Archive for June, 2009

Hey, SHRM-goers (and SHRM-not-this-year-but-maybe-nexters)! CareerBuilder just posted yet another video from the expo floor at SHRM 2009 to our virtual site.  Here, you can get a glimpse into how we’re discussing our Facebook partnership and Twitter involvement – and how we’re helping others utilize these tools as employee recruitment, attraction and engagement solutions. 

• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 30, 2009
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Check out what CareerBuilder’s special guests, Brian Malarkey, Casey Thompson and Richard Blais from Bravo’s “Top Chef”, were cooking up at our booth Sunday during SHRM 2009.  (Get it? “Cooking up“? Get it? Okay, but seriously, they were actually cooking)  And don’t forget to check back here later to get the recipes.

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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on June 29, 2009
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Are you pitching in to help your company survive the recession with less staff? If so, how are you and your employees surviving? What are the positives that have come out of your world, post-layoffs? We want to know.

• Have you encouraged your employees to learn a new skill or picked one up yourself?
• Have you forged stronger relationships with co-workers, or met new co-workers?
• Are you finding better ways to prioritize or manage your work/life balance?
• Have you made a professional or personal discovery?
• Has your life has changed for the better in any other ways?

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• Posted by: Amy Chulik on June 29, 2009
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• Categories: Contest, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention

I just sat through a great session at SHRM 2009 given by Michael Burchell, Ed. D., vice president for Global Business Development, Great Place to Work® Institute. In addition to compiling the 50 Best Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America list, the Great Place to Work® Institute is also responsible for assembling the FORTUNE® 100 Best Companies list.

While talking about how a company becomes a best place to work is not a new topic to The Hiring Site, Burchell was able to share some enlightening tips.

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• Posted by: Stephanie Gaspary on June 29, 2009
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• Categories: Awards, Building a Best Place to Work, Economy, Employee Attraction, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employer Advice, Events

Want to see more video and highlights from SHRM? Click here to visit our virtual site for up-to-date conference news and info.

• Posted by: Stephanie Gaspary on June 29, 2009
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Day one of SHRM is a wrap! The day’s conference highlight was an opening keynote discussion with Jack Welch, who described HR professionals as his personal heroes. Among the business writer’s other notable soundbites, below are some of my personal favorites:

• HR should be as important as the CFO. How do you do this? Deliver.
• Jack Welch’s tough love advice for HR: Do not be a victim. Make change and impact.
• HR is important in good times but defines a company in bad times.
• The number one thing HR can do to elevate status: raise the bar by developing and training the team.
• Government involvement in corporate bonuses is stupid. Top talent will always follow the money.
• Get voice and communicate like hell. Let people know what’s going on every step of the way.
• See everyone as a teacher around you and take from the best.
• People buy into change because they understand it and know what’s in it for them.
• The only way to win is with creative thinkers and innovation. Act faster and smarter.
• Trust. Earn it everyday.
• There is no such thing as work/life balance, just work/life choices. Make the choices that you are passionate about.

Meanwhile, at the expo, CareerBuilder featured a Top Chef Reception featuring celebrity chefs Brian Malarkey, Casey Thompson and Richard Blais of Bravo TV’s hit reality show “Top Chef“. Check back in the coming days for the recipes for all the delicious treats they prepared.

Were you at the opening day of SHRM? What were your reactions? Anyone get spotted by our secret shopper for wearing your CareerBuilder beads? Don’t forget to check out our virtual SHRM experience site, where we’re constantly adding new video, or stop by and say hello.

• Posted by: Stephanie Gaspary on June 29, 2009
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