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Recruiters' New Secret Weapon: Psych Tests that Predict Job Performance: Can psych evaluations pick out long-term winners from losers in executive recruiting? Professors from Harvard and the University of Toronto -- who have spent years studying studied ways to evaluate intangible but crucial traitsÂ -- believe they've devised a method that doesn't just size up smarts and skills, but can accurately...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jeff Davis, Harvard, job, recruiter; Blog posts 2007-09-20
CYA By Keeping Good Notes: Workplace conflicts and miscommunications happen all the time. How can you protect yourself from accusations, reprimands, and other misery-causing office situations? Lifehacker's Gina Trapani says good note-taking skills can save the day. For example: What do butt-covering notes look like? First, all your notes should be dated. Date the...; Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Note, Lifehacker, Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Word, E-mail, Word Processors, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Rick Broida; Blog posts 2007-10-01
Hiring and Inspiring a Dispersed Team: Certain managerial traits become more important when work gets done out of your sight. Here’s how to get off on the right foot, whether you’re inheriting the talent or starting from scratch. ...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Team management, Marketing research, Kelly Pate Dwyer, hiring, team, phone, marketing, job, talent, worker, survey, sales, software, e-mail; Articles 2007-09-24
Who's the Creative Class? Nearly Everyone, New Study Reveals: With the economy shifting towards information and technology of all sorts, a company's ability to attract and retain creative people is key to its success. (It's been argued that it's key to the vitality of cities as well.) There's only one small snag. Research out today from the Fairfax County...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jessica Stillman, job; Blog posts 2007-09-21
BNET Book Brief: The No Asshole Rule: According to "The No Asshole Rule," jerks don't just sour the workplace environment -- they also cost your company money. Stanford professor and author Robert Sutton shows you how to spot an asshole, at the office or within yourself. He then walks you through the necessary steps to make your...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, workplace; Videos 2007-09-25

BNET Book Brief: Ignited: The book - Ignited: managers! Light up your company and career for more power more purpose and more success - fights the notion that the 5.4-million middle managers at 30,000 u.s. companies are in dead end jobs. Author Vince Thompson, a former middle manager turned consultant, joins us today...; Tags: Professional development, career, job; Videos 2007-09-04
Which City Claims the Most Retirement-age Workers?: Seven years ago, only 20 percent of workers aged 65-74 were still employed full-time. Now, as health care costs rise and more older workers opt to continue because of a higher life expectancy, nearly one in four 65 to 74-year-olds are in the labor force. Among the 20 largest urban...; Tags: Workforce management, Jonathan Haeber, worker, BusinessWeek analysis; Blog posts 2007-09-26
Would a Chevron Documentary Inspire You?: Chevron's new global corporate image campaign, "The Power of Energy" may aggravate people with its overarching heart-string pulling. (Shot documentary-style with "an earnest voice-over"Â by indie actor Campbell Scott,Â the commercials should be dramatic. One of theÂ spots even features aÂ double amputee as a symbol of "the greatest source of energy in the...; Tags: Lori Deschene, Chevron Corp.; Blog posts 2007-09-28
Approval To Hire Request: Use this template to tightly control the hiring process. It lists all the details that help describe the candidate, the position, and the offer to be made. By capturing all the details on one sheet of paper, misunderstandings can be minimized. It can be used on paper or filled in...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, hiring; Tools & templates 2007-09-01
Job Estimate: This template can be used to prepare a job estimate for a prospective or existing customer. Enter the customer's name and address in the box marked "To:," enter a description of the job in the space provided, then complete the itemized estimate.; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job; Tools & templates 2007-09-01
Sample Workplace Smoking Policy: Smoking is a hot issue in society today, and you as an employer need to make your stance on smoking in the workplace clear. In fact, some states have laws that require you to have a written smoking policy, to post that policy, and to designate certain areas as either...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Office Depot Inc., workplace; Tools & templates 0000-00-00
Public Speaking: Deep Penetration: Interview at least 15 people before speaking at an event. Try to speak to a cross section of the people that are going to be at the meeting. If they are all of the same rank and same job responsibilities, make sure that one gets cross section from geographics, short...; Tags: Outsourcing, consulting; White papers 0000-00-00
Recruiting, Developing, And Retaining Solution Architects: Solution Architects have become the critical path to a PS (Professional Services) organization's ability to successfully scale the business. This paper thoroughly defines the role of the Solution Architect, discusses the factors to consider when sourcing and developing Solution Architects, and presents several industry benchmarks related to this increasingly important...; Tags: Strategy, professional services, sourcing, recruiting, industry; White papers 0000-00-00
Five Steps To Effective Resource Management: Effective Resource Management not only impacts profitability by optimizing utilization and minimizing bench time, but when done well, can generate goodwill and loyalty that translate to competitive advantages in recruiting and retaining the best talent. The problem is that with all of the inefficiencies created by the systems we have...; Tags: recruiting, competitive advantage, talent; White papers 0000-00-00
Wealth Analysis: This template allows you to analyze your net worth to help you determine if you are doing a good job accumulating wealth. Cool Sheet!!; Tags: analysis, job; Tools & templates 2007-09-01
How to Win at Office Politics: Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining...; Tags: Professional development, Kelly Pate Dwyer, career, workplace, Microsoft Office, game, Human Resources, e-mail, environment; Articles 2007-07-02
Nurturing New Ideas: According to recent research, companies that foster innovation grow 5.8 percent faster. As a manager and leader, it's your job to nurture that creativity and welcome new ideas, no matter where they come from. It's not only critical for the growth of your company but for the satisfaction of your...; Tags: Leadership, leader, environment, video, job; Videos 2007-05-11
Time to Interview a Job Candidate?: Hiring managers are constantly on the hunt, making sure they find the best applicant for the job at hand. BNET talks to Leila Bulling, CNET Network's Director of Corporate Training, to learn the proven techniques that smart companies use to identify tomorrow's top prospects.; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, corporate training, hiring, job, technique, network; Videos 2007-03-01
Tales from the Trenches: The Ups and Downs of Parental Leave: Cranky bosses, inflexible schedules, going into labor at work. These five parents navigated the tricky waters of when to take parental leave — and when to come back. Anne San Diego, CA Job at time of parental leave: Instructor at a major university...; Tags: Vertical industries, Professional development, C.C. Holland, leave, pregnancy, disability, supervisor, Computer Associates International Inc., career advancement, health care, Human Resources, job, bond, career, bank; Articles 2007-05-29
Breathing Lessons (How CFOs Can Thrive Under Pressure): Straight Talk Book Series: CFOs (Chief Operating Officers) nowadays find themselves scrambling in more directions than a good bartender on New Year's Eve. And no wonder. Pressures for accountability and performance have never been higher. The truth is, the job itself is getting out of hand. The disintegration of the chief operating officer role...; Tags: Deloitte & Touche, CFO, accountability, job, performance; White papers 2006-12-14