Hungarian hacker gets 30 months for extortion plot on Marriott

Hacker demanded a $150K job, free hotel room and the right to work whenever he wanted Computerworld - A Hungarian hacker who attempted to extort money from Marriott International Inc. by...

Legal Alert: Title VII Record-Keeping Requirements Extended to GINA

Executive Summary: In a final rule published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on February 3, 2012, the agency has extended the record-keeping requirements imposed under Title VII...

Report: Failed drug tests leave jobs open

Connection between drug abuse, joblessness part of state report’s findings. There are more than 80,000 job openings in Ohio, but employers say finding enough workers who can pass drug tests to...

Morning Bell: Federal Workers Overpaid, and CBO Agrees

Here’s some news that federal bureaucrats in Washington — and indeed around the country — don’t want to hear: According to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report (http://cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12696) released this...

Cities where women earn the best pay

San Jose tops the list, followed by San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Can where you hang your hat shape the size of your salary? Absolutely. U.S. job markets vary drastically by...

Facebook Timeline Looms: What You Need to Know

Soon Facebook users who have been avoiding the social network’s Timeline feature (http://www.pcworld.com/article/240400/facebook_adds_timeline_feature_and_supercharges_apps.html?tk=rel_news) won’t be able to stave it off any longer and will be seeing their profiles change considerably....

Kitzhaber, Oregan and other State Officials face a Disabilities Act class action lawsuit

Disability Rights Oregon, Oregon's protection and advocacy system, filed a class action federal lawsuit under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alleging that undue segregation of people...

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The Socialization of Recruiting

If you have been a recruiter for any length of time you know that the industry is evolving at the speed of the internet. When I started recruiting we relied on newspaper ads to push our jobs out to the public and cold called prospects over the telephone to pull them in to interview. We also did a lot of networking… old school networking.

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Getting Hired and Upward Mobility: “Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude”

AdrienneHuntley It is always important that an employee knows their job responsibilities and can perform those duties effectively, if they have any hope of obtaining employment or progressing within an organization. However, unless that employee possesses the right attitude their aspirations to become gainfully employed or to climb the ladder of success, within an organization, may come to a screeching halt.

We have met the enemy and they are us

danielbloom Many of you who are old enough to remember this quote, will remember that it came out at the time of the first Earth Day. It was a call for improvement in the world we lived in at the time.

I bring it up for you and a newer generation because I fear that we have met a new enemy and it is not environmental quality.

Three Tips for Retaining Your Top Employees

mikehaberman I had the good fortune to hear a luncheon talk by an HR pro by the name of Jack Smalley. Jack, who is with Express Employment Professionals, was the guest speaker at the SHRM- Atlanta year end luncheon. The basic theme of his talk was organizational change, theme of his talk was organizational change, but wrapped up in that presentation were three tips for retaining your top employees.

Why Good Communication is Like a Nap

kimberlyroden Both are underrated, refreshing and should be enjoyed more frequently!

It seems that all I can think and write about is forms of communication — whether it’s feedback, sensitive discussions, listening, body language or the how’s and the why’s of communicating.

I’m not going to apologize for my borderline obsession on this topic because communication is an integral part of sustaining positive relationships — personal and professional.

Maintaining A Violence-Free Workplace Handbook- U.S Dept. of Health and Human Services

Today’s workplace has its own brand of bully. Instead of fists and feet, the adult bully uses an array of psychological tactics to exert control. But interestingly, adult bullies rarely view themselves as powerful.