Phil Mickelson was victorious in the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, which concluded last week. The New York Times reports that with the win, he passes Hall of Famer Tom Watson on the list of all-time tour victories, and also successfully defeated foe Tiger Woods for the fifth straight time. However, the tournament…

Not attaching a cover letter along with a resume can severely hinder the chances of acquiring a job, according to a recent survey from OfficeTeam. The study found that 91 percent of polled executives believe cover letters are valuable when evaluating a job candidate. When HR administration reviews resumes from potential job applicants, they typically…

According to a recent Challenger, Gray & Christmas study, 1,178 CEOs left their positions in 2011, HREOnline reports. While this number is down slightly from 2010's 1,234, retail CEOs haven't been a part of the positive change. "Retail firms are short-cycle businesses," Dave Ulrich, a professor of business at the Ross School of Business at…

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 42.4 percent of unemployed job seekers have gaps in their employment history, the Republic reports. The negative stigma that can accompany long resume gaps may be enough to prevent someone from obtaining a job. However, Jessica Renard, career services director at South University in West Palm Beach, Florida,…

According to a recent report from IT staffing and recruitment firm Modis, Orlando, Florida, is projected to be the third best city in the U.S. and Canada for finding a full-time, part-time or temporary worker IT jobs, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Orlando ranks behind Toronto (No. 2) and Houston (No. 1), and made its rapid…

How well do your employees understand workplace laws? One job of HR administration is to educate workers about their rights and how to protect themselves from wrongful actions. A recent New Jersey Newsroom article touches on definitions of certain workplace terms - such as hostile work environment, wrongful termination and severance - that some employees…

Before an HR outsourcing firm sends a prospect to a job, it's recommended that it perform a background check to ensure the candidate meets the job's standards and will reflect positively on the staffing agency. However, if those checks are being performed by any number of mobile screening apps, it's possible that they're violating the…

A recent report from business research company Aberdeen Group found that the most highly regarded companies find their talent using recruitment technologies. The Human Capital Management Trends report points out companies that utilized automated recruitment boosted productivity, improved customer satisfaction and motivated employees. Automated recruitment allows businesses to fill positions quickly and cost-effectively, and lets…

When interviewing for a position with a member of a company's HR services, it may not be a bad idea to come prepared with a joke or two. According to a recent survey from Accountemps, 79 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) said an employee's sense of humor is important for "fitting into the company's…

The economy is seemingly improving, as the latest figures from the U.S. Labor Department indicate that the nation's unemployment rate dipped from 8.5 percent in December to 8.3 percent in January, Forbes reports. Furthermore, 243,000 jobs were added last month. Good, right? Not so fast. The number of unemployed might be declining, but only because…