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Finding Keepers

Finding Keepers: Monster's exclusive system to recruit and retain the high-performing, talented employees that drive success
The Upside of a Downturn: Smart "investors" in talent markets find bargains during a business slowdown
The Engagement Cycle: The Engagement Cycle is a multidimensional, long-term approach to hiring and holding skilled employees.

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Recruiting

HR Failing to Prioritize Global Talent Management: HR appears to be not in sync with organizations drive toward globalization the function is involved in less than one third of global talent initiatives. (HCI)
The Power of Weak Ties (in Recruiting): Social networking is stepping up as an important recruitment tool. (HCI)
Employer Branding: Message or Experience?: Last summer, we released the results of a Monster study that explored how HR is using employer brands and how employees are responding to such communication techniques. Since then, we've been asked to describe the nature of an employer brand in more detail.

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Interviewing

When Job Interviews Go Sour: What are the biggest blunders a job applicant can make? CEOs weigh in about what impresses them -- and what draws their ire. (Inc.com)
How to Interview Candidates, Part 1: Preparation: Effective interviewing requires both a logical approach and some creative thinking. Start with these sample questions and some tips on interview improvisation.
How to Interview Candidates, Part 2: The Interview and Beyond: Preparation is just the beginning: At the interview, you need to be dynamic to get the most out of the process.

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Managing People

Finding Needles in the Haystack: Unreasonable demands can mean the difference between a high performance and low performance. (RainmakerThinking, Inc.)
If You Have Too Many Employees to Manage: So what do you do if you really want to be a hands-on manager but you just have too many employees to manage? (RainmakerThinking, Inc.)
Dealing With A Problem Employee - Part I: There are three kinds of employee performance problems -- Productivity, Quality and Behavior (RainmakerThinking, Inc.)

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Workforce Retention

Keeping Your "A" Team: Establishing expectations and a disciplinary process for non- performing talent can help you determine whether to keep them -- and how to get rid of them. (Inc.com)
Organizational Knowledge Retention: Building and Securing an Organizational Brain Trust in an Age of Brain Drain.
Attract and Retain Top Talent by Doing More for Some People and Less for Others (because that's what's fair!): If you want to attract and retain talented high-performers in your organization, then you have to do more for the high performers and less for others. (RainmakerThinking, Inc.)

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Succession Planning

HR Transformation v2.0: It's All About the Business: The definition of HR transformation has evolved out of a number of perceived and real pressures on the HR function. The function is expected to support the business, provide the right direction for the people management strategy and then execute the strategy. It also has to demonstrate an improvement in value, yet at the same time carry out cost-heavy administration. In response to these challenges, the transformation process that many companies have embarked on involves examining the HR strategy and how it supports the business strategy, and then changing the HR operating model to achieve optimum delivery. (Mercer)
Retirees: The Back-to-the-Future Workforce: Understanding how people think about their retirement and what they plan to do with this time.
Get Ready for Battle: The war for talent is on. How will you find the qualified hires to grow your business? (Inc.com)

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Diversity

Diverse Candidates Demand Career Growth Opportunities: Employers need to be sensitive to the unique issues that can influence the career decisions of ethnically diverse job candidates, particularly when it comes to factors beyond salary and benefits.
Recruiting Hispanic Talent in the Online World: As one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population, Hispanics are poised to have a major impact on the workplace of today and tomorrow. Understanding the dynamics of this group can help employers gain a competitive edge when building recruitment and retention programs.
Bridging the Gap: Diverse Job Seekers, Employers and The Internet: Monster and Diversity Best Practices have conducted a comprehensive survey of both employers and ethnically diverse online job seekers to understand more fully the issues surrounding recruiting for diversity. The study illuminates the current state of diversity today, key practices of employers, attitudes of job seekers, and the connection points and gaps between the two groups.

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Occupational Reports

Local Market Reports

Contractor Management

Global Co-opetition: In your business, with whom do you cooperate and partner? With whom do you compete? If your company is typical, many parties you encounter are in both categories. As an owner or executive of an IT staffing company, you cooperate with your colleagues in such areas as industry education and legislative issues---but compete with on the client front. In other words, Co-opetition.
Don't Avoid Industry Switchers: Your staffing firm might be seeing more job seekers who want to move into a different industry. Contract or consulting work is a good way for employees to switch industries, and more employees may decide to make a change in 2008, according to a recent survey of 3,000 job seekers.
Retrogression Causing Angst and Hope: All discussions about international recruiting at the 2007 Healthcare Staffing Summit led to one word - retrogression. This briefing reviews the issue, and where things stand today. (Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc.)

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Finding Keepers Finding Keepers Monster's exclusive system to recruit and retain the high-performing, talented employees that drive success The Upside of a Downturn Smart "investors" in talent markets find bargains during a business slowdown The Engagement Cycle The Engagement Cycle is a multidimensional, long-term approach to hiring and holding skilled employees. More Articles Recruiting HR Failing to Prioritize Global Talent Management HR appears to be not in sync with organizations drive toward globalization the function is involved in less than one third of global talent initiatives. (HCI) The Power of Weak Ties (in Recruiting) Social networking is stepping up as an important recruitment tool. (HCI) Employer Branding: Message or Experience? Last summer, we released the results of a Monster study that explored how HR is using employer brands and how employees are responding to such communication techniques. Since then, we've been asked to describe the nature of an employer brand in more detail. More Articles Interviewing When Job Interviews Go Sour What are the biggest blunders a job applicant can make? CEOs weigh in about what impresses them -- and what draws their ire. (Inc.com) How to Interview Candidates, Part 1: Preparation Effective interviewing requires both a logical approach and some creative thinking. Start with these sample questions and some tips on interview improvisation. How to Interview Candidates, Part 2: The Interview and Beyond Preparation is just the beginning: At the interview, you need to be dynamic to get the most out of the process. More Articles Managing People Finding Needles in the Haystack Unreasonable demands can mean the difference between a high performance and low performance. (RainmakerThinking, Inc.) If You Have Too Many Employees to Manage So what do you do if you really want to be a hands-on manager but you just have too many employees to manage? (RainmakerThinking, Inc.) Dealing With A Problem Employee - Part I There are three kinds of employee performance problems -- Productivity, Quality and Behavior (RainmakerThinking, Inc.) More Articles Workforce Retention Keeping Your "A" Team Establishing expectations and a disciplinary process for non- performing talent can help you determine whether to keep them -- and how to get rid of them. (Inc.com) Organizational Knowledge Retention Building and Securing an Organizational Brain Trust in an Age of Brain Drain. Attract and Retain Top Talent by Doing More for Some People and Less for Others (because that's what's fair!) If you want to attract and retain talented high-performers in your organization, then you have to do more for the high performers and less for others. (RainmakerThinking, Inc.) More Articles Succession Planning HR Transformation v2.0: It's All About the Business The definition of HR transformation has evolved out of a number of perceived and real pressures on the HR function. The function is expected to support the business, provide the right direction for the people management strategy and then execute the strategy. It also has to demonstrate an improvement in value, yet at the same time carry out cost-heavy administration. In response to these challenges, the transformation process that many companies have embarked on involves examining the HR strategy and how it supports the business strategy, and then changing the HR operating model to achieve optimum delivery. (Mercer) Retirees: The Back-to-the-Future Workforce Understanding how people think about their retirement and what they plan to do with this time. Get Ready for Battle The war for talent is on. How will you find the qualified hires to grow your business? (Inc.com) More Articles Diversity Diverse Candidates Demand Career Growth Opportunities Employers need to be sensitive to the unique issues that can influence the career decisions of ethnically diverse job candidates, particularly when it comes to factors beyond salary and benefits. Recruiting Hispanic Talent in the Online World As one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population, Hispanics are poised to have a major impact on the workplace of today and tomorrow. Understanding the dynamics of this group can help employers gain a competitive edge when building recruitment and retention programs. Bridging the Gap: Diverse Job Seekers, Employers and The Internet Monster and Diversity Best Practices have conducted a comprehensive survey of both employers and ethnically diverse online job seekers to understand more fully the issues surrounding recruiting for diversity. The study illuminates the current state of diversity today, key practices of employers, attitudes of job seekers, and the connection points and gaps between the two groups. More Articles Occupational Reports Financial Services Healthcare Industrial Legal Marketing Sales Science Service Technology Local Market Reports 2008 U.S. Market Reports 2007 U.S. Market Reports 2006 U.S. Market Reports Contractor Management Global Co-opetition In your business, with whom do you cooperate and partner? With whom do you compete? If your company is typical, many parties you encounter are in both categories. As an owner or executive of an IT staffing company, you cooperate with your colleagues in such areas as industry education and legislative issues---but compete with on the client front. In other words, Co-opetition. Don't Avoid Industry Switchers Your staffing firm might be seeing more job seekers who want to move into a different industry. Contract or consulting work is a good way for employees to switch industries, and more employees may decide to make a change in 2008, according to a recent survey of 3,000 job seekers. Retrogression Causing Angst and Hope All discussions about international recruiting at the 2007 Healthcare Staffing Summit led to one word - retrogression. This briefing reviews the issue, and where things stand today. (Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc.) More Articles
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