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HRM in the News is South-Western's service to provide summaries of the latest human resource management news stories. Review the brief summaries and, for stories of interest, select the full summary. |
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Around the world, the standard techniques for recruiting are dying. Traditional ads and formal communications are for old fogies. Standard postings draw less attention. Even job boards, once considered the latest thing, are not so hot anymore. Analysts in Hong Kong, Britain, and the U.S. comment on the latest ways to track industry trends, get your brand out there, and attract international talent—through social networking sites, wikis, and blogs. |
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Recruiters are struggling to fill open IT positions at American companies mainly because of shortages of H-1B visas. A proposal to raise the cap on these visas is being considered by Congress and could bring relief to high-tech companies who are desperate for talent. (Updated May 2006) |
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Intel’s increasingly global workforce makes new demands on its leaders who are asked to communicate and work well with others across cultural divides. The company is at the forefront of a growing trend in training and development that seeks to help leaders understand and work efficiently across the globe. (Updated January 2006) |
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Communicating with job candidates in China can present difficulties with cultures, time zones, and language barriers. As many companies expand their presence in China, recruiters can benefit from taking some time to prepare for the differences they will face. (Updated December 2005) |
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Women in China are working long hours to prove themselves and to be successful in China's booming economy. However, most say that they don't feel guilty and are not worried that the long hours that they work will have a negative effect on their children and their families. (Updated August 2005) |
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Sony Corporation hires an outside consulting firm to train its employees to overcome cross-cultural differences in the workplace. Addressing misunderstandings and differences from the beginning helps the multicultural firm to be more productive and to diffuse any hostilities that arise from cultural differences at work. (Updated May 2005) |
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French lawmakers voted recently to eliminate the 35-hour workweek the country had introduced in 2000 in hopes of making the country more attractive for employers. (Updated May 2005) |
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Companies that want to grow globally often invest heavily in expatriate assignments for their high potential leaders to help them to meet their goals. These assignments can be very expensive, usually costing three to five times the assignees' host country salary per year. Yet, many businesses are not tracking their return on the investment they are making with these assignments. (Updated April 2005) |
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When workers are sent on overseas assignments to the United Kingdom, they often assume the transition will be simple because of the shared language. However, the highest number of failed overseas assignments occurs for Americans in the United Kingdom and Britons in the United States. Because of the vast cultural and linguistic differences between the two countries, expatriate training is necessary to help make the transition smoother. (Updated January 2005) |
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Companies need to be especially careful when recruiting for jobs in Iraq. Working in a danger zone calls for a specific type of individual who is a high risk taker. Protecting these employees also calls for unusual safety and security requirements. But, the compensation makes up for a lot of hardships. (Updated 07/01/04) |
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Offshoring jobs and salaries is all the rage in corporate America. But it has as many pitfalls as potential cost advantages. At a recent closed-door conference in Houston, promoters of offshoring to India touted the benefits to a rapt audience. But there were some sobering asides amid the hoopla, such as news of a 50 percent failure rate and savings that aren't so spectacular. (Updated 03/01/04) |
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Employers in a wide range of industries are moving jobs overseas in search of cheap labor. The exodus of jobs does not help the longest U.S. labor market slump since WWII. (Updated 10/01/03) |
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Human resource professionals are finding that a dedicated website can keep workers around the globe in touch and informed. (Updated 09/02/03) |
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Novo Nordisk is a Danish company that is famous in Denmark, but is trying to attract employees from outside the country. (Updated 7/31/03) |
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