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Recent articles from HR Briefing

Sexual harassment. (You Be The Judge).
June 15, 2003... Kim Darwood wasn't sure whether she should mention to her supervisor the incidents involving Jim Shaw, a contractor that her company had hired for a special project. After all, the project was nearly over and the contractor was long gone. But the incidents gnawed at her subconscious. Why...

Most resumes contain falsehoods.(Brief Article)
June 15, 2003... * According to HireRight, an employee screening company, 80 percent of resumes contain misleading information. The company surveyed 200,000 resumes and found the following discrepancies: * Inflated salaries--40 percent * False references--27 percent * Fraudulent...

HR certification rules change.(Human Resource Certification Institute)(Human Resource Management)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2003... * The Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has changed the rules and categories for the recertification of the senior professional in human resource (SPHR) and professional in human resource (PHR) designations. There are also new...

HR certification can clarify your role. (Professional Development).
June 15, 2003... Certification for HR not only says that you've achieved a certain level of professionalism, it may also clarify your role within your organization, according to Judith Hale, Ph.D., a consultant, specialist in certification, and author of Performance-Based Certification: How to Design a...

Lawmaker probes hiring of aliens as jobless rate rises. (Congressional Update).
June 15, 2003... United States representative Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) is looking into possible abuses of the H-1B visa program that gives U.S. employers the right to hire foreign nationals for high-tech jobs. Concerned about the rising joblessness rate among U.S. workers, Johnson has asked the heads of five...