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Selling Cars Online Is More than a Typical Sales Job
Moving from the showroom to the Internet desk can be a tough transition for a salesperson. Internet car sales require a different skill set from showroom car sales. But if a salesperson succeeds, the payoff is sizable.
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Bad Apple: Could the Era of Exploitation Outsourcing Be...
A shameful supply chain is less and less viable.
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The Rise and Fall of Employer-Sponsored Pension Plans
To celebrate Workforce Management's 90th anniversary, we're running a series of articles looking at important workforce-related issues with a then-and-now theme.
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Data Bank Focus: Retirement Benefit Costs
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an employer's total cost for employee compensation increased by 2.5 percent from 2009 to 2011.
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Oracle-Taleo Dealrick_bell writes: "We're curious to know what Oracle's pending purchase of HR software firm Taleo means to you. And for that matter, SAP's deal to buy SuccessFactors. Is this going to affect your people management systems? Is this consolidation beneficial to the end-users? Would like to get your thoughts."
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Time and Attendance Strategies that Drive Best-in-Class Business Results
February 16, 2012 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT
Join this webinar to hear insights from Aberdeen’s latest time and attendance research including: the power of automating and integrating time keeping and leave management processes with payroll; how to gain senior executive buy-in for your time and attendance strategy; and how to help operational managers use time data to improve their decision making. Plus, we will explore new advancements and trends in workforce management.
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Best Practices in Succession Planning
Your leadership defines your organization's strategic vision and long-term success — the ability to identify, develop and retain your internal pipeline of talent is critical in planning your future leadership strategy and building a strong bench to be competitive in today's...
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Leading the Way in Staffing
Social media has pushed recruiting into new, unchartered territory, and companies are scrambling to capitalize on the benefits.
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Best Practices in Performance Management
Performance management is a dynamic process, aligned hand-in-glove with productivity and long-term business success.
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Best Practices in Employee Screening
Balancing the demands for excellence in every hire; keeping current on employment legislation and regulations; building a qualified talent pipeline—with so much riding on talent, it's critical to stay one step ahead with fresh staffing and recruiting strategies to...
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Leading the Way in Training & Development
Maximizing Every MoveDiscover the Strategic Game-Changer: Leadership CoachingFor many organizations, rebounding from the recession is like playing a serious game of chess.
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Leading the Way in Testing & Assessment
Solve Three Key Problems with Personality Assessments —and Make Your Testing Program Work for You
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Best Practices in HR Technology
Advances in technology continue to change at lightning speed, strengthening HR departments with tremendous power and reach.
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Best Practices for Diversity Training
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