January 2001 

HR MAGAZINE · January 2001
Vol. 46, No. 1
Table of Contents 

COVER STORY
Looking for Trouble
Slowdown may not ease tight job market.
Susan J. Wells

Stepping Carefully
Finding your way through an economic turndown.
Susan J. Wells

PROFILE
Ready to Soar
Libby Sartain sees a high-flying future for SHRM.
Bill Leonard

INTERVIEW
Taking SHRM to the Next Level
There’s still a lot to be done, says new SHRM CEO Helen Drinan.
Bill Leonard

HR MANAGEMENTS
Refocusing Job Descriptions
Try replacing skills-based descriptions with ones based on the roles positions play in the workplace.
Carla Joinson

HR AGENDAS

RETIREMENT PLANNING 

Employee Rewards: Comp and Benefits: Kinder, Simpler Cafeteria Rules
New regulations that take effect this month clear up questions regarding mid-year changes to cafeteria plans.
Carolyn Hirschman

Relocation: Give Your Movers A Performance Review
Grading relocation services can smooth the bumps on an employee’s road to new assignments.
Thomas Philbin

Focus on Recruitment and Hiring

Employers Join Forces to Recruit
Try joining with other local employers to create a recruiting web site.
Alison Stein Wellner

Working with an Outside Recruiter? Get It in Writing
Include these key elements in your contracts with an outside search firm.
Michelle Neely Martinez

Games Interviewers Play
Using games and puzzles to tease out the right candidate.
Martha Frase-Blunt

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

 From the Publisher: Promotion Reflects Growth
Of Publication’s Editorial Staff Changes to our editorial masthead. John Adams
 From the Editors: When the Boom Stops Rolling
Anticipating lean times; changes to HR Magazine. Leon Rubis
 Management Tools: Supervisors Are Key to Keeping Young Talent
Seven steps a supervisor can take to make young, culturally diverse employees happy. Catherine Dixon-Kheir
 Legal Trends: Cyber Speech Cops
It’s your network, but the NLRB may tell employees how to use it. John E. Lyncheski and Leslie D. Heller
 Future Focus: How To Be a Futurist
Tips for predicting future work trends. Julie Wallace
 Executive Briefing
 Letters
 HR Update
 HR Technology
 Software Review
 Bookshelf
 What’s New

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