Archive for November, 2008

2. What’s the most effective recruitment method? (2)

November 30th

Of course, this is an average of all industries for all jobs in all sectors
of the nation. Regional differences, manufacturing versus service
hires, and the various recruitment sources available will dramatically
impact your company’s particular results.
The costs in the following table would normally be included in
the CPH calculation. The cost by source is an important piece of
information [...]

Other Measures of a Company’s Well Being

November 30th

With all of this emphasis on cash flow, you may well wonder about other tests, measures and signs of an
organization’s well-being. Should you disregard more traditional methods of analysis and consider only cash flow? Certainly not. Profitability is still important. How efficiently you utilize your assets needs to be addressed. Questions of leverage regarding how [...]

2. What’s the most effective recruitment method? (1)

November 29th

If it were only that easy to decide! As nice as it would be to pull
down a book like this and find the magic answer to this complicated
question, the real solution lies in your company’s particular hiring
history. First, you need to determine both the cost-per-hire and the
‘‘source cost.’’ Then you can determine which recruiting method [...]

Corporate Instruments

November 29th

Although corporate obligations are considered to have a higher risk of default than government or bank instruments, many of these risks can be mitigated using credit-enhancement techniques. Some of the obligations considered to be most suitable for short-term investment portfolios are:

Tell Me More (3)

November 28th

Laws and Other
Company Employment Provisions
Size That Govern Your Company General Guidelines
Americans with Disabilities The ADA requires that com-
Act (ADA) panies accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. Note that this law covers not only employees but also extends to job
applicants.
Twenty or Consolidated Omnibus Any employer with a group
more Budget Reconciliation Act of insurance plan who has
employees 1985 [...]

Frustation (5)

November 28th

At this point the negotiation was called off and the participants reviewed what had happened by watching the video-taped recording. It is not unusual during a review to have one or both of the participants acknowledge that he was totally unaware of what the other person was telling him nonverbally and did nothing positive to [...]

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November 27th

Common Questions About the Hiring Process 9
Laws and Other
Company Employment Provisions
Size That Govern Your Company General Guidelines
Standards Act (FLSA) and is enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.
Equal Pay Act of 1963 The Equal Pay Act requires all
employers covered by the FLSA to provide equal pay for equal work, regardless of [...]

About Percentages (2)

November 27th

However, you need to use care with values less than 1%. If you start an entry with a decimal point, Excel assumes you are entering the actual value and not a percentage. For example, if you enter .1, Excel assumes you mean 10% and not 0.1%. This problem rarely crops up because [...]

Tell Me More (1)

November 26th

For the most part, the laws that govern our companies are fair and
practical. Of course, all it takes to file a lawsuit in many venues is a
typewriter and a $100 application fee. Still, we need to understand
the umbrella of laws that govern the workplace, not only to avoid or
minimize lawsuits but also to be perceived [...]

Risk Aversion and Required Returns

November 26th

Suppose you have worked hard and saved $1 million, which you now plan to invest. You can buy a 5 percent U.S. Treasury security, and at the end of one year you will have a sure $1.05 million, which is your original investment plus $50,000 in interest. Alternatively, you can buy stock in R&D Enterprises. [...]

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