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Archive | August, 2012

What goes into a Staffing Agency’s Rates?

August 27, 2012

If you are a client of a staffing agency, you may question how staffing agencies determine the fees charged for providing contract workers. Staffing agencies provide services for which they are entitled to charge the customer, and these services may be priced in a number of ways.  Most clients prefer to have agencies quote aRead full story…

Achieve Business Goals using Social Media Networks in 6 Steps

August 16, 2012

The Olympic fever is on; with players around the world vying to gain name and fame at the global level. But the dreams of Greece’s triple jumper Voula Papachristou came to an abrupt and infamous end, when her tweets mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right political party caused a Twitter storm! VoulaRead full story…

Effective Use of Reference Checks

August 14, 2012

It came as a shock for one and all when a hospital employee – who as a temporary worker worked in six different states – was revealed to have deliberately infected others with Hepatitis C. His heinous act resulted in communicating the infection to at least 30 persons and threatening the welfare of at leastRead full story…

Using Ability Tests to Discriminate

August 7, 2012

My mother always used to hold that the simplest task can be managed differently by different people and the execution reflects the intelligence and education of the performer. But, I have always held that intelligence is inherent and even an uneducated individual could display project management capabilities that could stump a PMP certified professional –Read full story…

Compliance with Form I-9

August 6, 2012

Form I-9, also known as the employment eligibility verification, is one of the crucial verifications required to be conducted before considering an individual for employment. This is an essential requirement to ensure that the person is eligible to legally work in the USA. So, every employee hired after Nov 6, 1986 must complete and submitRead full story…