Posted April 22nd, 2008 by Mary
Does your job involve screening employees or tenants? Wish you knew more about how to make sound decisions based on background checks? Mark your calendars for June 18 and make plans to attend Background Checks Revealed – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Presented by National Application Processing & Screening, Inc. NAPS in partnership with Mobile Technical Institute, this seminar is designed to help apartment managers, recruiters, and human resources professionals master the art of screening applicants and vendors.
Information is a “powerful tool” and in today’s ever changing electronic age of running background checks, you need to be armed with meaningful assessment tools that can help you make sound decisions. This informative seminar will focus on helping participants understand just what makes a background check good, bad or ugly. Attendees will also find out the real truth about the current state of the background screening industry.
The Background Checks Revealed – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly seminar will be held on June 18 from 9 am – noon at the USA Brookley Center. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required no later than May 30, 2008. To reserve your seat or to request additional information, call 251-478-6848 or e-mail . The seminar fee is $25, and a continental breakfast will be served. Continuing Education Credit is available for many licensed and certified professionals, include PHR and SPHR certified HR practitioners.
For information on additional Mobile, AL seminars, see www.mobiltechwebsite.com.
Posted March 4th, 2008 by
by J. Robert Beyster
As members of the Baby Boom generation begin to retire, businesses will find themselves facing a serious drain in employee brainpower, talent and experience. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 43 percent of the workforce operating between 2004 and 2012 will be eligible to retire within the next ten years. However, as these men and women leave the workforce, there will not be enough younger employees to replace them. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a shortfall of 10 million workers in the U.S. by 2010, putting dramatically increased pressure on managers to find ways to recruit and retain talented workers at all levels.
The question is not, “Will your organization be impacted by the coming brain drain?” Instead, the question is “How soon?” With Baby Boomers roughly spanning the age group that is current from 44 to 62 years of age, some companies are already starting to feel the pain—a pain which will get worse as more of these employees reach retirement age. According to Ernst & Young’s 2007 Aging U.S. Workforce Survey, some companies are actively working to convince senior managers to stay on beyond their normal retirement age in hopes of at least partly meeting the challenge. This is a good first step, but I believe company owners and managers need to take more fundamental steps to both retain and attract the employees they will need to deal with the coming brain drain. Here are some suggestions: Read the rest of this entry »
