HR Corner 
RCS: Creating oportunnities
Current economic conditions are challenging us all, and, for employers, recruitment and retention of personnel who are essential to the bottom-line is at critical mass. Human resources professionals are being pushed to find high quality employees in a workforce that now includes five generations of workers, each with a unique work ethic and issues. As [...]
8 Do’s and Don’ts for Job Descriptions in ’09
By Steve Bruce For HR Daily Advisor This issue features key dos and don’ts of job descriptions. Here are editors’ do’s and don’ts for worthwhile job descriptions that will really support HR operations. 1. DO give specifics For example, rather than stating that a maintenance worker “keeps up equipment,” it is better to spell out [...]
Bad hires sap time, training resources, and psychic energy
Bad hires sap time, training resources, and psychic energy, says Susan M. Heathfield, blogging on About.com. Here are her top “rookie” mistakes (often made by experienced pros as well). 1. Failure to Prescreen Candidates Prescreening applicants is a must, Heathfi eld says. A half-hour phone call saves hours of your time and other interviewers’ time, [...]
Should You Do Job Candidate Background checks on the internet?
By Steve Bruce for HR Daily Advisor What do you do when the experts’ advice conflicts? Some experts say run Google searches on every candidate and don’t forget their MySpace and Facebook pages. Others say, stay away, you don’t want that information. So should you surf or not? It’s annoying when the experts don’t agree, [...]