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Navigating the Murky Waters of Social Media and the Workplace
Recently I was quoted in a Texas Tribune article entitled “Legislating Goes Social....” about the tricky business of building fair legislation around private use of social media in the workplace. At ValentineHR, we’ve been wrestling with this one for awhile now....
The Secret to Motivating Employees
Why do your employees come in to work every day? Is it because they have to pay the rent or is there something else? Are your team members best buddies with each other? Does your company’s mission align with their values? Are they getting valuable experience that will...
Startups Planning an Exit: Look for Skeletons in the HR Closet
Startups, what’s your exit strategy? You created this cool thingamajig, wowed them in pitch competitions, got your customers and now it looks like somebody might buy your company or you’re ready for an Initial Public Offering. You know you have to have all your...
Out of Office Should Not Mean Out of Luck
It happens to every small business. You’re humming along, meeting deadlines, finishing projects, wooing customers and the CTO leaves for his annual Roswell pilgrimage or the business manager gets hit by a meteor. Suddenly there’s a hiccup and everything’s thrown into...
Cracking Down on Companies that Misclassify Employees as Contractors
A lot of companies are tempted to fudge the line between employees and contractors. After all, hiring an employee is a commitment. You invest a lot of time finding, hiring, processing and training the person. You can’t just change your mind without losing out on all...
Do You Know the Fair Credit Reporting Act Changes for 2013?
Before you launch into any background checks on employees in the new year, you should know there's a new Fair Credit Reporting Act Summary of Rights form that employers must use starting January 1, 2013. The new form doesn't change any of the rights. But it's part of...
Be Wise With Employer Sponsored Holiday Parties
Holiday parties with your coworkers provide a great bonding opportunity and can boost morale and connection with the company. They also provide opportunity for colossal lapses in judgment among people with whom lapses in judgment are usually carefully avoided....
Does Your Employee’s Job Description Have Scary Holes?
When you write a job description for a new employee, you need to include the main things you want the employee to do and a salary range. Then you’re good, right? Not even close. You may think of that job description the way some people treat an online dating...
Enlisting Employees as Recruiters Can Make Fishing for a Hire Really Easy, or Messy
Setting aside the fact that it’s a little creepy to have Jobvite crawling around in your social media drawers, it is actually a great tool. Applications like Jobvite or Appirio turn every employee in your company—who is willing to participate—into a recruiter. When...
It’s Strategic Plan Time…Do You Know Where Your HR Is?
It’s almost the New Year and time to stop and take stock. For businesses that means look at your strategic plan, including your human resources management. Sadly, many businesses haven’t created a strategic plan to look at. They’re so busy meeting deadlines, finding...
Don’t Just Hire Seasonal Employees, Hire a Revenue Producing Strike Team
Ho! Ho! Ho! Tis the season for hiring temporary employees. There’s a temptation, around this time of year, to chuck all the time-consuming hiring process and take shortcuts. I mean, you’re only going to have these people around for a short time, right? Oh, but what a...
What Are You Looking For in Those HR Assessments?
Assessments are great. The right assessment can work like an elaborate maze or a sting operation. With the right assessment, you can weed out all the extraneous information about a candidate and find the person who is going to hit a home run with your company. Take...
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