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• Recruitment Spotlight: 5 Tips for Deciding What to Pay Someone

  For many organizations, determining a set compensation package for each job title is a significant and time-intensive role of the HR department. Assuming that you don’t have this set package to work from, however, how might you go about deciding how much Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Employment Trends, HR Issues

• Recruitment Spotlight: Don’t Hire Anyone without Doing This First

  Continuing our summer focus on recruitment and HR issues , how many times has your group tried to hire someone, only to end up arguing over candidates because you don’t all agree about what the new person is there to do? Hiring smart means doing some Read More... Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, HR Issues, Ownership & Initiative, People Skills

• Recruitment Spotlight: How to Check References

  Most people have to check references in some shape or form, whether it’s for a candidate or a babysitter. I don’t know about you, but until I wrote Success for Hire I never really knew how to do it. Here's what I learned: While you can e-mail a reference Read More... Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, HR Issues, People Skills, Professionalism

• Recruitment Spotlight: 8 Musts for Conducting a Job Interview

  My new book, Success for Hire (ASTD Press) features employee recruitment and retention practices that a lot of people think they know but in reality, don’t put into practice. One of those practices is effective in-person interviewing, which can ensure Read More... Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, HR Issues, Management, Professionalism, Work

• Recruitment Spotlight: Don’t You Wish You Had a Summer Intern?

  Around this time of the summer, a lot of people start grumbling that they should have hired a summer intern. If you’re one of them, maybe it’s time to think ahead. The current generation of college students (aka Millennials ) are eager to learn and supremely Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, HR Issues

• Easing Commuter Shock: The New In-Demand Perk?

  I was recently interviewed for Yahoo! Hot Jobs for a story on how the continuing upward pressure on gas prices is forcing many workers to change how they get to their jobs and to seek added benefits that offset commuting costs. In a recent survey by the Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Daily Life, News and Politics

• 5 Ways to Make HR Love You

  Admittedly, staying on HR’s good side is probably not at the top of your list of managerial priorities, but HR has the power to make your life easier…or very difficult. Over at HR Capitalist , Kris Dunn has five great tips for how managers can make HR Read More... Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, HR Issues, Management

• Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It

  Can you imagine a workplace with no pointless meetings, no boss hovering over your shoulder, and no punishment for arriving at 9:05AM? Two online friends of mine, Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson , have just released a new book based on their popular Results-Only Read More... Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Creativity & Innovation, Employment Trends, Business, HR Issues, Life Balance, Productivity, Work

• Hot Fields' Lower Salaries Leave Candidates Cold

  We've talked periodically about the impact that the economy's downturn is having on the job market. Last week, in the new Outside Voices blog that recruitment guru Joel Cheesman is writing for U.S. News and World Report, the topic is compensation in traditionally Read More... Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Compensation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Job Hunting

• 7 Tips for Busting the Office Bully

  I like to advise people on the topic of coping with difficult people at work because we’ve all been there and inevitably will be there again. In most cases, I recommend that you confront the problem head on and talk about it with the person who is giving Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Office Politics, People Skills, Troubleshooting, Work

• Recruitment Spotlight: Open Houses

  I frequently get asked about whether or not I recommend companies participate in job fairs to find qualified candidates. But open houses are often a more effective means of initiating face-to-face contact with a large number of potential recruits. In Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:00 PM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Management, Networking, Work

• Insights on the Millennials in Asia

  The Millennial generation, born 1977-93, is the largest in American history, and is already causing profound changes in the way organizations are managed. In the US, Millennials are known for being ambitious, empowered, efficient, and yes, maybe a little Read More... Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues

• Working Remotely or Remotely Working?

  The HR Capitalist has a great post about the distrust of those working from home. Are they really working, asks writer Kris Dunn, or are they simply squeezing 3 hours of work into an 8-hour day? More importantly, can a remote worker/telecommuter even Read More... Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: HR Issues, Life Balance, Personal Marketing, Productivity, Professionalism, Technology, Daily Life, Work

• Did Your Interview Questions Break the Law?

  My friend Chris Russell over at Secrets of the Job Hunt reported on a recent study by global HR consulting firm Development Dimensions International and Monster that examined the most inappropriate questions job seekers have been asked during an interview. Read More... Posted Friday, February 08, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Job Hunting, Management, People Skills, Troubleshooting

• The Unbreakable Corporate Ceiling

  The Washington Post reports that most diversity training efforts at American companies are ineffective and even counterproductive in increasing the number of women and minorities in managerial positions. A comprehensive review of 31 years of data from Read More... Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Employment Trends, HR Issues, Management, News and Politics