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An Employer’s Good Intentions Can Still Lead to Lawsuits
Many employers try to do the right thing for their workforce, but their actions could still land them in court if they don’t understand their legal obligations. Here are some…
At MITRE, Developing Employees Starts with Career Conversation
During a session at the HR People+Strategy Conference yesterday, MITRE's vice president and CHRO, Julie Gravallese, shared how the McLean, company has started shifting away from the traditional "career ladder"…
SHRM-Certified Professionals Now Number 100K
Organizations will benefit greatly from competency-based HR as they move to a 21st century workplace
Hidden Bias More Subtle and Difficult to Recognize than Bias of Decades Past
How often do you decide that what you really need to best fill a job at your company is a good "cultural fit"? More than half the attendees at a…
How to Get Job Candidates to Drop the Canned Answers and Open Up
Carol Quinn is convinced there's a widespread conspiracy afoot in the world of job interviewing. Many interviewers' questions are so benign, she says—so accommodating—that there must be a posse of…
3 Ways to Influence Difficult Hiring Managers
"Recruiters who have challenges with hiring managers don't influence them enough. To deal with difficult hiring managers, the best recruiters are more proactive and assertive in their approach," Kinetix's Kris…
EU: A New Data Protection Regime Is Coming
Europe's new data protection legal framework is set out in the General Data Protection Regulation, which will come into force in all EU Member States on May 25, 2018, including…
Australia: Changes to the Work Visa Program
The Federal Government on April 18 announced significant changes to the work visa program in Australia
Recruiting Pros Want Technology to Find the Right Candidates
Talent acquisition leaders at the 2017 TAtech Spring Congress are searching for technology that will help them spend advertising dollars wisely, build talent pipelines and target the right people
California Update: 5 Workplace Bills Moving Through the Legislature
Sacramento is not only the capital of California, but it's also the capital of the employment world: Whatever starts in Sacramento works its way around the country. That's why it's…