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Blog Post: Drink 'em Pretty: Dear Claudia,

Is it unethical to recruit in a bar? A friend of mine says that alcohol and recruiting do not mix because people tend to make stupid decisions under the influence; I say…; Added by Claudia Faust at 5:56am on December 3, 2008

Topic: Wednesday Wisdom: Drink 'em Pretty: best placements have come from strangers I met over drinks. What do you say? Cheers in Boston Dear Cheers, Oh, for crying in your beer. I say that it’s a mark of a slow economy when recruiters have nothing better to do than argue the ethics of candidate sources. Is it better to recruit someone at church or the beach? How about on My Space or in a public restroom? I’m pretty sure that alcohol shows up in these places, too. My take is that anywhere you meet the right candidate is a good place. The challenge isn’t in the introduction; it’s in the assessment. Meet candidates wherever life takes you, and the more the merrier; save the evaluation to the cold light of day, however, and you’ll probably have a higher stick rate in your placements. ** In my day job, I’m the Head of Products for Improved Experience, where we help employers use feedback to measure and manage competitive advantage in hiring and retention. Learn more about us here. Do you have a question you'd like answered in this weekly forum? Drop me a line!…; Added by Claudia Faust at 5:46am on December 3, 2008

Comment on: Blog Post 'Illinois To Deny Workers Comp to Those Who Fail Drug and Alcohol Testing': Basic waste of oxygen. Workers Comp refused to those who fail drug and alcohol test = Taking responsibility for your own actions.; Added by Sandra McCartt at 11:46pm on June 8, 2011

Blog Post: Illinois To Deny Workers Comp to Those Who Fail Drug and Alcohol Testing: Illinois has decided to make Workers Compensation benefits more difficult for those who may be inebriated on the job. The state has passed the "Presumptive Denial Law." Which means if you test…; Added by Gordon Basichis at 3:55pm on June 6, 2011

Comment on: Topic 'Is This Picture Too Dark?': he source... i look like a trucker pimp in my photo...…; Added by William Tincup at 10:07pm on March 26, 2009

Comment on: Blog Post 'Illinois To Deny Workers Comp to Those Who Fail Drug and Alcohol Testing': always the "defender of the recreational user”--the person who supposedly can party on the weekend and keep their state of inebriation under control during the work week. That's so much BS as you know from your investigative work on the subject. Addiction is a monster that has no time constraints and is equal opportunity dominator of abusers. . More important than the harm abusers do to themselves is the harm they pose and do to others. Driving drunk or doing shoddy work in jobs that can harm fellow workers and the general public—now includes worker comp fraud. The fact that workers compensation has been scammed by drug & alcohol abusers is appalling. Employers have an obligation to their employees, customers, products, services--and bottom-line profit to not put any of those at risk by allowing disruption(s) that can and will occur if preventative measures like drug & alcohol testing is not applied at the outset—at the entry gate of employment processing and randomly for retention screening. In Drug & Alcohol Abuse Testing it’s really not a matter of Pros or Cons or presumed guilt—it’s a matter of positioning for quality outcomes rather than hoping for them. I happened to work in the aerospace and defense industries, in the early 1980s. These were among the first industries to institute mandatory drug testing. It was astounding how many drug testing failures were recorded initially across all disciplines in those early days. It was scary to know that those who failed our drug tests went on to work for our competitors who had yet to establish drug testing programs. Quality and safety have been enhanced on many levels thanks to Drug Testing policies first established in the aerospace and defense industries nationwide. With this new legislation against workers comp fraud in the State of Illinois—new cost savings will be only one result. I’m unaware of how the private sector deals with similar situations, but if corporate America is not already applying this “denial” method—they should be applying it. Once in place I envision new statistics that will pinpoint how many denials are recorded; and which jobs/industries/geographies seem to harbor the majority of scam artists. In turn, those stats may give other States/employers ammunition to justify installing similar preventative measures against drug & alcohol abusers who also try to leverage workers comp claims. …; Added by Valentino Martinez at 11:29am on June 8, 2011

Comment on: Blog Post 'So How Does Your Company Handle Marijuana?': t might solve a lot of our money crisis issues and keep people out of jail that shouldn't be there.…; Added by Robin Eads at 5:49pm on March 26, 2010

Comment on: Blog Post 'So How Does Your Company Handle Marijuana?': urse there is the "If you allow marijuana, why not cocaine..." argument. It's a simple argument that doesn't really stand up. - okay - off my soap box.…; Added by Sean Ryan at 6:02pm on March 26, 2010

Blog Post: How to get fired at your office Christmas Party 2011: Christmas is such a great time of year! It’s time to celebrate and let your hair down and what better way to celebrate the year than at your work Christmas party?! So here’s a few tips to make…; Added by Stephanie Bressan at 11:16pm on December 27, 2011

Blog Post: Not Just On The Resume

Making mistakes on your resume is a sure way to get you overlooked. Presenting yourself in a less than favorable light will do that as well, but not just on the resume.

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Added by Todd Kmiec at 3:56pm on September 17, 2017