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Creative ideas to boost employee retention

Creative ideas to boost employee retention

Today, employees are looking for more than just a good paycheck. Companies looking to attract and retain top talent should consider other forms of compensation like stock options and deferred compensation.
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Important Statistics About the Skills Gap

Important Statistics About the Skills Gap

By examining some key data points about the skills gap, companies can be prepared to understand how serious the problem is – and take steps to address it.
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Keeping Up with the  Evolving Job Market

Keeping Up with the Evolving Job Market

It is no secret that the workplace has been forever changed. Companies face new challenges managing employee needs as remote and hybrid workers require special considerations.
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Check Out These 2022 Hiring Trends

Check Out These 2022 Hiring Trends

Check Out These 2022 Hiring Trends - Recruiters, hiring managers, and leaders from a variety of organizations recently offered their insights on the (sometimes surprising) hiring trends that companies have been following in the first half of 2022.
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Building Inclusivity through Communication and Empathy

Building Inclusivity through Communication and Empathy

More than a buzzword, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) is the key to creating workplaces in which every employee can develop, grow, and thrive.
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This strategy can help you counter

This strategy can help you counter "The Great Resignation"

With the Great Resignation exacerbating the staffing shortage, this is the ideal time for organizations to implement a forward-fill strategy that emphasizes five key areas.
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Build Your Company's Dream Team

Build Your Company's Dream Team

For the vast majority of hiring managers, attracting high-quality candidates is the biggest challenge they face today. In 2022, though, every organization should put the following seven recruitment metrics at the top of its priority list.
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6 Steps to Effective Problem-Solving for Teams

6 Steps to Effective Problem-Solving for Teams

With so many businesses now having to pivot and adjust to new ways of working -- and with job candidates becoming more selective -- it's a good time for companies to review their HR key performance indicators (KPIs).
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Leadership tips for success in 2022!

Leadership tips for success in 2022!

It's impossible to predict the future with 100 percent accuracy. But as we round the corner into 2022, we can certainly make some educated guesses, based on recent business trends, about what will be important this year.
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Why Is Talent Disappearing and What Can Be Done to Stop It?

Why Is Talent Disappearing and What Can Be Done to Stop It?

As companies attempt to rehire and recover from the last two years, they're all trying to comprehend why some of their talented employees are pursuing new opportunities that often don't appear to be better than their current roles.
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It's time to get strategic...

It's time to get strategic...

The ability to be a strategic thinker is a key characteristic of an effective leader. But one common mistake people make is to assume that strategic thinking is the exclusive domain of C-suiters or other positions with a senior title. Anyone can be a strategic thinker!
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These tips can help your business attract job seekers!

These tips can help your business attract job seekers!

While social views might not have been the number one reason that an employee has left or is considering leaving the organization, it could be one of the things that attract someone to a new employer.
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Ideas to improve Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Ideas to improve Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Improving workplace diversity and inclusion entails more than hiring more women, BIPOC, nonbinary, or neurodiverse employees, however. It includes weaving genuine inclusion into the fabric of the organization--that is, not as simple as having diverse people on board but also ensuring that they’re involved, empowered, and trusted within the business.
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Have You Tried Any of These Creative Recruitment Strategies?

Have You Tried Any of These Creative Recruitment Strategies?

In this issue:
Companies worldwide are leveraging their social media platforms to build their employer brands and create fun, laid-back content that attracts potential candidates. With the following strategies, organizations can drive interest in their next hiring campaigns.
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Planning to hire Gen Z? Start here!

Planning to hire Gen Z? Start here!

In this issue:
How to Hire GenZ
Use ENPS to Boost Loyalty and Motivation
DOL Withdrawal of IC Regulations Means More Uncertainty for Employers
How Different Generations Want to Be Recognized at Work
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Guide to Recruiting with Chatbots

Guide to Recruiting with Chatbots

In This Issue: Guide to Recruiting with Chatbots How to Make Diversity in Hiring a Reality 5 Ways to Incentivize a Workforce to Increase Company Revenue Upskilling and Reskilling: The Art of Coping with Change
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Learn About Changing Employee Expectations

Learn About Changing Employee Expectations

In this issue: Learn About Changing Employee Expectations Why Team Members Should Get to Know Each Other Getting Practical with AI: Can It Help HR Help People? Elements of Perfect Offboarding
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Insights: Nurture and Drip  Marketing for Recruiters

Insights: Nurture and Drip Marketing for Recruiters

In This Issue - Nurture and Drip Marketing for Recruiters - The Reinvention of HR - How to Run a Successful Wellness Challenge - Using the Check-in to Cultivate a Culture of Growth and Trust
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How to Stay Ahead of  Challenges to Virtual Recruitment

How to Stay Ahead of Challenges to Virtual Recruitment

In this issue: How to Stay Ahead of Challenges to Virtual Recruitment Business Ethics in Human Resources Blockchain and the Transformation of HR How to Make Virtual Live Courses Engaging and Effective
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Get Ready  for the Digital Workplace

Get Ready for the Digital Workplace

In this issue: Get Ready for the Digital Workplace How AI Can Help Companies Build Winning Workforces Performing the Core Functions of HR Remotely Time-Block Your Way to Productivity
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6 Tips for Managing Remote Employees for the Long Term

6 Tips for Managing Remote Employees for the Long Term

In this issue: 6 Tips for Managing Remote Employees for the Long Term 5 Trends in Employee Benefits for 2021 Open Enrollment Building a New-Hire Buddy System for Remote Onboarding How to Use Workplace Culture to Motivate Employees
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Should HR Have a Virtual Background Policy?

Should HR Have a Virtual Background Policy?

In this issue: Should HR Have a Virtual Background Policy? Leadership Essentials: Credibility HR and Professional Development: Leading by Example Why Hiring Software Accessibility Matters
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4 Ways to  Prevent Employee Burnout

4 Ways to Prevent Employee Burnout

In This Issue: 4 Ways to Prevent Employee Burnout Closing the Confidence Gap Data-Driven Employee Retention Techniques How Microlearning Can Help Businesses
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Why (and How) to Measure Quality of Hire

Why (and How) to Measure Quality of Hire

In this issue: Why (and How) to Measure Quality of Hire Learning in Times of Change The Role of Psychology in Workplace Safety Employee Engagement: Now More Important than Ever
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Assess Soft Skills to Find Cultural Fit

Assess Soft Skills to Find Cultural Fit

In this issue: -Sizing Them Up: How to Assess Soft Skills -Judging a Candidate's Character
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Critical Skills for a High-Performance Workforce

Critical Skills for a High-Performance Workforce

In this issue: -The Right Stuff: Critical Skills for a High-Performance Workforce -Better Meetings, Happier Team
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How worried are you?

How worried are you?

Let your competitors worry about talent and skills shortages this year. By implementing the ideas in this eBook, you'll be saying, "Shortages? WHAT shortages!?" – in 2020 AND beyond.
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The end is in sight!

The end is in sight!

In this issue: -Finish the Year Strong! Amp-Up Employee Productivity This Holiday Season -Cutting Through Indecision and Overthinking
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Getting your employees to listen to you

Getting your employees to listen to you

In this issue: -Feedback: Getting Employees to Listen -Friendly Fire: Why It Happens at Work – and How to Handle It
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Is your team dreading this?

Is your team dreading this?

In this issue: -Team Builders That Won't Make Your Team Cringe -Hot Desking: Productivity Booster or Musical Chairs?
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Why is everyone so angry?

Why is everyone so angry?

In this issue: -Can't We All Just Get Along? The Essential Guide to Workplace Harmony
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Don't hire this person!

Don't hire this person!

In this issue: -Don't Hire Me! -What to Do When You're Fed Up
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Are you asking these questions?

Are you asking these questions?

In this issue: -[Free eBook] Hiring for the Long Haul: Questions to Gauge Fit, Performance and Potential
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We've got the secret...

We've got the secret...

In this issue: -Secrets to Hiring More Productive Employees…even in this market! -Are You an Evenhanded Manager? 4 Characteristics of Fairness.
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Eye-Opening Stats on Workplace Productivity

Eye-Opening Stats on Workplace Productivity

In this issue: -Eye-Opening Stats on Workplace Productivity -10 Tips for Maximizing Temp Worker Productivity
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Revolutionize your productivity in 2019!

Revolutionize your productivity in 2019!

The 4 "P"s to Revolutionizing Productivity: People, Process, Practice, Partner
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Ready to pop the champagne?

Ready to pop the champagne?

In this issue: -Pop! Ring in 2019 With a Smart Plan to Achieve Your Career Goals -4 Tactics to Make Training Stick
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Kathy, we feel your pain!

Kathy, we feel your pain!

Where are the skills gaps and what happens if it's not bridged?
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Struggling to find candidates? (You're not alone)

Struggling to find candidates? (You're not alone)

Struggling to find skilled job candidates? You're not alone.
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What I heard about your company culture

What I heard about your company culture

The best companies to work for use culture as a competitive recruiting tool. Here's how to showcase your organization's values, employment brand and more on your website, to attract the talent you need.
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Watch out, Kathy

Watch out, Kathy

Could that employee you recently reprimanded or terminated be seeking revenge by claiming discrimination? Here's how to recognize -- and reduce -- your risk for retaliation claims.
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Want to Drive Performance in 2018?

Want to Drive Performance in 2018?

Looking for ways to simplify, streamline and get more done at work in the new year? Use the KISS method. Also, we share tactics high performers use before the workweek starts (and then share them with your team).
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How rude!

How rude!

There's a fine line between boorish behavior and harassment; has your employee crossed it? Here's how to tell -- and what to do about it.
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Make seasonal staffing easy

Make seasonal staffing easy

Dreading your busy season -- or is it already here? This handy guide contains all the tips and tricks you need to find the right help, with the right skills, right when you need them (and keep your sanity!).
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Snapchat for recruiting? You bet!

Snapchat for recruiting? You bet!

Social tools are becoming indispensable in business. But Snapchat for recruiting -- seriously?! Learn how to build your brand and recruit amazing talent with the latest social recruiting tools, and why a strong recruiting partner is more important than ever.
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Your employees want this!

Your employees want this!

Macaroon-baking classes and ping-pong tables are trendy perks -- but do they attract and satisfy top talent? Here's what today's employees want, and how leading employers are delivering. And, use these steps to stare down fears, work through them and get more accomplished.
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OSHA's new workplace violence enforcement...are you compliant?

OSHA's new workplace violence enforcement...are you compliant?

OSHA just updated its enforcement procedures; have your policies kept pace? Protect your employees -- and stay out of OSHA’s crosshairs -- by identifying risk factors and developing a comprehensive workplace violence prevention program.
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Free eBook: Interview better, hire better

Free eBook: Interview better, hire better

Want to hire better talent? Start by improving your team's interviewing skills. This practical guide contains everything you need to know to interview smarter -- and land the best talent.
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Thought you would find this interesting...

Thought you would find this interesting...

Who's on Facebook these days? Your future employees. Learn about the features, pros and cons of this new recruiting tool -- and determine if you should add it to your hiring toolbox. And, they're cute, they're cuddly and with a little planning on your part, pets can make your employees happier and more productive.
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Why you're not attracting the best candidates...

Why you're not attracting the best candidates...

Job postings attracting deadbeats (or no one at all)? Let's fix that! Learn how to write postings that really stand out -- and get better applicants, every time. And, these quick tips will help you get better performance from your entire team, by managing introverts and extroverts properly.
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Bridging the Generational Gap

Bridging the Generational Gap

This month's how-to guide will help you build more cohesive, high-performing teams by bridging generational gaps.
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Are your employees smarter than you?

Are your employees smarter than you?

Nobody's an expert at EVERYTHING -- business is simply too complex and fast changing! Whether you engage them for an assignment or hire them full time, here's how to effectively manage people with more experience or knowledge than you -- and make yourself, your team and your company even more successful.
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 2017 Employment Law Updates

2017 Employment Law Updates

When the calendar flips, will your company be ready for these important changes? Make sure these issues are on your radar. And, here's how to light the fire -- and keep the productivity you've worked so hard to build rolling into the new year.
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Oh hey, one more thing...

Oh hey, one more thing...

From sharing "snackable" content to live streaming, here are seven fresh ideas for recruiting your next generation of talent. And, with the average worker experiencing 56 interruptions per day, it's a wonder anybody gets anything done. Here's how to keep daily disruptions from zapping productivity and momentum in your company.
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Special Report: The Future of Your Workforce

Special Report: The Future of Your Workforce

Here's how to identify and develop promising young employees -- and help them grow into your company's future leaders. Plus, if your team's productivity, engagement and motivation flag during the summer months, use these fun ideas to rally your troops.
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Are your competitors beating you to top talent?

Are your competitors beating you to top talent?

Do you invest sufficiently to recruit A-level talent, or find yourself "peering through the slats" as your competitors hire the best? In the long-run, mediocre talent is no bargain. Here's how to invest in recruiting wisely -- and land superstars without breaking the bank. Plus, how eating meals together can help improve team performance.
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Big changes to overtime rules!

Big changes to overtime rules!

Big changes are coming to overtime rules. What's the FLSA changing? Who's affected? How can you control your overhead -- and stay compliant? Get the facts here. And, there are some smart new apps to help boost your productivity. Find out what they are in this month's issue.
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Kathy, are you ready for the crisis?

Kathy, are you ready for the crisis?

Acts of terror. Natural disasters. Cyber attacks. Is your company truly ready to manage crises like these? Plus, if you want to really boost employees' productivity (and happiness) teach them to STOP doing these six things.
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Checking References? 10 Questions You Need to Check Out

Checking References? 10 Questions You Need to Check Out

Reference checks are a MUST for making great hires. Use the questions in this month's newsletter to stay legal -- and hire smart. Plus, learn six ways to control "infobesity" with more effective triage.
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Purple Squirrels, Unicorns and Supertemps are they all myths?

Purple Squirrels, Unicorns and Supertemps are they all myths?

In this issue:

-Purple Squirrels and Unicorns

-Productivity Tips: Call Your Mom
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Don't panic!

Don't panic!

In this issue:

-STOP Panic Hiring!

-Productivity Tips: Home-Grown Talent
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Why you need to hire under-experienced candidates

Why you need to hire under-experienced candidates

In this issue:

-Experience? Why It's Not All it's Cracked Up to Be

-Productivity Tips: 5 Best Ways to Build -- or Break -- Trust at Work
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What do your employees want?

What do your employees want?

In this issue:

-Benefits: Do You Have What it Takes?

-Productivity Tips: Tapping Workplace Creativity
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Start improving employee retention today

Start improving employee retention today

In this issue:

-The Stay Interview: an Essential Weapon in the War for Talent

-Productivity Tips: Working on a "Farm"?

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What's hot in workforce management?

What's hot in workforce management?

In this issue:

-Help Wanted! When it makes sense to get outside recruiting assistance

-What's Hot in Workforce Management?
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Can we have your opinion, Kathy?

Can we have your opinion, Kathy?

In this issue:

Hiring Challenges Survey

Productivity Tips: The Zero Waste Workweek

Tools: Get it Off Your Plate!
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You're working too hard

You're working too hard

In this issue:

-10 Fresh Ideas for Managing Virtual Teams

-Productivity Tips: Work Smarter, Not Harder!
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Workforce misery -- Are you to blame?

Workforce misery -- Are you to blame?

In this issue:

-Are You Making Your Employees Miserable?

-Productivity Tips: Beat Stress – in Less than 1 Minute!

-Tools: Get Your Ducks in a Row
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HR records - Are you keeping the right stuff?

HR records - Are you keeping the right stuff?

In this issue:

-What's In? What's Out? (When it comes to personnel files, that is.)

-Biggest Productivity Killers

-Tools: 5 Ways to Boost Temporary Employee Productivity

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No more excuses!

No more excuses!

In this issue:

-Own It! (So your employees will, too)

-Productivity Tips: What's Your Style?

-Interview Questions to Assess Work Style



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The million dollar job offer

The million dollar job offer

In this issue:

-"We'll Pay You $1,000,000": How To Find Passive Candidates

-Do Brown Bags Kill Productivity?

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Do you hear the whispers?

Do you hear the whispers?

In this issue:

-Are You Part of the "In Crowd" (at work, that is)?

-Productivity Tips: Whistle While You Work

-Results at Work: Simplifying Staffing for a High-Volume Staffing User

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Candidate Interviews, what you see isn't always what you get

Candidate Interviews, what you see isn't always what you get

In this issue:

-Top Candidates do not equal Top Employees

-Fuel More Arguments at Work
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Do more. Spend less. Go crazy!

Do more. Spend less. Go crazy!

In this issue:

-Understaffing: a Risky Proposition

-Productivity Tips: 5 Ways to Keep Employees Happy

-Free Survey to Gauge Employee Happiness
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Another day, another crisis

Another day, another crisis

In this issue:

-Expect the Unexpected: How to Manage a Crisis While Maintaining Workplace Productivity

-Productivity Tips: The 25 Hour Day!

-Results at Work: A New Approach to an Old Problem Improves Productivity and Saves Money

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2013 EEOC Criminal Background Check Guidelines -- Are you in compliance?

2013 EEOC Criminal Background Check Guidelines -- Are you in compliance?

In this issue:

-To Check or Not to Check? Straight Talk About EEOC Guidelines for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

-Productivity Tips: Keep Interviewing Simple

-Tools: Dos and Don'ts for Conducting Criminal Background Checks
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Feel more like a referee than a manager?

Feel more like a referee than a manager?

In this issue:

-Feel More Like a Referee than a Manager?

-Productivity Tips: Fun & Flexibility Boosts Productivity
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[eBook] Win the War for Talent in Today's Economy

[eBook] Win the War for Talent in Today's Economy

Recent statistics reinforce that while hiring remains sluggish, finding and keeping qualified, skilled workers is getting tougher. If you want to win the war for talent, read this eBook. It examines the true cost of turnover and outlines today's best retention strategies, geared to the unique needs of each of your workforce segments.
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Boost productivity this summer

Boost productivity this summer

In this issue:

-Want to Boost Employee Productivity? Look in the Mirror!

-To Be a Great Leader, Focus on Clarity in Communication

-Tools: ACA Information Sheet
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Insert exciting subject line here...

Insert exciting subject line here...

In this issue:

-Business lessons from the Staffing Industry Executive Forum

-Want to stay productive? Stay healthy!

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Is March Madness a good thing for your office??

Is March Madness a good thing for your office??

In this issue of Great Ideas:

-Creating Championship Teams for Your Business

-Take Control of Your Day--Before it Takes Control of You!

-Meetings & March Madness
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Free eBook: MBO for 2013

Free eBook: MBO for 2013

In this issue:

-The Shredder Ate my Report--Improve Performance with "Management by Objectives" (MBO)

-Productivity Tips: What's Out? Multitasking. What's In? Mindfulness!

-Case Study: Simplification. Streamlining. Single-source options.
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Welcome to the new Great Ideas!

Welcome to the new Great Ideas!

In this issue:

-Hiring in 2013? Key Talent Acquisition Trends to Watch

-Five Ways to Make This Your Most Productive Year Ever!

-Why questions can be your most powerful employee motivation tool.
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'Tis the Season to be Scrooge-y?

'Tis the Season to be Scrooge-y?

It's that most wonderful time of the year! Except when it comes to getting work done. Chances are, your staff is more focused on shopping and parties than this week's deadlines. So how do you get work done... without being a Scrooge?
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How

How "smart" is your website?

This is not a time to get left behind. It's time to get smart about smartphones. And tablets. And how you can use them to recruit today's on-the-go candidates.
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How

How "smart" is your website?

This is not a time to get left behind. It's time to get smart about smartphones. And tablets. And how you can use them to recruit today's on-the-go candidates.
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Do you know Harry Frazee?

Do you know Harry Frazee?

In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll show you how to find, attract and retain great talent, because you never want to be known as the guy who gave up the greatest player on your team.
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Do you know Harry Frazee?

Do you know Harry Frazee?

In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll show you how to find, attract and retain great talent, because you never want to be known as the guy who gave up the greatest player on your team.
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Do It the Disney Way

Do It the Disney Way

Walt Disney would be considered a creative genius by most. Why? Because he knew how to translate creativity into tangible reality. And you, too, can turn creative ideas into profit.
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Do It the Disney Way

Do It the Disney Way

Walt Disney would be considered a creative genius by most. Why? Because he knew how to translate creativity into tangible reality. And you, too, can turn creative ideas into profit.
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There's a goldmine in your office!

There's a goldmine in your office!

In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll show you how mining your employee data can lead to insights into compensation, staffing needs and retention.
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There's a goldmine in your office!

There's a goldmine in your office!

In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll show you how mining your employee data can lead to insights into compensation, staffing needs and retention.
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Throw out your to-do list

Throw out your to-do list

We talk a lot about motivation in the workplace--a whole industry has sprung up around it! But sometimes the easiest way to keep yourself and your employees on track is to look at not what you have to do, but at what you've done.
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Throw out your to-do list

Throw out your to-do list

We talk a lot about motivation in the workplace--a whole industry has sprung up around it! But sometimes the easiest way to keep yourself and your employees on track is to look at not what you have to do, but at what you've done.
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We've got good news and bad news

We've got good news and bad news

Download this FREE publication to discover:
  • How to minimize unplanned turnover
  • Why one-size-fits-all retention plans won't work
  • What you must do during an employee's first 90 days
  • How to create a workplace that attracts top performers and makes them want to stay!
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We've got good news and bad news

We've got good news and bad news

Download this FREE publication to discover:
  • How to minimize unplanned turnover
  • Why one-size-fits-all retention plans won't work
  • What you must do during an employee's first 90 days
  • How to create a workplace that attracts top performers and makes them want to stay!
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How can we improve?

How can we improve?

Staffing Challenges & Perceptions Survey 2012
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How can we improve?

How can we improve?

Staffing Challenges & Perceptions Survey 2012
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How can we improve?

How can we improve?

Staffing Challenges & Perceptions Survey 2012
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How can we improve?

How can we improve?

Staffing Challenges & Perceptions Survey 2012
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How to work hard and avoid burning out

How to work hard and avoid burning out

If you want to be really successful, it's important to make time for your work and your life. You'll be more productive and avoid getting burned out. In this edition of 60 Second Solutions, you'll find seven ways to keep burnout at bay.
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How to work hard and avoid burning out

How to work hard and avoid burning out

If you want to be really successful, it's important to make time for your work and your life. You'll be more productive and avoid getting burned out. In this edition of 60 Second Solutions, you'll find seven ways to keep burnout at bay.
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"Secrets to Higher Profits for $200, Alex."

Having fun makes serious business sense. This article will show you the research that proves that fun in the workplace is key to corporate success. You'll also find 20 ways to bring more fun into your organization.
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"Secrets to Higher Profits for $200, Alex."

Having fun makes serious business sense. This article will show you the research that proves that fun in the workplace is key to corporate success. You'll also find 20 ways to bring more fun into your organization.
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Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues? – But There Is!

Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues? – But There Is!

When it's warm and sunny outside, it can be hard to be inside. Here's a list of ideas to help you make the most of your summer work days.
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Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues? – But There Is!

Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues? – But There Is!

When it's warm and sunny outside, it can be hard to be inside. Here's a list of ideas to help you make the most of your summer work days.
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Don't Get Left Out of the Conversation!

Don't Get Left Out of the Conversation!

Check out these statistics from a 2011 study of the practical uses of social media in HR. You'll discover how others in the industry are using social media--and how it can benefit you.
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Don't Get Left Out of the Conversation!

Don't Get Left Out of the Conversation!

Check out these statistics from a 2011 study of the practical uses of social media in HR. You'll discover how others in the industry are using social media--and how it can benefit you.
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Pinterest...for Recruiting? Really?

Pinterest...for Recruiting? Really?

Are you on Pinterest? I'm sure you've heard about it--it's become the rock star of the social media world, driving more traffic to company websites and blogs than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined. So are you using it in your HR department?
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Pinterest...for Recruiting? Really?

Pinterest...for Recruiting? Really?

Are you on Pinterest? I'm sure you've heard about it--it's become the rock star of the social media world, driving more traffic to company websites and blogs than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined. So are you using it in your HR department?
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Why You Need to Rethink Your Recruiting Strategy

Why You Need to Rethink Your Recruiting Strategy

It's time to rethink your recruiting strategy--and we'll make it easy for you. In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll ask you four questions that will help you rethink and reshape your approach and show you new approaches for the new economy.
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Why You Need to Rethink Your Recruiting Strategy

Why You Need to Rethink Your Recruiting Strategy

It's time to rethink your recruiting strategy--and we'll make it easy for you. In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll ask you four questions that will help you rethink and reshape your approach and show you new approaches for the new economy.
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Spot and Prevent Workplace Bullying--Now

Spot and Prevent Workplace Bullying--Now

It seems that reports of bullying are everywhere you turn lately. Stories of young teenagers being subjected to the behavior of bullies has ignited a national consciousness. But bullying isn't confined to schools and teenagers. It's also a major issue in today's workforce.
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Spot and Prevent Workplace Bullying--Now

Spot and Prevent Workplace Bullying--Now

It seems that reports of bullying are everywhere you turn lately. Stories of young teenagers being subjected to the behavior of bullies has ignited a national consciousness. But bullying isn't confined to schools and teenagers. It's also a major issue in today's workforce.
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Are You a Stepping Stone Employer?

Are You a Stepping Stone Employer?

In a competitive job market, experienced professionals and recent graduates with their "eye on the prize" may not be looking for long term...just "right now." In this month's Strategies for Success, we've included some tips to help prevent your organization from becoming a stepping stone.
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Are You a Stepping Stone Employer?

Are You a Stepping Stone Employer?

In a competitive job market, experienced professionals and recent graduates with their "eye on the prize" may not be looking for long term...just "right now." In this month's Strategies for Success, we've included some tips to help prevent your organization from becoming a stepping stone.
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Who hired

Who hired "THAT" guy?

Sometimes candidates look great on paper, or in the interview, but end up being a total bust. Weed out the "THAT guys" of the business world and make better hires by integrating personality tests into your hiring process.
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Who hired

Who hired "THAT" guy?

Sometimes candidates look great on paper, or in the interview, but end up being a total bust. Weed out the "THAT guys" of the business world and make better hires by integrating personality tests into your hiring process.
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Are you a

Are you a "horrible" boss?

Are you a "horrible" boss? This summer's blockbuster movie "Horrible Bosses" may have been fiction, but there are some valuable management lessons to be learned from the stars of the film. In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll provide you with the tips you need to avoid being "horrible."
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Are you a

Are you a "horrible" boss?

Are you a "horrible" boss? This summer's blockbuster movie "Horrible Bosses" may have been fiction, but there are some valuable management lessons to be learned from the stars of the film. In this month's Strategies for Success, we'll provide you with the tips you need to avoid being "horrible."
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Sample Social Media Policy

Sample Social Media Policy

Does your company have an effective social media policy? Like it or not, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter have become essential business tools, and you need to set clear guidelines about what your employees can--and cannot--do. In this issue of 60 Second Solutions, we'll show you the three specific topics your social media policy must cover.
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Sample Social Media Policy

Sample Social Media Policy

Does your company have an effective social media policy? Like it or not, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter have become essential business tools, and you need to set clear guidelines about what your employees can--and cannot--do. In this issue of 60 Second Solutions, we'll show you the three specific topics your social media policy must cover.
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Stop! Don't make another hire...

Stop! Don't make another hire...

Stop! Don't make another hire without reviewing the items in our Hiring Toolkit below. It's the ultimate collection of information, forms, and tools to help ensure that your next hire is a perfect fit.
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Stop! Don't make another hire...

Stop! Don't make another hire...

Stop! Don't make another hire without reviewing the items in our Hiring Toolkit below. It's the ultimate collection of information, forms, and tools to help ensure that your next hire is a perfect fit.
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Before you go...

Before you go...

Is your organization experiencing high turnover in any areas? Are you worried about the potential of losing key employees? This article will show you how to use exit interviews with your soon to be ex-employees to help you reduce attrition at your organization.
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Before you go...

Before you go...

Is your organization experiencing high turnover in any areas? Are you worried about the potential of losing key employees? This article will show you how to use exit interviews with your soon to be ex-employees to help you reduce attrition at your organization.
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Inside: Sample Social Media Policy

Inside: Sample Social Media Policy

Like it or not, social media has quickly evolved into one of the main forms of business communication. No longer is it just for college students to update their friends on where they are hanging out. Almost every corporation is active on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Today, we are very pleased to share a really informative article that will show you why you need a social media policy and what needs to be included.
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Inside: Sample Social Media Policy

Inside: Sample Social Media Policy

Like it or not, social media has quickly evolved into one of the main forms of business communication. No longer is it just for college students to update their friends on where they are hanging out. Almost every corporation is active on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Today, we are very pleased to share a really informative article that will show you why you need a social media policy and what needs to be included.
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9 Secrets to Getting the Job You Really Want

9 Secrets to Getting the Job You Really Want

It seems the competition for the best jobs is fierce no matter what economic conditions are. However, there are a few things job seekers can do to dramatically increase their chances of finding a great job. Read further for 9 Secrets to Getting the Job You Really Want.
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Ever Been Turned Down for a Job?

Ever Been Turned Down for a Job?

If you're not getting back to EVERY candidate who submits a resume or job application, you may be making people angry, and in today's world of social media, angry candidates can do great damage to your company's reputation.
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Ever Been Turned Down for a Job?

Ever Been Turned Down for a Job?

If you're not getting back to EVERY candidate who submits a resume or job application, you may be making people angry, and in today's world of social media, angry candidates can do great damage to your company's reputation.
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Why Some People Almost Always Succeed at Work

Why Some People Almost Always Succeed at Work

Do you happen to know any of those people who are always successful at work no matter what? The ones who get the promotions quicker, more raises, more often, and get the best assignments? Well, it's not luck that those people are always on top. With a little determination, and help from the following article, anyone can learn to be successful in the workplace.
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How temps can help tackle your business challenges

How temps can help tackle your business challenges

Increase profits...Reduce payroll expenses...Improve retention And you thought staffing firms were only good for providing fill-ins. We wanted to take a little break from the normal format of 60 Second Solutions to provide you with some great case studies of companies that--through the creative use of staffing--were able to tackle significant business challenges!
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How temps can help tackle your business challenges

How temps can help tackle your business challenges

Increase profits...Reduce payroll expenses...Improve retention And you thought staffing firms were only good for providing fill-ins. We wanted to take a little break from the normal format of 60 Second Solutions to provide you with some great case studies of companies that--through the creative use of staffing--were able to tackle significant business challenges!
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SPOILER ALERT: It was the temp who helped increase profits

SPOILER ALERT: It was the temp who helped increase profits

Quick question: What one thing can control costs, improve revenue, and manage risks? Believe it or not, this magic solution for your business is temporary employees. Long gone are the days when temps were only used to fill in for vacation days. Used strategically, temporary employees can make a dramatic difference to your bottom line.
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SPOILER ALERT: It was the temp who helped increase profits

SPOILER ALERT: It was the temp who helped increase profits

Quick question: What one thing can control costs, improve revenue, and manage risks? Believe it or not, this magic solution for your business is temporary employees. Long gone are the days when temps were only used to fill in for vacation days. Used strategically, temporary employees can make a dramatic difference to your bottom line.
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Why Use Staffing?

Why Use Staffing?

In this issue of 60 Second Solutions, we'll show you how to use a staffing agency to find top employees for your organization.
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Why Use Staffing?

Why Use Staffing?

In this issue of 60 Second Solutions, we'll show you how to use a staffing agency to find top employees for your organization.
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Are you costing your firm millions?

Are you costing your firm millions?

This month's article discusses how the way that we treat job candidates reflects on the way we treat our customers. Not many companies factor in the candidate experience, but they should because it is quickly becoming a "hidden cost" that is costing us millions.
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Are you costing your firm millions?

Are you costing your firm millions?

This month's article discusses how the way that we treat job candidates reflects on the way we treat our customers. Not many companies factor in the candidate experience, but they should because it is quickly becoming a "hidden cost" that is costing us millions.
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Is it all about the money?

Is it all about the money?

In this issue, you'll find an article that reviews the pros and cons of rewards based compensation plans.
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Is it all about the money?

Is it all about the money?

In this issue, you'll find an article that reviews the pros and cons of rewards based compensation plans.
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60 Second Solutions: Keep millennials from walking out the door

60 Second Solutions: Keep millennials from walking out the door

Employees in their 20s are notorious job hoppers. And companies are losing billions on their training investments in the millennial generation. So how can you end the turnover?
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60 Second Solutions: Keep millennials from walking out the door

60 Second Solutions: Keep millennials from walking out the door

Employees in their 20s are notorious job hoppers. And companies are losing billions on their training investments in the millennial generation. So how can you end the turnover?
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Is Your Company Poised for Growth?

Is Your Company Poised for Growth?

While no one knows for sure if the worst is over, we have seen many positive signs in our local economy. So what's the next step for companies in our community? It's time to start taking advantage of the upturn and planning for growth. Today, I would like to share an article that offers six great tips to help your company prepare for growth.
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Is Your Company Poised for Growth?

Is Your Company Poised for Growth?

While no one knows for sure if the worst is over, we have seen many positive signs in our local economy. So what's the next step for companies in our community? It's time to start taking advantage of the upturn and planning for growth. Today, I would like to share an article that offers six great tips to help your company prepare for growth.
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Get a grip on stress

Get a grip on stress

This issue includes 10 ways to deal with stress before it takes over your life.
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Avoid wrongful termination suits

Avoid wrongful termination suits

Want to avoid employee lawsuits for "wrongful termination?" Then, listen up, because the answer is easier than you may think: No surprises.
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Avoid wrongful termination suits

Avoid wrongful termination suits

Want to avoid employee lawsuits for "wrongful termination?" Then, listen up, because the answer is easier than you may think: No surprises.
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What do your employees and a new car have in common?

What do your employees and a new car have in common?

If you're not familiar with "re-recruiting," it is the process of re-engaging, renewing and restoring the health, vitality or intensity of employer-employee relationships. To further explain, click the link below for a great article that outlines the "re-recruiting" process.
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What do your employees and a new car have in common?

What do your employees and a new car have in common?

If you're not familiar with "re-recruiting," it is the process of re-engaging, renewing and restoring the health, vitality or intensity of employer-employee relationships. To further explain, click the link below for a great article that outlines the "re-recruiting" process.
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Achieve your New Year's Resolutions in 2011

Achieve your New Year's Resolutions in 2011

Everywhere you turn, people are talking about their New Year's resolutions. What you may also notice is that nobody talks about how they are going to actually keep them. This article contains six tips to make a plan and fulfill your dreams in the New Year:
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What are other companies paying?

What are other companies paying?

As the end of the year approaches, most companies are finalizing their compensation plans for 2011. And, one of the most common questions we get is, What are other companies paying? That's why we wanted to share the results from the 2010-2011 Culpepper Salary Budget and Planning Survey. This year's report includes data from 933 participating organizations in 90 countries and 21 international geographic regions.
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60 Second Solutions: We wish you a merry work day

60 Second Solutions: We wish you a merry work day

We hope that these tips will help your team get through the holidays--stress free!
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60 Second Solutions: We wish you a merry work day

60 Second Solutions: We wish you a merry work day

We hope that these tips will help your team get through the holidays--stress free!
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What are other companies paying?

What are other companies paying?

As the end of the year approaches, most companies are finalizing their compensation plans for 2011. And, one of the most common questions we get is, What are other companies paying? That's why we wanted to share the results from the 2010-2011 Culpepper Salary Budget and Planning Survey. This year's report includes data from 933 participating organizations in 90 countries and 21 international geographic regions.
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Ready for the 2010-2011 cold and flu season?

Ready for the 2010-2011 cold and flu season?

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that the seasonal flu costs American businesses about $10 billion a year. So how can you "immunize" your company? Find out in this issue of 60 Second Solutions!
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Ready for the 2010-2011 cold and flu season?

Ready for the 2010-2011 cold and flu season?

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that the seasonal flu costs American businesses about $10 billion a year. So how can you "immunize" your company? Find out in this issue of 60 Second Solutions!
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Don't let these challenges derail your company in 2011

Don't let these challenges derail your company in 2011

This issue discusses the top five business challenges you will face in 2011 and how staffing can help you overcome them.
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Don't let these challenges derail your company in 2011

Don't let these challenges derail your company in 2011

This issue discusses the top five business challenges you will face in 2011 and how staffing can help you overcome them.
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Make Your Resume Work for You

Make Your Resume Work for You

In this job market, you want to make sure that your resume gets to the top of the pile. The secret to success lies in two areas: your cover letter and the keywords you use. This article will show you a few tricks that will get your resume noticed by hiring managers.
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60 Second Solutions: Sick of meetings wasting your time?

60 Second Solutions: Sick of meetings wasting your time?

About 25 million meetings take place in corporate America daily. Can you imagine how much we could get done if we just stopped meeting so much? Actually, the secret is not to get rid of meetings, but to take a different approach. How? Read on to discover how you can become a world-class leader of high performance meetings.
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60 Second Solutions: Sick of meetings wasting your time?

60 Second Solutions: Sick of meetings wasting your time?

About 25 million meetings take place in corporate America daily. Can you imagine how much we could get done if we just stopped meeting so much? Actually, the secret is not to get rid of meetings, but to take a different approach. How? Read on to discover how you can become a world-class leader of high performance meetings.
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How to Recruit LeBron James

How to Recruit LeBron James

Love him, or hate him, LeBron James made recruiting history this past summer. The NBA teams who courted James provided a new case study on how to recruit "game-changers." If your organization could use a few more superstars, then you don't want to miss this article.
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How to Recruit LeBron James

How to Recruit LeBron James

Love him, or hate him, LeBron James made recruiting history this past summer. The NBA teams who courted James provided a new case study on how to recruit "game-changers." If your organization could use a few more superstars, then you don't want to miss this article.
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60 Second Solutions: Are your interview questions legal?

60 Second Solutions: Are your interview questions legal?

When broaching sensitive issues such as age, marital status or disabilities, consider the following legal alternatives to illegal interview questions below.
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60 Second Solutions: Are your interview questions legal?

60 Second Solutions: Are your interview questions legal?

When broaching sensitive issues such as age, marital status or disabilities, consider the following legal alternatives to illegal interview questions below.
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Build a customer for life

Build a customer for life

Leadership expert Rick Houcek has outlined four strategies based on the success of "The Container Store" that you can implement into your organization. These strategies will create an air of excitement and engagement that will help build customers for life.
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Build a customer for life

Build a customer for life

Leadership expert Rick Houcek has outlined four strategies based on the success of "The Container Store" that you can implement into your organization. These strategies will create an air of excitement and engagement that will help build customers for life.
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60 Second Solutions: Doing more and spending less

60 Second Solutions: Doing more and spending less

Would you like to... - Get more work done...without having to work harder? - Have more resources to take on new projects? - Eliminate overtime expenses? - Prevent staff burnout? - Reduce turnover? If so, then keep reading! In this 60 Second Solution, you'll discover one of the most powerful ways you can actually do more and spend less!
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60 Second Solutions: Doing more and spending less

60 Second Solutions: Doing more and spending less

Would you like to... - Get more work done...without having to work harder? - Have more resources to take on new projects? - Eliminate overtime expenses? - Prevent staff burnout? - Reduce turnover? If so, then keep reading! In this 60 Second Solution, you'll discover one of the most powerful ways you can actually do more and spend less!
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Overcome your biggest challenge

Overcome your biggest challenge

With all the ups and downs in our economy over the past two years, you've probably had to make some major changes in your business. And as most managers know, initiating change can be a daunting task. According to leadership guru, Rick Houcek, it might be the most difficult task that managers perform.
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Overcome your biggest challenge

Overcome your biggest challenge

With all the ups and downs in our economy over the past two years, you've probably had to make some major changes in your business. And as most managers know, initiating change can be a daunting task. According to leadership guru, Rick Houcek, it might be the most difficult task that managers perform.
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Create your brand to stand out from the crowd

Create your brand to stand out from the crowd

Just like successful companies and products, you need to brand yourself. Let employers know what makes you unique. You'll find out how in this month's feature article.
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60 Second Solutions: 10 Steps to Beat FMLA Fraud

60 Second Solutions: 10 Steps to Beat FMLA Fraud

Employees are becoming increasingly sophisticated about the ways they beat the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). To protect your business, you need to become just as sophisticated about managing requests for leave.
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60 Second Solutions: 10 Steps to Beat FMLA Fraud

60 Second Solutions: 10 Steps to Beat FMLA Fraud

Employees are becoming increasingly sophisticated about the ways they beat the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). To protect your business, you need to become just as sophisticated about managing requests for leave.
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Protected Groups: A Guide for Managers

Protected Groups: A Guide for Managers

Understanding who is protected--and how--is critical to your hiring and management policies. Before you make another hire, be sure to review the Managers Guide for Protected Groups.
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Protected Groups: A Guide for Managers

Protected Groups: A Guide for Managers

Understanding who is protected--and how--is critical to your hiring and management policies. Before you make another hire, be sure to review the Managers Guide for Protected Groups.
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60 Second Solutions: Crafting a Social Media Policy

60 Second Solutions: Crafting a Social Media Policy

60 Second Solutions: Crafting a Social Media Policy
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60 Second Solutions: Crafting a Social Media Policy

60 Second Solutions: Crafting a Social Media Policy

60 Second Solutions: Crafting a Social Media Policy
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Keep your employees from running out the door

Keep your employees from running out the door

Keep your employees from running out the door
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Keep your employees from running out the door

Keep your employees from running out the door

Keep your employees from running out the door
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60 Second Solutions: 14 tips to spring clean your life

60 Second Solutions: 14 tips to spring clean your life

Here are 14 ways to spring clean your life. These changes will help you develop greater work-life balance and simplicity.
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60 Second Solutions: 14 tips to spring clean your life

60 Second Solutions: 14 tips to spring clean your life

Here are 14 ways to spring clean your life. These changes will help you develop greater work-life balance and simplicity.
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Stop conflict before it escalates

Stop conflict before it escalates

As you know, even in the best organizations, conflicts can arise. What makes the best companies stand out is their ability to deal with conflict before it becomes a serious problem in the workplace.
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Stop conflict before it escalates

Stop conflict before it escalates

As you know, even in the best organizations, conflicts can arise. What makes the best companies stand out is their ability to deal with conflict before it becomes a serious problem in the workplace.
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Fighting the Overqualified Label

Fighting the Overqualified Label

In this month's feature article, we'll show you 10 specific tips to avoid being labeled as overqualified.
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Top 10 Reasons to Work for a Staffing Firm

Top 10 Reasons to Work for a Staffing Firm

Do you know anyone looking to make a career change? In this feature article, you'll find more information about how temping can help your career.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Go Undercover

5 Reasons Why You Should Go Undercover

On the new hit show "Undercover Boss", CEOs put on a disguise and go undercover in their own companies to discover what's really going on at the front lines in their organization. It's a great lesson for all leaders. Now we're not saying you need to put on a fake nose and mustache, but spending some time "in the field" can be a very enlightening and worthwhile endeavor.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Go Undercover

5 Reasons Why You Should Go Undercover

On the new hit show "Undercover Boss", CEOs put on a disguise and go undercover in their own companies to discover what's really going on at the front lines in their organization. It's a great lesson for all leaders. Now we're not saying you need to put on a fake nose and mustache, but spending some time "in the field" can be a very enlightening and worthwhile endeavor.
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60 Second Solutions: Watch Out for Eddie Haskell

60 Second Solutions: Watch Out for Eddie Haskell

Have you seen Eddie Haskell lately? No, we're not talking about everyone's favorite charmer from Leave It To Beaver. We're talking about those job candidates who say and do all the right things during the interview...but then turn out to be nightmare employees. The article below will show you how you can "Eddie Proof" your candidate evaluation process.
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60 Second Solutions: Watch Out for Eddie Haskell

60 Second Solutions: Watch Out for Eddie Haskell

Have you seen Eddie Haskell lately? No, we're not talking about everyone's favorite charmer from Leave It To Beaver. We're talking about those job candidates who say and do all the right things during the interview...but then turn out to be nightmare employees. The article below will show you how you can "Eddie Proof" your candidate evaluation process.
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Get a jump on your competition with Web 2.0

Get a jump on your competition with Web 2.0

Social Networking. SEO. Blogging. They are all Web 2.0 tools that are a part of something called Inbound Marketing. And if these words are not a part of your regular marketing plan, you may quickly be falling behind your competition. This article will help you understand, and take advantage of, the benefits of Inbound Marketing and Web 2.0.
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Get a jump on your competition with Web 2.0

Get a jump on your competition with Web 2.0

Social Networking. SEO. Blogging. They are all Web 2.0 tools that are a part of something called Inbound Marketing. And if these words are not a part of your regular marketing plan, you may quickly be falling behind your competition. This article will help you understand, and take advantage of, the benefits of Inbound Marketing and Web 2.0.
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60 Second Solutions: Avoid the perils of screening via social networks

60 Second Solutions: Avoid the perils of screening via social networks

Feb 2010 60 Second Solutions, Avoid the perils of screening via social networks
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60 Second Solutions: Avoid the perils of screening via social networks

60 Second Solutions: Avoid the perils of screening via social networks

Feb 2010 60 Second Solutions, Avoid the perils of screening via social networks
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Turning the recession into a positive

Turning the recession into a positive

Feb 2010 Simple Move, Turning the recession into a positive
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Turning the recession into a positive

Turning the recession into a positive

Feb 2010 Simple Move, Turning the recession into a positive
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