First, a word of thanks to the MaineHR Cafe for giving me this great idea. You can see the MaineHR Cafe elevator pitch by clicking here. As I read that recently, I was reminded that it’s important to routinely share the motivation, purpose, and hopes associated with a blog to let help new [...]
Human Capital Management
RFL: The Skinny on the E-Verify Issue
Here is a lay person’s take on the E-Verify issues currently at hand. As reported on January 9, the US Department of Justice has delayed the effective date for regulations requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify. The delay effectively pushes back the effective date from Jan 15 to Feb 2o. [...]
Employment Branding
RFL: Life Imitating Social Media, or the Other Way Around?
Life Imitating Social Media or Social Media Imitating Life?
OR: Social Networking and Real Life: Which is the Dog and Which is the Tail?
It has occurred to me recently that life may indeed actually be imitating social media and social networking in many ways. It may sound ridiculous, but have we actually created and [...]
Employment Branding
RFL: Departmental Schizophrenia?
Last week I presented a webinar focused on Employment Branding to more than 150 companies through a great resource called GoToWebinar (free plug- it’s a great and easy to use web conferencing tool).
I also provided the same presentation to a group of HR professionals at the Seacoast Human Resource Association, SHRA, in Portsmouth, NH, a [...]
JobSeekers
The Economy’s Effect on the Labor Market
While delivering a presentation recently to a group of employers at the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce in Maine recently, it struck me how quickly the perception of labor market conditions have changed. Just two years ago, reports were regularly being cited that showed that by 2010 there would be a significant labor shortage [...]
