Next Webcast Playing the Numbers: Using Economic Indicators To Boost Competitive Advantage Presenter: Nick Cihak, Director, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Global Human Resource Service July 31, 2 p.m. ET Understanding how best to interpret and use economic metrics and indicators to develop and tune HR strategies that address future business needs is an emerging and evolving human resource competency area. During this webcast, Nick Cihak will discuss the practical applications of economic indicators as they relate to HR effectiveness in addressing competitiveness issues. Register for this webcast

More Webcasts in This Series Hot Topics in Background Screening Presenter: Pamela Quigley Devata, attorney, Seyfarth Shaw LLP May 2007 With negligent hiring claims becoming more prevalent against employers and recent media attention of violence occurring in the workplace, employers often struggle with the question of whether to conduct pre-employment/post-employment background checks on their employees. Pamela Quigley Devata of Seyfarth Shaw looks at the hottest topics in background screening today. View this webcast One GREAT Recruiter Is Worth 100 Good Ones Presenter: Christian Forman, CEO, AIRS April 2007 Chris Forman, chief executive officer of the online recruiting and consulting firm AIRS, will discuss how recruiters can take their performance-no matter their starting point-to the next level, as well as what skills and competencies companies must look for in recruiters to build a well-rounded recruiting team that meets all the organization's needs. View this webcast Transforming the Recruiter's Role to that of Leader Presenter: Jeremy Eskenazi, SPHR, Riviera Advisors Inc. December 2006 Like many roles within human resource departments, the role of corporate recruiters has changed from that of merely filling job requisitions to becoming a true business partner and major contributor to an organization’s success. Recruitment expert Jeremy Eskenazi will discuss the opportunities and challenges recruiting professionals face and focus on the ever-increasing importance of building and cultivating relationships to fulfill this expanding role. Register for this webcast Your Website is the Soul of Your Recruiting Process - Sinners Repent! Presenter: Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler, Principals of CareerXroads September 2006 It’s all about improving the candidate experience -- online or off. CareerXroads co-founders Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler will share examples of corporate online activities that are most effective at attracting qualified job candidates and describe how to make corporate online job sections a more successful recruiting tool. They name the companies that do the best job (and occasionally describe a few of the worst practices on the Web). Register for this webcast Get Ready, Get Set – Recruit! Presenter: Marianna Savoca, Director, Career Center at Stony Brook University – SUNY; Shannon Maguire, Assistant Vice President for University Relations at UBS Financial Services August 2006 College seniors return to school is September. Is your recruiting team ready? Join us for a webcast that will review best practices in college recruiting: planning, training, relationship building and follow up. This webcast sponsored by: View this webcast Kicked Up Internet Recruiting Presenter: Shally Steckerl, Research Manager, Microsoft; and Founder, JobMachine.net April 2006 While Internet recruitment advertising budgets continue to increase, corporate staffing professionals' remain befuddled over the best ways to use this technology to access better quality job candidates. In this webcast, online recruiting strategist Shally Steckerl will describe how companies can kick up their Internet sourcing techniques to yield a better return on their investment. Mr. Steckerl has helped companies such as Google, Coca-Cola, Cisco Systems and Motorola implement aggressive online recruitment strategies and currently manages the research arm of Microsoft’s Core Technical Central Sourcing Team. This webcast sponsored by: View this webcast Turnover Misnomer: Who Owns the Budget for 'Staffing Waste'? Presenter: Joseph P. Murphy, Shaker Consulting Group February 2006 Staffing is a process with a yield, and turnover is one measure of staffing effectiveness. Many companies, however, only report turnover as a percentage. When reported in financial terms, turnover can be tracked as a budget item that someone can be held accountable for managing. To ensure turnover is tracked and managed like any other budget item, a portion of it may be defined as "staffing waste." In this session, Shaker Consulting Group's Joseph P. Murphy will describe how HR can document progress in reducing waste and enhancing the value of the staffing process. • View this webcast Tackling the Challenge of Workforce Planning Presenter: Kevin Wheeler, Founder/President, Global Learning Resources Inc. October 2005 The process of deciding how many people your company will need in a particular area in a certain period of time is not an easy one for human resource departments. This webinar explores whether or not it is even possible to “plan” the workforce of the future in any meaningful way for more than perhaps three to six months out. • View this webcast Inside This Year's Best Small and Medium Places to Work List Presenter: Hal Adler, Great Place to Work July 2005 Learn what the 2005 "Best Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America" reveal about creating great workplaces. Hal Adler, Great Place to Work Institute consultant, shares behaviors and action steps for creating great workplaces, along with detailed findings on the 2005 "Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America." • View this webcast Salary Negotiations: Making Offers and Closing Deals Presenter: Paul Falcone, director of HR, Platinum Equity Advisors May 2005 When it comes to hiring, salary negotiations gone awry can break any deal. Paul Falcone addresses what HR and hiring managers can do to maintain control of the hiring process and close the deal with new hires by anticipating and minimizing the challenges that might come up while trying to negotiate salary and address possible counteroffers. Falcone also identifies three key retention strategies companies can use to ensure their newest employees start off on the right foot and quickly become contributing players for their new team. • View this webcast Controlling Relocation Costs Presenter: Jacqui Hauser, Cendant Mobility; and Peggy Smith, Microsoft Corp. February 2005 This session provides HR professionals who have responsibility for their company’s mobility program with tools and information they can use to help their organizations identify where their costs are. • View this presentation Employment Screening Essentials