Unemployment Discrimination Banned

By Nonprofit HR on Thursday, January 24th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday that would ban businesses from discriminating against unemployed job applicants. Arthur Delaney has the story. “Job ads specifying that the unemployed need not apply first came to national attention in 2010. Staffing firms that have posted ads requiring applicants to be currently employed have told HuffPost  … Read more


How No Sick Days Make Us Sick

By Nonprofit HR on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

Shamus Khan sees America’s lack of paid sick days as a public health threat: “Every other industrialized nation in the world guarantees this right, but very few places in the U.S. do; they include a handful of cities like San Francisco, Milwaukee, Washington and Seattle — and one lone state: Connecticut. What that means is  … Read more


Nonprofit HR Solutions Increases Expert Staff

By Nonprofit HR on Sunday, January 20th, 2013 in Uncategorized. No Comments

Nonprofit HR today announced the hiring of Shaneka Stanley and Caroline Garrett as Human Resources Consultants. The firm expects these two new additions to its expert staff to allow the firm to continue to serve its growing nonprofit client base. “Our firm continues to be in high demand…


HR Gaining Influence through 360 Survey Use

By Nonprofit HR on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

A new study has found that human resources professionals are using 360 degree feedback to have more influence on talent management and development decisions such as succession planning, identifying training needs, and high potential identification. HR.BLR.com has the details. A new study, Practices in 360 Degree Feedback: A Benchmark Study of North America, from consulting  … Read more


Phone Problems at Nonprofit HR

By Nonprofit HR on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

Over the past few weeks Nonprofit HR has been experiencing some phone quality issues at our home office in Washington, DC. These issues have forced us to change phone systems. We are conducting this system change today, Wednesday, January 16th. Because of this work you may not be able to reach us by phone for a few  … Read more


HR Can Help Fight the Flu

By Nonprofit HR on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

Nobody yet knows how severe this year’s epidemic of influenza will be. The 2012-2013 flu season is eclipsing any of the previous six seasons, and it’s still very early.  Yet, the evidence that this one will be bad is mounting: in New York, where twenty children have already died, Governor Cuomo has declared a public-health  … Read more


Salaries for HR Professionals Quickly Rise

By Nonprofit HR on Friday, January 11th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

The median compensation for HR professionals at large US companies rose by 11% in 2012, increasing at the fastest rate in at least two years, according to the findings of a new study. The research firm Equilar found that that pay jump is attributable to the additional responsibilities added to the HR professionals’ portfolio. HCOnline.com has all  … Read more


What if HR is Its Own Worst Enemy?

By Nonprofit HR on Thursday, January 10th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

Management consultant Carlann Fergusson waded into the debate “What if HR is Its Own Worst Enemy?” with her recent Ignite HR presentation at the annual HR Reinvention conference last November in Omaha. It’s a provocative presentation that tries to address why there is so much finger-pointing in HR and what can be done about it.


Top Talent Management Software Suites

By Nonprofit HR on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

The talent management software industry in 2012 reached $4 billion – and this isn’t even including payroll or HRMS software. It has become a goal for organizations to own at least some form of talent management software. Why? Because it brings about a number of recognized benefits in the areas of recruitment, performance management, learning  … Read more


Predictions Continue for the Death of the Resume

By Nonprofit HR on Friday, January 4th, 2013 in Nonprofit HR News. No Comments

Once again a new year starts with the prediction that this will finally be the year that the resume dies. However, as in previous years, no one has bothered to instruct employers and candidates to stop using the resume and with what to replace it. Jeanne Meister in an article touting that 2013 is the year  … Read more