Entries by Ed

Avoiding Liability

MIAMI, FL — Attorney Richard D. Tuschman, a member of the litigation department in the Miami office of Baker & McKenzie, the leading international law firm, is offering tips for avoiding liability in the hiring process. Tuschman, who specializes in employment law matters, says there are two principle federal laws restricting an employer’s inquiries during […]

Recruitment Outsourcing Strengthens Overall Value of HR

Ron LeVan, Director of Client Services Advantage Human Resourcing • rlevan@advhr.com While today’s weakened economy has increased the number of active jobseekers, recruiting is no less challenging now than in times of full employment. On the contrary, recession places additional demands on the Human Resources Department. The inundation of resumes from unqualified applicants only complicates […]

Seizing the WoW Advantage: The Next HR Challenge

What should a smart HR leader do in these tough economic times? A targeted rather than ‘slash and burn’ approach to cost cutting, of course, but also development of a strategy for better leveraging talent. In a global, knowledge-based economy, survival and future prosperity depend heavily on our ability to mine the imaginations and expertise […]

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B-suite speaks-out: Boardrooms advise CFO + CHRO should sync. New geo-biz opps drive capital re-allocations.

NEW YORK, July 17, 2013 Human Resource (HR) executives and their finance counterparts believe a stronger partnership is in their future, especially when it comes to helping their organizations boost performance and improve their return on investment in people. The two functions agree on many people and performance issues, but diverge in terms of how […]

Executives asking: Which management style works today? Top-down or by influence of performance?

More than half of global companies increasingly define leaders not by their position on the organization chart but by their influence and performance, according to a survey of nearly 1,200 senior business and human resource executives from more than 40 countries by American Management Association. Fifty-three percent of the respondents now consider individuals to be […]

INNOVATIVE REVERSE MENTORING Project Results in Corporate Career Development Success Model; MultiGenerational Employee Transfer of Knowledge about Social Media

Engages early career professionals as mentors to senior executive mentees and reveals surprising benefits transforming communication, culture and marketing programs. CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS – – May 28, 2013 A new published report from the Sloan Center on Aging & Work in collaboration with the Center for Work & Family, both at Boston College, on The […]

New York Mayor Bloomberg Announces Online Competition Soliciting Ideas From Young Men To Reduce Racial And Ethnic Disparities.

Young Men Will Have the Opportunity to Win $5,000 Toward A Winning Project On Business Development, Employment or Education May 28, 2013, New York – – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs, Young Men’s Initiative Director Jahmani Hylton and Ashoka Changemakers President Diana Wells have launched “My […]

Canada reaches-out to Silicon Valley innovators

The AP and CBS News have published the following story. Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America’s immigration system. Canada’s minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, arrived in the San Francisco […]