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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 13 No. 18 - ISSN: 1533-3698 February 11, 2012 Dear People: Do you want to effectively accomplish your work mission and vision? If so, you need allies, people who support your ideas at work. Forming these alliances takes time and energy, but they are worth the investment for the payback they provide. A positive, successful alliance is a collaboration that accomplishes great good for you and for your organization. Learn more about how and why to cultivate allies. Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend, Susan Resume Red Flags for Employers Do you know how to eliminate fraudulent candidates early in your application review process? Writing about background checking recently, my research showed that resume and credential fraud is escalating. For example, in a recent SHRM study, 64% of HR professionals did not extend a job offer to a potential employee because their background reference check showed inaccurate dates of previous employment. Falsified education credentials are increasing, too. Read more... 5 More Resume Red Flags for Employers 5 Cover Letter Red Flags for Employers See More About:  resume review  application review  background checking Why Nonverbal Communication Matters As a useful tool, you should consciously use nonverbal communication to make certain that you are communicating your intended message as effectively as possible. Shared meaning is the desired outcome in any communication and nonverbal communication helps create shared meaning. Find out more. Believe What You See: How to Use Nonverbal Communication in Hiring Listen With Your Eyes: Understanding Nonverbal Communication See More About:  nonverbal communication  interpersonal communication  workplace culture 6 Tips to Speed Up Hiring Recruitment of employees is time consuming and keeps HR staff from other priority contributions. Here are six ways to speed up hiring so you can invest the saved time in activities such as employee engagement and retention. You can speed up hiring with these six tips. 6 Top Hiring Process Trends Checklist for Success in Hiring Employees See More About:  hiring employees  recruiting employees  hiring mistakes Performance Appraisals Don't Work Second only to firing an employee, managers cite performance appraisal as the task they dislike the most. This is understandable given that the process of performance appraisal, as traditionally practiced, is fundamentally flawed. It is incongruent with the values-based, vision-driven, mission-oriented, participative work environments favored by forward thinking organizations today. Read more... Why Organizations Do Performance Evaluation Where Managers Go Wrong With Performance Appraisals See More About:  performance appraisals  performance management  performance measurement Human Resources Ads Human Resources HR Planning HR Recruiting Jobs Hiring Process HR Executive Resumes Featured Articles What Are Your Favorite Interview Questions? Do You Have a Good Boss Story? How to Best Reject a Job Applicant? What Makes a Manager a Bad Boss? Causes of Workplace Negativity? Manager Gets Performance Appraisal   More from About.com Top 10 Skin Myths How do you know the information and advice you get about your skin is true? Start with this article, which debunks some of the the most persistent myths out there. More> Learn a New Hobby Are you thinking about taking up a new hobby? From chess to painting to birdwatching, this comprehensive list provides a wide variety of options, to suit all sorts of interests. More> This newsletter is written by: Susan M. Heathfield Human Resources Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Human Resources newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Human Resources Basics, Careers, Jobs Free Human Resources Policies, Samples Human Resources: Job Interview Tips Human Resources Job Descriptions Top 10 Human Resources Tough Questions   Follow me on: Advertisement