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SHRM Names Six as New Board Members
Dissident SHRM Members for Transparency write-in candidates are shut out as the board taps executives from Sirius XM, Yahoo and Burger King.
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What Are the Differences Between HR Practices in the U.S. and in the Caribbean?
I will be transitioning soon from the Caribbean to the U.S. What must I do to prepare to quickly gain employment in the human resources field? Are there special regulations, systems and methodology on which I need to focus?
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How Do I Break Into Other HR Areas Besides Recruiting?
After six years as a human resources professional, I have wandered from my original career path. I had intended to eventually become a generalist, but in my last two jobs I've been asked to do mostly recruiting, mostly because my managers didn't want to do it. I recently was laid off and now get ...
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Costly Degrees in HR Could Be Wise Choice vs. Certification
A certificate isn't enough in today's business climate, in which expectations of human resources professionals have never been higher, experts say.
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HR's Future Looks Strategic—or Does It?
A new survey notes that with advances in technology, human resources managers will have time away from administrative tasks to help their CEOs with big-picture questions, though one expert contends that things haven't changed much.
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Yahoo Taps HR Outsider for Workforce Revamp
Before September, Jacqueline Reses had never formally worked in human resources, let alone managed the people side of a Fortune 500 company.
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2011 Game Changer: Julie Heitzler
Shortly after Julie Heitzler joined the Orlando Airport Marriott, she looked at the associate engagement score of 75 percent and decided that it wasn't good enough. Since then, the human resources manager, 29, has accomplished the dual goals of increasing that number while cutting costs, in the
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PBGC Deficit Hits Record $26 Billion
As was the case in the prior fiscal year, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Fund did not incur any multibillion-dollar losses in fiscal 2011.
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Cain Controversy Historical Context Helps and Hurts Candidate
To understand why Cain and the NRA may have reacted to the allegations in the manner they initially did, one needs to understand the relevant climate of the 1990s.
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Mercer Taps Julio Portalatin as President and CEO
Portalatin, 52, is an AIG senior vice president and president and CEO of AIG unit Chartis Growth Economies, with responsibility for operations in the Asia/Pacific, South Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Central Europe regions.
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Appeals Court Overturns Most of Dismissal in Same-Sex Harassment Suit
More men are alleging sexual harassment in the workplace, a trend many attorneys expect to continue.
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Meet the 2011 Game Changers
Workplace challenges have never been greater than in this era of globalization, economic uncertainty and accelerated technological change. At the same time, nimble workforce management is ever more critical to an organization's success.The 15 winners of Workforce Management's first Game Changers ...
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Losing Our Religion
R.E.M. just broke up. It's an occasion for mourning not just the end of the pop band's 31-year run, but the decline of lasting teamwork in our society.
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Survey: U.S. Workers Feeling Overwrought and Unproductive
Thirty percent of employees say they were ineffective for at least one week due to job-related stress, while two-thirds of U.S. workers reported extremely high stress levels, including fatigue and feeling a ‘loss of control.'
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Hudson Reorganizes, Names New Officers
The consulting firm also named Tracy Noon as chief people officer and Steve Zales as chief knowledge officer.
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Wellness Programs Adapted for Workers' Comp
One consultant adds that employers also should optimize employee use of established wellness offerings, such as weight-loss or smoking-cessation programs that otherwise may be underutilized.
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Preparing for the HR Certification Institute Exams
Human Resource Certification Preparation HRCP touts its study kit as "a cheaper alternative to the SHRM Learning System."Cost: $345 for the Complete HRCP Program HRReviewIt offers an audio course, workbooks and practice exams for the PHR, SPHR and GPHR.Cost: $549 for the "Start Smart" recorded
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Study: Younger Workers Worried About Retirement
While older workers tend to be more concerned about retirement than their younger colleagues, the survey found that the most dramatic shift in attitudes toward retirement security has been among the under-40 set.
