Hiring for the Best Fit, Not the Best Resume

Curtis L. Odom

Resumes are a key to the new employee selection process, however, it’s not the at the top of the list in importance as many people might think. Author of Stuck in the Middle: A Generation X View of Talent Management, addresses this major factor in hiring a new com... More »

VA Fills First Phase of Veterans Retraining Program

ASTD Staff

In press release September 20, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has approved applications for all 45,000 slots available in fiscal year (FY) 2012 under the successful Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP). More »

CHCOs Brace for Change

Ryann K. Ellis

The Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton interviewed 55 chief human capital officers and other human resources leaders about the state of managing the federal workforce in light of the tough economy and shrinking budgets. Their findings were released this m... More »

Book Brief: Happiness at Work, Maximizing your Psychological Capital for Success

Lisa Marsh

Are you happy at work? If that sounds like a strange question, it was to me, too. In 25 years in the workplace, no one ever asked me if was happy at work. Did you meet deadline? Is your job fulfilling? Are you satisfied with your salary/professional development/resource... More »

How to Screen a Company for a Good Culture Fit

Tom Walter

How does it feel to truly love the place you work, and does your workplace truly love you? Is a loving relationship between you even possible? To answer these questions, there is one terrifically central concept that you and your organization must adapt if you are ever ... More »