SmartBrief on Workforce is a daily e-newsletter for HR professionals, curating essential articles on finding the best talent, motivating top performers and increasing team productivity. Here are the top HR news stories as selected by SmartBrief on Workforce readers last week. 3 questions to ask when someone is venting Harvard Business Review online The science of [...]

Hiring veterans can be patriotic and profitable, but you have to be prepared for many complexities, panelists told an audience at the Louisiana Conference on Human Resources in Baton Rouge last month. Lynne Broussard, human resources director for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana, and Don Howard, retired captain in the Louisiana National Guard and deputy [...]

SmartBrief on Workforce is a daily e-newsletter for HR professionals, curating essential articles on finding the best talent, motivating top performers and increasing team productivity. Here are the top HR news stories as selected by SmartBrief on Workforce readers last week. Court rejects NLRB’s poster rule The New York Times (tiered subscription model) E-mail tools that [...]

HR pros need to acquire and maintain fluency key IT applications, including applicant tracking systems and cloud-based software, says Perficient HR Director Trish McFarlane. McFarlane also says networking — both online and off — is vital for HR professionals and especially recommends they get active on Twitter. “For me joining Twitter several years ago — [...]

SmartBrief on Workforce is a daily e-newsletter for HR professionals, curating essential articles on finding the best talent, motivating top performers and increasing team productivity. Here are the top HR news stories as selected by SmartBrief on Workforce readers last week. Why you should stop pursuing passive candidates Bloomberg Businessweek Blue-chip firms embrace new era of [...]