90 Percent Networking Online, According to New Manta Survey Small business is rapidly embracing an online presence as a vehicle for marketing and increasing their customer base. Web-based platforms have become an intricate part of all functions of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)—including acquiring and training employees, as well as interacting with existing and prospectiveContinue reading “Small Business Trends: The Shift Online”
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HR and Human Behavior: How to Maintain Legal Integrity
When dealing with employees, human resources staff are often called to tread carefully, and diffuse volatile situations—for both compliance and to avoid legal liability. An effective HR function is only as strong as their ability to deal successfully with a wide range of human behavior. In addressing employee scenarios—from firings, layoffs and complaints—the key isContinue reading “HR and Human Behavior: How to Maintain Legal Integrity”
Small Business Optimism Rises in August
In spite of a relatively weak jobs report for the month of August, U.S. businesses showed hope for the end of 2012. August provided employers with a mixed bag of jobs news; spending and hiring gained during the month, as well as plans to create jobs. Investment plans remained slightly negative, with more owners looking toContinue reading “Small Business Optimism Rises in August”
Fixing the Global Talent Crisis
With all the talk about improvement in the U.S. economy, it would seem to the casual observer that employers have their choice of the most qualified talent in the workforce. That may not be so. In a recent survey of international businesses, human resources agency ManpowerGroup discovered more than one-third of employers are finding itContinue reading “Fixing the Global Talent Crisis”
Secrets of the Hiring Process
By Scott Kirsner for the Boston Globe: In many ways, buyers of lottery tickets have more information about the game they’re playing than job candidates do. They know the odds, and how the numbers will be chosen, and when. That’s not always true when you fire off a resume, or even when you’re invited toContinue reading “Secrets of the Hiring Process”
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