Human Capital
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A recent article in Entrepreneur focuses on Advisory Boards.
8 Steps to Creating an Effective Advisory Board by Jesse Torres http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/234655 clearly explains an effective way of creating and managing an Advisory Board. How many in the Proformative Community either have an Advisory Board or are/have been a member of one? What was yo…
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CPA Certification, will it get me a great job?
I currently hold a BS in Accounting and Finance (Dual Program) and I’m considering taking a few more accounting courses in order to meet the 150 hour CPA exam sitting requirement. However, I have no work experience as an accountant. Instead, my work experience consists of almost four years of data …
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I have just finished a temporary job that I was working on for under a fortnight. Do I bother to put this on my C.V or not.
I was just starting out on this job and only recently have the company set me up with the basic benefits such as company phone, laptop etc but there were a lot of discrepencies on their part and via the agency who informed me of the placement such as training not sufficiently being provided as I wa…
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Have you Ever Started a New Position and Realized you were Totally Wrong for It?
Any suggestions for how to handle such a situation?
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Why smart people don't get hired
A very intuitive article written by Maurice Ewing, PhD. https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140611210203-3096906-why-smart-people-don-t-get-hired Do you agree with his central thesis and ancillary assumptions? Are you re-thinking your profile? Do you think the world is tilted a little mor…
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HR Department Structure
Can anyone share their structure for HR? We are a 186 person media company with 4 locations. We have a Director of HR and a generalist and together, they handle all employee relations, recruiting, benefits and maintain our ADP database. Trying to determine if we need to add resources.
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What percent of health insurance do employers typically pay?
Does anyone have stats on what percentage of health benefit cost is shared by the company vs. the employee for mid size companies (250-500 employees)? It would be helpful to know the break down by Employee only, Employee and spouse, Employee and family).
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Career path advice - from an IT project manager to an entrepreneur, CEO
Hello everybody, I'm an IT project manager in a large international company with over14 years of working experience in IT industry. Besides, I have over 4 years of experience in general management. I'm going to pursue an MBA in next few years and I'm planning for my career path. My long term goal i…
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Is the outsourced CFO here to stay or just a passing fad?
Over the last 4-5 years, there has been a significant increase in accounting and finance practitioners marketing themselves as part-time/interim/fractional/outsourced CFOs, and I am curious as to what some of you, as CFOs, controllers, or otherwise think of this trend. Is this indicative of the evo…
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Do you find pre-Interview questions of value, before meeting a candidate?
I am really not sure if these questions add any value. Maybe for certain levels, but not all. In my opinion a resume should be the reason to exclude or include an applicant in your consideration set. Please provide your input if you give these types of tests - why do you do it? Please provider your…
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Resume Critique
Should I use a resume service to make-over my resume? I recently signed up to a job board service and they peformed a free resume evaluation. Do you think the resume evaluation is generic across the board to get people to pay $350 and up for a resume remake? I think my resume is pretty impressive; …
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Should bonus have been with withdrawn?
The company I work for put together a short list of bonuses to be paid. The payroll was run although the direct deposit had not hit the employees bank accounts. One employee resigned due to her fiance accepting a position in another state. She is not leaving until August. The ownership withdrew the…
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Policies Related to Off-site Staff
About 20% of our staff works off-site (out of the area, not telecommuters) and they are reimbursed for a multitude of home office and travel expenses. Some of the staff work remotely at their own request, but nonetheless get reimbursed for internet, home phone, travel to headquarters, etc. This sit…
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401K Employer Match - Benchmarking Data
Seeking benchmarking data on employer 401K matching. Specifically interested in what percentage of companies are matching at this point in time. Size of company (# of employees) would also be helpful. Thank You
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Career Coach
I always ponder what direction to take with regards to my career. I heard someone refer to career coach-Questions-What is it? How do you find one
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Which title is more prestigious and has a greater opportunity for growth?
Which is title better? 1. Senior Treasury Accounting Manager 2. Treasury Accounting Manager and Controller Is there a better title than what is listed. Treasury Director cannot be used.
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Looking for dual sales commission compensation plan ideas
We are a small medical device company with an 8-person US direct sales team. We are concluding negotiations for a distribution agreement with one of the world's largest international medical products companies that gives them US exclusivity except for our top 40 customers and a couple of other carv…
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Year End Bonus Discussion - Last Minute Changes Okay?
Is it legal for a board of directors to change the bonus pay out formula in the middle of the month of December? This is after the operating year targets have been met by all affected subsidiaries. They have no problem retaining the additional NPBT, but balked at the large dollar amount of the bonu…
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Benefits: fully insured vs. self-funded? What did you choose and why?
I'm wondering if anyone considered moving from a fully insured medical plan to a self-funded plan for your 2014 plan year. If so, did you make the switch? Why or Why not?
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Part II - How I Hire: Focus On Personality
What wasn't discussed in the lively and active discussion here: https://www.proformative.com/questions/how-i-hire-focus-personality was the signals a Company sends to potential employees and how those signals affect the quality of candidates. We've all read the "canned" job descriptions that look l…
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Have you had success at reducing salaries?
Simply stated, there are three types of employees - "over achiever," "under achiever," and the dreaded "happy in the middle" - -"Over-Achiever" - This individual should be recognized as potential future management. This person can be kept engaged through bonuses. -"Under-Achiever" - Your approach w…
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