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Help Wanted: Five Hottest Careers

Looking for your next exciting opportunity on the job market? Or do you simply want to make a mid-career change? The most effective job search strategy starts with knowing what jobs are available, and adapting your skills to suit the marketplace. The good news is—there are lots of great jobs out there; including occupations inContinue reading “Help Wanted: Five Hottest Careers”

NLRB: Costco Social Media Policy Unlawful

Costco Wholesale’s policy on social media use by employees violates protected communications, according to a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board. On September 7, the NLRB issued a Decision and Order invalidating Costco Wholesale Corporation’s electronic posting rule; they also found unlawful portions of the employee handbook, which prohibited employees from making statementsContinue reading “NLRB: Costco Social Media Policy Unlawful”

EEOC Rule Change For Background Checks

Can a youthful mistake—like a run-in with the law that occurred decades ago—keep a person from getting a job? It may not be the case, based on new guidelines for employers determined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC recently updated the official position on criminal background checks. The new policy was approved this week,Continue reading “EEOC Rule Change For Background Checks”

Big Data and HR: A New Way to Do Business

Big Data is changing the way business deals with employees—and it is more than just money. In today’s Wall Street Journal, Deputy Editor Steve Rosenbush discusses how cloud-computing is changing the face of business. Nowhere is this info revolution more apparent than in Human Resources. Corporations are increasingly looking to massive data sets to learnContinue reading “Big Data and HR: A New Way to Do Business”

HR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET

HR Voices: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET Today’s HR Voices is by John Kriegsmann: The current recession has been long and deep. The published rate of unemployment (which the Bureau of Labor Statistics refers to as U-3) has ranged from a high of 10 percent in 2009 to today’s rate 8.1 percent. Unfortunately, theContinue reading “HR CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET”