Human Resources 101

If you’re ever tagged to organize a group lunch for the office and you don’t have access to a fabulous food service a la Google, You know what a pain that can be. Swiss Chalet has implemented an online group ordering system to simplify the process.
Of course, if you don’t live in a Canadian city with [...]

Guy Browning offers 20 top tips for surviving life in the workplace Guy Browning offers 20 top tips for surviving life in the workplace. Number 6 is great.
Get up to speed with the jargon
What differentiates a business thought from a normal thought is that business thoughts have a “going forward” at the end of [...]

We are in the midst of an economic boom in Alberta and the competition for employees is fierce. Restaurants and shops are curtailing hours of operation, hotels are closing floors, all because of a shortage of employees. The market is highly competitive and recruiting has become a huge challenge.
Susan Heathfield gives these ten tips for [...]

Security Expert’s Top 5 Tips to Combat Identity Theft – Government Technology
(tags: privacy security identity)

The Economic Research Institute offers 52 free courses in a variety of H.R. categories. If you want to receive formal credit for any of the courses, you can pay a $29.00 fee and write a final exam.

All Distance Learning Center online courses are approved by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) for continuing education PHR, [...]

A Checklist for Success in Hiring Employees
(tags: recruiting hiring)

10 Career Misconceptions — ThirdAge
Here are 10 other common misconceptions about career management
(tags: careers career+planning)

Dismissal of an “At Pleasure Appointee”
(tags: legal termination dismissal)

The Tap-In program makes course space available to non-profit staff and volunteers for a nominal fee. Currently, courses are available in these categories:

Administration
Board Governance
Communication
Computer Skills

BasicComputer Skills
Moderate/Advanced

Financial
Fundraising
Leadership
Reports / Proposals
Supervision
Volunteer Management
The Tap-In managers work with Educational Facilities to identify educational opportunities. When a new educational opportunity is available it is posted to the web site.
Staff and volunteers [...]

The end of the job interview
(tags: interview business hiring management work job process recruiting)

The Costs of Bad Hires Are Very High
Four out of 10 employers say that it costs them twice an employee’s annual salary to replace that worker if he or she doesn’t prove to be a good hire.
(tags: retention recruiting)

Surprising Six-Figure Jobs
(tags: compensation)

The [...]

Top 5 Personal Cell Phone Etiquette Commandments for the Workplace
There are workplace rules to using your cell and I’ve messed up a couple of these.
(tags: etiquette cell-phone communication)

Hiring the best employees: don’t leave it up to chance
You know you need to hire, but do you have your ducks in a row? Hiring a new employee can be a time consuming and stressful process. Our hiring tips will make the process more efficient and improve your success rate.
(tags: hiring recruiting [...]