Numbers on Credit Background Checks

by | Sep 5, 2012 | Hiring Practices

Due to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, employers are permitted to acquire a consumer report surrounding the credit history of an applicant or current employee under a number of circumstances. As noted in a report by the SHRM, these permitting reasons are found in the...

Building Connections With Your Employees

by | Aug 31, 2012 | Leadership

The retention of talent is an issue many companies are facing. This can be due to overwork, lack of supportive culture, or the growing number of organizations that just seem to “get it” and attract applicants by the hundreds (I’m looking at you,...
Holding Employees Accountable

Holding Employees Accountable

by | Aug 30, 2012 | Leadership

One of the most important traits of a successful manager is his or her ability to hold their employees accountable and to encourage them to regularly maintain their own accountability. In a post over at Easy Small Business HR, the author writes that there are a number...

Leaders Learning From Others

by | Aug 29, 2012 | Leadership

Ben Eubanks of upstartHR recently shared a piece of advice he had received from his former manager. This wisdom? “Become the smartest person in the room by knowing you are not.” Eubanks writes that you become better “by looking for the good in others...