Your HR Career

The HR I.Q. Test: July ’14

07/01/2014

Test your knowledge of recent trends in employment law, comp & benefits and other HR issues with our monthly mini-quiz.

Want shorter meetings? Stand up for standing!

06/30/2014

Life is too short to spend even one extra minute in a meeting. Endear yourself to colleagues by championing stand-up meetings.

Lemons to lemonade: Find upside of mistakes

06/25/2014

At some point in your career, you’re going to screw up. Everyone does. But savvy professionals know how to recover from the inevitable workplace fumbles. Here’s how to turn a negative into a positive, no matter how bad the situation may seem.

New certifications named: SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP

06/24/2014

The Society for Human Resource Management’s new, controversial HR professional certifications now have names: SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).

7 ways to break work patterns that are stressing you out

06/23/2014

At work and at home, everyone develops habits. The problem is, while those patterns may be familiar, many aren’t helping you become more efficient or successful. That’s why it’s important to regularly think about the types of patterns that are sabotaging your day.

Which faux pas undercut your effectiveness?

06/17/2014

You work hard to maintain a professional environment, but everyone slips up now and then. See how many of these blunders you’re guilty of committing.

Which U.S. city is best for growing a small business?

06/12/2014

No surprise, tech’s hometown of San Jose, Calif., is where small business is thriving the most, based on a Biz2Credit survey of annual revenues, credit scores and business longevity.

SHRM announces its own HR certification

06/11/2014

HR pros have more questions than answers following a May announcement by the Society for Human Resource Management that it will begin offering its own professional certification program in direct competition with the familiar Professional in Human Resources and Senior Professional in Human Resources designations held by more than 130,000 practitioners.

The HR I.Q. Test: June ’14

06/02/2014

Test your knowledge of recent trends in employment law, comp & benefits and other HR issues with our monthly mini-quiz.

Suffering from tech overload? 4 tips to delete the stress

05/19/2014

While technology can make you more efficient, it can also detract from your work if you don’t manage it properly. Here are four tips to help you use technology in a time-efficient manner and avoid the overload.