by Caroline | Jan 16, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Recruiting, rewards, teamwork, Telecommuting, company culture, management
Startups, what’s your exit strategy? You created this cool thingamajig, wowed them in pitch competitions, got your customers and now it looks like somebody might buy your company or you’re ready for an Initial Public Offering. You know you have to have all your...
by Caroline | Jan 2, 2013 | Assessments, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Recruiting
A lot of companies are tempted to fudge the line between employees and contractors. After all, hiring an employee is a commitment. You invest a lot of time finding, hiring, processing and training the person. You can’t just change your mind without losing out on all...
by Caroline | Dec 19, 2012 | Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, Recruiting, Telecommuting, company culture, management
Before you launch into any background checks on employees in the new year, you should know there’s a new Fair Credit Reporting Act Summary of Rights form that employers must use starting January 1, 2013. The new form doesn’t change any of the rights. But...
by Caroline | Dec 5, 2012 | Hiring, HRCompliance, Telecommuting, company culture, management
When you write a job description for a new employee, you need to include the main things you want the employee to do and a salary range. Then you’re good, right? Not even close. You may think of that job description the way some people treat an online dating...
by Caroline | Nov 21, 2012 | Assessments, Hiring, HRCompliance, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Training
It’s almost the New Year and time to stop and take stock. For businesses that means look at your strategic plan, including your human resources management. Sadly, many businesses haven’t created a strategic plan to look at. They’re so busy meeting deadlines, finding...
by Caroline | Oct 8, 2012 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Recruiting
In a town like Austin, Texas that’s virtually crawling with college students, it seems like it would be a piece of cake to establish an unpaid internship program. After all, all those kids need some real world experience. As it turns out, you had better be prepared to...
