Protecting Employee Facebook & Social Network Privacy. The American public went gaga in March of this year after the media reported a growing trend by employers who are requesting Facebook password and user ID access during their hiring and interview process. SNOPA: Social Networking Online Protection Act. SNOPA, H.R. Photo Credit.  . MORE >>

Did you guys see the ABC 20/20 expose’ “ True Confessions ”.  HR was ousted again as cutthroat, law-breaking ninny’s; corporate hell at it’s very best (or worse). HR is the Lindsay Lohan of the office, once again in trouble and really not very sorry for being in trouble.  The Ebenezer Scrooge, the Mr. Grinch, the Bad Santa of cubeland. Who knows?  MORE >>

I’d record a message like this: “If you’re calling to the status of your employment application, thank you so much for your interest in working with us. A reader writes: I’m an HR Director for a manufacturing company. We see a lot of turnover, and I have an open job listing with the Employment Commission in our state. MORE >>

But for many of us, that just never happened. When you think of college students, you may imagine a group of high school graduates fresh out of school who spend their nights partying and their days sleeping through professorial lectures. And in a lot of cases, that's an accurate image. Either we couldn't afford it. MORE >>

Do low performing teams aspire to be more or are they just a bunch of slackers? Capitalist reader Scott chimed in on a comment thread with the following observation: "There are two movies that kind of touch on this subject. 12 OClock High," which is an old WWII movie about bomber pilots, and Clint Eastwood's "Heartbreak Ridge." They aspire to more. MORE >>