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April 2013

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April 11, 2013

Social Media and the Hiring Pool

We’ve heard many stories about companies looking at potential hires’ social media accounts as a means to “check out” the candidate. Do companies have the right to screen candidates through their profiles, whether they be Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn? Some HR professionals are saying yes, as long as the process…
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Skills
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April 10, 2013

What do job candidates want?

You find a job that looks appealing, fill out the application, hit submit. Then there’s the waiting process.  You wait for an e-mail, a phone call, any means of communication that says your application hasn’t been sucked into the black hole that is the web. Applicants want to know that…
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Lack of trust
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April 9, 2013

The Whole Truth and Nothing But…

Many of us do not have much trust in corporations and leaders. We think they don’t tell us the complete truth - in other words, they are not very transparent. Do we trust corporations and government leaders to tell us the truth? Is that a good thing or a bad…
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Compliance
April 8, 2013

Conselium: Hire Completed on Behalf of Astellas Pharma

Conselium, an executive search firm, has completed a hire on behalf of Astellas Pharma.  Ms. Karen Lowney began her role of Senior Director, Global Compliance & Privacy 4-1-13 in their office in Northbrook, IL. Ms. Lowney’s Responsibilities include: Develop and implement the research and development Compliance Plan applicable to the…
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Red flag
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April 5, 2013

Evan Vokes to Receive 2013 Golden Whistle Blower Award

Raising the red flag on compliance issues After expressing his concern about non-compliance with the National Energy Board regulations, he took a leave of absence from his job and filed a complaint with Canadian and US regulators, the prime minister’s office and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of…
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April 4, 2013

Health Care Reform and Deciding Whether to Pay or Play

With Health Care Reform fast approaching, one out of 11 companies, according to a survey created by Deloitte, are considering dropping health care completely. While the full effect of this decision is not yet known, a few consequences are foreseeable. While companies may save money by just paying penalties, this decision comes…
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April 3, 2013

General Counsel as Compliance Officers – Most Compliance and Ethics Professionals Think Not

An overwhelming percentage of compliance and ethics professionals say “No.” In a recent survey by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics® (SCCE) and Health Care Compliance Association® (HCCA), 88% of the respondents indicated the two jobs should not be combined. Many of these respondents also said the compliance officer…
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Happy employees equals happy employer
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April 2, 2013

Responding To Your Employees Needs

With the economy the way it is these days, it is hard to actually enjoy going to work and feel like you are part of a team and that your work is appreciated.  (Unless, of course, you’ve got your dream job!) In a recent survey conducted by the American Psychological…
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April 1, 2013

Find That Great New Hire

No matter what side of the table you’re on, job hunting is a difficult process (and even a pain!) It’s such a routine, that after a while you just want to get it over with and you either offer or accept the offer that’s just been presented to you. Is…
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