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Employers Using Social Media to Learn More About Job Applicants
There was a time when employers learned what they could about prospective employees with information garnered from interviews and background checks. A recent survey from CareerBuilder, however, showed that your…
Should Company Have Posted on Employee’s Social Media Sites?
If you use Facebook or Twitter at work, are they only your social media accounts? Or can your boss access them to help the business? A former employee sparked litigation…
Employers May Be Asking You for Your Facebook Password
During the application process, employers ask for copious bits of information: your name, your address, your phone number, even your social security number. But how willing are potential employees to…
Social Media an Important Tool in Communication with Employees
Social media is an ever-expanding base for communication. Its role in the average person’s everyday life is continually growing. But its presence in the workplace is equally significant, and more…
Posting on Social Networking Sites Can Get You Fired
Be careful what you say when you’re social networking. Two recent cases involve employees posting questionable material on social media sites, which subsequently led to a suspension and a termination.…
Pennsylvania Joins 34 Other States in Ban on Texting While Driving
In the technological world, many people use a cell phone for a variety of reasons throughout the day. They make calls, update their Facebook, tweet their friends, and send texts.…
Blueprint for Employee Policies
Jessica Miller-Merrell is one of the most well known bloggers on the internet today. She has done speaking engagements, private sessions, and corporate counseling for companies looking to improve their…
Technology Playing a Bigger Part in the Workplace
Many employers tend to limit employees’ access to such social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter. A recent study, however, showed that college students and college graduates fresh into a…
HR Career Resources
Firing Is Fiery!
HR Career Resources is a weekly column authored by HRCrossing, the nation's leading human resources jobsite dedicated to getting HR professionals jobs.
For most human resources professionals, hiring a new candidate is a jubilant moment. However, needing to fire one of their existing employees is one situation they pray hard to avoid getting into. Unfortunately, the need to fire an employee for the health of the organization is inevitable at times. In such cases, HR professionals are not left with a choice. However, firing an employee does not always have to be a bad experience. Terminating an employee’s services can sometimes be the best solution for an organization or the employee himself. Reasons for termination may include a lack of productivity, misconduct, a loss to the organization owing to the carelessness of the employee, and other issues. Human resources professionals faced with the situation of firing an employee need to tackle each [...]
September 17, 2012 Read More
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