News for HR - April 2009

    Article: Search Engine Optimization: Natural Linking Strategies
    Article: Green in a Recession
    White Paper: Organizational Ethics and Counterproductivity Risks During
         an Economic Downturn: Causes and Mitigation
    HR Humor: It’s A Gril!
    Webcast: Emotions Are Running the Joint! Methods for Increasing Emotional
         Competence in Coaching & Training
    Podcast: The State of the Recruiting Industry
    HR 180: I Listen To Everything!

  What's New? The Latest in HR Software and Services
    •   Recruitment & Staffing
    •   Compensation & Benefits
    •   Talent Management
    •   Training & Development

Article: Search Engine Optimization: Natural Linking Strategies
Source: Kevin Oorlynck

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can be the difference between a small, barely profitable or visible website and a traffic magnet website. There are a lot of ways, both good and bad, to influence the search engines. Some search engines react to certain strategies better than others. Some even have conflicting strategies that they react to. This article discusses four strategies that a website owner usually will employ to increase their website value in the eyes of the search engine.

Article: Green in a Recession
Source: Andrew S. Winston, president, Winston Eco-Strategies

Andrew Winston tackles the question: Will going green take a back seat now that money is tight? The answer might surprise you – or not.

White Paper: Organizational Ethics and Counterproductivity Risks During an Economic Downturn: Causes and Mitigation
Source: Vangent

As financial pressures on job candidates and employees increase due to underemployment, the loss of dual incomes, and/or mounting debt, so too does the risk of unethical and counterproductive behavior in the workplace. This report outlines the deviant behavior risks encountered by organizations during this time of economic uncertainty, and details the criticality of identifying, selecting, and promoting a high integrity workforce.

HR Humor: It’s A Gril!
Source: Cake Wrecks

A picture speaks a thousand words.

Webcast: Emotions Are Running the Joint! Methods for Increasing Emotional Competence in Coaching &Training
Source: Christine Grimm, principal consultant at Aria Consulting International, and hr.com

Right now, more than ever, emotions are running high in organizations around the globe. People are fearful and afraid to make decisions. Leaders are tasked with moving the business forward while also motivating themselves and their employees to be productive and positive. Many leaders are not aware of the impact their behavior has on others. A basic tenet of emotional intelligence, backed up by solid research, is that emotion is contagious. In this webcast, learn how emotional competence relates to leadership effectiveness in times of stress and uncertainty and the impact leadership emotion has on motivation, retention and productivity. The webcast provides valuable strategies to “embed” and integrate emotional development into all programs, as well as tools and exercises to help target and develop emotional competence in “real time.”

Podcast: The State of the Recruiting Industry
Source: John Sumser and Jonathan Goodman

Join Jonathan Goodman, vice president of business and membership development for Fisher Vista LLC, and John Sumser, CEO of Two Color Hat, director at Salary.com, and respected expert in the field of recruiting, as they give their take on the state of the recruiting industry – which, according to Sumser is “dismal. Nobody is working.” However, Sumser continues, with all of these “out-of-work recruiters comes this enormous explosion of entrepreneurial creativity." To hear what recruiters are doing and how they are doing it, go to:

HR180: I Listen To Everything!
Source: Diana Miller

If you would like to add to your music collection on your iPod and are hoping to find several new tunes to enjoy, read Diana Miller's new blog, I Listen To Everything! Diana is a talent executive for NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, and it's her job to discover what bands are new, hot and about to break through to the top of the charts. See streaming videos, hear audios, get ideas for new playlists, hear the buzz on new musicians, and get new artist profiles

What's New? The Latest in HR Software and Services

Recruitment & Staffing:

Secova Inc., a benefits management and administration provider, released a new Dependent Eligibility Management platform that supports quantitative data analysis on your eligible dependents. The platform and service helps to ensure that the right benefits are protected for eligible employees and their dependents. Some key system enhancements are: electronic document verification, automated redaction system, and on-line self-service interface. Learn more at: http://www.secova.com/services/cn/depeligibilityaudit.asp

Compensation & Benefits:

Ascentis Corporation launched a new online calculator http://ascentis.com/savingscalculator/ that shows companies how much they will save by automating and integrating payroll and human resources processes. Most companies will find savings that reflect more than the cost of the software and services during their first year of workforce automation. The Ascentis Cost Savings Calculator allows you to provide specific information that factors manual procedures used in the human resources and payroll functions. Data is collected about HR processes such as reporting, paper-based filing, benefit-plan enrollment, carrier bill reconciliation, time-off approvals, and answering employee benefit questions. The Calculator takes less than five minutes to complete. To learn more visit http://ascentis.com/savingscalculator/ or call 800.229.2713 x170

Talent Management:

Jobscience unveiled a new iPhone app that will allow recruiters and hiring managers to access their Jobscience applicant tracking system to search their company's resume database, create and manage job reqs and postings, handle scheduling, and do virtually anything they can from their desktop. And if it's a resume search, they can reach out however they think best to an applicant — e-mail, text message, social network post, or that other thing iPhones do, voice call. The mobile application works with the ATS offerings available on Salesforce.com’s AppExchange. Jobscience uses the Force.com platform for the applications it offers, including ATS solutions for large and small businesses, staffing agency software, and others. View online demo here; http://talent.jobscience.com/

Training & Development:

Do you need more capable front-line supervisors, but are challenged with current economic constraints? Impact Achievement Group has introduced The Performance Advantage™ Supervisory Basics Series. For as little as $245, you can provide your supervisors with a comprehensive, “best practices” series of modules and tools to accelerate their leadership development. Series I: “Supervisory Basics for New Supervisors” – 12 modules, and Series II: “Supervisory Basics for Tenured Supervisors” – 10 modules. Format options include eLearning, print-based with facilitator guides and PowerPoint Slides® or customized. Download brochure at http://www.impactachievement.com/SupervisoryBasicsBrochure.pdf

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