HR Resources Links

Links to Other Important HR Resources (Association and Government Web sites).

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  • www.humanresources.about.com
    The About HR Web site features a library of several hundred sites that have been reviewed for relevance and excellence and divided into subject categories for easy reference. Feature articles also provide links to sites that expand upon the information in the article. The most important aspect of all About sites is that they are led by a real Human Guide. Thus, you can expect to find timely feature articles, an active Forum, regular chats, and great links. The site Guide actively participates in this community by personally answering email, responding to suggestions and questions, monitoring and posting in the Forum, and publishing a regular newsletter.
  • Academy of Management Online
    A professional association for management research and education. Includes a Human Resource Management Division and Interest Group that provides links to a variety of HRM resources on the Web.
  • American Association of Retired Persons
    The AARP Webplace includes information of use to a wide segment of the population, both over and under 50 years of age, including retirement, health care, job opportunities, and family issues.
  • American Council on Education
  • American Computer Resources, Inc.
    American Computer Resources provides online directories of U.S. area code information, international calling codes, and zip codes.
  • American Productivity and Quality Center
    Benchmarking clearinghouse.
  • American Society for Training and Development
    With more than 65,000 members, ASTD is the world's major professional association in the field of workplace learning and performance. ASTD publishes Training & Development magazine.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
    The ADA includes broad interpretation of disabilities and coverage of persons with disabilities who can perform essential job functions with reasonable proficiency. The following resources address these issues: Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder; The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities facilitates the communication, coordination, and promotion of public and private efforts to enhance the employment of persons with disabilities http://www.pcepd.gov; JAN on the Web is not a job placement service, but an international consulting service that provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu.
  • AT&T Business Network
    A large collection of business resources, including a "Today's Lead Story" feature that often deals with HR issues.

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  • Benefits
    See also:
  • BenefitsLink
    Web site that includes a wide variety of benefits information, including full text of government publications.
  • BenefitStreet
    This site provides an excellent example of how benefits administration can be outsourced using Web technology. BenefitStreet offers a variety of 401k plans as well as Section 125/Cafeteria Plans. The calculators and Professional Links may be of particular interest.
  • bernicesandler.com
    Dr. Bernice Resnick Sandler creates strategies for organizations and individuals to improve equity for women in education and the workplace. She also develops and analyzes policies and programs.
  • Better Business Bureau Central Web Server
  • Brave New Communications Training
    As one of the country's premier comedy Theatres and Improvisational acting schools, the Brave New Workshop has been conducting training workshops for corporations and organizations since 1958. Our customized, interactive sessions can focus on Creativity, Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Change Management, and Innovation through fun, impactful, behavior changing, improvisation-based group exercises.
  • BTA, Baker Thomsen Associates — Compensation & Benefits
    Compensation and benefits consulting. Services include: compensation plan design, position classification systems, employee benefit plans consulting and brokerage, executive and incentive compensation, performance management, custom salary surveys, and expert witness testimony.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    The BLS Web site provides national and regional data, surveys, and programs; Bureau publications and research papers; information on the economy; and links to other statistical sites.
  • Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
    BNA is a leader inof print and electronic news and information, reporting on developments in health care, business, labor relations, law, economics, taxation, environmental protection, safety, and other policy and regulatory issues. Today, BNA produces more than 200 news and information including five highly respected daily publications.
  • businessdecisions.com
    This site contains HR process software and interesting case studies, articles related to competency base technology, training ROI, 360 assessment process, performance management, and succession planning.
  • Business Process Reengineering
    Prosci's Business Process Reengineering Online Learning Center contains free online resources.
  • Business Researcher's Interests
    Business Researcher's Interests provides access to articles, papers, magazines, journals, case studies, and tools on issues of interest to business, technology, and information professionals.

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  • Canadian Council of Human Resource Associations
  • Career Education
    Career-edu.com provides you the ability to contact a network of schools to start your career training. Jumpstart your career today by earning a degree in Business, Culinary, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Game Art Design, Digital Design, and Technology.
  • Character Training, Inc.
    An association dedicated to ethics and character education.
  • Census Bureau
    The U.S. Bureau of the Census is the nation's primary official source of social, demographic, and economic data.
  • Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) Working Papers
    In partnership with AT&T, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and PepsiCo, among other companies, the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS), School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University investigates critical issues in human resources management. A bibliography of over two-hundred center working papers (1987-present) is available for viewing, with recent selections available in full text (1994-present). Users may view titles by date of publication only, but topics such as work design, employee attitudes, intellectual capital measures, and cases in global HR are highlighted by indexing codes to aid research.
  • College Sports Careers
    The source for careers in college athletics. Job postings, resume searching, and a profile of you athletic department and college or university.
  • College/University Work-Family Association (CUWFA)
    CUWFA provides leadership in facilitating the integration of work and study with family/personal life at institutions of higher learning and in creating a healthy and productive environment for men and women across the life span and contributing to the well-being of future generations.
  • College View Online
    College View Online provides a database of 3,500 2-year and 4-year colleges, some with multimedia "tours."
  • Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST)
    CPST collects, analyzes, and disseminates information pertaining to the education, recruitment, employment, and salaries of scientists and engineers through its publications and online database.
  • Compensation
    • Guide to Compensation and Human Resource Sites (the Clayton Wallis company) http://claytonwallis.com/otherhr.html
    • CompGeo Online provides: Survey Analysis, Salary Guides, Salary Forecasts Salary Ranges; Survey Results By Industry Geographic Area Based Salary Survey Results; Performance Salary Survey Adjustments Career Length Salary Survey Refinements for $19.00 each. http://claytonwallis.com/cxgonl.html
    • See WorldatWork
  • Conditions of Work — ILO
    The Conditions of Work Branch of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) strives to encourage and assist "governments, employers', and workers' organizations to adopt policies and practices aimed at the progressive improvement of conditions of work and respect for workers' dignity." Their site includes a great deal of new and historical documents concerning work conditions worldwide. The information on the site is divided into six main topics: Working Time and Working Organization, Maternity Protection, Work and Family, Sexual Harassment Violence and Stress, Unprotected Workers, and Personal Privacy. Each of these categories offers a large number of related documents, Web sites, and resources. While a good number of these publications are free and online, many of them must be ordered for a fee. [EM]
  • U. S. Congress
  • CustomGuide.com
    Customizable, Print On-Demand Courseware

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  • Department of Justice (U.S.)
    As the largest law firm in the nation, the DOJ serves as counsel for its citizens. The Web site provides a great deal of legal information and links to a wide variety of related resources, including other governmental departments and agencies.
  • Department of Labor (U.S.)
    Many bureaus and offices within the Department of Labor are of interest to institutions of higher education, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics; the Employment Standards Administration, which includes OFCCP and the Wage & Hour Division; Employment and Training Administration; OSHA; Veterans' Employment and Training Service; and the Women's Bureau.
  • Department of Labor National Call Center
    America's employees and employers can find answers to questions on a range of employment issues.
  • Dictionaries
  • Directmoving.com
    Directmoving.com is the first GLOBAL relocation service portal and coveers every aspect of relocation to all the world's major cities.
  • Disabilities
  • DocuSeek.com
    DocuSeek.com is a search site for independent documentary, social issue, and educational videos. It facilitates the search process of professors, educators, and librarians looking for documentary films and videos, by allowing users to simultaneously search through the collections of multiple distributors, and organize results according to grade level, length, filmmaker, and other specific characteristics. Currently, DocuSeek features the collections of the following distributors: Bullfrog Films, Direct Cinema Limited, Fanlight Productions, First Run / Icarus Films, Frameline, New Day Films, and Women Make Movies.

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  • ERI's Employment Laws and Definitions
    A well-organized, free site that includes Compensation Terms, U.S. and State Compensation Codes & Laws, Canadian and Provincial Remuneration Codes, and International Remuneration Codes.
  • E-Mail and Internet policies
    Model policies for the "use of e-mail" or "use of the Internet" in the workplace may be found at a number of sites, including many university-based HR home pages. http://www.shrm.org/whitepapers (Must be a member to access this area)
  • Emplora
    Emplora, Fast Answers for Employers. Emplora keeps you informed on Human Resource issues such as hiring best practices, managing employees, jobs, employment, labor laws, benefits, health insurance, compensation, payroll taxes, OSHA, workplace safety, motivation, training and education.
  • Employee Benefit Research Institute
    Committed to original public policy research and education on economic security and employee benefits, EBRI focuses on advancing the public's, the media's, and policy makers' knowledge and understanding of employee benefits and their importance to our nation's economy. On these topics, EBRI is the most authoritative and respected public policy research organization in the nation.
  • Employee Screening Resources
    Employment background screening nationwide, with emphasis on legal compliance and Internet access. Web site contains numerous resources, including articles, reports, forms, procedures and self-audits revolving around controlling risks in the hiring process.
  • Employment and Training Administration, DOL
    A full description of programs administered by the ETA, including those under the Job Training Partnership Act and the Older Americans Act. One section of the home page is focused on employers, another on the employment/training community.
  • Employment Policy Foundation
    A Washington-based research and education foundation that addresses employment policy issues having a direct bearing on economic growth, job creation, Americans' standard of living, productivity, and the competitiveness of American industry.
  • Employment Standards Administration, DOL
    The ESA enforces and administers laws governing legally mandated wages and working conditions, including child labor, minimum wages, overtime, and FMLA; equal employment opportunity for employees of government contractors; workers' compensation; etc.
  • Environmental scan
    An HR process of examining data about external changes that may affect the organization, including economic conditions, competition, technological advances, labor force trends, geographic concerns and demographic changes, including supply and demand of job applicants. One place to start such a scan is in the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. at http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    The EEOC was established by the Civil Rights Act. It has primary authority to enforce anti-discrimination legislation.
  • Ergonomics
    Ergonomics is a specialized field of designing work environments to reduce or eliminate accidents or illnesses and to engineer risk factors out of jobs. These sites provide useful information.
  • Ethics Edge
    Our mission is to enhance personal and professional interactions within businesses, organizations and their surrounding communities through programs that support ethical decision making, corporate values management, ethics compliance training and continuing professional education.http://www.ethicsedge.com
  • European Association for Personnel Management
  • 800 telephone numbers
    AT&T's Internet Toll Free 800 Directory

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  • 4c Associates
    4c Associates, based in the UK, is a professional services supplier offering services in human resources, management consultancy, marketing, PR, and e-commerce to improve business plans.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
    The FLSA regulates employee status, child labor, minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping, and other administrative concerns. It covers all employees except those who are exempt and independent contractors. Enforced by the DOL Wage and Hour Division. http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/ Statutory & Regulation Information
  • Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
    FMLA allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to care for family members or because of a serious health condition of the employee It also covers maternity, adoption, and foster care placement leaves. An employee must have worked at least 12 months for the employer and for 1,250 hours in the past year to be eligible. The employer must continue the employee's health benefits while the employee is on leave. Link to the FMLA Home Page from DOL's Employment Standards Administration's (ESA) web page.
  • Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
    Since its creation by Congress as an independent agency of the United States Government in 1947, the primary responsibility of the FMCS has been to "promote sound and stable labor-management relations," and to "minimize the effect of strikes and lockouts on the free flow of commerce" by providing mediation assistance in contract negotiation disputes between employers and their unionized employees.
  • Federal Web Locator
    The Villanova University Center for Information Law and Policy supports the Federal Web Locator, which provides a one-stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web, including government-related sites.
  • FirmBuilder.com
    A service of Michael F. Corbett and Associates, Ltd., FirmBuilder.com is dedicated to providing tools and information to businesses interested in outsourcing. The site includes information for those just beginning to learn about outsourcing as well as for businesses currently using outsourcing. The Outsourcing Primer offers a series of articles by Michael F. Corbett and Associates covering basic reasons for outsourcing and techniques companies are currently using. After a quick free registration, users may look at Disciplines of Outsourcing, a twelve-lesson educational program to learn more about developing an outsourcing program from start to finish. The site also includes a Research Center of relevant articles written by the FirmBuilder.com staff, along with outside sources, a Newscenter of current issues in outsourcing, and outsourcing case studies. [EM]
  • Foreign currency
    The Currency Converter lets you automatically calculate conversion amounts between 164 currencies; just select the "to" and "from" currencies, insert the amount to be converted and the software automatically calculates the amount.

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  • Global College Locator
    This Web site offers advanced search features. One can search by name, location, type of institution, and program offered.

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  • Health sites
  • HireDiversity.com
    A subsidiary of Hispanic Business Magazine, services Fortune 500 corporations with their minority recruiting needs. Professional job seekers and readers of the magazine will be able to access your site by going to our Career Links button on our homepage. In return, we ask that you place our link, in a career-related section on your website.
  • Homefair
    Salary Calculator, Moving Expense Calculator, Mortgage Calculator, and other data related to relocation and the purchase of a home.
  • HRcertification.com
    HRcertification.com provides online Training & Certification Programs for COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, ADA, Cafeteria Plans, 401(k) Plans, and other federally-mandated compliance areas. Individuals can earn a "Certified Administrator" designation, as well as earn eight hours of PHR / SPHR re-certification credits. Go to http://www.HRcertification.com for a listing and description of courses.
  • hr-esource.com
  • www.HrGOpher.com
    HrGOpher is a FREE Human Resource and Business Management portal that provides Owners, Managers, Directors and Administrative Assistants with an impressive list of over 20,000, categorized links. From crisis management to workplace safety, from diversity to women in the workplace, HrGOpher provides hundreds of leads to detailed information across 85 top-level categories.
  • www.hris-software.net
    !Trak-It HR is an extremely easy-to-use Human Resource Management System, designed to eliminate the tedious clerical work common to most personnel departments. With !Trak-It HR you can quickly respond to management, employee, and government requests with accurate and professional computer-generated reports. Over 270 standard reports are included as well as a custom report writer. !Trak-It HR also saves you time by putting all your employee information at your fingertips, not in piles of paper. !Trak-It HR is an ideal Human Resource Information System for organizations with 10 to 10,000 employees
  • www.fisher.osu.edu/mhr/hrix/index.htm HRIX
    Human Resources Instructional Exchange HRIX is a Web site devoted to facilitating the exchange of ideas, resources, and materials for effectively teaching Human Resource Management.
  • www.HRMjobs.com
    A Leading Niche Job Site for HR with links to other specialty Job Sites.
  • Human Resource Careers
    Your HR Career site is the result of a partnership between Workforce magazine and the Monster Board. It lists HR positions nationwide, as well as HR-specific career tips and resources. You will also find articles on what it takes to make it in the HR departments of the 90's, how to avoid the new job blues, and how to search for a job when you already have one.
  • HR Magazine
    Monthly magazine published by the Society for Human Resource Management.
  • HRN Management Group
    HRN Management Group is a human resources software and consulting company specializing in online performance evaluation and salary/compensation administration solutions. Sign up for a Performance Pro webinar and free 30 day evaluation. Other downloadable solutions include job descriptions and customizable company policy manuals.
  • Human Resources Universe
    A comprehensive directory of the internet's employment resources with links to job & resume posting databases, government job banks, newsgroups, newspaper help wanted and state, federal, and Fortune 500 job listings; search engines/directories; relocating, entrepreneur, news & salary info.
  • Human Resources Meta-Lists
    The following resources contain general HR information and hot links to a wide variety of other pages dealing with a broad array of HR topics. Guide to Compensation and Human Resource Sites (the Clayton Wallis Company) http://claytonwallis.com/otherhr.html
  • Human Resource Information Systems
    The International Association for Human Resource Information Management, with more than 6,000 members, provides information on the complex issues created by today's technology.
  • HR Solutions, Inc.
    Empowers     organizations to increase their employee satisfaction and customer loyalty by providing results-oriented survey instruments, training and development programs, and "actionable" management consulting. As our name implies, we solve current problems for clients and obviate future ones.

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  • Job Accommodation Network
    JAN on the Web is not a job placement service, but an international consulting service that provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Job Source Network.com
    The internet's premiere Web directory providing links to thousands of job and career Web sites worldwide.
  • Job Stress Help
    Problems on the job? Boss or co-workers driving you crazy? Don't fret--there's help on the net!
  • John Minter Associates
    John Minter Associates provides budget tools and staffing ratios for colleges and universities.
  • JobULike
    JobULike is a job recruitment site which allows potential employers to contact candidates directly without large recruitment fees.
  • Journal of Extension
    The Journal of Extension has a Job Bank for HR administrators searching for Extension employees.

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  • Laws & Legislation
    A number of sites provide information about, and links to, labor and employment laws and legislation.
    • Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet is a service of the U.S. Library of Congress. It includes information on bills and their status in the Congress, the full text of the Congressional Record, Congressional committee reports, historical documents, descriptions of the legislative process (good for foreign visitors), and links to other government resources. http://thomas.loc.gov
    • Labor and Employment Law on the American Bar Association's ABANet. http://www.abanet.org/labor/home.html
    • The 'Lectric Law Library home page provides access to articles on employment and labor law. http://www.lectlaw.com/temp.html
    • League for Innovation in the Community College http://www.league.org

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  • Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley
    Making the Macintosh, hosted by the Stanford University Library, documents the history of Apple's Macintosh computer. Displaying a great number of primary documents from Stanford University Library's special collections department, the project is organized into six basic chapters: Counterculture and Computing, The Early Macintosh, The Apple Mouse, Technical Documentation, Marketing the Macintosh, and user groups. Each of the chapters is a well-written historical treatment of the creation of the Mac, complete with hyperlinks to accompanying documents, interviews, and related articles. A menu bar across the top of the site allows users to access information by subject or by document type. All in all, this well-made site is a wonderful history of this important technological tool. [EM]

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  • National Association of College and University Business Officers
    NACUBO is a nonprofit professional organization representing administrative and financial officers at more than 2,100 universities across the country. Over two-thirds of all of higher learning institutions in the United States are members of NACUBO. Its mission is to promote sound management financial practices at colleges and universities.
  • The National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE)
    NASPE is the recognized authority on state government human resource issues, trends, practices, and policies. It serves as a leader and catalyst for the development of state human resources and is dedicated to enhancing the image of state public service.
  • National Human Resources Association
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries.
  • National Labor Relations Board
    The NLRB is given the authority by the NLRA to conduct secret-ballot union representation elections and to remedy employer unfair labor practices through judicial-type proceedings.
  • Neat Schoolhouse
    Provides 10,000 reviewed resources.
  • Northern California Higher Education Recruitment
    A group of 20 colleges and universities in Northern California who have created the only regional, higher education jobs site for faculty, staff, and administrative positions at public, private, and technical schools. This is an excellent resource for dual career couples seeking employment in the same geographic area and for job seekers desiring careers in higher education. Free to users.

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  • O*Net
    O*Net: the Occupational Information Network is "the nation's primary source of occupational information." When complete, this resource will identify and describe occupations, worker skills, knowledges, abilities, and workplace requirements for jobs across the country and in all sectors of the economy. Its goal is to replace the now outdated Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
    The Handbook's home page includes compensation trends, sample job descriptions, and a wealth of other workforce information.
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    OSHA (U.S. Dept. of Labor) and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs.
  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
    Under the DOL's Employment Standards Administration, OFCCP programs affect all government contractors, including universities that receive government funding.
  • Office of Labor Management Standards, DOL
    OLMS seeks to promote internal union democracy and financial integrity and to protect the rights of union members. It is a division of DOL's Employment Standards Administration.
  • Opinion polls
    The Gallup Organization is the world's largest source for public opinion data. On this site you will find some of the Gallup Polls and special reports.

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  • Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, DOL
    The PWBA protects the integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits for more than 200 million people. Its agency mission is to assist workers in getting the information they need to protect their benefit rights, assist plan officials to understand the requirements of the relevant statutes in order to meet their legal responsibilities, develop policies and laws that encourage the growth of employment-based benefits, and deter and correct violations of the relevant statutes.
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
    The PBGC protects the retirement incomes of nearly 42 million American workers --one of every three working persons -- in about 55,000 defined benefit pension plans. PBGC was established by Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in 1974 to encourage the growth of defined benefit plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of benefits, and maintain pension insurance premiums at the lowest level necessary to carry out the Corporation's obligations.
  • Peterson's Guides
  • Professional Services Source Integrity Training - Ethics Consulting
    Our mission is to enhance personal and professional interactions within businesses, organizations and their surrounding communities through programs that support ethical decision making, corporate values management, ethics compliance training and continuing professional education.

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  • Recruitment and Jobs
    There are a large number of Internet sites devoted to job posting and recruitment. Many are subject focused. These are the most commonly used general sources.
    • Academic Careers Online
      Global academic job site to advertise job openings, find jobs or post resumes in higher education and academia. Includes full and part-time teaching and administrative jobs at colleges and universities around the world. Applicants can for free search current job openings, submit their resume and receive e-mails informing them when matching job opportunities are listed. Employers can post job openings for a fee.
    • CCollegeJobs.com
      CCollegeJobs.com is an Internet-based job board dedicated to the community college sector where colleges post employee vacancies for a fee ($100 for each 30 day job posting or $1,295 a year for unlimited job postings and access to resumes online). Job seekers, in and outside the sector, access postings and post resumes for free. And, CCollegeJobs.com reaches out to new arenas, attracting new talent and underrepresented groups, driving more and more job seekers to job postings.
    • HigherEd Jobs Online is fast becoming a first place to search for jobs in academia.
    • The Recruiters Online Network (RON) is the world's largest association of recruiters, executive search firms, employment agencies, and employment professionals on the internet. Recruiters Online Network post recruiters jobs to 700 job sites and newsletters. Search our resume database of quality candidates, find recruiters that do splits, search for jobs and more.
  • Relocation
    The Relocation Universe (home page of the Employee Relocation Council) includes information on relocation and HR issues such as transfer activity and costs, home sale and purchase, relocation policy development, and dual career and family concerns. Also includes the Worldwide Relocation Services Directory, relocation real estate brokers, etc.
  • Retirement
    A number of investment companies and agencies provide useful information for those contemplating retirement, including advice and worksheets to assess income needs.
  • Rewards and Recognition Review
    Web site that provides reviews of web sites, books, and online articles on the topics of rewards and recognition. Divided into resource directories for employee recognition program design, team rewards, and non-monetary rewards. www.101rewards.com

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  • Scott Healy & Associates
    Executive searches for leadership positions in Enrollment Management, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Alumni Affairs.
  • Smartbiz
    The how-to resource for business.
  • Social Security Administration
    Social Security Online includes a great deal of information about the agency and its programs, including facts and figures, laws and regulations, Medicare information, publications (many full-text on-line), and public information resources. Users may also request online a copy of their Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement (PEBES) from the SSA homepage.
  • Society for Human Resources Management
    SHRM is the largest professional organization for HR professionals. Members may have access to more services than the general public by signing on with their SHRM membership numbers (found above their names on your HR Magazine mailing label.)
  • Stress in the workplace
    Center for Social Epidemiology's Job Stress Network

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  • Telecommuting
    • American Telecommuting Association is a membership service organization for persons who are telecommuters or would like to become one. http://www.knowledgetree.com/ata.html
    • Gil Gordon Associates provides a useful page on "Telecommuting, Teleworking, and Alternative Officing" http://www.gilgordon.com
    • The national Telecommuting Advisory Council is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting telecommuting. http://www.telecommute.org
  • Trak-It-Down.com
    Connections and links to places, persons, products, and services relating to the Human Resources field in companies, government, and education worldwide.
  • Training and Development
    • Career Magazine Articles about the workplace, job markets, diversity, and career development. http://www.careermag.com
    • Internet Career Connection. Information on careers, skills evaluation, and career selection. http://www.iccweb.com
    • Training and Development magazine http://www.astd.org
    • Training and Seminar Locator (TASL) -- search to find training, development, and education-related resources. Detailed information and registration are also included at this site. http://www.tasl.com/tasl/home.html

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  • Wage & Hour Division
    The Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor falls under the Employment Standards Administration. Its function is to administer the Fair Labor Standards Act.
  • Waivers
    The EEOC has issued a policy that makes employee waivers "null and void" so far as prohibiting their testifying against an employer in cases involving discrimination, though employees who sign waivers may be exempt from collecting compensation or benefits from a discrimination claim. Find Guidance on Non-Waivable Employee Rights at
  • White House
  • WorldatWork®
    The Total Rewards AssociationWorldatWork (www.worldatwork.org) is an association of human resource professionals from FORTUNE 500 and other leading organizations worldwide focused on attracting, motivating and retaining employees.Founded in 1955, WorldatWork provides practitioners with training and education to effectively design and implement strategies and practices in total rewards, including compensation, benefits, work-life, recognition, and career development. With offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Washington, D.C., WorldatWork supports its 30,000 members and professionals in 75 countries with thought leadership, publications, research and community. WorldatWork administers certification through the WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals.
  • Work/Family & Work/Life issues
    Family Directions, a consulting firm, maintains this site. It contains a 1995 study by DuPont on work/life programs as motivational tools. http://www.wfd.com/dupont.htm The Mercer Work/Life and Diversity Initiatives Benchmark Survey 1996 explores the effectiveness of work/life programs, prevalence, and employer interest in offering such programs, as well as other non-traditional benefits. http://www.dcclifecare.com/mercer/mercer-1.html
  • Workforce (magazine)
    Workforce Online is the Web page from Workforce magazine (formerly Personnel Journal)

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  • Zip codes
    Find five and nine digit zip codes
  • Zigon Performance Group
    Specializes in performance appraisal, performance management and performance measurement for teams and hard-to-measure employees. We offer books, how-to workshops and custom consulting services to help you measure, manage and improve employee performance.

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