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High-Tech Visa Fix On The Horizon?
Republicans are likely to attach a bill expanding the number of so-called "H1-B" work visas avail for hi-tech workers to
spending legislation Congress will pass just prior to leaving town to concentrate on campaigning for the fall elections. Continue
How to Hire Employees In a Tight Job Market
Hiring is one of the hardest aspects of running
your own business. So how do you know whether the person you are considering will perform well in your workplace? There are qualities a person may have during the interview that indicate how well he or
she is suited for the position. But you have to ask the right questions to know. Continue
Temp Work: Beneficial And Convenient?
Larry Rogers knows all too well the life of a Manpower temporary employee. In 1995, Rogers took a Manpower job at the South Charleston
Stamping and Manufacturing Plant, assembling car parts with 850 other workers on MacCorkle Avenue. Rogers knew he had to work 15 months at $4.25 an hour with Manpower before he was hired full time at the
stamping plant. Continue
Working It Out ; Be Careful How You Use Your Work Computer
For the last 10 years, I've had conversations with managers who were frustrated by employee misuse of computers. At first it was
Solitaire. Many employees would begin the work day with a quick game of Solitaire. Throughout the day, they would launch repeated games of Solitaire. Continue
Can You Make Better Hiring Decisions with Electronics?
Some employers seem to think so; for instance,
Home Depot's (Atlanta) electronic kiosks installed in its 98 stores prescreen hourly employees. After two computerized prescreening tests, the best employees emerge from the process, according to Al
Frost, director of management development. Continue
Salaries Continue To Soar For Computer Science Grads
In an era filled with stories of young computer programmers making millions seemingly overnight, it should be of no surprise that
computer science students across the country are seeking higher starting salaries this year. At Brown University, several seniors said they expected job offers with lucrative salaries upon graduation. Continue
Need Help Handling Office Politics?
You hear it through the grapevine. Everyone does. No matter how
wonderful your workplace is, there is always office politics. How do you, as a manager, handle it? You could sit down with the source of the rumor and say the grapevine is dead - all information comes
from only you. But let's be realistic. This won't work. Gossip usually reflects employees' concerns and fears. Continue
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