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Scientists Urge Execs to Be Choosy about Choices: The Find: The ability to make good decisions is key to management and rests on a brain function called "executive function," but psychologists warn that this decision making function is far more easily depleted than once thought. The Source: A fascinating article in Scientific American....; Tags: Workforce Management, Human Resources, Management, Recruitment & Selection, Tools & Techniques, Executive Function, Cookie, Decision, Decision-making, Job, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Is My Job 'Offshorable'? You Might be Surprised: In a much debated research paper last year, Princeton economist Alan S. Blinder concluded that up to 38 million jobs, or 29 percent, of US jobs are potentially offshorable within the next couple of decades -- that is, capable of being outsourced to workers in other countries. ...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Sean Silverthorne, Business Operations, Workforce Management, It Operations, Human Resources, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Blinder, Recruitment & Selection, Worker, Job; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Top 5 Recession-Proof Jobs: The Find: The economic news may be moving from bad to dreadful, but at least some folks don't have to worry; one recruitment company has identified the top five recession-proof jobs. The Source: A study from Washington, DC based recruitment company, Jobfox. The Takeaway:...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Workforce Management, Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Financial Services, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Job, Operational Accounting, Sector; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Five Essential Productivity Apps for Your iPhone 3G: If you'llÂ tear yourself away from Bejeweled 2 for just a minute, you can actually put your new or updated iPhone to productive use. Here are five App Store gems -- four of which are free -- you'll definitely want to check out. (Note that all links require iTunes.) ...; Tags: Workforce Management, Human Resources, 3G, Recruitment & Selection, App, Jott, Job, Apple iPhone, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rick Broida; Blog posts 2008-07-15
4 Ways to Improve Your Workplace Relations: Former White House spokesman Tony SnowÂ succumbed last weekend to colon cancer, but his legacy of effective interpersonal interactions lives on, says Kris Dunn. Dunn says Snow inspired four lessons that can help people improve their professional approaches. 1. Be willing to put your...; Tags: CC Holland, Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection, Dunn, White House, Workplace, Job, Workforce Management; Blog posts 2008-07-15

Do Bizarre Interview Questions Serve a Purpose?: When you're talking to a job candidate, do you ask what superpowers he'd like to have? No? Then obviously you're missing out on the newly anointed best practice of asking ridiculous questions in the name of thorough interviewing. It's not a new trend (Microsoft's been known for...; Tags: Job, Question, Candidate, Recruitment & Selection, Food & Beverage, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Manufacturing, CC Holland; Blog posts 2008-07-14
The 10 Best Places for Tech Innovation: Looking for the best place to build your high-tech business? Here's what The Milken Institute says in its 2008 State Technology and Science Index. The states in the best position to succeed in the technology-led information age are (2004 rankings in parentheses): Massachusetts...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection, New England, Job Growth, Technology Innovation, Job, Innovation; Blog posts 2008-06-19
No Facebook, No Job: Would you quit your job if horrors your company said you couldn't play on Facebook during the workday? Believe it or not, more than a third of 18-to-24-year-olds would consider jumping ship, while 21 percent more said they'd be "annoyed" by a ban. It's even worse in...; Tags: Job, Facebook, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, CC Holland; Blog posts 2008-06-17
Can A Nose Job Lift Your Leadership Skills?: The newest trend in cosmetic surgery, apparently, is nipping and tucking for your job. Not content to Botox their brows into submission merely for personal primping, workplace go-getters men as well as women are turning to appearance enhancement for career advancement. No lesser an authority than His...; Tags: Career, Human Resources, Professional Development, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Surgery, Leadership, Workplace, Layoff, Job, CC Holland; Blog posts 2008-06-16
Is College Necessary?: With 60 percent of Americans now attending college, Richard Posner asks whether the number might go to 100 percent (don't snort; it wasn't even a century ago that most people didn't go to high school). At first, in his post on the boom in college education, he seems to think...; Tags: Workforce Management, Michael Fitzgerald, Management, Human Resources, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, College Education, College, Job; Blog posts 2008-06-13
Changing Jobs is a Challenge, Even for Executives: The Find: One-third of executives who transfer to a new company and one in five business leaders who change jobs within the same company are not successful -- even after two years on the job. The Source: The new "Executive Transitions" study by The Institute of...; Tags: Job, Hire, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-06-12
Psych Tests to Keep Your Turnover Low: The Find: Forget environmental factors, job hopping is largely dependent on the personality of employees. The Source: Research from the Summer 2008 issue of Personnel Psychology cited in the HR Tests blog. The Takeaway: On BNET recently, the topic of whether you should hire...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection, Job, Turnover; Blog posts 2008-06-04
Job Hopper: All Hell Breaks Loose: Wow. I mean -- wow. Apparently I struck a nerve with my post last week about whether you would or should hire a job hopper. The pro-hop faction seems to have a slight edge over the anti-hop faction, judging by your comments. The debate was fierce. Grenades were flung, insults...; Tags: Workforce Management, Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection, Faction, Job, CC Holland; Blog posts 2008-05-29
The Coolest Jobs | Useful Commute Podcast: Do you have a job that makes you want to get up in the morning? Do you have a career that others wish they had? In this podcast, Alexandra Levit, a twenty and thirty-something career expert and author of "How'd You Score That Gig?" discusses some of the coolest jobs...; Tags: BNET Staff, Workforce Management, Career, Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Job, Professional Development, Podcasts; Blog posts 2008-05-28
Would You Hire a Job Hopper?: Your team has an opening and you're down to two strong candidates. Candidate A has excellent qualifications and has been at her current position for six years. Candidate B has equally strong credentials but has held six jobs in the last six years. Which one do you hire? ...; Tags: Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, CC Holland; Blog posts 2008-05-20
A Field Guide to Managing Hourly Workers: The Find: Hourly workers make up 60 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet little effort is spent on improving their productivity -- despite research that suggests that you can do so. The Source: A study by the Workforce Institute. The Takeaway: Besides...; Tags: Workplace Institute, Recruitment & Selection, Worker, Job, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Recruiting Gen Y: Four Killer Tactics: Millennials are hardworking and enthusiastic, but they won't settle for just any job. Here's how McDonald's, Google, Harvard, and other employers hook today's best young talent. Pitch-Perfect Campus Visits Tactic: Get your millennial employees out in front of their peers ...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Harvard, Millennials, McDonald's Corp., Microsoft PowerPoint, Recruiting, Job, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Tilin, Gen Y, Generation Y; Articles 2008-05-16
Three Strategies for Managing Generation Y: Getting the most from millennial employees requires a new approach to management. Here's how Deloitte, Merrill Lynch, and the U.S. Army handle the needs of a new generation. ...; Tags: Andrew Tilin, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Gen Y, Generation Y, Human Resources, Job, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Millennials, Parent, Recruit, Recruitment & Selection, Soldier, Strategy, Training, U.S. Army, Workforce Management; Articles 2008-05-16
Generation Y by the Numbers: A statistical look at the millennial generation: what jobs they take, what they expect from work, and what they earn. Popular Millennial Jobs and Corresponding Salaries //...; Tags: Gen Y, Millennials, BNET Editorial, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Total Cash Compensation, HotJobs, Yahoo! Inc., Generation Y, Job, compensation, salary; Articles 2008-05-13
Do You Secretly Hate Your Job?: "I hate being in Sales," a woman recently confessed to me. Even so, she's pretty successful, and was recently netting $40,000 a month in commissions. But here she was, telling me that she hated the very job that she was so good at. This surprised...; Tags: Geoffrey James, Workforce Management, Sales, Human Resources, Sales Force Management, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Strategy, Sales Professional, Job; Blog posts 2008-05-12