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MENLO PARK, Calif. - When it comes to a job search most employees are following the motto of "Be prepared." An OfficeTeam survey finds that half of employees are ready to conduct a job search if they were to lose their job suddenly. A majority of employees keep their resume,...

SAN ANTONIO - Firstmark Credit Union has added Dental Benefits Plus to its member benefits package. In addition to routine dental coverage, the program also offers discounts on vision care, prescriptions, chiropractic and hearing services. "We strive to provide our members with the financial products and services they need," said...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -U.S. New Mexico Federal Credit Union has named Jana Bauer Human Resources Manager. With over 20 years of HR and organization development experience, Bauer will oversee all human resources functions as well as help guide the credit union toward its strategic goals. She also holds a national lifetime...

A recent SHRM Job Security Survey finds that what HR professionals believe is important to staffers is just slightly off from what employees think. Take a look: Top five "Very Important" Aspects of Job Satisfaction Ranked by Employees 1-Job security 65% 2-Benefits 64% 3-Communication between employees and management 62% 4-Employee...

NEW YORK- Apparently in the workplace it is good to be an extrovert. A recent study conducted by Montclair, New Jersey-based training and consulting firm Sims Wyeth & Company finds that 43% of executives surveyed say they prefer working with extroverts compared to 2% who prefer working with introverts. In...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - According to the Society for Human Resource Management, human resource professionals feel the need to compromise their ethics at work. While some 79% of those recently surveyed say their organization has written ethics standards, which the HR department was instrumental in crafting such policies, more than half...