Talent Culture

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 Don’t Get Caught With an Old School Resume This month’s Career Collective topic is Job-Hunting Rules to Break: Outdated Job-Search Beliefs. I come across so many outdated concepts in resume writing that seem to be “passed down from generation to generation&# of job seekers, so I thought this was a good time to dispel some common resume writing myths once and for all.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Take time to visit the company’s website and see what services it provides. Read your contract. You may be surprised to learn that your PEO can identify ways to incentivize your employees at no cost through flexible hours and performance appraisals, for example. Small business owners often focus on the liabilities that HR outsourcing companies can remove from their operations and tasks that they can absorb instead of services they can provide, he adds.

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Ahmed's Universe

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

'BOGOTA Even from the other side of the world there is no escaping the momentous news, which explains why for the second time in a row I am posting on political developments in the Arab world. Last time, a month ago, when I wrote on the Tunisian uprising which ended the dictatorial rule of Ben Ali, I predicted that Egypt, the heart of the Arab world, would be next.

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Talent Culture

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Job Seekers: Is Age Really What’s Holding You Back? This week my mom will celebrate her 80th birthday. We have two things planned for the big day. Head over to the Verizon store to compare Droids and iPhones and then pop by the Mac store to price out a new laptop.

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Talent Culture

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Monday, February 14th, 2011 Long Live the Office Romance CareerBuilder recently surveyed close to 4,000 workers for their annual Valentine’s Day Survey and The Vault conducted an office romance survey recently as well. The bottom line is that there’s a lot of office romance going on from hook ups to steady dating to marriage proposals.

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Talent Culture

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 Career Solvers Featured on Market Watch Radio Network I was recently interviewed by Adrienne Mitchell of Market Watch Radio Network about resumes. You can hear my tips for making the most of keywords and writing compelling profiles and accomplishment statements here.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

While you may be the captain of your business, your employees are the sails, pushing you from one great opportunity to another. Hiring a weak or reckless employee can hinder your company’s journey and make work difficult for the whole team. If you don’t have the time to recruit or you’re considering hiring a recruiting service, you first want to assess how bad your situation really is.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Business owners are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In order to fit it all in, you’re forced to prioritize and cut the fat off your to-do list. As a result, many of your HR responsibilities are forced to take a backseat to more pressing matters. Putting off HR tasks can become so habitual that you don’t even notice when it’s happening or how it’s affecting your business.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

“Doing more with less” is more than just a trite saying that is now regularly bantered around offices by managers and business owners. As companies struggle to maintain profitability and control costs in a challenging economy, many are finding that elevated employee performance is the key to success. Employee performance is a bit nebulous and tough to define and refine.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If only finding a retirement plan to offer your employees were as easy as retiring itself. With the many options out there, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. And you don’t want to make a rush decision, either. After all, it’s your employees’ future. Before picking one provider, make sure to ask these crucial questions. 1. Do they offer the type of plan you’re looking for?

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

It’s not likely you’ve given employees open access to your business checking account and allow them to draw funds at their pleasure. Although that scenario may sound preposterous, any employee with an expense account is in a position to spend your money just as freely. As with many other aspects of your business, technology can ease the burden of managing and monitoring employee expenses, an often tedious and time consuming process.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Hiring employees to handle confidential information isn’t easy. Every applicant hired by Massachusetts-based OfficeDrop is constantly exposed to reams of personal data as they convert paper files from thousands of small business into an online database. Finding employees who could be trusted to protect such information was a tough task, says spokesman Healy Jones. “We wanted to maintain a budget, but couldn’t afford any compromise to security, so it was important to make sure that only irr

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Organizations need to learn to manage workers’ compensation claims. Organizations with organized claims and disability management programs have lower rates of lost work time, reduced costs, and less attorney involvement in their workers’ compensation claims. What part do managers and supervisors play in managing the claims process? Typically, they act as a focal point in relaying information, providing the injured employee with information about the claim, providing the claims divisi

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Although many people may immediately think of felled corporate giant Enron when the word “fraud” is uttered, fraud on a much smaller scale occurs at most businesses on a regular basis. Whether it’s pushing 45 minutes to an hour or adding hours outright, time management fraud by employers and contractors is costly. Taking someone’s word about the hours spent on a specific project can be a gamble.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

OSHA recognizes that effective safety and health programs can be organized and presented in a variety of ways. For large businesses, a written program is essential because authority, responsibility, and accountability must be clearly assigned to avoid confusion and uncertainty. For small businesses with less complex operations and few potential hazards, it may be possible to effectively communicate policies and procedures orally and by example.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Workers’ compensation is designed to provide income replacement and coverage of medical expenses for employees who are injured on the job. Presently workers’ compensation is a quid pro quo system under which the employee gives up the right to sue the employer for injuries from work-related accidents in exchange for receiving benefits without regard to fault.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

An outside recruiter can be your greatest ally when it comes to hiring new employees for your business. Immersed in the job market day after day, a good recruiter is familiar with the pulse of the market and knows the expectations of the top professionals. They can give you valuable insight that you wouldn’t get from another employee or manager within your company.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A retirement plan isn’t just for the benefit of your employees. A good retirement plan can spruce up your business and help you reel in those top-tier professionals. But if not chosen carefully, your retirement plan could be viewed as completely useless, becoming more of a burden than a benefit. Finding the right retirement plan is like finding the perfect pair of shoes.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Just how valuable is your time? What price tag would you put on an hour? And what would you give to add hours to your days? Perhaps you’ve already outsourced payroll administration and compilation and are considering turning over more of your human resource (HR) management. What could you gain from consolidating the functions? What is the downside? One of the benefits of a comprehensive suite of business employment services is that they can allow you to focus on the business of doing your busine

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

John starts his vacation a week from Wednesday and Sheila has a doctor’s appointment that will cause her to be out of the office all day next Friday. Olivia is taking half a day of vacation Tuesday to attend field day at her son’s school. Oh, and Chester needs to be off either Wednesday or Thursday for personal reasons. Got all of that? And will you remember it hours from now when you sit down to compile your business’ schedule?

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Amid the many acronyms business owners encounter – FMLA, FICA, HIPAA and COBRA to name a few – two are designed to ease the burden of business owners. PEO (professional employer organization) and HRO (human resource outsourcer) companies remove the need for internal human resources, allowing managers more time to conduct business. Employees can be the cornerstone of an enterprise.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If Fred Flintstone’s method of punching his time card with a dinosaur’s teeth is your first thought when someone mentions employee time management, it’s time to refresh your perspective. “Payroll used to be a necessary evil, something you had to get done. Now companies are leveraging the information,” notes Insperity TimeStar sales director Carlos Gonzalez.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Retiring comfortably is something every worker dreams of. Sponsoring a retirement plan can help them get there. Retirement plans come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, each with its own unique functionality. The following steps can help simplify the process of choosing and managing a plan. Step 1: Take stock of your company’s financial situation.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Cleaning up a hiring mistake isn’t cheap. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it can cost a company $14,000 or more to replace one employee. To avoid such a costly mistake, using a professional recruiter can help you avoid making the wrong hire. Here are five ways a professional recruiter can top your recruiting abilities: 1. Proven search techniques.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Industries and job requirements may greatly vary, but effective leadership traits cross all boundaries. Whether you’re leading a committee, class or Fortune 500 company, there are seven top traits that are exhibited by truly effective leaders: 1. Enthusiasm. It’s tough for people to get excited and rally around any cause if the figurehead is dull and seems uninterested.

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