Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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Crowd Funding Gets Startup Money From Strangers
If you’ve dreamed of building a killer app or launching a tech start-up in your garage, you may be able to secure the funding from virtual strangers, if the Senate passes a new crowd funding bill… -
The Evolution of Workforce Analytics
You’ve probably heard of predictive analytics, where “miners” review historical data to predict future trends and events. Over the last few years, HR has started using the practice to predict emp… -
Best Tech Jobs of 2012
U.S. News and World Report uses average salary, predicted job prospects and a quantitative assessment of the job satisfaction of active and past professionals to create its annual list of the bes… -
What Recruiters Can Learn From David Beckham
Not long ago, it looked like soccer star David Beckham would not sign a contract extension with his current team, the L.A. Galaxy. OK, so Beckham might be a bit past his prime, but European clubs… -
Facebook Profiles Predict Job Success
Job seekers have been warned about the hazards of posting unflattering information and photos on social networking sites. But some job seekers not only persist in letting it all hang out, they in… -
Resumes: Electronic Screening Expands to Smaller Firms
Large companies use applicant tracking systems to scan keywords and evaluate candidates from their recruiting databases. No news there. But, if you think you can get away with submitting generic… -
Incentive Travel: Motivate Employees with Free Time
The economy may be recovering but employers won’t be rewarding top performers with all-expense paid trips to Monaco, at least not this year. Although incentive travel has returned to about 85 per… -
Get the Real Scoop on Prospective Employees
You can conduct interviews, assessments and run a background investigation, but reference checks are the only way to confirm your conclusions and get the real scoop on prospective employees. Form… -
Games Make Work Fun
Innovative managers have traditionally used contests and incentives to motivate employees and eliminate the tedium of performing routine tasks. But now, gamification is becoming widespread as man… -
Workforce Diversity Starts with Diverse Pipelines
You wouldn’t fish for barracuda in a pond, or fresh water trout in the ocean, but every day, recruiters attempt to meet their company’s workforce diversity objectives by trolling through profiles…