Personnel Record Retention Requirements
There is no law whose sole purpose is to impose a retention requirement for records on non-hired candidates and/or employees, but there are a variety of federal regulations for which record retention is a condition of compliance.

Musings on Diversity Management
To improve market competitiveness and business productivity, consider diversity management, a program worth tying into the bottom line along with a host of other business pursuits.

Workforce Planning: The Strategy Behind "Strategic Staffing"
An employee quits and HR scrambles to fill the position. Did you know you could avoid this hassle with "strategic staffing"? Learn the steps to a more efficient (and therefore cost-effective) workforce planning method.

Employee Self-Service Applications
Better serve your employees and free up your HR group for more strategic roles in the organization by implementing an employee self-service (ESS) application.

Increase Your Human Capital ROI With an Alumni Network
Whether you are forced to release employees during a downsizing or they leave to explore other opportunities, their corporate knowledge -- and your financial investment in developing it -- walks out the door with them. Have you ever considered keeping tabs on your former employees? Financial firms, including Ernst & Young, seem to have the right idea with the alumni network concept.

Employee or Independent Contractor?
When determining whether an individual is more appropriately classified as an employee or independent contractor, ask yourself the following 20 questions...

HR's Guide to Making Sense of Stock Options
Stock options have become an attractive benefit -- perhaps even a requirement -- for many jobseekers. While you may be comfortable with their technical and administrative aspects, are you able to explain them to candidates and employees in a way that is meaningful to them?