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Update your emergency plan with these online tools

09/01/2003
Last month’s blackout in the Northeast proved that company emergency-response plans must prepare for all types of disasters. Here are some online sources to help you review your plan: the Society …

Improve new-hire orientations with Web checklists

09/01/2003
Formal orientations make new employees productive more quickly, and they make it easier on you to bring that person up to speed. But don’t overwhelm new hires right away. Create a …

Pre-employment testing: Know the legal limits

08/01/2003
THE LAW. Pre-employment tests are an effective tool to discover applicant’s skills or abilities that can’t be gleaned from an application or interview. And …

Which posters to post?

08/01/2003

Q. We’ve received differing information on exactly what notices we’re legally supposed to post in our office. Where can I find a reliable listing? —W.I., New York

Expand benefits lineup at little cost with ‘voluntary’ perks

08/01/2003
Issue: Benefit costs are rising, but you need to offer a competitive package to retain good workers.
Benefit: Voluntary benefits let you beef up your benefits without much additional cost. …

What’s in a (college’s) name? Sometimes, not much

08/01/2003
More than 200 “diploma mills” operate online churning out phony degrees, often with very official-sounding college names. In fact, a survey by an AT&T corporate trainer revealed that HR professionals were …

Recruiting tool: Land on ‘Best Companies’ list

08/01/2003
One way to crank up the quality of job candidates (and impress your CEO) is to earn your way onto a “Best companies to work for”-type list. The most recognized list …

Establish a company policy on e-mail deletion, retention

07/01/2003
In spite of growing scrutiny from courts and regulators, most employers still do a poor job of managing e-mail business records and preparing for the likelihood …

Blocking junk e-mail: 5 online resources

07/01/2003
Unsolicited e-mail (“spam”) wastes employee time, slows your network and creates legal liabilities. Here are five resources to help you block it out: Spam calculator, www.cmsconnect.com/ marketing/spamcalc.htm, lets you calculate spam’s …

Monitor your job board’s security; fake want ads appearing online

04/01/2003
Monster.com recently notified users that scam artists could be using its job board to pose as employers and post phony want ads. The bad guys’ goal: Collect personal information from unsuspecting …