http://www.glassdoor.com/blog Glassdoor.com - Reviews, Salaries, and more! Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:48:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today's Bureau of Labor Statistic job report isn't as positive as many anticipated, with nearly 470,000 jobs lost in June, up from a slowing in May of 322,000, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5%.  With today's news, the total number of job losses in 2009 is up to 3.4 million, ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/07/layoff-effect-dampening-already-depressed-summer-travel-planning/ We've all felt stress at work; however, in today's environment, many are dealing with a whole new kind of stress that stems from rising unemployment and a competitive job market. According to the Bureau of Labor, unemployment in May was at 9.4%, and we'll find out tomorrow if June looked ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/07/survey-highlights-stress-effect-of-unemployment-tips-to-counter/ The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) kicked off their 61st Annual Conference this week amidst the 80-90 degree heat in New Orleans.  The SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition is a chance for HR professionals, academics and businesses to gather and learn new strategies and techniques for improving the workplace. ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/shrm-annual-conference-evaluates-hr-in-changing-economy/ Last Friday the House approved White House-backed legislation that will help combat global warming and put the U.S. on a new course for cleaner energy.  The legislation still faces an uphill battle, however, as many aspects of the bill are hotly debated.  One of the key issues on the table ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/climate-bill-to-bring-new-jobs/ In a down economy, many of us are thinking of ways to save on the everyday- eating more meals at home, giving up that daily Starbucks run (or at least limiting it to a few mornings a week) and decreasing our monthly cable bill.  Reports state that both Comcast and ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/consumer-cable-spending-down-employees-hold-steady/ Citigroup announced plans Wednesday to restructure their compensation by increasing base pay for employees whose salary would be affected by government bonus restrictions. The final plans are yet to be revealed, but sources note it would not affect overall compensation, but would shift the mix in compensation from bonus to ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/citi-salaries-up-bonuses-down/ Nokia and Intel formally announced a long-term partnership Tuesday morning and without skipping a beat, debate fired up among reporters and analysts about who had the most to gain from this alliance. For example, as InformationWeek points out this was a "big win for Intel," and adds "Intel has gotten ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/nokiaintel-partnership-are-the-employees-in-support/ "Arrogance of Supply." This is a phrase I coined back in the early 1990's when I was leading a staffing team that received thousands of resumes a week, and my team was horrendous at responding and processing those resumes. I told my team that we had an "arrogance of supply" ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/recruiterhr-advice-how-to-avoid-the-arrogance-of-supply/ It's been one interesting week for health care given Obama's statements on health care reform. As Associated Press reported today, President Barack Obama seems to leave little room for doubt when he promises that his health care plan will let people keep the coverage they have. This is hopefully a ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/the-business-behind-your-health-care-plan-an-insider%e2%80%99s-perspective/ President Obama signed an order Wednesday afternoon that extends dependant care rights and other benefits to the partners of gay federal employees. That means the federal government has joined the increasing number of employers across the country who provide equal benefits to domestic partners (which are often unmarried opposite sex ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/2009/06/obama-extends-benefits-for-domestic-partners-of-federal-employees-how-does-your-company-rate/