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By now you have probably heard about a teeny tiny little change affecting employers regarding benefits called the Affordable Care Act. In short, this change is the largest possibly in the history of employment law. While the ACA impacts employers, it also impacts employees as everyone must find health benefits or face stiff penalties from [...]

March 27, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Tricks of Our Own Potential

by Ray_anne

We see post after post, article after article, book after book that boasts the latest and the greatest business or recruiting tricks. Many have argued that social media is the greatest thing to come along – the best sourcing or communication tool out there. Of course, the classifieds/job postings, digital or otherwise, still garner significant and [...]

March 27, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

3 Things to do to Improve the Performance of your HR Department

by Mike Haberman

In October of 2012 KPMG published a study of 400 C-Suite executives. As you can tell from the title of this post, the news was not good. They think HR is ineffective. How do we get beyond that? Here are three suggestions to improve the performance of your HR department. Failure According to one quote [...]

March 26, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

401(k) Benefits Are the Red Headed Step Child of Your Total Rewards Program

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Last night as I was sitting here doing my taxes I was pondering employee benefit plans and programs including the 401(k). I know, I’m weird like that. It’s one of those things that I do. Often forgotten by younger employees, it is an important benefit that serves your workforce in the long term. At the heart [...]

March 26, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Your Personal Value System Should Be Priceless

by Ray_anne

Time to Move On Five years ago, at the peak of the current economic meltdown, I asked for a divorce. I knew my marriage was over; I thought about sticking it out a bit longer for monetary reasons but decided I just couldn’t. It was over, it had been over for a long time, and [...]

March 26, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Why You Want to Hire SWANs

by shannonsmedstad

Before working at GEICO, I was employed by a Bethesda, Maryland-based association that served the finance profession. While there, I wore several hats: compensation analyst, employee relations, HR training and recruiter. Of all the aspects that I was responsible for, I loved recruiting best! The association was made up of a lean team of 60 [...]

March 25, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try, Try Again

by Lisa Bonner

At a recent TedxTeen in NYC, Chelsea Clinton talked about the importance of trying. “There’s a lot of pressure to be first,” she said. “The first to break a record, invent something new. And we’re grateful for that pressure. It makes life more interesting! But the impact of innovation is when other people pay attention… [...]

March 25, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

April Fool’s Jokes: Be Funny Without Damaging Your Company Culture

by JoshTolan

April Fool’s Day can be a tricky time, pun intended. April 1st is the day your office tricksters will come out to play practical jokes on coworkers. Considering how subjective humor is, this holiday can quickly turn from fun into a nightmare for your company culture. I’ve talked a lot about the importance of a top-notch [...]

March 24, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Top 5 Bestest Workplace Blogs EVER — Plus Special Announcement!

by Blake McCammon

Top 5 Workplace Blogs of the Week for March 17th – 23rd Big annoucement this week! Make sure you read it! We’re going to make it the first post, so be ready. Are you ready? You haven’t clicked already have you? You better not have! Ok you can click. Brownie points for comments! Big Announcement: [...]

March 22, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Should Managers Trust Their Employees, or Spy on Them?

by Jody Thompson

One of my followers on twitter (“Pete”) sent me a link the other day that blew me away. Well, it shouldn’t have surprised me, but somehow this stuff keeps surprising me anyway. Pete was engaged in a lively discussion on his LinkedIn group about this topic: “Should managers trust their employees?” Most of the managers [...]

March 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How Social Media is Threatening Job Monogamy

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

Have you ever browsed the web at work and stumbled upon job postings? It’s easy to do considering they’re everywhere – you’ll find them on LinkedIn, Twitter, professional development websites and more. As taboo as it is to look at other job listings at work, chances are you didn’t immediately close the page. So if [...]

March 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A Thorn By Any Other Name: My Purpose is Sure

by Ray_anne

A Thorn’s Point When I was a young girl, I wished I had any other name except my own. I really wanted to be an Elizabeth. And not a Liz or a Beth or a Libby – but a full-blown Elizabeth. It was/is a name of royalty. It was a name suitable for a Princess and I had read [...]

March 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Big Announcement: Waves of Change at Blogging4Jobs

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

I’d be lying if I say that this blog post has been easy to write. I’ve been putting it off for weeks and months because sometimes something becomes a part of you so much that you can’t let go. That’s how I feel about Blogging4Jobs. In 2007, I started this blog as a way to [...]

March 20, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

You Don’t Have to be Irish to Fight for Righteousness!

by Kathleen Mangiafico

(This reflective article was written on 3/17/13) Today is March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day. I am a second generation, American-Irish gal married, raising a family and working (thank God) during these very uncertain economic times. As soon as I read this out loud to myself, I laugh! Why should my life, my relationships, my [...]

March 20, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Tips for Uncomfortable Conversations

by Christine Assaf

In my years of management and HR, I’ve had my fair share of uncomfortable conversations. From telling an employee they are showing their nipples to telling my boss they’re under investigation for physical assault – there’s never a lack of them. Each conversation creates butterflies, demands preparation, and I’ve never been thrilled to do any of them. They are [...]

March 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Puzzling Out Solutions to Your New Employer’s Dress Code

by Matt Herndon

It’s difficult enough to start a new job, learn your duties, get a feel for the office culture and avoid the “friending” attempts of the office gossip, but now you’re expected to determine exactly what constitutes your new employer’s dress code—before you even start your first day of work. Business fashion experts talk of the [...]

March 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Ways to Spot a Good Recruiter in the Rough

by Perri Gorman

Today we are living a world with high unemployment on one end of the spectrum and companies starving for top talent on the other. Combine this with the low barrier to entry to become a recruiter (thanks to platforms like LinkedIn) and it being a highly lucrative profession and we have the birth of the [...]