The California State Legislature was remarkably active in 2012, either modifying various employment laws or adding new laws in a variety of areas, including hourly wage, anti-discrimination and social media policies. Since California is a bellwether for trends affecting the entire country, every human resources professional should be aware of these changes. They may be widespread sooner than later.Continue reading “New Calif. Employment Laws We All Should Know About”
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Sources of Online Job Traffic [Infographic]
As a hiring tool, the internet has all but killed newspaper classifieds. Will social media do the same thing to online job boards? TribeHR tracked one case study—a developer job that was recently posted. They examined how people arrived at the job post, as well as how long they stay on the post and whetherContinue reading “Sources of Online Job Traffic [Infographic]”
10 Examples of Job Seekers Successfully Utilizing Social Media
10 Examples of Job Seekers Successfully Utilizing Social Media Posted on Doostang.com: Photo: Freedigitalphotos.net Ignoring social media in your job search can be detrimental to landing a new job. Not only is it important to get active on these platforms, but you may also need to step outside of your comfort zone in order toContinue reading “10 Examples of Job Seekers Successfully Utilizing Social Media”
Is Your Social Media Activity “Resume Ready?”
There are two types of job seekers—those who are actively seeking employment, and those currently working, but searching for better opportunities. Unlike active candidates, those people are known as ‘passive.’ Both types have one thing in common—they spend time online. A lot of time online. Recruiters and human resources departments know how much of ourContinue reading “Is Your Social Media Activity “Resume Ready?””
Retaining Employees is Cheaper Than Hiring New Ones [Infographic]
If you think that hiring new employees will give you back the lost productivity when the tough economic times have passed, you are kidding yourself. Employee retention is the key to keeping above water in a downturn; loyalty and morale is always higher when an employer invests in the existing workforce. Recruitment, hiring and trainingContinue reading “Retaining Employees is Cheaper Than Hiring New Ones [Infographic]”
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