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• Employers face new rules for unemployment claims Forbes
• Glassdoor releases list of best places to work Fast Company online
• Hire for attitude, work ethic to find best employees Young Entrepreneur Council
• Why employers should embrace smartphone hiring Fast Company online
• Why ordering a large pizza might help your career Quartz

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• Interview your employees before they think about leaving ERE.net
• Clouds invade the Grand Canyon Business Insider
• How to keep employees happy in tough times Forbes
• 6 steps toward a better performance-based pay strategy PayScale.com
• Tips for creating a strengths-based performance-management system Harvard Business Review online/HBR Blog Network

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• 5 ways to stop paid-time-off abuses PayScale.com

• Worries over ACA “Cadillac tax” prompt benefit cuts NBC News

• 6 ways leaders can better engage workers The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.)

• Are you ignoring potential? The Huffington Post

• Does your company really need annual performance reviews?

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• How to quickly “divorce” underperforming hires ERE.net
• Teen discusses how to recruit millennial talent SHRM Online
• Inappropriate candy wrappers of yesteryear CollectorsWeekly.com
• Starting salaries to increase 3.7% next year, survey says SHRM Online
• How Warby Parker built an open, honest corporate culture The New York Times (tiered subscription

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• These motivators should guide your office culture Harvard Business Review online
• Analysis: San Francisco transit strike isn’t about money San Francisco Chronicle (free content)
• “Re-recruit” top employees to keep them happy ERE.net
• How to make service awards meaningful HR Schoolhouse blog
• Don’t recruit a bunch of “mini-me” workers, CEO says CNNMoney/Fortune

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• How to handle 2 workers who hate each other Anchorage Daily News (Alaska) (free registration)
• Promotions, praise are rare at Amazon Bloomberg Businessweek
• An overview of employment cases before the Supreme Court Forbes
• HSAs not a good option for all employees, consumer groups say The Sacramento Bee (Calif.) (free registration)
• 3 ways employers overspend on wages Lexology.com (free registration)

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• How to spot unreliable job seekers FordyceLetter.com
• Why talented hires fail to assimilate LiveMint.com/The Wall Street Journal (India)
• What new hires think about on their first day Reviving Work Ethic
• 3 ways to make new employees hate their job SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
• 6 habits you can learn from great thinkers The Guardian (London)

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• A short, effective way to conduct performance reviews Fast Company online
• San Francisco poised to pass flextime legislation San Francisco Chronicle (free content)
• Is Pennsylvania the next right-to-work state? The Employer Handbook blog
• ACA exchanges open today despite shutdown Reuters
• How the St. Louis Rams mentor young players Fistful of Talent

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• 15 terms every sourcer must know SourceCon
• The rise of Generation Y SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
• Middle class often ends up competing for low-pay jobs in retirement Bloomberg
• BLS releases state-by-state look at unemployment data USA Today

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• Walgreen to shift workers to private health exchange Bloomberg Businessweek
• The difference between passion and engagement Bloomberg Businessweek
• 5 ways to halt bad hiring habits Blogging4Jobs
• How to uncover clues about a candidate’s motivations, personality Brazen Careerist
• Motivate talent through status changes TheDailyMuse.com

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• Ask candidates to submit a joke with their resume, CEO says Inc. online (free registration)
• IBM, Time Warner to move retirees to private health care exchanges Bloomberg
• New Honda hires won’t get pension benefits The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
• Feds cancel penalty for not informing workers of health care marketplaces Reuters
• How to overcome resistance to individual development plans SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership

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• 4 terrible ways to reject job candidates The Fast Track
• How Lululemon maintains its quirky culture CNNMoney/Fortune
• CEO offers “7 deadly sins” of recruiting ERE.net
• How to show employees you appreciate their work Inc. online (free registration)

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• Philips HR chief: Look for “fanatical” employees SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
• Overweight Missouri worker claims firing was violation of ADA HRMorning.com
• A look inside the world’s tallest slum FastCoDesign
• ACA won’t affect Starbucks’ employee benefits, CEO says Reuters
• How to identify talented project managers Blogging4Jobs

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• UPS to cut health benefits for 15,000 spouses of employees USA Today
• Forever 21 cuts workers’ hours ahead of ACA BenefitsPro.com
• How to retain young talent CNNMoney/Fortune
• Are reference checks meaningless? ProfitGuide.com (Canada)
• Former Amazon exec offers road map for effective interviewing First Round Capital

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• How companies can reduce churn among millennials Human Resource Executive
• 3 old-fashioned recruiting tactics that work Blogging4Jobs
• Young job seekers lack critical soft skills, employers say MainStreet.com
• Petition calls for Penn State to end wellness program Reuters
• Judge dismisses case involving criminal-background checks The Employer Handbook blog

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• Hiring advice from “the original Mad Man” Brain Pickings
• Study: Men more likely than women to be granted flextime AOL Jobs
• TGI Fridays penalized for violating FMLA BenefitsPro.com
• Judge rules against class action status in Wal-Mart bias case San Francisco Chronicle (free content)
• “Termination Tuesdays” come to Best Buy TLNT.com

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• Telecommuters describe Apple’s training methods TechCrunch
• How Ace Hardware educates workers about their compensation Employee Benefit News
• Google has high turnover despite perks Bloomberg
• 10 statistics that every leader should know SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
• Fast-food workers strike for better wages NBC News

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• States ban criminal-history questions on job applications MSNBC
• 6 tips for working with headhunters Fast Company online
• Stupid Workplace Rules That Destroy Employee Morale OPEN Forum blogs
• Providing a better road map for new employees The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (tiered subscription model)
• Why more bosses need to sit down and shut up Entrepreneur online

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• Why many women stay too long at their jobs American Public Media/Marketplace
• Allstate announces cuts to employees’ retirement benefits Bloomberg
• Are performance-improvement plans a waste of time? Business Insider
• 4 attributes of companies with highly engaged workers Gallup Business Journal

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• More companies say “take all the vacation you want” Omaha World-Herald (Neb.)
• 10 ways to deal with a superstar walking out the door Intuit Small Business Blog
• Employers should brush up on FMLA rules to avoid legal issues BenefitsPro.com
• Use behavioral interviewing to gauge soft skills WomenOfHR.com
• How the employer-mandate delay creates legal risks CFO.com

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• How Reebok uses hiring software to assess cultural fit TalentMgt.com
• Top recruiting managers are focused on these trends Forbes
• Companies eye changes to workforce strategies CFO.com
• The cost of a lie? $54 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.)
• Large firms get extra year to comply with ACA provision The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)

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• How recent Supreme Court rulings will affect HR Human Resource Executive
• Google exec: Brainteasers are useless during interviews The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
• Survey: 70% of Americans don’t like their jobs BenefitsPro.com
• Everything you knew about food is wrong Neatorama
• Supreme Court ruling could make workplace bias tougher to prove USA Today

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• 8 tips for conducting an interview well B2C Marketing Insider
• Many popular perks are becoming less common, survey finds Business Insider
• 5 things the CEO wants you to know but won’t tell you SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
• Opportunities for professional growth are crucial to retention The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)

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• What Barbara Walters can teach employers about interviewing Harvard Business Review online
• Cultural engagement needs to begin on day 1 TalentMgt.com
• HR resists candid talks with rejected candidates, experts say The Wall Street Journal
• Wyo. is state with biggest gender wage gap, analysis finds The Wall Street Journal
• Large firms are recruiting next year’s interns Bloomberg Businessweek

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• How to find employees who care as much as you do Quartz
• The case for the semiannual employee review Forbes
• How one company succeeds with younger employees Employee Benefit News
• Employers revamp onboarding with games, activities The Wall Street Journal
• How to get the best performance from summer workers TLNT.com

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• Are you breaking the law with these common pay mistakes? TLNT.com
• Nice guys are hired first at Duolingo, co-founder says Inc. magazine
• How to tell whether a manager is worthy of hiring authority Fistful of Talent
• Do workers suffer from open-office designs? Quartz
• A guide to thinking The Observer (London)

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• 3 questions to ask when someone is venting Harvard Business Review online
• The science of detecting dishonest people HBS Working Knowledge
• Are you killing candidates with too many interviews? ERE.net
• Workers are filing more wage-theft lawsuits, analysis finds The Wall Street Journal
• How workplace flexibility can promote creative thinking Inc. online (free registration)

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• Court rejects NLRB’s poster rule The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
• E-mail tools that every recruiter needs SourceCon
• Why wellness programs might be overrated Bloomberg Businessweek
• Comp-time bill passes House Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.)
• Why the center of your hand shares a name with a tree MentalFloss.com

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• Why you should stop pursuing passive candidates Bloomberg Businessweek
• Blue-chip firms embrace new era of HR SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
• The secret of servant leadership The Washington Post
• Analysis: U.S. labor force is shrinking as baby boomers retire The Wall Street Journal
• Dell hopes to retain top execs with $91.1M in bonuses The Wall Street Journal

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• What great job candidates ask during interviews Fistful of Talent
• Are you ready for the new I-9 form? Human Resource Executive
• How to get new employees up to speed on day 1 TrainingMag.com
• Many firms break the law with their retirement plans, professor argues Inc. online (free registration)
• Survey: Best job is actuary; worst is newspaper reporter Slate

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• Which states and counties have the highest taxes? SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Finance
• How lousy job descriptions can increase turnover Time.com
• How to cheaply employ older workers Bloomberg Businessweek
• Start building a quality internship program The Huffington Post

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• Michelin will increase health costs for overweight workers The Wall Street Journal
• Obama will seek changes to federal retirement programs, official says The Washington Post
• Study: Some workplace rewards may actually hurt motivation HBS Working Knowledge
• 4 ways HR can step into a more strategic role MonsterThinking.com

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• What a new employee must hear on the first day Inc. online (free registration)
• Tips for putting an errant employee back on track SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
• Why some professionals advance while others languish Barking Up The Wrong Tree blog
• Why new-hire orientations shouldn’t focus on the company HBS Working Knowledge
• Office cubicles are eliminated as flexible workspaces grow The Wall Street Journal

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• Do slackers have the most job satisfaction at your firm? The Wall Street Journal
• Add some romance to your job descriptions Inc. online (free registration)
• Living near the workplace pays at this company Fast Company online
• How to deliver feedback that motivates Time.com
• Despite furloughs, feds still posting job ads The Baltimore Sun

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• The tactics of bad hiring managers CNNMoney/Fortune
• Yahoo’s new hiring practices are getting pushback, sources say Reuters
• A guide to become a recruiting rock star Blogging4Jobs
• Beer cart boosts employee satisfaction, employer says The Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fla.)
• Bedrock principles for success Inc. online (free registration)

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• Common misconceptions about wrongful termination CNNMoney/Fortune
• Yahoo says working from home is finished All Things D
• Rooftop scooters may be part of Google’s planned headquarters Quartz
• Making the case for noncompete agreements Blogging4Jobs
• Are you being naive about your career? U.S. News & World Report

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• When employees quit, ask why they started looking (The Wall Street Journal)
• How employers should prepare for the Affordable Care Act (TalentMgt.com)
• Website compiles work-related blunders (FastCoCreate)
• Firms aim to lure mothers back to the workforce (The Wall Street Journal)
• How to make your office more ergonomic (PayScale.com)

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• How to tell if a star employee is job hunting (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Why traditional job descriptions don’t work (ERE.net)
• Why applicants hate your job postings (Harvard Business Review online)
• How to get a potential hire to fall for you (Blogging4Jobs)
• Can HR benefit from SHRM’s new standards? (Human Resource Executive)

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• How to develop the next generation of capable leaders (Harvard Business Review online)
• Texas Instruments doesn’t need “crazy perks,” exec says (Business Insider)
• How “clusters” could reshape talent management (Harvard Business Review online)
• Percentage of Americans delaying retirement increases (The Wall Street Journal)
• Employers should challenge NLRB rulings, U.S. Chamber says (The Wall Street Journal)

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• How to develop the next generation of capable leaders (Harvard Business Review online)
• Texas Instruments doesn’t need “crazy perks,” exec says (Business Insider)
• How “clusters” could reshape talent management (Harvard Business Review online)
• Percentage of Americans delaying retirement increases (The Wall Street Journal)
• Employers should challenge NLRB rulings, U.S. Chamber says (The Wall Street Journal)

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• How the Affordable Care Act could alter retirement benefits (The New York Times (tiered subscription model))
• 14 business cards of famous people (DesignTAXI.com)
• 5 tips for agile succession planning (Human Resource Executive)
• Some workers prefer negative feedback, research indicates (Harvard Business Review online)
• Many college grads settle for low-level jobs, report says (USA Today)

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• 12 traits of highly effective bonus systems (TalentMgt.com)
• 7 ways to take the pain out of performance reviews (Forbes)
• 9 secrets of highly successful recruiters (ERE.net)
• How to stop HR from killing innovation (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Twitter’s new search tool may be a gold mine for recruiters (Blogging4Jobs)

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• Want to freak out prospective hires? Ask these questions (GlassDoor.com)
• The top 10 issues facing HR in 2013 (Bloomberg BNA (free content))
• Mars Inc. is out of this world, workers say (CNNMoney/Fortune)
• Employers wait for Affordable Care Act guidance from IRS (Business Insurance (tiered subscription model))
• Higher payroll tax decreases U.S. paychecks (Bloomberg)

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• How the “happiest companies in America” treat their employees (Fast Company online)
• 5 issues that the EEOC has said it will focus on (Crain’s Cleveland Business)
• Rite Aid to pay $20.9 million to settle overtime lawsuit (The Oregonian (Portland))
• Report: Starbucks ranks as “most expensed” restaurant (Daily News (New York))
• How NPR finds talent on a tight budget (The Washington Post)

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• 3 employee benefits affected by the “fiscal cliff” deal (Business Finance)
• 6 states now have social media password laws (United Press International)
• Some unusual laws take effect in U.S. (Yahoo)
• Illinois pension system faces massive funding shortfall (The Washington Times)
• HR departments must evolve or die (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)

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• 6 voluntary benefits most coveted by employees (The Employee Benefits Blog)
• How the Affordable Care Act will affect workers next year (The Washington Post)
• January paychecks may not reflect 2013 tax rates (The Washington Post)
• Court: Dentist can fire assistant for being too attractive (Forbes)
• A geographical look at retirement-plan ownership (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Finance)

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• This is what a company in free-fall looks like (Harvard Business Review online)
• Why credit checks to screen applicants are a waste of time (Blogging4Jobs)
• Recruiters flock to social networks (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Office perks keep on coming in Silicon Valley (The Atlantic)
• Why unions are losing the “right-to-work” fight (The Daily Beast)

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• How “love contracts” can protect employers from legal heartache (Bloomberg BNA (free content))
• What leaders do wrong to make employees leave (Forbes)
• Median pay raise will be 3% in 2013, survey finds (Employee Benefit News)
• How tech firms are reinventing recruiting (San Francisco Chronicle)
• 13 questions to ask about your company’s culture (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)

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• 5 tips for offering feedback that works (NetworkSolutions.com)
• 5 compliance issues your company may need to address now (BenefitsPro.com)
• 11 ways to inexpensively find talent (BusinessManagementDaily.com)
• Now’s the time to prepare for older workers (Harvard Business Review online)
• Managers learn how to conduct job interviews (The Wall Street Journal)

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• Why don’t companies hire more military veterans? (Fistful of Talent)
• Dunkin’ looks for the sweet spot in retaining talent (TalentMgt.com)
• Is your workforce unhappy? Try these morale boosters (Business Insider)
• How HR technology is changing (MonsterThinking.com
• High court will hear case alleging racial harassment in workplace (Reuters)

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• Study: Lack of women in critical positions hurts pay equality (The Washington Post)
• Why job roles shouldn’t be set in stone (TalentMgt.com)
• Why your talent strategy needs automatic succession planning (The Seamless Workforce blog)
• Affordable Care Act rules would allow bigger payouts for healthy behavior (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
• Federal worker settles lawsuit for $175,000 (The New York Times (tiered subscription model))

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• Why you should never offer constructive criticism (Financial Post (Canada))
• How Goldman Sachs evaluates internal candidates for partner (The Guardian (London))
• Why employee retention isn’t rocket science (Business Finance)
• Hiring outlook for older workers could be improving (MarketWatch
• Apple makes moves to keep its employees happy (The Wall Street Journal)

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• 4 ways to improve employee engagement (PassionOnPurposeBlog.com)
• 20 recruiting trends to watch next year (ERE.net)
• High-deductible health plans gain popularity with employers (The Baltimore Sun)
• 401(k) account balances reach milestone, Fidelity says (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• 5 ways you’re driving your employees crazy (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)

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• How to tell when a bad hire can’t be salvaged (iMedia Connection)
• Where do you see this interview question in 5 years? (Forbes)
• Why social influence is more important than intelligence (Fast Company online)
• Tips for avoiding severance-pay missteps (Blogging4Jobs)
• More Americans are choosing not to be employed (The Wall Street Journal)

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• Hiring the smartest people may be a dumb move (Harvard Business Review online)
• Evernote covers employees’ house-cleaning bills (Business Insider)
• What Warren Buffett knows about employee engagement (The Fast Track)
• Many workers struggle to get out of bed in the morning, survey suggests (USA TODAY)
• Study: Popular high-schoolers earn higher wages as adults (The Wall Street Journal)

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• Why cultural vampires have to be terminated (Harvard Business Review online)
• 40 signs you’re part of an outstanding recruiting program (ERE.net)
• How to coach workers on proper e-mail etiquette (TrainingMag.com)
• Why job candidates hate your online application process (TalentMgt.com)
• How Etsy maximizes worker happiness (FastCoCreate)

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• 8 ways to connect with your workers (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)
• 5 ways LinkedIn can make you more innovative (15Inno.com (Denmark))
• 7 rules for successful “skunk works” projects (Fast Company online)
• Should CEOs tell their workers whom to vote for? (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Twitter CEO is a joker who’s serious about leadership (The New York Times (tiered subscription model))

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• What employers want to see from job candidates (Inc. online)
• The war for talent isn’t real (Lance Haun blog)
• Are you ready to be a leader? Here’s your guide (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)
• 10 jobs dominated by coffee drinkers (AOL Jobs)
• Is jargon turning away 401(k) participants? (Employee Benefit News)

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• Study explores how different generations approach job hunting (Time.com)
• Hiring mangers prefer older job seekers, study finds (The Huffington Post)
• How to be a social media savvy HR pro (OnlineMBA.com)
• How to pick talent like a Hollywood casting director (FastCoCreate)
• 5 ways to attract talented millennials (Inc. online)

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• Change the thermostat to boost employee productivity (Fast Company online)
• How to avoid making the wrong hires (Inc. online)
• 5 steps for developing an internal social media network (Advertising Age (tiered subscription model))
• 4 topics that every BYOD policy needs to address (IBM Center for The Business of Government)
• The clues that candidates’ personal blogs can reveal (Blogging4Jobs)

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• The future of the 401(k): Experts weigh in (The New York Times (tiered subscription model))
• 3 ways to keep employees without offering pay raises (CNNMoney/Fortune)
• How millennials are influencing employee benefits (U.S. News & World Report)
• Analysis: Older workers joining the job hunt as young workers give up (The Washington Post)
• Court: Severance pay for laid-off workers shouldn’t have been taxed (Reuters)

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• Study ranks HR functions with greatest bottom-line impact (ERE.net)
• How to fix common performance-review problems (TLNT.com)
• Why bored employees are a danger (Blogging4Jobs)
• Strike these phrases from your vocabulary (Intuit Small Business Blog)
• Man documents the aging process with daily photos (YouTube)

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• How to identify former employees who are worth re-hiring (Blogging4Jobs)
• Commentary: Retirement benefits have evolved (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
• How HR can build on increased trust in the workplace (Human Resource Executive
• How to maximize the talents of introverts (MonsterThinking.com)
• Getting to the heart of employee engagement (KevinEikenberry.com)

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• Why it’s time for HR to quit being so wimpy (ERE.net)
• Why companies should stop offering raises based on merit (Bloomberg BNA (free content))
• 5 ways to spot a dishonest résumé (Inc. online)
• How smart young companies get the best employees (Forbes)
• 9 rules for a satisfied workforce (TalentMgt.com)

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• Court: “Cat’s paw” liability theory allows worker to file suit (Insurance Journal)
• The pros and cons of rehiring former workers (Blogging4Jobs)
• Can you keep a superstar from leaving? (Workforce online)
• Tough interviews lead to more satisfied hires (CNNMoney/Fortune)
• Many executives are dissatisfied with HR, study indicates (TLNT.com)

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• What separates great HR departments from the mediocre? (Human Resource Executive)
• Talented candidates will ask these questions (Inc. online)
• Do you have too many satisfied employees? (Forbes)
• The secrets to scoring extraordinary employees (Inc. online)
• How hiring managers mess up (The Fast Track)

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• Why you should carefully screen employees (CBS MoneyWatch)
• 5 ways to rejuvenate your recruitment strategy (B2C Marketing Insider)
• Study: Unemployed face bias from recruiters within 1 month (The Huffington Post)
• How to help your employees stay on task (Intuit Small Business Blog)
• Employers are urged to test applicants only for job-specific skills (Human Resource Executive)

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• How to spot a born leader (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)
• Should you rule out candidates who use poor grammar? (Harvard Business Review online)
• Survey: 63% of employees aren’t engaged at work (Workforce online)
• Tips for avoiding embarrassing recruiting failures (ERE.net
• Why companies should start hiring for potential (Harvard Business Review online)

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• Why feedback doesn’t belong in performance reviews (Forbes)
• What employers can learn from Neil Diamond about engagement (TLNT.com)
• Report: Most companies are dissatisfied with HR performance (Human Resource Executive)
• Companies use generous wellness perks to attract top talent (Inc. online)
• 6 tips to avoid hiring potential bullies (MonsterThinking.com)

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Top five news stories selected by SmartBrief on Workforce readers in the past week.

• Turn a job interview into a revealing conversation (The New York Times (tiered subscription model))
• Tips for catastrophic team-building efforts (The QuickBase Blog)
• One quality hire can make a big difference, CEO says (Inc. online)
• Pressured workers become less engaged, survey finds (TLNT.com)
• Poor communication hurts engagement, recruitment (Forbes)

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• These steps can help everyone win at salary negotiations (Fistful of Talent)
• Tips to light a fire under your high performers (TLNT.com)
• Why LinkedIn is critical for recruiter success (ERE.net)
• How to take hideous photos of beautiful people (Slate)
• How to extract better info from references (CNNMoney/Fortune)

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• Supreme Court rules health care mandate is constitutional (The Wall Street Journal)
• How to turn your workers into overachievers (TLNT.com)
• How to spot high achievers in interviews (SHRM Online)
• Execs, workers have different views on company culture, survey suggests (Mashable)
• An employee motivator that works better than cash (The Telegraph (London))

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• Study: 2.6% of jobs will be obsolete by 2020 (The Huffington Post)
• Why your office should be a “no-spin zone” (The New York Times (tiered subscription model))
• 10 ways small employers can keep star performers (IndustryWeek)
• Why you don’t want workaholics at your company (TLNT.com)
• What does a highly engaged employee look like? (TLNT.com)

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• Study: Employees who exercise have higher salaries (Forbes)
• Shoes suggest personality traits, study finds (Yahoo!)
• Survey: Many workers would feel successful making less than $70,000 (American City Business Journals)
• Do cover letters still have a place in recruiting? (CNNMoney/Fortune)
• Employers look to prevent older workers from delaying retirement (InvestmentNews)

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• 5 secrets of “lucky” hiring managers (SourceCon)
• 9 emotional triggers that will light a fire under workers (Forbes)
• Technology knocks down office walls at Zappos (USA TODAY)
• How to overcome your leaders leaving (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)
• Why you should offer employees free beer (Human Resource Executive)

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• 3 perks that will keep top performers happy (Harvard Business Review online)
• Every new hire must have these qualities (Harvard Business Review online)
• Report: 401(k) fees can drain retirement savings (Los Angeles Times)
• Are your employees about to crack? (Mashable)
• Hiring software screens out qualified job candidates, professor says (The Wall Street Journal)

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Here are the top HR news stories as selected by SmartBrief on Workforce readers last week.

• What employers desire most from workers (TLNT.com)
• Companies should aim to integrate, not onboard, new hires (ERE.net)
• Hire for cultural fit to retain, engage workers (RefreshLeadership.com)
• Survey: 25% of new hires not retained (BenefitsPro.com)
• 3 examples of gamification being used for recruiting, training and wellness (Forbes)

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• Why it may be safer to offer paid internships (TLNT.com)
• Why rushing to hire a superstar is a mistake (Fast Company online)
• Do you know every motivation type? (Lifehack.org)
• Workers with food allergies shouldn’t be excluded (Forbes)
• Get creative to fill talent gaps (HRExaminer.com)

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• Do you know your employees’ personality types? (Time.com)
• 4 ways to keep high-performers happy (CNBC)
• How to keep your most productive workers engaged (Compensation Cafe blog)
• Why you should offer flex time to workers (SHRM Online)
• 18 states “fail” at supporting working families, group says (MarketWatch)

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• A test for calculating employee engagement (MonsterThinking.com)
• Wal-Mart agrees to settle overtime lawsuit for $4.8M (The Wall Street Journal)
• Law could prompt companies to stop health coverage, GOP says (The Hill)
• 5 benefits that employees must have (EasySmallBusinessHR.com)
• 3 ways to keep your team happy at work (Fast Company online/FC Expert Blog)

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• 4 reasons companies make bad hires (Portfolio.com)
• 4 ways to become the company where everyone wants to work (Fast Company online/FC Expert Blog)
• Baby boomer retirements could lead to a knowledge gap (TLNT.com)
• Executives offer insights on managing millennials (The Washington Post)
• How to get managers to develop high-potential employees (Harvard Business Review online)

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• Setting employees’ pay based on ranges (PayScale.com)

• Is your rewards program making employees resentful? (MonsterThinking.com)

• Physics paper overturns ticket in Calif. traffic court (FindLaw)

• Key elements of a successful employee-rewards program (Inc. online)

• Development efforts should focus on high-performing employees (TLNT.com)

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• Why asking applicants for Facebook passwords makes sense (TLNT.com)
• How on-boarding can hurt retention, productivity (Human Resource Executive)
• Netflix CEO: Don’t use compensation to trap employees (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Boy converts dad’s store into cardboard-box arcade (Los Angeles Times)
• Lawyer outlines how to prevent FMLA abuse (HRMorning.com)

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• Study touts best company culture for employee engagement (Human Resource Executive)
• Study: External hires are paid more but don’t perform as well ([email protected])
• What to look for when evaluating candidates’ leadership skills (MonsterThinking.com)
• Help workers tap into their strengths (Gallup Management Journal (free content))
• How to make $15 million by playing blackjack (The Atlantic)

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Here are the top five HR news stories as selected by SmartBrief on Workforce readers in the past week.

• How to train new workers to fit in (Financial Post (Canada))
• 10 simple ways to improve employee satisfaction (The Washington Post)
• 5 inventions that could change the world (CNNMoney)
• Employer requests for passwords could spur legal action, Facebook says (The New York Times (tiered subscription model))
• Anti-discrimination law applies to severance pay, court rules (Business Insurance (tiered subscription model))

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Here are the top five HR news stories as selected by SmartBrief on Workforce readers in the past week.

• Recruiters resort to bold tactics in the war for talent (ERE.net)

• Merit-pay systems favor men, research shows (Harvard Business Review)

• How would you handle talent like Tim Tebow? (MonsterThinking.com)

• Why managers should care about employees’ happiness (Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.))

• Be cynical, critical and hypocritical to drive workers away (SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership)

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