Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

Creating a Culture of Excellence (Like Disney)

Companies have an obligation to communicate the full culture to candidates

Doing a Google search, you’ll see more than 10 million hits on creating a culture of excellence and of employee engagement. One of the best examples of a company with an incredible culture is Disney; they continue to get it right. Scott Milligan, SPHR, Business program consultant at the Disney Institute, told a standing room […]

US Bill Would Make Employer Requests for Facebook Access Illegal

Protecting Employee Facebook & Social Network Privacy

Protecting Employee Facebook & Social Network Privacy The American public went gaga in March of this year after the media reported a growing trend by employers who are requesting Facebook password and user ID access during their hiring and interview process.  These requests for special access to social networks not only are an invasion of […]

Dear Potential Employer, Please Access My Social Network

Background Checks for Hiring & Screening on Facebook

*Updated * Learn more about the move to create a job seeker social media privacy bill in California below . . . Background Checks for Hiring & Screening on Facebook Free online background checks sound great to employers, but not when it tramples employee rights. Unfortunately, that  is a new trend in that is happening […]

Solutions to Mitigating Risk of Corporate Social Media

Solutions for Risk and Social Media in the Workplace

This is a two part series on corporate social media risk.  Check out Part 1:  As Social Media Adoption Grows So Does Corporate Risk. HR’s Role in Workplace and Social Media Adoption Organizations particularly in the human resources industry are finally taking notice with SHRM, the Society of Human Resource Management releasing findings from their Social Media […]

Corporate Social Media Risk and Employment Law Concerns when Hiring

Risk and Corporate Social Media

This post was originally published in HRO Today’s January/February publication under the title, Risky Business.  You can also view it online here. Employment Law Concerns when Hiring Companies are using social media as part of their recruiting and candidate selection process and in business every day and with that grows the risk of using social […]

3 SEO Job Posting Strategies to Make Your Listings Pop in 2012

SEO Strategies for Recruiting

Implementing an SEO job posting strategy, such as targeting career keywords, is integral to getting your listings noticed by the right candidates. Indeed.com released the top ten career keywords listed in online job postings last week.  Career keywords contained within job postings are extremely important.  A component of SEO or search engine optimization, these keywords […]