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on Friday, June 22nd, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
Jason Daniels at PayDayOne.com recently scoured the web looking for odd jobs that pay well. Here are the most unusual vocations of the ones he found that pay very well. Below is his complete infographic/ Australian submarine cook. The Australian Navy says this is a critical position. That explains the pay — $60K to start. Voice-over artist. Ever wonder what … Read more
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on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
As HR professionals, how tuned in are you to what your employees think and feel about our organization? A new study by Kenexa set out to answer the question how tuned in is HR to what employees think and feel about the organization by asking the same questions of both HR professionals and employees around attitudes … Read more
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on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
The “Retention of Key Talent and the Role of Rewards” study by WorldatWork, Hay Group and Dow Scott, Ph.D., professor of human resources at Loyola University Chicago, found that a majority of respondents (83 percent) view turnover of key talent as very costly to their organization and two out of three agree retention of key … Read more
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on Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 in Uncategorized. No Comments
Russell Reynolds wants to clear the air about what a search firm can cannot do for your career. “For those being recruited, it’s equally essential to understand what executive search is — and is not. If knowledge is power, then the more you know about the process, the more influence you will have in managing … Read more
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on Monday, June 18th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
The findings from the 2012 Aflac WorkForces Report found that almost half of the nation’s best employees are hoping to move-on to new jobs this year. The report is an online survey of nearly 1,900 benefits decision-makers and more than 6,100 U.S. workers. The Aflac study found that those employees who are extremely or very likely … Read more
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on Friday, June 15th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
Karen Goulart and Linda Tucci over at SearchCIO have had some testy conversations with CIO’s as of late. IT departments are having trouble finding people who can keep up with the high pace of new technology. And where do they lob their first hand grenade? At the human resources department. “There’s a shared sense that … Read more
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on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
A new study from CareerBuilder has some interesting findings about US wages and what those earning them think about their wages. Most US workers reported they currently earn their desired salary (23 percent) or are close to it (45 percent). Nearly one-third (32 percent) said they are not anywhere near their target pay level. Men were nearly twice as … Read more
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on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 in Uncategorized. No Comments
Joe Gerstandt, a 2012 NHRC keynote speaker, is tired of being asked to prove to organizations that D&I is good stuff. Money quote, “If you do not believe that D & I are valid issues or worthy of some amount of sincere consideration in your organization, then carry on. I think that you should go … Read more
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on Monday, June 11th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
Stephanie Jones has a few new pieces of information from an upcoming study on millennials conducted this year by the Griffith Foundation. The study has not yet been released, but Griffith’s research has found that the primary motivating factors for millennials are “the same things that everybody else is looking for, such as stability, salary, … Read more
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on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments
Jennifer K. Halford has posted a good reminder of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules concerning the hiring of teenagers. Schools across the nation are closing for the summer. Make sure to employ our youth legally and provide them with excellent working environments and experiences. Here are a few of Jennifer’s reminders. Know how many … Read more