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Cross Into A Human Resource job

mrjimjenkins — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:44:43 GMT

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Forum: Hiring and recruiting

Some businesses welcome recession

chelsead — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:01:05 GMT

According to a new Workforce article, some businesses welcome an economic recession. Career counselors, supermarket owners and discount retailers actually say an economic recession can be good for business.

Those who welcome an economic recession are much fewer than the rest of us who can't afford to fill up our cars or refrigerators. What do you think?

Forum: News

Don't take a loan against your 401(k)

chelsead — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:43:45 GMT

Scary story on Laurie Ruettimann's blog today warning everyone to not touch any retirement benefits, no matter how much you think they will help right now.

She shares a story about a company she once worked for as an HR Generalist. The company allowed people to borrow against their 401(k)s while the company was going through reconstruction. Many employees lost their jobs and employees were forced to pay back their loan within 90 days of termination.

A word to the wise - Don't touch your 401(k)

You can read the post here.

Forum: HR Advice

Motivating through song

chelsead — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:12:07 GMT

I found this great article at Workforce.com about how corporations are using songs to build teamwork and morale. There's even a whole new industry behind the corporate songwriting trend. Companies can hire consultants to come out and help their teams create and perform songs together.

Read the full article.

What do you think? Good idea or scared you'll end up on YouTube?

Forum: Motivation and improvement

Commuter Incentive Programs

cristen26 — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:55:24 GMT

Our company is thinking about bringing in a consultant to start up a commuter incentive program. In our research however, it is unclear as to whether we are REQUIRED to have a commuter incentive program. Some documentation indicates that employers with 250 or more employees are required to have them - does this mean at each job site, or total in the company?

Help!

Forum: Miscellaneous

They Called To Say I Was Hired --- But THEN !

joblessone123 — Thur, 08 May 2008 21:16:49 GMT

I recently had a 2-hour interview with ColganAir in Manassas, Va. Several days later, a HR rep called and congratulated me on being selected for the position, told me to report to work on May 12th, and said the offer package was sent out the door that morning, to be delivered by FedEx... I anxiously waited for the FedEx truck for 2 days, then today I decided to call the airline, after the offer package did not arrive.

After being juggled around to various people in the recruiting and HR departments, finally I spoke to a person who had me on speakerphone. He said, he was sorry but they were on a hiring freeze and had been for a while, and that the job offer was not valid.

HOW can they do this? Also, they had collected every part of my personal history for security clearances and a FAA clearance (financial/credit history, everything they have collected about me).

If they knew they were on a hiring freeze, why interview people to begin with? The people who kept giving me the run-around were the exact people I met at my interview, so how can there be a so called 'misunderstanding'?!

I am so upset with how this company works, and there is nothing I can do is there ??

Forum: Hiring and recruiting

Looking for a new job?

anniecatt — Thur, 08 May 2008 02:25:10 GMT

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Forum: HR Advice

Rising gas prices

HHmay78 — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:56:32 GMT

How do you as a business owner or employee, cope with the rising gas prices?
some people at my company are carpooling.
tell us what do you do in order to deal with the soaring gas prices.

we would like to hear!

Forum: Work complaints

A job offer and then taking it back!?

splashfoto — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:52:53 GMT

I need everyone's opinions on this because I'm quite frustrated!! So I went for a job interview this afternoon just north of where I live, about 30 minutes away for an Administrative Asst position with a small company. Anywho, things were looking good... the interview went well for the most part, it wasn't the job I really wanted but it paid really well and it worked well as far as hours. When they called to offer me the job, I asked if I could possibly talk it over with my parents, etc for the next day and that I'd get back to them by tomorrow afternoon or early Thursday morning. The lady I spoke to (it's a wife / husband company + one other associate) said, "Sure! That's understandable!" I've also been talking with another company that pays just a little better but like an hour less per week over these guys I spoke to this afternoon.
I had the interview for this other place yesterday but I won't hear back from them until tomorrow as she's out of town until then. Basically I didn't want to tell the company "Sorry but I'm talking to other companies so can you wait?" So the company that offered me the job called me back a little later this afternoon and said, "We've decided to offer the job to the next person down the list. If you're having doubts or felt something in the interview, then you won't be happy here!" and I said, "No the reason I wanted to wait until tomorrow was because I'm talking with another company and they're not able to get back to me until tomorrow afternoon" and she's like, "Ohhh! Well sorry". How unprofessional is that!? I didn't want to blurt out that I was talking with another company and that I'm waiting for them as I mean really, it's none of their business. I can understand if they chose the next person down the list say by tomorrow afternoon but less than an hour after they made the offer? How tacky is that?

The other thing I was going to mention was during the job interview itself, they asked me "Do you have a boyfriend?". How is this part of the job?? How does it relate to it? I sat there stunned thinking in my head "Ok, I need a job and really it's none of their business but... ??"

Forum: Hiring and recruiting

U.S. Workplaces are Increasingly Dangerous,AFL-CIO Reports

HHmay78 — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:33:10 GMT

There were a total of 5,840 fatal workplace injuries in 2006, an increase from the year before, with significant increases in fatalities among Latino and foreign-born workers, according to a report recently released by the AFL-CIO. The nations workplace safety laws and penalties are too weak to effectively protect workers, according to Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, the labor federations annual workplace safety report, released April 24.

On average, 16 workers were fatally injured and another 11,200 workers were injured or made ill each day in 2006. These statistics do not include deaths from occupational diseases, which claim the lives of an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 more workers each year.

This years report examined job safety enforcement in cases of worker deaths, finding that the average national total penalty in fatality investigations was just $10,133.

$10,000 for a workers life is an outrage! said John Sweeney, AFL-CIO president. Its clear that the workplace safety net has more holes than fabric, and it is costing too many American workers their lives. Our nations workplaces have gotten more dangerous, not safer, under President Bush. Congress and the next President must take real action by strengthening the OSH Act with tougher civil and criminal penalties, addressing increasing risks for Hispanic and immigrant workers, increasing funding for OSHA, and fully implementing the provisions of the MINER Act.

Full article available at: http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/prsptm/pr04242008b.cfm

Forum: News

Checking Criminal Records On the Rise

HHmay78 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:33:06 GMT

Employment screening criminal record convictions continue their upward trend, from 8.5 % in 2005 to 9.1% in 2006 and 9.5% in 2007, according to a report released by a background screening company.

Construction, automotive and retail industry segments had the highest criminal record hit ratios, while education had the lowest.

Michael Rosen, president of Krolls Background Screening division who provided the statistics, listed three reasons for the importance of background checking:

The U.S. job market becoming more competitive for positions
A need to fill positions as quickly as possible
An increasing trend in criminal hit ratios

Companies are looking to overseas job markets, which makes pre-employment screening more complex. It is now common for a job applicant to have been raised in Japan, educated in the U.K. and now seeking employment in the U.S., according to Michael Rosen who heads the screening division. As a result, employers are carefully vetting candidates for entry level, senior management, and positions in between, he said. Employers are recognizing that screening job candidates at all levels is more complex and vital to the well-being of the organization, Rosen added.

Full article available at: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=BW&Date=20080422&ID=8519201&Symbol=MMC

Forum: Hiring and recruiting

Paid Family Leave Bill Introduced

HHmay78 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:21:27 GMT

On April 22, 2008, the House of Representatives introduced a bill to provide paid family leave.

The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 (H.R. 5873) would provide workers with 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new child or sick family member; to recover from an illness; or to deal with circumstances involving armed services deployment.

The benefit would be provided through a trust fund that would be financed by employers and employees, who would each contribute 0.2 percent of the employees pay. Workers earning less than $30,000 a year would receive full or near-full salary replacement. Those making $30,000 to $60,000 a year would receive 55 percent wage replacement, and those who earned more than $60,000 would get 40 to 45 percent. The benefit would be capped at about $800 a week.

Full article available at: http://www.kansascity.com/382/story/589830.html

Forum: News

Interdepartmental Teamwork

Helene — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:52:13 GMT

Does anyone have issues with two departments not working towards common goals?

We've got several departments that each have a different job to do, and different priorities. In the end, they both have a common company goal but they can't seem to get on the same page.

Can anyone relate?

Forum: Miscellaneous

Training Time Blog

HHmay78 — Thur, 10 Apr 2008 19:18:45 GMT

http://training-time.blogspot.com/

Forum: Our Favorite Links!

Friday Fun: Extreme Office Skating

Mickey — Thur, 10 Apr 2008 19:10:56 GMT

I found this hillarious post at a blog called "Thoughts from Training Time"
I think it's awesome!
watch this carpet skating in the office video!
http://training-time.blogspot.com/2008/03/friday-fun-extreme-office-skating.html

Forum: Bored at work