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 visitors and subscribers understand the intended perspective. Here’s a go at why I write the Recruiting Front Lines, and why you might [...]
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. If it’s just a 6 week delay, what’s all the noise about? In truth, the business groups that mounted legal resistance to the [...]
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 fed a resource that is controlling the our behavior and personal development- making us dumber in the process? Here’s some [...]
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 local chapter of SHRM. I’ve presented this material a handful of times, and one piece of feedback that I [...]
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 in the US. In fact, according to one report, that shortage was to reach 10 million or more. That’s 1o million [...]