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EEOC Compliance – Proactive Steps to Protect Yourself From Costly Lawsuits
By most accounts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has good intentions. This government agency wants to protect certain classes of people from discrimination. In order to better spread its message and outline what discrimination can look, sound and feel...
EEOC Compliance – Use Third Party Experts to Prevent Pricey Problems
We’ve often wondered if the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2012 guidance on background checks is too confusing. It’s supposed to provide employers information on how to best follow the laws surrounding the background screening process when it comes to...
HRFL – Putting the “Human” Back in Human Resources
Sunday marks the soft opening of this year’s HR Florida Conference and Expo, the largest gathering of Human Resource professionals in the Southeast. This year, the annual event will draw more than 1,500 attendees who will get their minds blown by a panel of speakers...
HRFL – The Changing Face of the American Worker
This year’s HR Florida Conference and Expo kicks off in less than a week and the excitement is building, in part, because of the incredible lineup of talented speakers that will be taking center stage. We’ll be meeting some of these speakers in several upcoming posts...
HRFL14: Florida’s Best and Brightest HR Pros and Vendors Converge
Oktoberfest in Orlando? Yes, but not quite in the way you might be imagining. More than 1,500 Human Resources professionals and vendors will ring in October by heading to the annual HR Florida Conference and Expo in Orlando. Kicking off Monday, Oct. 6, the three-day...
Honesty in the Hiring Process: What Are You Really Advertising?
When you hear the phrase ‘Honesty in the Hiring Process’ your mind automatically calls to mind candidates, right? In many cases, you’re correct to lean that way, but the phrase also directly correlates to employers.How? Honesty = Transparency.An honest hiring process...
Honesty in the Hiring Process: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Is it OK to lie on your resume?Such a simple question. And, if you believe the countless comments posted underneath the countless articles written on the topic, such a complicated answer.Take this simple call out by British newspaper The Guardian asking for people's...
Honesty in the Hiring Process: The Truth Will Protect Your Bottom Line
When the Minnesota Vikings ended last season with an ugly 5-10-1, they knew something, or a lot of things, had to change. They certainly didn’t expect this Adrian Peterson stuff to happen but for the sake of this story we’re going back in time to a less serious...
300 Businesses: How To Attract and Retain Better Hires
It’s a wonderful time to be a small business. We’re not kidding. This USA Today article paints a pretty rosy picture... here’s a snippet: "this is an amazing time for small business, probably the best time ever. That is not hyperbole, that's fact. There are a plethora...
300 Businesses: The Ups and Downs of Being a Small Business Owner
You’ve heard the (depressing) figures. Half of all small businesses fail within the first year 95% fold before five years 30% of small businesses continually lose money While many bloggers might have you believe this stat is Bad News Bears, we think it brings a...