Video reveals candidates for worst employees of the year

Many employers are using online videos as ads to create a positive image of the company and its products. But others become victims of employee-made videos that do the exact opposite. Read more

Survey: Employees would change jobs for a better computer

February 3, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Training 

People love getting their hands on the latest technology. So much so, that the technology provided by employers can have an impact on employees’ decisions to stay or leave. Read more

Financial meltdown may glut IT job market

Recruiters and IT managers are keeping an eye on how recent meltdowns among big brokerage and banking firms will impact the IT job market. Read more

40% of employees buy their own laptops for work

It’s a big threat to IT security: employees using personal tech equipment in the workplace. Looks like a lot of workers don’t understand the risks. Read more

Airports find 12,250 lost laptops every week

Here’s bad news for any company with employees who travel: Read more

Study: Personal Web use isn’t all bad

July 11, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views 

While there’s a lot of debate about employees wasting time online, a new study has something interesting to say: Personal surfing is helpful. Read more

Cyberslacking: The new national pastime

Do users in your organization care if their boss sees what’s on their computer screens right now? We’re not talking about that spreadsheet or work-related Web site. We’re talking about the baseball blog or gossip site hidden behind it. Read more

Avoid problems when they bring mp3s to work

May 16, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Employee computer use, Latest News & Views, Uncategorized 

Worried about all those employees with headphones in their ears all day? Maybe you shouldn’t be. Read more

Are you missing this key intranet feature?

May 9, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Online recruiting 

Here’s another way HR can get more out of the company intranet – by using it to post job openings for internal recruiting. Read more