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What does teambuilding get you, anyway?
The IRS has come under heat for spending on conferences and teambuilding training, but teambuilding is big business.
Can HR snoop too much on social media sites?
Employers often search social media sites to learn more about job applicants. But some companies prefer to avert their eyes.
What can ants teach us about our own corporate ladder?
A new study out of Switzerland finds carpenter ant colonies have some startling similarities with the structure of our own corporate ladder.
You’re my colleague. Will you be my Valentine?
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Despite advice to the contrary, work colleagues frequently date each other. That can give HR a headache and lead to corporate policies barring office romance.
Understanding your salary: Are you a pork belly or a sausage?
Do you work in a commodity job or are you a customized good. Take our quiz to find out; your salary could depend on it.
Why companies practice ‘stack rating’
The other day on its website Vanity Fair previewed an article about life at Microsoft. And it details a particular human resource practice that drove employees up the wall: something called "stack rating." What exactly is it?
The Purple Squirrel: Is the hiring process broken?
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Author Peter Cappelli discusses the pitfalls of the online-based job application process and how it is preventing employers from capturing the elusive "purple squirrel."

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