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   www.workforce.com March 9 - 15, 2008 Vol. 9  Issue 11    
 

IN THE NEWS | More

Quick Takes...

 

SPECIAL REPORT

» Background Checking: Digging Deeper
Many employers are going well beyond the typical criminal record check in screening job candidates—looking into civil records like lawsuits and even divorce filings. But experts say the information needs to be handled with extreme care.

More:

+ Opinion Divided on Workers’ Comp Checks

+ Tool: Practical Tips for Providing Post-Employment References

+ HR BPO Penetration at U.S. Companies

+ Staying Out of Legal Hot Water While Conducting Background Checks

HIRE SMART

» Topgrading: Get Your ‘A’ Players Here
An unabashed self-promoter, Brad Smart has turned the seemingly simple hiring concept of ‘topgrading’ into a cottage industry.

More:

+ The ’Grading System

+ Screening Out Bad High-level Hires

+ Dead Man's Curve

IN THE CONTENT CHANNELS

COMP, BENEFITS & REWARDS

HR MANAGEMENT

ARTICLE: Wal-Mart CEO Lays Out Plans to Help Other Employers Cut Health Care Costs

ARTICLE: Health Insurers Adopt Doctor Ranking Model

FEATURE: Rebalancing Putnam

ARTICLE: By Adding More Women to Its Workforce, HP Sees Customer Needs More Clearly

LEGAL INSIGHT

RECRUITING & STAFFING

FEATURE: Weeding Out the Passive-Aggressive, the Liar and the Blamer

ARTICLE: Supreme Court Case Could Expose Employers to More Age Bias Trials

ARTICLE: Evaluating Skills for Hourly Employees

ARTICLE: Are You Ready for These Bone-Chilling Questions?

SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

ARTICLE: Survey: Talent Management Systems a Source of Frustration

ARTICLE: HR Software Face-Off Reveals Latest Trends

ARTICLE: Learning Vendors Branching Out in Talent Management

FEATURE: Talent Management Systems Make Inroads With Employers


+ Human Resources

+ Recruiting & Staffing

+ Benefits & Compensation

+ Training & Development

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BLOGS | More

New!
Workforce Management’s newest featured blogger, Jason Corsello, is vice president of the Center of Excellence at the respected consulting firm Knowledge Infusion. He's one of the leading experts on human capital management, workforce transformation and business process outsourcing.
Google as a Talent Management Platform?
- from the Human Capitalist blog

Verbal Abuse as a Workforce Strategy
- from the Business of Management blog

Political Posturing Overshadows FMLA Common Ground
- from the Workforce Washington blog

More Evidence of China’s Too-Fast Track
- from the Global Work Watch blog

Is Talent Really a Top Priority?
- from the Books@Work blog

Company Monitoring of E-mail: If You’re Firing Someone for Excessive Use, the Problem Is Probably You
- from featured blog: The HR Capitalist


WORK VIEWS | More
Opinions, commentary and analysis on workforce management.

COMMENTARY: The Last Word
Millennials at the Gate
The Millennials are here and ready to start working—but what if we’re not ready to let them?


COMMUNITY CENTER FORUMS | More
Connect with other HR professionals. Ask questions and exchange ideas—peer support is an excellent resource.

Dog Bite
- posted in the General Forum
A member writes: "We allow employees to bring their dogs to work. Today, an employee who rarely brings her dogs to work was bitten by her own dog. The employee was able to treat the bite on site. In this situation, would you offer a workers' comp claim form to the employee?"

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