http://parallelhr.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:14:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/bHxSxfpGB-Q/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/bHxSxfpGB-Q/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:11:56 +0000 Mary Lorenz http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=12153 While you were busy advising and inspiring the great minds of tomorrow, hoping that Pottermore turns out to be everything you're dreaming it will be and more, or breathing a sigh of sweet, sweet relief, here's what was happening in the employment and workforce management world this week...

• Executives to Jobs Council: “What Else Ya Got?” A report that included five recommendations for fixing unemployment – such as “Boost jobs in travel and tourism” and “Train workers for today’s open jobs” – failed to wow the other members of the President’s Jobs and Competitiveness Council when presented at a jobs-related forum in Raleigh, N.C. last month. (Wall Street Journal)
• Career Sh*t My Dad Says In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, readers shared the best career advice they ever received, including such gems as, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,” and “You can’t change the circus, unless you change the clowns.” So true…Thanks, Pop! (TheWorkBuzz)
• Working – and Overworked – Dads Sound Off Speaking of Father’s Day, CareerBuilder’s annual study revealed that fathers are having a hard time finding a work/life balance, and suggests ways working dads can be both father and employee of the year. (TheHiringSite)
• America’s Managers Rule, Says Science Tina Turner could’ve been singing about U.S. bosses, who, researchers say, are simply the best. (Harvard Business Review)
• 10 Reasons Your Employees Hate You Right Now Bet you can’t guess ALL TEN of the top employee workplace complaints. (Don’t worry if you can’t: No one’s a winner in this game.) (About.com)
• Americans are So Miserable, We Need a Whole Index to Measure It Thanks to high unemployment and inflation, the nation’s misery level registers at 12.7, which, apparently, is bad. (CNBC)
• Much Like Beyoncé, Work-Life Flexibility Perk is a Survivor A new survey shows that work-life flexibility was one of the few workplace benefits to survive the recession. (United Press International)
• Employers Yearn for Corporate Version of Botox Trying to appeal to younger job candidates, ‘mature’ technology companies like Microsoft and HP have had to rethink their branding strategies in the face of stiff competition from ‘hipper’ start-ups like Facebook and Twitter. (Wall Street Journal)

]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2011/06/17/u-s-bosses-are-the-best-and-more-news-from-this-week/feed/atom/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/pZLdkpBj9JA/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/pZLdkpBj9JA/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:46:01 +0000 Mary Lorenz http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=11418 While you were busy preparing for the long-awaited reunion with Ted, Danny, Mr. Ernst and the rest of the gang at Bar None Dude Ranch, celebrating Earth Day the way Gaia always intended it, or suddenly having a new appreciation for Rebecca Black…here’s what’ s been happening in the world of workforce management...

• Employees complaining about long work hours? Show them this infographic that demonstrates working patterns around the world. They’ll shut up good when they check out Mexico, Japan and Portugal. (Life,Inc.)
• Sure, it’s all fun and games until someone gets heart disease. If your health benefits don’t cover adult onset diabetes, you might want to cool it with the office candy jar contributions. (Wall Street Journal)
• You don’t have to be a reality show star to launch a successful business. (It probably doesn’t hurt, though) (Hollywood Reporter)
• More companies finally get what Dolly Pardon was singing about. More companies are enabling employees to take a break from the traditional 9 to 5 by offering flexible working arrangements to increase retention, productivity and morale. (Fortune)
• From the playground to the workplace, bullies are everywhere. A new survey shows that not only is bullying rampant in the workplace, but bosses are the biggest offenders. (For shame!) (The Hiring Site)
• And you thought you just had to watch what you said over email…Employers be warned: Employees everywhere are now using cell phones and other digital to secretly record what they think is discriminatory or inappropriate activity at the office. (ABC News)
• If there’s one thing Hollywood loves, it’s causing workplace trouble via Twitter. ‘Glee’ producers weren’t so delighted after one of the show’s actors spoiled a major storyline. (Yahoo!)
• Offering free coffee will no longer suffice. As more reports link sleep deprivation and on-the-job mishaps, the U.S. Department of Transportation recently changed its rules to require an extra hour of rest between shifts for air traffic controllers. (Chicago Tribune)

]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2011/04/22/real-housewife-is-a-real-business-model-and-more-news-from-this-week/feed/atom/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/96-Ys1supxg/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/96-Ys1supxg/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:21:30 +0000 Mary Lorenz http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=11152 While you were busy wondering why this song won't go away already, severely testing your neighbors' patience, or making an appointment for a mani/pedi STAT...here's what was happening in the world of workforce management this week:

• McDonald’s supersizes its hiring efforts McDonald’s recently announced a “one-day hiring spree” on April 19, during which the corporation will offer 50,000 new jobs across its 14,000 locations nationwide. Sort of like Supermarket Sweeps, but with hiring. (CNNMoney)
• Wrap your mind around this (if you can): Lack of career development hinders women's career development. A new study indicates the reason so few female CEOs exist is that they lack the same type of career coaching their male counterparts get. Who says gender bias still exists in the workplace? (WSJ)
• Small- and medium-sized businesses: 1; big businesses: 0 Recent data shows large businesses are much slower to hire than their smaller counterparts. WTF, big businesses? (USA TODAY)
• More companies take the "equal" out of “equal opportunity employers” The legality of companies specifying that they will only consider job applicants who are currently employed has come into question lately, as more employers jump on this bandwagon. (NPR)
• Employees don’t like pay cuts. Public workers nationwide believe the public has a false public perception that they are paid too much, and are therefore vulnerable to budget cuts targeting their pay and benefits. (MSNBC)
• City somehow surprised to find that employees don’t like pay cuts. An Ohio city’s attempt to save $54,000 backfired – in a big way – after three workers, who (shockingly) were unhappy to see their hours, pay and benefits reduced, decided to quit instead – which ended up costing the city $75,000 in severance and unused vacation time. (I think this is what they call “a teachable moment.”) (UPI)
• Facebook gives Google a run for its employees. Facebook’s recent high-profile acquisition of some of Google’s top employees underscores a trend commonly seen following times of economic change: high performers leaving companies for new opportunities. (You’ve been warned, Apple.) (Inc.com)
• It’s not what you know...it’s who your people know Finally figuring out what we already knew, more employers are finding that their best hires are coming from employee referrals these days. (NPR)

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• Groundbreaking evidence shows employees don’t respond well to pay cuts. In a new article for Slate, writer Ray Fisman explores the research that indicates that while pay cuts lower productivity, raises don’t do much to boost it, either. (Slate)
• Seeing co-workers at the gym can be awkward awesome. So long as spandex stays out of the picture, working out alongside colleagues can be a great team-building experience, argues Wall Street Journal writer Sue Shellenbarger. (WSJ)
• Being popular is a blessing and an HR curse. Facebook received 250,000 job applications in 2010, AllFacebook.com revealed this week. Awesome for Facebook but maybe less so for its HR department, which has its work cut out for it sorting those applications…(Shameless self-promotion alert: ) Guess they should’ve used CareerBuilder’s free screeners! (AllFacebook.com)
• Employees who work in Canada are about to go “om.” Justice Canada in Ottawa is participating in a taxpayer-funded program that uses the Buddhist concept of mindfulness to help employees cope with personal and workplace pressures. (Vancouver Sun)
• Young professionals want to live the Google life. Out of 150 employers, Google topped the list of companies young professionals want to work for the most. Facebook must be dying to know how many applications they received last year… (WSJ)
• Sometimes, there’s just no satisfaction in finding out you were right…A new CareerBuilder survey shows that women believe men earn more than they earn. Turns out, they’re right. Really, really right. (The Hiring Site)
• Perks are back! (Except for that one that about getting pay raises.) A new survey by Accountemps shows that while companies are still hesitant to increase employee pay, they’re trying to compensate in other ways to retain and attract employees. But is it working? (Cliffhanger!) (MSNBC)
• Someone must’ve missed the memo about the Accountemps survey. Radio talk show host Howard Stern is suing his employer, SiriusXM Radio, for failing to pay him the bonus he believes his contract entitles him to. (MSNBC)
• It’s not just men who are clueless about women. Employers all over the world are, too. A new survey shows that employers worldwide lack a strategy to develop women leaders. (Typical employers. Am I right, ladies?) (FoxBusiness)
• Pay-for-performance programs can end up costing employers. Pay-for-performance programs can bring out the happy, productive and motivated worker in every employee and lead to better business results for employers. OR…they can do the exact opposite of that. (Globe and Mail)

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• The concept of ‘too soon’ (and now, that of employment) is lost on Gilbert Gottfried. Aflac fired angel-voiced spokesman Gilbert Gottfried after the comedian (?), posted what many considered tasteless jokes on Twitter regarding the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Suddenly, Charlie Sheen looks like employee of the month. (MSNBC)
• Another employee causes hell for his employer via Twitter this week. Gottfried wasn't the only one attempting career suicide on Twitter this week. The New York City Ballet company has decided to censor tweets by its dancers after a star mocked his director’s drunk driving arrest and ridiculed a major donor. Yep, that’ll do it. (DailyMail)
• Stranded Tokyo employees crash at the iPad store. Following the tragic events in Japan over the weekend, Apple allowed its employees who were stranded there to sleep at the Tokyo store and even went so far as to provide them food and drink. (PR Daily)
• Think your manager is underqualified? He might agree with you. According to a recent survey of nearly 4000 managers nationwide, 26 percent of participants agreed they were not ready for supervising others when they started managing. (UPI)
• Barack Obama could be this generation’s Jane Addams. Following a government report on the state of women in business, President Obama said in his weekly radio address that he will fight to pass reforms that stop wage discrimination based on workers' sex. (WSJ.com)
• More employers succumb to peer pressure regarding tobacco. As they see more hospitals and health systems refuse to hire smokers, private companies are starting to follow suit. Some workplace advocates, however, think the move is totally uncool. (Detroit News)
• Employees hoping to see benefits return shouldn’t hold their breath. A recent SHRM poll shows that, despite an improving economy, 20 percent of employers continue to scale back on employee benefits, such as health care coverage, paid relocation programs and paid leave accrual. (Employee Benefit News) On the upside, however...
]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2011/03/18/twitter-does-its-fair-share-of-workplace-damage-this-week%e2%80%a6and-more-from-this-week%e2%80%99s-news/feed/atom/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/VMCYecXVvvQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/VMCYecXVvvQ/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:38:33 +0000 Mary Lorenz http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=10682 While you were busy forgetting about everything else that happened this week, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…
• Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft may be getting calls from former employees soon. Less than a year after AdAge lauded AOL for successfully recruiting top talent from Google, Yahoo! Microsoft, The New York Times and Time Warner, AOL’s CEO announced that the company plans to lay off 900 employees this year. (CNNMoney)
• You’ll never guess who CBS fired this week. Now that CBS has finally fired “Two and a Half Men” star/train wreck, Charlie Sheen, the self-proclaimed winner is now free to give even more media interviews. How awesome for the rest of us. (Newser.com)
• The 401(k) doesn't look a day over 29. Now that the 401(k) is in its 30th year, Baltimore Sun blogger Eileen Ambrose asks, “How’s that working out for us?” (Baltimore Sun)
• Companies have begun lifting to look more attractive to potential talent. A recent Towers-Watson survey reveals that, in efforts to recruit better employees, more companies are lifting pay freezes this year than last year, and many are even bringing back merit wages. And they've never looked better. (CFO)
• The Container Store CEO spills secrets for success. In this clip from CBS Sunday Morning The Container Store’s CEO credits his employee focused culture with his company’s success. (CBS News)
• CEOs admit they’re not so talented when it comes to talent recruitment. Three of the ad industry’s most powerful executives recently came together in a joint statement and admit they were guilty of “criminal neglect” when it came to their talent recruitment efforts. (AdAge)
• Chicken soup for the awkward interviewer’s soul. For anyone who’s ever had an awkward interview moment (e.g. everyone), BNET blogger Amy Levin Epstein has compiled some real-life job interview horror stories. (MoneyWatch)
]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2011/03/11/the-401k-celebrates-a-milestone-and-more-news-from-this-week/feed/atom/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/TPEfisOwVx0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/TPEfisOwVx0/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:15:02 +0000 Mary Lorenz http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=10406 While you were busy doing everything short of jumping up and down on Oprah’s couch to prove how well you’re doing, proving everyone who said you were too unfunny/awkward/high to host the Oscars…well, pretty much right, or announcing the reunion that tens of people have been waiting for, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…
• Smiling employees not something to smile about. Employees who feel pressure to smile and act happy on the job may actually be anything but, a new study finds, as the pressure to smile can lead to emotional exhaustion and withdrawal. Irony! (Daily Mail)
• Why in-person interviews and reference checks matter…A dentist in England was fired and faces criminal charges for, among other offenses, “breaking wind and belching in front of patients and staff, telling a patient he had bad breath, and exposing a nurse to X-ray radiation. (BBC)
• All employees should come Natalie Portman-approved. Shortly after Christian Dior model Natalie Portman condemned designer John Galliano for making racist comments, the fashion label fired Galliano. And you thought Charlie Sheen was the only celebrity churning out the crazy this week... (NPR)
• Pension envy divides private and public workers Private workers who want the same benefits as public employees may find less to complain about as state and local governments struggle to continue offering these benefits. (NPR)
• Apple finally receives a little recognition for once. Fortune released its list of the World’s Most Admired Companies and, not surprisingly, the company behind the gadget that united the world – tech geeks and regular folk – topped the list. (Fortune)
• Employers should encourage divorce. At least among so-called “office spouses,” according to this MoneyWatch report. Experts and anyone who’s ever seen Moonlighting say that these relationships can actually cause more trouble than they’re worth. (CBS MoneyWatch) And finally…
]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2011/03/04/natalie-portman-can-get-you-fired-and-more-news-from-this-week/feed/atom/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/7XKth9zoQ44/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/7XKth9zoQ44/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:46:38 +0000 Mary Lorenz http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=10338 While you were busy buying the ingredients for True Grits, Winter’s Boneless Buffalo Wings and 127 Layer Dip, suddenly having a new appreciation for your own parents, and seeing this bit of news coming a mile away, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…
• Where is Sally Field when you need her? With anti-union efforts cropping up in many states now, protests are being planned nationwide to protest these efforts, something that experts fear will weaken the struggling labor movement even further. (NPR)
• Well, at least we didn’t name our children ‘Facebook’… The U.S. now has the distinction of having “the most family-hostile public policy in the developed world,” according to reports this week that we are one of only three nations – out of 181 studied by Harvard and McGill universities – that don’t guarantee working mothers leave with compensation. Our mothers would be so proud if they weren't so busy working. (Bloomberg)
• America's CEOs decide to switch it up a bit. In an effort to generate fresh ideas without hiring new management, many U.S. companies have begun asking executives to take on unfamiliar roles within the organization. It’s like “Wife Swap” but with more power suits and fewer tears. (Wall Street Journal)
• Pension envy divides private and public workers. Private workers who want the same benefits as public employees may find less to complain about as state and local governments struggle to continue offering these benefits. (NPR)
• Charlie Sheen manages to show up every employee who’s ever only bashed his boss on Twitter. After “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen made a series of very public criticisms about his boss, Chuck Lorre, CBS announced that it is halting production on its top show. The incident highlights the dilemma many employers face when star employees start showing erratic behavior. (AdAge)
• Rhode Island finds all-new way to drag down employee morale. In what is sure to be the least fun surprise ever, the nearly 2,000 teachers in Rhode Island who received termination notices this week will have to wait until the end of the school year to find out if they have a job next year. (CNN)
• Businesses seem to be doing quite well for themselves, thankyouverymuch. In what seems to be a hopeful sign for the job market, a new survey from Towers Watson shows that many large and medium-sized employers are doing away with hiring freezes and plan to give workers their highest wage increase in three years. (CBS MoneyWatch)
• Be careful when hating on the world’s oldest profession. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to ban prostitution in Nevada, saying it is hurting that it is bad for the economy. Shockingly, not everyone is keen on this idea. (Slate.com)
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• Full-body scanning is no longer the biggest security checkpoint nuisance. Theft is. A TSA supervisor admitted to stealing money from passengers at security checkpoint and accepted bribes and kickbacks from a colleague. Bon Qui Qui would have none of this. (Daily Mail)
• Female veterans aren't even asking to break the glass ceiling...They just want to get into the building. According to new government date, female veterans, who are struggling to find jobs, are twice as likely to become homeless as women who never served in the military. Do I smell a sequel to G.I. Jane? (I hope not.) (USAToday)
• Colleagues who say “Namaste” together stay together. For some New York City workplaces, yoga is gaining ground on happy hour as the best place for employers and employees to bond outside of work. (Guess this is one instance where it’s okay to do the downward dog with your employees – hey-o!) (New York Post)
• Depending on how old you are, this article will inspire or depress you. Forbes Magazine profiles America’s 20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under. Read it to learn the secret of their success. Or just go see The Social Network. You’ll get the gist. (Forbes)
• Business schools take a page from their own books. Faced with a need to cut back on spending, many business schools are practicing what they teach by finding more creative ways to trim their budgets and avoid layoffs. (BusinessWeek)
• Suspended teacher is a quieter, more social media-savvy Steven Slater A high school teacher in Pennsylvania has been suspended from her job after calling her students “disengaged, lazy whiners” on her blog. Similar to when a Jetblue flight attendant famously told off a rude customer last year, the incident has drawn a lot of media attention, with many defending the outspoken teacher. (MSNBC)
• The Feds are coming (and it’s not to deliver good news, if that’s what you’re thinking). As many as 1,000 businesses suspected of hiring illegal immigrants will be forced to turn over employment records for inspection, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Hopefully, that shouldn't affect anyone reading this. (WSJ.com)
• Marc Jacobs is as hip of a recruiter as he is a designer. It only makes sense that designer Marc Jacobs would turn to Twitter for help filling an open social media manager position. (The media attention probably doesn’t hurt his recruitment efforts, either.) (OUT)
• The President, the Facebook guy and the brains behind Apple have joined forces to save the world. President Obama met with 12 American technology leaders – including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Steve Jobs – to discuss ways to promote industry growth. (Bloomberg) And finally...
]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2011/02/18/yoga-is-the-new-happy-hour-and-more-news-from-this-week/feed/atom/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/ziloSMkYYoY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/ziloSMkYYoY/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:59:08 +0000 Mary Lorenz http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=10175 While you were busy learning more than you ever thought you would about Egyptian politics, defending your $3 billion or so investment or showing that you’ve clearly learned nothing from the likes of Brett Favre, Kwame Kilpatrick, Mark Foley, etc., here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…
• There’s a Reason Party City Doesn’t Have an Aisle for This Some companies have taken to throwing farewell parties for laid off employees, but the practice is getting some criticism from career experts who say it’s insensitive. (ABC News)
• The 21^st Century’s Answer to “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…” “Ultimately, winning the future is not just about what the government can do to help you succeed. It’s about what you can do to help America succeed,” Obama told American businesses on Monday, urging them to tape into their reserves and invest in hiring. (New York Times)
• Jobs Defies the Old “There Are No Good Work at Home Opportunities” Stereotype The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has stayed very much involved in the company’s business initiatives since taking medical leave three weeks ago and working from home. (WSJ)
• Bosses Who are Sensitive to Employees’ Facebook Comments May Be SOL The “landmark case” highlighting workers’ rights regarding social media has been settled. The company with whom the NLRB filed a complaint for firing a worker after she posted negative remarks about her boss on Facebook has agreed to revamp its rules to ensure they don't restrict workers' rights. (WSJ)
• Smokers Need Not Apply More hospitals and medical businesses in many states are adopting strict policies that make smoking a reason to turn away job applicants, saying they want to increase worker productivity, reduce health care costs and encourage healthier living. (New York Times)
• Technically Speaking to Qualified Applicants Proves Difficult While companies have slowly begun to hire again overall, finding qualified talent for technical positions still eludes many employers today. (BARRON’S) And finally…
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