About Human Resources: 40 Ways to Say Thank You at Work; Social Media

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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. 47 - ISSN: 1533-3698 April 21, 2012 Dear People: Exciting news. In light of the media frenzy over employers asking prospective employees for their Facebook passwords, I am developing a social media policy. It will be timely and on target for current conditions in the recruiting and selection world. I have written a social media and blogging policy that covers your employee presence online, but it doesn't get into the brave new world of recruiting and screening online. The question that I have received most often from reporters and employers since the Facebook controversy began is one that I can't answer. Did the media embrace a controversy or are a lot of employers asking candidates for access to private online social accounts? I don't know any employers who do this and I don't know any HR experts who approve of the practice. What do you think? Media frenzy or real problem? LinkedIn and other social networking sites are advantageous for employers who use them for both networking and recruiting. I've interviewed an expert and made recommendations about how employers should recruit, screen, and background check potential employees in social media - and not one of the recommendations includes breaching your prospective employee's privacy. Can you imagine how a person would feel about coming to work for your company after you had asked for access to and explored his or her private social media pages? I disapprove of the practice and advise different ways to background check potential employees including in social media. What do you think? 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 40 Ways to Say Thank You at Work Are you interested in ways to say thank you at work? I hope so. In a workplace committed to creating an attitude of gratitude and employee recognition on a daily basis, every day should be Thanksgiving Day. Employee recognition doesn't have to be expensive and is appreciated by employees in almost any form. Read more... How to Write an Employee Recognition Letter Top 10 Ways to Show Appreciation to Employees See More About:  employee recognition  employee motivation  employee recognition ideas Employees Selling Food at Work? A reader asks if I think it is okay for employees to ask for contributions for candy and to sell baked goods to coworkers at work. She also wants to know if she needs a policy and what I think. I gave her a long response but think I am overthinking this question. How do you handle situations like this in your workplace? Find out more... How to Demonstrate Respect at Work How to Deal With Difficult People at Work See More About:  interpersonal relationships  workplace culture  human resources policies What Is the Best Day to Fire an Employee? Some of the details employers consider when firing an employee have changed in recent years due to the proliferation of online resources for job search. Employers believed that it was unkind to fire an employee on Friday, for one, because the former employee would be stuck all weekend with little to do to launch a job search. The times they are a'changing, but some things never change. Find out more. How to Fire With Compassion and Class Success Story in Performance Management with a PIP See More About:  firing employees  performance improvement plans (pips)  employee performance Think About Training More Creatively Received a note recently that asked whether we should continue training employees during tougher economic times. My immediate visceral reaction was, "Whaaaat???" I know. Hardly mature. But, when will employers figure out that there will never be a time when you cannot afford to continue to train and develop employees. They are your most significant resource. And, there may lay the rub... Read more... Training: Your Investment in People Use Training and Development to Motivate Staff See More About:  employee training  learning organizations  on-the-job training Human Resources Ads Human Resources Jobs Human Resources Job Human Resources Human Resources Of Employee Rights Featured Articles Changing Workplaces... 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