[jsfg_cinti] Fwd: The Hiring Hotline

This is a great ezine and now one that is geared for us.  Check it out if you 
feel so inclined.
 
Paula
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From: "FastCompany.com" 
To: pacela@xxxxxxxx
Subject: The Hiring Hotline
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:37:18 -0500

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Welcome to the premier issue of the Hiring Hotline newsletter, a brand new 
offering from fastcompany.com. Each week, the Hiring Center offers exclusive 
expert insight and useful tools for navigating the tricky hiring process and 
building top-flight teams of employees. 

We hope you enjoy this first newsletter and the Hiring Center on 
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Plus, for a limited time only, the Hiring Center's sponsor, Monster.com, is 
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*** On the Hiring Center now:

DON PHIN: When and How to Hire Your Next Employee

You are running a consulting business, hardware store, advertising firm...you 
name it. Your business is growing. So much so you are starting to feel a bit 
overwhelmed, and perhaps so are a few others working with you. The question you 
are struggling with is if and when you should hire the next employee. 


Like you, I have gone through this challenge, as have so many of my clients. 
Let's start by considering what you are doing. What activities should you be 
delegating? Who should you delegate them to and how does that end up defining 
whom you ought to hire?

FOR MORE Don Phin, click here: 
http://hiring.fastcompany.com/columns/dphin/20050113.html

GEORGE LENARD: Top Tips for Avoiding Legal Trouble with Employees 

Being aware of the legal aspects of the hiring process is important, but an 
underlying knowledge of general employment law is a necessary foundation.

To some extent, legal claims by applicants, employees, and former employees are 
an inevitable aspect of doing business. When such claims strike, they can be 
devastating to businesses of all sizes. No magic formula guarantees avoidance 
of legal trouble with employees, but the following general guidelines should 
help reduce the risk and prepare a business to address such problems when they 
arise...

FOR MORE George Lenard, visit the Hiring Center: 
http://hiring.fastcompany.com/columns/glenard/20041216.html

JOHANNA ROTHMAN: Cultural Fits and Starts

You've probably heard the adage, "Hire for attitude, train for skills." There's 
a good reason to do so. Hiring for attitude means that you won't have to fire 
people who don't fit into your culture. 


But that still isn't easy. Finding people who can fit into the culture of your 
organization, whether that culture is specific to a project or pervades the 
entire organization, is not a trivial matter. The first step is to understand 
your culture so you can determine whether a candidate will fit into that 
culture...

FOR MORE Johanna Rothman, click here: 
http://hiring.fastcompany.com/columns/jrothman/20050204.html

*** Tip of the Week

Don't hire anyone unless it improves the average of the company. It's not 
uncommon for growing companies to begin by hiring 8s and 9s and 10s, on a scale 
of 1 to 10. But too often, as the business matures, hires are made who are 6s 
and 7s. This leads to hiring 4s and 5s. Set this simple hiring rule for 
maintaining the strength that launched your business. 

*** Ask Jeff: Questions answered from Monster Inc.'s founder, JEFF TAYLOR.

Jeff, what's your opinion on the value of hiring freshly minted MBAs as opposed 
to college grads with a couple of years of real word experience? 

Jeff Taylor: I'm a strong believer in both strong work experience and advanced 
education, so I wouldn't view it as an either/or proposition. In today's 
competitive work environment, having a college degree is ...

Read more from chief monster Jeff Taylor here: 
http://hiring.fastcompany.com/askjeff.html

*** More in the Hiring center:

- Regular columns by leading HR experts, including when to hire your next 
employee and tips for avoiding legal trouble: 
http://hiring.fastcompany.com/columns.html

- Tools for hiring: Reference checking quiz, job description templates, 
applicant appraisal form, and more: http://hiring.fastcompany.com/tools.html

- Great Articles - Are you hiring the right people? How to develop HR policies, 
What to do with job-hoppers, and much more: 
http://hiring.fastcompany.com/articles.html


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