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Are You Ready to Make Smunday a National Holiday?
Today should be a national holiday. Call it Smunday, says Heinz, the condiments company, in recognition of the fact that Super Bowl Sunday revelry yields to call-in sick Monday
How To Answer 'Why Have You Changed Jobs So Often?'
Most people don't change jobs often because they want to -- they change jobs often because they have to! How do you answer the job interview question "Why have you…
New Companies Become SHRM Recertification Providers
Here are the latest companies to be approved as SHRM Recertification Providers
How to Achieve Greater Control over the Trajectory of Your Career
When you start thinking of yourself as a business, your career stops being something that happens to you. Instead, you become the CEO of Me Inc
SHRM Certification in the Real World of Diversity & Inclusion
Here at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the completion of a major revision of our diversity and inclusion (D&I) and strategic initiatives plan has coincided with the beginning…
‘Blacklisting’ Rule Threat Alleviated for Federal Contractors
A rule for federal contractors that already was temporarily blocked by a federal district court was dealt another setback when the House of Representatives passed a resolution to permanently bar…
Accreditation Made the Difference for Consultant
Zainab Adio-Saka, hadn’t made up her mind about which HR certification exam to take. “I just never got to it
Fewer Wage and Hour Class Actions Filed, But Value of Settlements Spikes
The monetary value of the top employment-related class-action settlements declined significantly in 2016. In contrast, the value of wage and hour settlements increased significantly
Effective Workplace Conversations on Diversity
Stepping out of your comfort zone to speak on issues surrounding diversity is a daunting task. But engaging in a conversation will have a greater impact on workplace relationships than…
SHRM CEO Reaffirms Value of Accreditation by Buros Center
In a letter to nearly 100,000 SHRM certificants, SHRM President CEO Henry G. (Hank) Jackson reaffirmed that the decision of the Buros Center for Testing in November 2016 to accredit…