Design Studio14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDTNHRA Connectionshttp://multibriefs.com/briefs/NHRA/NHRA.xmlenIncreasingly, HR and risk-management departments are working together and learning from one another for the common good of the companies.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925c38d8f911Too few businesses are willing to invest in employee training and development, rather expecting prospective employees to hit the ground running with not much more than a job offer in hand. Peter Capelli suggests that, instead, more businesses should invest time and money into hiring people who have the raw talent and aptitude to eventually be very successful. Then they need to effectively train and grow them within the role and company. Like any investment, it carries risk — but also a huge upside.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925a433a8252There are a number of emerging trends in hiring right now that center around the currency of the new millennium: data. The impact of our ability to collect, organize, and interpret data is rapidly changing all areas of the economy. Should employment be any different? There are three ways in which data is slowly killing the employment test as we know it.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925a609c6793As the immigration bill makes its way through the Senate, some proposed amendments are setting off heated scrimmages between civil liberties advocates and conservatives. One such proposal calls for the nationwide expansion of an electronic employment eligibility verification system called E-Verify.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925bc726ed14A new study from CareerBuilder shows that hiring the wrong person can have serious implications for companies. More than half of employers in each of the ten largest world economies said that a bad hire (someone who turned out not to be a good fit for the job or did not perform it well) has negatively impacted their business, pointing to a significant loss in revenue or productivity or challenges with employee morale and client relations.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925aeed33775The U.S. has added 913,200 temporary workers since the end of the recession in June 2009 — about 19 percent of all new jobs. Their number rose to 2.66 million in April, about 11,300 shy of the April 2000 record, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released May 3.Staffing industry revenue will increase 6 percent annually the next two years to $139.4 billion in 2014, based on an April 9 estimate by Staffing Industry Analysts.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925abc12e3a6American companies spend about $30 billion each year relocating many of the nearly 880,000 heads of households who make job-related moves each year. And according to a new survey, nearly a third of those companies expect to increase employee relocations in 2013, even if they're not also increasing relocation budgets.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925b41802037How important is a job candidate's personality during the hiring process? A recent study published by the American Sociological Association found that hiring managers put a lot of emphasis on personality: they are typically more focused on hiring a job candidate they'd want to have a drink with as opposed to the person who can do the best job. But that emphasis can lead to poor hires.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925b20cd3718A SHRM survey finds many companies that rely on social networking sites for recruiting eschew policies on social media use for this purpose. Experts say using social media in the recruiting process can be risky in and of itself, but failing to implement a formal policy puts the organization on even shakier ground. 14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925c517d2699Hiring someone who fails to meet expectations is a huge headache, especially when it was your job to vet them in the first place. But there are ways of making sure that you don't get snowed by someone who is good at making a first impression, but bad at delivering results. Here are the key things to do when hiring that will guarantee you never hire a dud again.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925bf9003be10Interns can be a great addition to your team, but beware of the well-meaning twenty-year-old who lands in your lap without any direction or guidance. If you're planning to hire an intern (or two or three), here are four things to do before they walk through the door to ensure a successful summer for everyone involved.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925b7b64ca311In the world of small businesses, "family-owned" usually means "family-run." But it's not unusual to have a non-family employee or two who's vital to your company's success. Finding the right way to reward those employees, and maintain their loyalty, can be challenging. It can also be critically important, and if you don't believe that's true, imagine running your business next week without them.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925b9c552bb12So you've started to ask questions of candidates' references by email or you are using a digital tool such as Checkster to gather online reference feedback and consolidate it into a report. But have you asked yourself what are the legal implications of doing this?14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925a87523b713In order to get people to work for you, you have to pay them. And if you want good people to work for you, you need to pay them fairly. What does fairly mean? Well, it's more than paying them the amount that they negotiated during the hiring process.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=513e37bab3d4514At the end of the interview when you, the interviewer, ask the candidate, "Do you have any questions for us?" it's often hard to know what to expect. Will the candidate ask a couple of superficial questions just to be polite, or will he or she ask deep, probing questions?14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=5134f25e7b80f15For all the talk about encouraging workers to take more control of their health care decisions, it seems many employees are neither prepared or all that eager to grab the reins.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=513e3767dd67216Being jobless is an awful thing for anyone no matter where they live. But it's especially unnerving for young people just starting their careers. A lot has been written about the topic lately, but two new reports show the job employment picture likely won't get any better for young people living in the world's richest countries. And in many ways, America's young people today have it worse than even parts of debt-troubled Europe.14 May 2013 18:34:39 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51925b5fdf29317