Use Right Bait When Cyber-Fishing for the Right Workers It’s not a question of whether to make use of social networking sites for recruiting. Companies should be exploring when and how to use them. Read this article

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Staffing Management News Audit for Systemic Hiring Biases Before U.S. Agencies Do It For many years the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs didn’t pay much attention to applicant tracking data, nor was that data a focus during discrimination investigations. But things have changed and so should employers' response. LINE: Softening Labor Market Now Recurring Trend Far fewer people will get jobs in May 2008 as employment expectations for the month in the manufacturing and service sectors are much weaker than they were in May 2007, according to the latest SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicator of National Employment (LINE) survey report. Health Club's HR Makeover Improves Its Fiscal Fitness At 24 Hour Fitness, personal trainers recommend exercises to get their clients physically fit. But the already profitable company also has developed its own regimen to buff up its talent management strategy and to stay fiscally fit. Online Help-Wanted Ads Mirror Slowdown in Economy, Hiring Employment growth in most U.S. industries has all but flat lined. But the country’s employment scene isn’t going down without a fight, as is evident by the minuscule decline in online advertising. Work To Reduce Exposure to Workplace Violence Threats Companies can work to prevent workplace violence by taking proactive steps on policy and procedures to identify their overall level of risk. Watch Out for Vicious Political Climate—No, Not That One Instead of putting a bag over their head concerning workplace politics, recruiters need to learn to become politically savvy, because anytime more than two people operate together, there will be politics. Good Succession Plans Balance Current, Future Skill Needs Succession planning needs to be an integrated, continuing process that creates and helps to manage a leadership pool, not just a stand-alone program used to fill particular positions. It should extend beyond the top executive level into mid- and lower-level management. Engineers, Skilled Trades Among Hardest U.S. Jobs To Fill Weird Applicants? Blame Mom and Dad, Expert Says More Staffing Management articles

More Employment News Address Discrepancy Rule Will Alter Background Checks (SHRM Workplace Law Focus Area) Benefits and Perks Keep Older Workers Working (SHRM Compensation & Benefits Focus Area) UGESP Definition of ‘Applicant’ Will Not Change (SHRM Workplace Law Focus Area) Selection Older, Wiser and Ready To Network (SHRM Diversity Focus Area) HR 'Talent Mobility' Strategies Fuel Market Domination (SHRM Global Focus Area) DHS Wants To Extend J-1 Visa Fee Increase To Pay for Data Gathering (SHRM Global Focus Area) CEO as Recruiter (HR Magazine) The Perfect Interview (HR Magazine) Steering a Business Turnaround (HR Magazine) Prune Employees Carefully (HR Magazine)

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Discussion Areas Participate in the conversations your colleagues are having on the Recruiting & Staffing discussion area. Following are some recent topics up for discussion: Credit and Background Checks Recruiting Outside the Box Employee Referrals More discussion topics

Salary Survey Directory The war for talent and proliferation of pay information are increasing pressure on HR offices to have and use accurate, up-to-date market pay information, to share it with managers and employees and, at times, to defend its use while refuting incorrect or inferior data. Knowledge of and skill in selecting and using compensation surveys are required. This directory will assist HR professionals in locating, using and aging salary survey data; adjusting salaries to account for cost of living differentials; and avoiding antitrust issues related to compensation benchmarking. Salary Survey Directory

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