‘Want a job? What’s your Facebook password?’
Filed under: Applicant background screening, Online recruiting, Special Report
This employer’s taken the concept of online background checks to a new level. Read more
When Facebook gets too friendly
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web site
With so many people using social networking sites, it’s only natural that employees, bosses, customers and colleagues will cross each other’s virtual paths. That kind of interaction got one employee in trouble recently: Read more
Applicants say social networking sites aren’t effective job search tools
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Online recruiting
We’ve heard a lot of talk about how HR can use social networking Web sites to recruit employees. But a new survey says another method’s more effective: Read more
Most managers want to see employees’ Facebook profiles
Filed under: Communication, Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Managers think they have a right to see what employees are doing on social networking sites, while employees say it’s none of the boss’s business. What are your managers doing? Read more
Candidates say social networking sites aren’t effective job search tools
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Online recruiting
We’ve heard a lot of talk about how HR can use social networking Web sites to recruit employees. But a new survey says another method’s a lot more effective: Read more
Lighter side: 6 dumb ways to get fired online
Filed under: Communication, Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Luckily for managers, a popular new Web tool makes it easier to catch lying and rule-breaking employees: Read more
Too sick to use her work computer — but spends rest of the day on Facebook
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
If an employee went home sick and a manager found out she spent the rest of the day on Facebook, how would your company respond? Read more
Survey: Employees don’t use company intranet
Filed under: Communication, Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
The company intranet is a great tool for fostering communication among employees and delivering important HR and benefits news. But only if employees actually use it. Read more
Employees’ private site insults managers — what can HR do?
Filed under: Communication, Security and law, Special Report
A manager finds a Web site where angry employees post vulgar insults directed at supervisors and co-workers — can the employees be fired? That’s the question raised by this recent lawsuit. Read more
New site gaining ground as recruiting tool
Filed under: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Online recruiting
Is social networking Web site Twitter just the latest fad, or is it a cost-effective tool companies can use for recruiting and marketing? Read more
