching myself speeding, which was scary because I was hardly “present.”  My endorphin/adrenaline high lasted late into the night.

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My truck does more for me than HR!

General HR

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peterlancThat was the start of our conversation!
I asked.  “What’s the problem?” (The culture/psychology enquirer in me!) 
He said. “Well you want the good news and the bad news story about my truck?”
Sure I said (getting ready for something compelling!)

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Tips and Ideas to Engage Your Employees and Outperform the Competition!

Training, Development and Retention

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jacqueline thorpCompanies lose millions of dollars a year because of employee disengagement. Your company does NOT have to be one of them.  Disengaged employees and a high turnover rate, impact your business' productivity, level of innovation, and ultimately the bottom line. The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) has published a study exploring how workplace learning affects employee engagement levels with the following data:

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BANK OF AMERICA (BOA) V. SOLIS and the 4th Ammendment

Compliance and Legal

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artgutmanBoA Suffers a Loss that Likely Benefits All Federal Contractors in the Future

BoA issued a 4th Amendment challenge to an OFCCP request for information for an on-site review under the threat of debarment. The case was heard by US Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson of the District Court of the District of Columbia on 12/13/11. A link to the 37-page ruling follows: Read more...

 

Equality Undercover - An inside view of Chicago's covert struggle to root out job discrimination.

Surveys & White Papers

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diversitylArmed with fake résumés, well-rehearsed backgrounds, and a unanimous 7th Circuit ruling upholding their standing to sue, employment testers are now able to offer courts something that most actual victims of hiring discrimination can’t: evidence.

My beat-up maroon Toyota Corolla, a sentimental eyesore that passed for my transportation back in college, pulled into the lot of the suburban Chicago auto dealership right on time. I was always on time. The importance of punctuality had been drilled into my head since Day 1, when I had promised never again to be late, lest I risk blowing the entire operation.

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Employment Recovery: Why it will take longer and what you can do about it

Career / Personal Development

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sherriedwardsUnemployment is the product of a recession, not the cause of it. Unemployment numbers will continue to climb long after the official start of a recession, and typically will take considerable time to correct after the official end of a recession.

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Employment Branding – Build An Image That Brings Candidates To You

Business / Client Dev & Marketing

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There’s a catch-phrase whizzing around the human resource world these days – Employment Branding.  What the heck is it?  And how do you get it?

If your company has employees and former employees, you have an image as an employer (whether you like it or not). 

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