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News and insight about working in and with today's contingent workforce.
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Workforce news and insight from Sean Rehder, a former Recruiter, 1099 Independent Contractor Compliance Manager, and Supplier Qualification Program Manager turned web developer.
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Friday, May 30, 2003
 My Name IS My Reputation.
As CWO is my first real attempt at blogging, or even becoming a source of information for the contingent workforce, as I have been joining online groups I find that there are "key" players in each group. Not necessarily "stars," but people who regularly make posts, or comment on other posts. Even through the text, each member builds a persona or reputation. And with posting, reputation appears to be everything
Scott Allen, an online business-networking coach, speaker, and writer, has written a good intro article on creating an online reputation. Scott also has a website at www.OnlineBusinessNetworks.com
Scott's key points:
- Learn the Lay of the Land
- Use the Power of "Hello"
- Dive in but Don't Splash
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:40 AM, (Permalink)
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 General
News Postings
SEC Adopts Financial Safeguards
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday unanimously approved rules that will force executives at public companies to review safeguards for detecting financial fraud, a move that regulators said could help deter wrongdoers and stamp out significant accounting abuses.
Court Bolsters Family Leave
Forcefully rejecting stereotypes about the roles of men and women as caregivers, the Supreme Court refused Tuesday to exempt states from a federal law that authorizes employees to sue for back pay if they are denied a leave of absence to care for a sick family member.
Black & Decker Wins Ruling on Disability Benefits
Black & Decker Corp. won a U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday bolstering employers' authority to deny disability benefits to workers.
Survey Calls Shortage of Health Care Workers Critical
Maryland hospitals faced "critical" shortages of health care workers in 2002, causing longer waits for many patients, the state's hospital association reported yesterday. The association surveyed 47 health care facilities and found that the biggest shortages were among technical workers and, to a lesser degree, nurses.
Insurer Sues to Block Potential State Takeover
The infighting over the fast-deteriorating workers' compensation system in California took a new turn Wednesday when officials of the workers' comp insurer of last resort announced that they have sued the state Insurance Department to thwart a potential takeover.
Economy Grows at 1.9 Percent Rate in First Quarter
The U.S. economy performed a little bit better in the first three months of 2003 than first thought, growing at an annual rate of 1.9 percent. But even with the improvement, the pace of economic growth was still lackluster.
Jobless Claims Fall, Continued Claims Up
New U.S. jobless claims fell last week but the number of people continuing to draw unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in about 18 months, signaling persistent difficulties in the job market.
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:00 AM, (Permalink)
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General Compensation
News Postings
Is the Loss of a Bonus an Adverse Employment Action?
Most companies use one form of bonus payment or another. As the following case illustrates, there are a number of legal considerations associated with bonuses.
Stock Options Retain Importance in Executive Compensation
Even in the wake of corporate scandals and -- perhaps more significantly -- even in the midst of a dismal stock market, stock options remain a central component of executive compensation.
Retirement Plans: A Good Deal?
Retirement plans themselves are still a great deal. The investments held in many of those plans haven't done well, but the plans themselves — the shell within which the investments are placed — are still sound. Employers as well as employees should remember this.
Shareholders Unite to Expense Options
Investors are mounting spirited campaigns to make tech companies cost out their options. Congress and regulators should pay attention.
posted by Sean Rehder at 5:48 AM, (Permalink)
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General Employee Development
News Postings
Everybody's Business: A Great Moment in Management
Curiosity generates a special creative energy that fills an organization. If you could measure it, it would correlate so directly to profits that managers would all monitor it like the stock price, studying it and nourishing it. Yet many companies squander their organizational curiosity and creativity.
Groomed for Succession
Companies are preparing key employees to be future leaders - leaders who can make a company's vision "something living, not something that's hanging on a wall," said Jeff Greene, group manager for global animal care programs with Iams Co.
Get the Record Straight: How to Be Fair When Documenting Performance
Consistent, objective, honest and thorough documentation of milestones and key conversations will make for better performance reviews, better management decisions and a better defense in court.
What Your Competition Is Telling You
Your competitors, closely analyzed, can help you influence your own customers and help grow the market for your products and services. Here’s how
posted by Sean Rehder at 5:44 AM, (Permalink)
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Tuesday, May 27, 2003
 Hidden Job Market Secrets: Landing an Unadvertised Opportunity
By Debra Feldman, the JobWhiz, Your Job Search Partner
For more information, please contact Debra.
Here is a brief overview of Debra's 10 Step progam. - The global approach to kissing every frog in Calaveras County is enervating and ineffective as can be throwing a zillion resumes out there...
- If you connect and develop trusting relationships with a limited number of individuals you will build your network solidly...
- Knowing the right people is more important and is a more effective networking strategy than merely being in touch with lots of individuals...
- Identify contacts who are at the heart of a network you want to join...
- It’s not just what you know, but also who knows you...
- Select your target employers and study them...
- If you run into a gatekeeper that won’t let you past, try to cajole them into assisting you...
- While waiting for the Gatekeeper Patrol to relinquish their post, re-group and determine another way to reach your contact...
- Chose your target employers by location, industry, passion, who you know, what you know, opportunity and circumstances...
- Be willing to provide proof of your serious intentions...
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:17 PM, (Permalink)
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 Business Owners
Toolkit Website
Here you'll find ready-to-use business tools to help you get the job done faster and easier, including: - Model business documents. Sample letters, contracts, forms, and policies ready for you to customize — from a Sample Independent Contractor Agreement to a Job Application Form.
- Financial spreadsheet templates. Help for managing your business finances — from balancing your checkbook to creating your own financial statements. Just plug in your numbers.
- Checklists. Information you need at a glance, from whether you qualify for the home office write-off to the right things to do and say during an employee termination interview.
- Official Government Forms. A selection of the forms and publications most commonly used by small business owners when filing taxes with the IRS or contracting with the federal government.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:56 PM, (Permalink)
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General Benefits
News Postings
Program Helps Support, Educate Expectant Mothers
Delivering on a need among its mostly young, female workforce for pre- and postnatal care, credit services firm Capital One continues to raise its "Little One" program to educate and support moms-to-be at the firm's eight U.S. locations.
Benefits of Concierge
More employers are trying to answer the growing life needs of their employees by offering wider arrays of concierge benefits at the workplace.
Consumers Take Charge: Defined-Contribution Health Plans
Complaints about America’s health-care system are legion and familiar to employees and employers alike. After twenty rocky years, more and more people — employers, physicians, patients, politicians — are showing their frustration with the managed care system.
Rising Costs Fuel New Self-insurance Options
A Folsom startup hopes to capitalize on the deep desire of California employers to find alternatives to expensive conventional workers' compensation insurance.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:30 PM, (Permalink)
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General Employee Development
News Postings
Adult Continuing Ed Starts with Sorting Our Options
Many working adults want to continue their education, but sorting through the options available to them often proves to be a challenge.
Organizational Learning is No Accident
With so much riding on success, you would think that companies would be better at learning. Amazingly, it seems as if they fight tooth and nail against learning, often with disastrous results.
Company, Employees Benefit from Crosstraining
If you’re an athlete, you already know about the advantages of crosstraining. While sticking to one sport does have benefits, moving different muscle groups in different ways can improve your condition even more. Have you thought about applying that principle to your company?
Aligning Assessment, Performance and Learning
Human Capital Management (HCM) is the term increasingly used to describe the process of managing how valuable people are acquired, developed, deployed, motivated and retained. The primary objective of Human Capital Management (HCM) is to maximize the value of an organization’s Human Capital.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:27 PM, (Permalink)
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General Recruiting and Staffing
News Postings
Survey: Advertising, Marketing Hiring May Pick Up
Demand for advertising and marketing professionals will accelerate in the coming months, according to a new survey done for The Creative Group, a unit of Menlo Park-based Robert Half International.
The Search for the Perfect Candidate
Recruiters are no different than most people; they gravitate toward what is easy. In sourcing, that means settling for "active" candidates. What they should be doing, though, is seeking out the most difficult candidates to source -- currently employed top performers, most of whom are not actively looking for a new job.
Use Referral Programs to Fill High-Turnover Positions
Many HR managers know that employee referral programs—systems in which employees are rewarded for recommending their friends and neighbors as candidates for employment—are very cost-effective recruiting methods.
Using Corporate Culture in Recruiting and Selection
The key to incorporating corporate culture into your recruitment and selection process is to add more value, not more work. Here are some specific steps you can take.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:17 PM, (Permalink)
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Thursday, May 22, 2003
General
News Postings
The Best U.S. Places for Business and Careers
Forbes releases their annual list that takes into consideration elements not looked at before. To reflect these changing times, Forbes changed the way they compile their ranking of Best Places for Business and Careers, turning to analysts at Economy.com for help.
Democrats Push for Unemployment Benefits
Democrats tried to increase the pressure Wednesday on the Republican-controlled Congress to extend emergency unemployment benefits.
Where Did My Raise Go?
Shrinking paychecks are the new reality for many Americans. How global markets and a weak economy are affecting how we work—and how much we make.
Jobless Claims Rise to 428,000 Last Week
More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, in part because some businesses were forced to shut down after tornadoes wreaked damage upon the Midwest.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:40 PM, (Permalink)
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Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
The Art of the Apology
This reminds me of an old boss that taught me "The Art of the Hang-up." The most I've seen the "Art of Apology" used is from Vice Presidents to customers over something that an employee did or said. From stealing, to sexual harrasment, to name calling, to falsifying timecards. I've seen a lot.
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:10 PM, (Permalink)
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Monday, May 19, 2003
General
News Postings
More Jobs Than Security Clearances
With the demands created by the federal effort to improve homeland security, the worldwide war on terrorism, and the need to lock down even the most ordinary government offices, more employers than ever are looking for recruits who already have federal clearances.
At Home in the Flexible Workplace
Sun Microsystems encourages employees to abandon offices in favor of telecommuting and using 'drop-in' stations.
Corporate Reforms: One Size Doesn't Fit All
The policies we apply to large public companies as tonic for a skeptical capital market might end up stifling the emerging growth companies that are essential for a sustained recovery.
Spring Fever
Could Silicon Valley be coming back to life? Some promising signs in the last month have suddenly brought unexpected first glimpses of good times just ahead.
Family vs. Career: Some Top Execs Choose Both, Survey Finds
To get to the top in corporate America, it's commonly held that you have to be a workaholic with no family vying for your attention or, at the least, have a spouse to serve as a buffer between home and work. But that reality may be shifting, if incrementally.
Distracted Professionals Neglect Teen Depression
Teens are reporting more serious and complex mental illnesses than ever, posing some harrowing strains for working parents. Evidence is growing, too, that many teens' mental-health problems are being neglected by busy, distracted or uninformed adults.
Workers Who Play Together ... Also Work Well Together
Most of us who strive for a work/life balance place a high value on having a social relationship with co-workers. We're willing to give up valuable personal time to pick up tidbits over lunch and get to know the people we work with as more than just faces.
Nurturing a Daughter -- and a Business
How did my approach to life and work change when I adopted a child? Let me count the ways.
posted by Sean Rehder at 2:46 PM, (Permalink)
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General Benefits
News Postings
House Bill Would Allow Advice From 401(k) Managers
Employees could receive financial advice from the companies that manage their 401(k) accounts under legislation the House passed Wednesday for the second time.
Study Finds Employer Share of Health Benefit Costs to Near $11,000 by Decade's End
Analyzing government data, EPF found that the average employer paid cost of health benefits could climb to $10,946 per year in 2010 from $3,262 in 2002.
Companies Reach High Pain Threshold for Benefit Costs
Like companies everywhere, Pemco Financial Services shuddered at the prospect of a big jump in the cost of employee health care for this year. Like many other firms, too, Pemco sought to do something about it -- and succeeded.
Scenic Routes: There's More than One Road to Consumer-driven Health Benefits
Once charted primarily by the health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) blessed last year by the Internal Revenue Service, consumer-driven health plans are now exploring a number of bypasses, side streets and off-ramps.
posted by Sean Rehder at 2:43 PM, (Permalink)
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Thursday, May 15, 2003
General
News Postings
Graduates Lower Sights in Stagnant Job Market
The nation's class of 2003 was the last one to enter college while the stock market was still rising, but it is graduating into the worst hiring slump in 20 years, one that is now into its second year on campuses and has afflicted young and well-educated workers to an unusual degree.
Appeals Court Rules Against Circuit City on Arbitration
Circuit City Stores Inc., the second-largest U.S. electronics retailer, cannot require its employees in California to arbitrate disputes outside of court, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Retailer Sued over Worker Uniforms
Chico's FAS Inc., a Florida women's clothing chain, has become the latest retailer sued in San Francisco for allegedly pressuring store employees to spend their own money buying the brands they sell in order to satisfy dress codes at work.
Phony Shoe-sale Victory Gets Eight Fired at Nordstrom
The contest rules were simple: The Nordstrom shoe department that had the best day selling Munro shoes would win $500 for each employee. The problem arose when some employees and managers at the downtown Seattle store apparently cheated to win.
posted by Sean Rehder at 8:27 AM, (Permalink)
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General Employee Development
News Postings
Leadership: Fostering Systemic Creativity
Building a creative organization involves a combination of top-down, bottom-up, and brushfire approaches. Case in point: Guidant. An excerpt from Creativity, Inc.
The Bottom-line Impact of Employee Rewards
Numerous studies support the important role that employee recognition plays in achieving a company's financial and performance goals.
How to Lead, Motivate, and Retain Key Talent During Uncertain Times
With more and more organizations laying off staff, slashing budgets, and reorganizing departments in an attempt to cut costs and increase cash flow, many company leaders struggle as they attempt to do more with less.
Thanks for the (Corporate) Memories
When employees leave, vital institutional knowledge may be lost forever. Here are ways to improve your corporate memory.
posted by Sean Rehder at 8:06 AM, (Permalink)
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Wednesday, May 14, 2003
 Enterprise Outlook 2003
June 3-4, 2003
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Palo Alto, Calif.
"As always, the two-day program will help investors and industry executives makes sense of the score of companies jostling for position in important new markets, with CEOs from up to 100 companies presenting their business plans and prospects, insightful panels and keynotes from seasoned senior executives who have seen it all before."
posted by Sean Rehder at 11:33 AM, (Permalink)
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 CONTACTS LISTED ON THE WEB
As I go through the development process of building this organization, I come accross quite a few contacts. If the info is posted out on the web on other sites that I read, I'm going to start posting that contact info on this blog. In other words, I'm not going to post private information, but I will post it if it is already out on the web.
Here some contacts from yesterday and today...
New Century MortgageChristina Ousley18400 Von Karmen Suite 1000 Irvine, CA 92612 Phone: (949) 724-3344 Fax: (949) 724-3313 AI ConsultingJohn Saris3717 East Ransom Street Long Beach, CA 90804 Phone: (562) 597-4990 Fax: (413) 740-0398 P. Murphy & Associates, IncJodi Jones4405 Riverside Drive #105 Burbank, CA 91505 Phone: (818) 841-2002 Fax: (818) 841-2122 Ballantyne Inc.Erik Fox3500 Barranca Parkway Suite 300 Irvine, CA 92606 Phone: (800) 732-4680 ext. 159 Fax: (949) 786-1606 Security Frameworks LLCOfer Azoulay1875 Century Park East #1185 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: (310) 277-8707 Fax: NA Tentek, Inc.Sima Ratanpara101 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 1230 Glendale, CA 91203 Phone: (818) 551-7100 ext. 5 Fax: (818) 500-1328 AzerityGery Carlson640 N McCarthy Blvd Milpitas, CA 95035 Phone: (408) 324-2303 Fax: (408) 324-2344 RGA AssociatesJoseph J. Strate465 California St ste 1250 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: (415) 397-4646 Fax: (415) 951-7979 Albin Engineering Services, Inc.Ryan Yumul845 Stewart Drive Suite B Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Phone: (408) 733-2374 Fax: (408) 739-2374 Aerotek Contract EngineeringJason Reyes1225 West 190th Street Suite 100 Gardena, CA 90248 Phone: (310) 851-2085 Fax: (925) 833-1373 Modis, Inc.Alicia Loerzel801 N. Brand Blvd Suite 250 Glendale, CA 91203 Phone: (800) 492-3116 Fax: (818) 546-2276 Omni OneRobin Huibregtse4 Venture Suite 225 Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 753-0300 Fax: (949) 753-0707 Onsite AviationEdward Ward6167 Bristol Parkway Suite 200 Culver City, CA 90230 Phone: (310) 258-1414 Fax: (310) 258-1430 5by5 Networks, Inc.Human Resources23481 Connecticut Street Hayward, CA 94545 Phone: (510) 732-5581 Fax: (510) 732-5574 AcaciaSoft InternationalJohn Crooks7172 Reginal Street Suite 357 Dublin, CA 94568 Phone: (925) 560-5671 Fax: (925) 560-1119 biggSolutionsSteve BiggsPO Box 1520 Boyes Hot Springs, CA 95416 Phone: (415) 246-7700 Fax: (707) 939-9222 Colonial CommerceDianne Atkinson1661 Tice Valley Blvd Suite 102 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone: (925) 988-2902 Fax: (925) 988-0911 ComsysEric Hecker1400 Fashion Island Blvd San Mateo, CA 94404 Phone: (650) 377-2100 Fax: (650) 572-4788 Cybercom Resources, IncPreethi Talwar1051 S Rockefeller Ave Suite A-1 Ontario, CA 91761 Phone: (909) 390-0483 ext. 214 Fax: (909) 390-7151 Datasmith Consulting Services IncDaniel Oliver2801 Camino Del Rio South Suite 206 San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: (800) 594-3573 Fax: (619) 295-1697 Ficient SolutionsChristopher Broek7545 Irvine Center Drive Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 623-8600 Fax: (949) 623-8601 Future Presence, IncJohn Rommel454 Las Gallinas Ave San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (800) 233-5500 Fax: (707) 585-6879 Glotel-San FranciscoChad Grewe388 Market St. Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 283-4999 Fax: (617) 717-0248
posted by Sean Rehder at 8:57 AM, (Permalink)
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Tuesday, May 13, 2003
General
News Postings
More Companies Keeping Tabs on Employees
Increasingly across the United States, employers have been monitoring what their employees are doing while they're on the clock -- including what keystrokes they make, what Web sites they surf and where they drive company- owned vehicles.
Appearance vs. Reality
People who think they've been discriminated against because of their looks can face a long legal battle, say experts. While some of the cases seem like clear-cut discrimination, experts warn that in reality those who claim to have suffered discrimination because of their appearance have very little protection under the law.
Bike to Work Day Gears Up
About 10,000 cyclists will join the approximately 30,000 San Franciscan bike commuters expected to turn out this Thursday for the annual "Bike to Work Day."
Transport Workers' Strike Cripples France
Parisians biked, walked and rode scooters to work on Tuesday as transport workers went on strike across the country. The strike was a bid to force Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin to readdress his plans to reform the retirement system, which is at risk of collapse if adjustments are not made.
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:44 PM, (Permalink)
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General Compensation
News Postings
Keys to a Sensible Overtime Policy
If your company uses a lot of overtime, you run the risk of fatigue-related accidents. Here are some tips for reducing the likelihood of safety and health problems.
Report: Wage Disparity Continues in California
Large and persistent wage gaps across racial lines remain in California, even after more than 40 years of public policy decisions aimed at equalizing job opportunity, says a report released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Sears Shareholders Criticize CEO's Bonus
Sears, Roebuck and Co. CEO Alan Lacy faced criticism from several shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday over his $1.8 million annual bonus.
Bonus Out of Reach? Just Move the Target
It turns out there's an easy way for companies to pay bonuses when they miss the performance targets on which the payouts are based
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:41 PM, (Permalink)
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Monday, May 12, 2003
General
News Postings
Wages Slide for Workers Glad to Have Paychecks
It's not surprising that some of the biggest declines are found in the technology industry, where the talent wars of the boom years had pushed salaries and perks beyond what many companies say is sustainable, or necessary, today.
Bush's Omaha Visit Will Cost Workers Some Pay
About 340 workers at an Omaha plastics factory will lose pay or have to work next Saturday to make up for time lost during a visit by President Bush today to promote his "jobs and growth plan," their boss said over the weekend.
More Chief Executives Shown the Door, Study Says
Around the world, chief executives were forced to leave their jobs in record numbers in 2002, a study of chief executive turnover by the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton shows.
Temp Agencies Fight Proposed 5% Payroll Tax
A labor-backed bill moving through the Legislature seeks to impose a 5 percent payroll tax on temporary-employment agencies in California starting in 2004.
posted by Sean Rehder at 2:31 PM, (Permalink)
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General Benefits
News Postings
California Workers' Comp Reforms Move Forward
Gov. Gray Davis has proposed sweeping reforms in the state's beleaguered workers' compensation system, which has been criticized by business as too costly with rapidly rising insurance premiums, and by injured workers as too parsimonious.
Study Finds Employer Share of Health Benefit Costs to Near $11,000 by Decade's End
Analyzing government data, EPF found that the average employer paid cost of health benefits could climb to $10,946 per year in 2010 from $3,262 in 2002.
Companies Reach High Pain Threshold for Benefit Costs
Like companies everywhere, Pemco Financial Services shuddered at the prospect of a big jump in the cost of employee health care for this year. Like many other firms, too, Pemco sought to do something about it -- and succeeded.
Scenic Routes: There's More than One Road to Consumer-driven Health Benefits
Once charted primarily by the health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) blessed last year by the Internal Revenue Service, consumer-driven health plans are now exploring a number of bypasses, side streets and off-ramps.
posted by Sean Rehder at 2:19 PM, (Permalink)
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Ryze San Francisco Business Networking Mixer
San Francisco, CA - Thu May 29, 2003 7:00 pm
Whisper
535 Florida St.
San Francisco, CA, USA
$5 for Ryze Gold members and $10 for members who RSVP for themselves here by 4pm on May 29, $15 for others.
For more information, see www.Ryze.com
posted by Sean Rehder at 12:08 PM, (Permalink)
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Friday, May 09, 2003
General Recruiting and Staffing
News Postings
How Would You Design Bill Gates's Bathroom?
Companies like Microsoft ask applicants questions that require unique approaches because they are less interested in what applicants have done or know than in how they think.
I Want Your Job, Lady!
In a sour economy, men are flocking to nursing, child care and other "female" professions. Searching for more meaningful work or simply desperate for a paycheck in a sluggish economy, they are applying in increasing numbers for jobs or training in nursing, child care, housekeeping, teaching.
The Hazards of Hiring in Hard Times
Innocence is no protection if a laid-off employee charges discrimination. Recruiting with care is the best antidote to big legal bills.
I Don't Like the Way You Look, So You're Fired!
Can employers fire workers because they find their appearance offensive? The fact is that, bad as it sounds, it's generally not forbidden.
posted by Sean Rehder at 2:02 PM, (Permalink)
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Thursday, May 08, 2003
 Sent Out Some Invites to Adecco Contacts
I sent invitations out to two contacts at Adecco in the southern California area to see if they wanted to join the Inside Adecco Yahoo Group. I listed their contact information below.
------------------ ADECCO TECHNICAL - SAN DIEGO 5252 BALBOA AVE. #502 SAN DIEGO , CA 92117 TEL: (888) 619-4823 FAX: (858) 576-6920 EMAIL: DON.OSTERGARD@adeccona.com------------------ ADECCO TECHNICAL - LOS ANGELES 7120 HAYVENHURST #104 LOS ANGELES (VAN NUYS) , CA 91406 TEL: (818) 782-2830 FAX: (818) 782-1636 EMAIL: latechjobs@adeccona.com
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 "Staffing Agencies" Category has Been Added to the Yahoo Groups Listings.
I listed four staffing agencies to start off the category today. I am currently under contract with Adecco at U.S. Bank as a web developer/business analyst with their Training & Communication Department. If you know of, or want another agency listed, just let me know.
Here are the agencies with links to their Yahoo Groups that I listed today:
Adecco"The 30,000 employees of Adecco Group, operating from almost 6,000 offices in 63 countries, harness state-of-the-art technology and the broadest range of Staffing, Human Resources and Business services available, to help make hundreds of thousands of Clients and around four million Temporary Associates successful each year. Adecco SA is a Forbes Global 500 company and the worldwide industry leader. Adecco is No. 1 or No. 2 in 12 of the worlds top 13 staffing markets that account for 95% of industry revenues." Kelly Services"Worldwide leader in the Staffing Industry for over fifty years. From engineers to accountants -- attorneys to desktop publishers -- home health care to clinical research -- Kelly places people of all skill levels in virtually every industry across the globe." Manpower"At Manpower, we have been in the people business for more than 55 years, providing the right job at the right time, every time. As a world leader in the staffing industry, we provide jobs to 2 million people per year in 63 countries worldwide. We’re sure to have one that is right for you." Spherion"Spherion Staffing helps businesses hire the best administrative and industrial talent, improve recruitment processes and increase workforce efficiency, while providing challenging opportunities for skilled workers on a temporary or full-time basis."
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:44 PM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Tech Hiring to Remain Stagnant, Studies Say
The job market for technology workers will remain soft through the end of the year, two studies released yesterday said.
House Considers Measure to Cut Billions in Pension Obligations
A bill pending in the House of Representatives would allow businesses with union workers to reduce their company pension obligations by billions of dollars, because statistics show that most blue-collar workers do not live as long as other Americans.
Benefits Running Out Again
With less than a month to go before extended unemployment benefits run out again, advocates for the jobless are working overtime to get Congress to re-extend them.
Grading on the Curve
To help workers save for a child’s education, more employers are adding Section 529 college savings plans to their menu of benefit offerings.
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:12 PM, (Permalink)
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General Employee Development
News Postings
Will M.B.A.s Recite a Code of Ethics?
Many believe nothing could be timelier in the current climate of corporate distrust. Some people actually blame M.B.A. education for contributing to the recent wave of scandals.
Truth Hurts, but Essential to Combat Bad Behavior
Some managers are reluctant to talk to their employees about their attitudes or problem behaviors, even if they are their biggest impediment to high performance and getting ahead.
Survey: Mentors Can Mean IT Career Success
Getting ahead in information technology takes more than just the requisite technical skills; it also pays to have someone pulling for you, according to a new survey conducted for Menlo Park-based Robert Half Technology, a provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis.
posted by Sean Rehder at 1:03 PM, (Permalink)
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Tuesday, May 06, 2003
Free virtual meeting on how to set up and run a group/meeting/seminar
Virtual meeting via telephone - Wed May 7, 2003 7:00 am
If you are running or thinking of running a group/meeting and want some free advice, you are welcome to join us on the telephone in our next Coaching Meeting
From: Sherry Ramsey
When: Wednesday, May 7, 7am -8am PST
Email sherry@buildyourbridge.com for the phone number to call.
Greetings, This is a friendly reminder of the upcoming VSG Group Coaching meeting. I look forward to hearing your friendly voices on the phone. I hope everyone will be able to join us at 7am -8am PST .
The number you call is located in the USA. This call will cost you your usual long distance phone costs. If you are located outside the USA, please find out before the call what international numbers you need to dial before the USA phone number. Also, if at first you dial and don't get through... try again.
We will continue working on defining the steps to design, create and offer groups.
For more information, www.buildyourbridge.com
posted by Sean Rehder at 9:02 AM, (Permalink)
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Monday, May 05, 2003
General Benefits
News Postings
Survey Says Chronic Pain Costs Big Bucks <
The American Chronic Pain Association reports that chronic pain accounts for reduced productivity, great medical and benefits costs, and a loss of about $90 billion in sick time every year. The association estimates that about 86 million Americans suffer from chronic pain.
Health Care Tops Taxes as Small Business Cost Drain
For the first time in nearly 20 years, small businesses say soaring worker health costs, not taxes, are their biggest headache.
Business Is watching Our Weight
Two-thirds of U.S. adults -- more than 127 million people -- are overweight, imposing a yearly cost from healthcare expenses and lost wages of more than $117 billion.
Benefits by the Bulk
In January, the national warehouse chain Costco announced that it is adding health insurance to its product list for "executive" business members in California, adding the Golden State to a list that includes Washington, Oregon, and Nevada.
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Friday, May 02, 2003
General
News Postings
Parents Still Face Tough Choices, Research Shows
If working parents want to spend more time with their children, they have to pay a price at work, says Anne E. Preston, an associate professor of economics at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa. And that applies to both women and men.
Uncompromising Self Care
The human body is amazing. Resilient, adaptable and obedient. It does what we tell it to do even to the point of accepting abuse. In other words, if we ask our bodies to respond to unreasonable demands and deprivation, they will attempt to perform all the way to breakdown.
Employers Increasingly Establishing Day-care Centers for Workers' Children
There were roughly 8,000 corporate child-care centers in 2002, according to U.S. Census statistics, compared with only about 200 in 1982.
Unemployment Rate Rose to 6% in April as 48,000 Jobs Are Cut
The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 6 percent in April and companies slashed jobs for the third straight month -- particularly in manufacturing, airlines and department stores -- as the fragile economy continued to quash hiring prospects.
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General HRIS
News Postings
Buy For Tomorrow, Not Today: A Brief History of Recruiting Technology
The tools we use for recruiting have a powerful future and will eventually become the cornerstone for a talent relationship strategy.
Giving PCs the Boot -- Responsibly
With regulators growing impatient with industry-sponsored recycling efforts, Hewlett-Packard has begun a campaign as part of a strategy to stave off more stringent rules from lawmakers and environmental groups. They want the computer industry to take more responsibility for ensuring a safe end to the products they make.
Surfing Aids Weight Loss as Online Benefit
Online weight management programs are emerging as a potential solution for cost-conscious employers looking for effective, quality wellness options that aren't as heavy-hitting on the bottom line.
Professionals Prefer Typing to Talking
Hang up the phone and stop scheduling meetings — 80 percent of businesspeople prefer e-mail communication, according to a survey by META Group, Inc.
posted by Sean Rehder at 11:34 AM, (Permalink)
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General Recruiting and Staffing
News Postings
JCAHO, HR, and Your Health
JCAHO has not really concentrated on HR practices like hiring standards, managing, training, and appraising. But it will only be a matter of time before they do. Why is this important? Healthcare HR is a simple subject, right? Think again.
Recruiting & Retention after Relocation
HR professionals must be ready to help their organizations readjust their staffing approaches and practices quickly and cost-effectively.
The Elusive Applicant: Mitigate Legal Risks by Defining the Term
For more than two decades, employers have been collecting data on applicants for employment and guessing at what an applicant is — guessing because the law does not clearly define an "applicant."
Top Job-seeker Web Site Restricts Resumes, Angering Consumers
Monster.com says it is only trying to follow the rules. But the nation's largest Internet job board is taking heat from some users over a new policy blocking consumers or employers from seeking work or posting jobs in countries sanctioned by the U.S. government.
posted by Sean Rehder at 11:30 AM, (Permalink)
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General Workplace Safety
News Postings
Compensation, at Last, for Some Hanford Workers
A 1994 General Accounting Office report found that the Energy Department had spent as much as $40 million a year contesting the claims of nuclear workers who blamed their illnesses on exposure to radiation, beryllium or toxic chemicals. That policy changed as Congress, in 2000 legislation, decided it was time to stop fighting and start paying legitimate claims for federal nuclear workers across the country.
Language Brings Challenges, Risks to Construction Industry
Because construction-related accidents disproportionately involve Hispanics, state and federal agencies have increasingly focused on bilingual education and outreach.
The Chair of the Future?
If part of deserving the label “ergonomic” means offering a device that fits the user, then German designers Vogt + Weizenegger (V+W) may have created the ultimate in ergonomic chairs.
SARS Means Changes in the Workplace
As the United States begins to confront the threat of the SARS virus, businesses in this country are also beginning to grapple with the very real issues raised by SARS fear and infection.
posted by Sean Rehder at 11:24 AM, (Permalink)
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General
News Postings
Economy Mixed: Productivity Up; Jobless Claims Fall, but Still High
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the economy should grow stronger with the end of the Iraq war. Many private economists are hopeful a material rebound will develop in the second half this year.
New Rules Extend Time-and-a-Half Pay
Reflecting the change in family patterns, federal policies regarding overtime will be upgraded for the first time in a decade. But while many people will benefit, not all workers are happy about the change.
Workplace Compassion Helps Woman Deal with Cancer
Within the human resource industry, serious illness is a common topic as employers grapple with how to handle situations with compassion and fairness. Flexibility is the key when you have good employees that you want to get better.
A Rigged Market for CEOs
Executive compensation tops the list on the corporate reform agenda. Until it is fixed, faith in American capitalism cannot be restored.
posted by Sean Rehder at 7:36 AM, (Permalink)
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Thursday, May 01, 2003
General
News Postings
Want a Big Payday? Get Fired
Just when shareholder anger is peaking on the issue of overly generous CEO salaries, along comes a related bit of boardroom villainy. Executive severance agreements, it seems, can be even loonier than pay packages.
United Workers Ratify Contracts
United Airlines moved a step closer to its goal of cutting labor costs when mechanics and baggage handlers ratified contracts early Wednesday saving the bankrupt carrier about $4.7 billion over the next six years.
France's Economy Stagnates as Jobless Rate Hits 31-month High
France's economy, Europe's third-largest, contracted in the final three months of 2002 and will probably stagnate in the second quarter after barely growing in the previous three months, Bank of France leading indicators suggest.
Dial Settles Sexual Harassment Suit
Dial Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay $10 million to settle a federal civil suit charging that its female workers were groped, forced to see pornography and called names at a soap-making plant near Chicago.
posted by Sean Rehder at 2:16 PM, (Permalink)
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General Compensation
News Postings
Pay Reductions Require Company to Be Up Front
Pay raise and bonus cutbacks forced by an uncertain economy can create worker morale issues for employers, experts say. But firms can combat the problem, they explain by making sure employees know how pay decisions are made.
Try Tweaking Titles If You Can't Raise Pay
As the sour economy persists, many executives are seeing the opportunity for sizable monetary rewards slip away. What some of them are getting instead is a brand-new job title.
Reading a CEO’s Paycheck
Spring is in the air, and that means reporters are sifting through corporate America’s annual reports. They’re finding — you guessed it — fat pay packages for chief executives in 2002, despite dismal earnings and massive layoffs at many companies.
Paydays Without the Paper
Throughout the American workplace plastic paydays are gradually coming into vogue, taking their place next to direct deposit as employers increasingly try to duck the expense and administrative bother of cutting paper paychecks every week or two.
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General Employee Development
News Postings
An Ethical Dilemma
In the aftermath of recent corporate scandals, business schools take a hard look at how—and how much—they can teach ethics to their students.
Firing Up Organizations in Tough Times
It’s funny, being a human being. You would think that when the pressure is on, we would flip into resourceful, productive mindsets and valiantly overcome whatever obstacles block the path to our goals. Alas, it doesn’t happen that way.
Firms Call Employee Tuition Smart Investment
Citigroup is one of a growing number of companies paying for or subsidizing their employees' college education. And the trend is expected to continue.
Some Bosses Commit the Larceny of Laurels
Call them pickpockets of praise: supervisors who take all of their employees' credit, but none of the blame. Unabashed, they do it right before your eyes, their cons going unchecked for years. Flashier examples of corporate sleaze abound these days, but this brand of fraud is everywhere. Few workplace conflicts can whip employees into more of a huff than a boss hopped up on someone else's glory.
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