Archive for December, 2007

Diversity in Your Hiring Means Diversity in Background Checks

Communicating Across Cultures Working in a global corporate environment does not mean having pockets of the same ethnicity on different floors. This does not count as diversity at its best. Diversity within the workplace does mean promoting an environment where differences are valued and everyone has the opportunity to achieve his or her potential without [...]

Wasteful Workers Can Cost You

Survey: Most Employees Don’t Care About Going Green Environmentally friendly business practices rank near the bottom of what job seekers consider. From: Inc.com By: Liz Webber More Americans may be going green at home these days, but when it comes to the workplace, environmental concerns fall near the bottom of a list of what they [...]

The Strike that Devoured Los Angeles–the Writers Strike

Hollywood Writers Strike Threatens to Hit Small Businesses Hardest Small production companies and other firms in Los Angeles are already considering layoffs. From: Inc.com By: Jason Del Rey As the Writers Guild of America strike threatens to stretch into its second week, small businesses that depend directly or indirectly on the entertainment industry for revenue [...]

New Jobs in the New Year

The Holiday Season is upon us. Soon we will be in the New Year. We all look forward to he prospect of better times, what with this year often proving a bit rough economically. Corra sure hopes we see an upswing and that everyone has the kind of year we hope for. Meanwhile, you may [...]