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If a potential employer uses a social networking site to check out a job candidate and then rejects that person based on what they see, he or she could be charged with discrimination. According to Workforce.com, a site that helps HR reps stay current with all matters HR, employers who use the data available on social networking sites like Faceb Read More

Portfolio.com's list of must-read blogs for CEOs and other chief executives. (If I met a CEO who read all of these, I'd be impressed.) Read More

Think about all the awful, awkward, agonizing situations you've been in when there was an elephant in the room. Maybe the elephant is that you're nervous, maybe you're low in experience on a given issue, or maybe you're about to say something highly personal. Whatever's making everyone so uncomfortable, here's a tool you can use to Name It a Read More

The cost of health care is on the rise and fewer micro-businesses owners are offering coverage to their employees. A survey of nearly 4,000 micro-businesses found that 18.6% of the respondents said their health care plans are covering full-time employees this year. That number is down from 46.2% in 2005. A micro-business has 10 or fewer em Read More

Check out these top 100 blogs to help bolster your business acumen. HR World's list includes classics like top selling business authors Tom Peters, Charles H. Green, and Bob Sutton, along with some exciting new blogs that might surprise you. Read More

The risk/reward ratio is higher with new hires at small companies. The cost of a mis-hire is considered to be, on average, 3-4 times their annual salary. The cost of mis-hire at a small company can exceed that and quickly reach — the entire company. On the other hand, the reward from a great new hire at a small company can be—the entire company Read More

How the weekly argument on American Chopper illustrates the real-world conflict between personality types at work - and how you can help eliminate the conflict. Read More

We know what you're thinking: These millennial kids really need mentors, flextime, and the reassurances of Mom and Dad? Why not dissipate their demands with the swift crack of a whip? Veteran leaders, however, will tell you that old-school management techniques only serve to drive young recruits elsewhere. Getting the most from millennial empl Read More

Those who persist in viewing the world through competitive lenses are marginalizing themselves. Those who see through collaborative lenses are, paradoxically, those who will win—not those who set out to "win" by competing. Read More