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The Perfect Fit: How to Find and Hire Great Employees. Based upon the Fortune "Best Business Book," Finding and Keeping Great Employees by Jim Harris, Ph.D. and Joan Brannick, Ph.D.

Decreasing the Staggering Costs of Turnover in Your Organization. How much is turnover costing your organization? Read this article to find out and, more important, things you can do to decrease the cost of turnover in your organization.

The Electronic Connection: Using the Internet to Find Great Employees The web sites of organizations that consistently attract high-caliber applicants have several important characteristics in common. Uncover proven strategies for improving your organization's ability to attract outstanding applicants using your company's web site.

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HR RELATED WEBSITES

Professional Associations and Organizations

American Psychological Association (www.apa.org)
The American Psychological Association produces a number of documents of particular importance to test development and use. These include the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, the Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers and Test User Qualifications.

Association of Test Publishers (www.testpublishers.org)
The Association of Test Publishers is a non-profit organization representing publishers and providers of tests and assessment tools and/or services related to assessment, selection, certification, and educational and clinical issues. This site has a useful section on testing called, Frequently Asked Questions.

Buros Institute of Mental Measurement (www.unl.edu/buros/)
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements has supported advancements in test practice since 1938. The Institute publishes the Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print series that includes reviews of commercially available tests.

Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org)
This is the national organization of human resource and personnel professionals within public and private organizations. This site includes up-to-date HR-related news items and commentary and a long list of links to other HR-related sites.

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (www.siop.org/workplace)
This is the website for national organization of industrial and organizational psychologists. This portion of the site includes information about employee testing including what to look for in choosing a high quality test and how to implement an employee testing program.

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US Government Agencies

Department of Labor (www.dol.gov)
Among other things, the Department of Labor seeks to improve the labor market through workforce training and the placement of workers into jobs through employment services. Employers will find information on several employment related areas including tax incentives, other hiring incentives, and information on how to find and train employees.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (www.eeoc.gov)
This organization is the major government agency involved with employment discrimination. The EEOC initiates investigations, responds to complaints, and develops guidelines to enforce various laws.

O*NET (www.onetcenter.org)
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Check out this site for, "Testing and Assessment: An Employer's Guide to Good Practices." This guide helps managers and others understand and use employment testing and assessment practices.

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Other Resources

Bailey Consulting Group (www.baileycg.com) Bailey Consulting Group keeps employers from needing lawyers by working with supervisors, managers, and business leaders to help them handle all their employee-relations related needs (e.g., counseling, disciplining, managing, and terminating).

Donna Cutting (www.donnacutting.com) Donna Cutting is the author of “The Celebrity Experience: Insider Secrets to Delivering Red Carpet Customer Service.” She delivers frequent keynote speeches and workshops on the topics of employee engagement and extraordinary customer service. Donna’s known for her fun, dramatic, and interactive style of speaking, giving the audience members practical action ideas they can implement immediately! When Donna speaks…the audience is the STAR of the show!

Edge Information Management, Inc. (www.edgeinformation.com) Edge Information Management helps employers achieve consistent and comprehensive background screening, while reducing operational costs.

Sandy Geroux (www.sandygeroux.com) Sandy Geroux is the founder of Geroux Performance Group AND a professional speaker and trainer who helps others learn to take appropriate risk and create breakthrough performance in the areas of sales, customer service, and overall personal and professional achievement.

David Glickman (www.davidglickman.com) David Glickman is a corporate comedian who provides clean, clever, customized comedy entertainment for your convention, meeting, sales rally or banquet. David will highlight your event with comedy material about YOUR people, YOUR industry, YOUR products, and YOUR services.

The Jim Harris Group, Inc. (www.drjimharris.com) Dr. Jim Harris is an internationally renowned keynote speaker, author, executive consultant, seminar leader, and successful businessman.

Human Resource Management Center (HRMC; www.hrmc.com) HRMC is a web- and phone-based application solution provider (ASP), specializing in artificially intelligent, automated human-resource processes.

Redirections Inc. (www.redirectionsinc.com) Redirections helps senior leaders and their organizations achieve success by offering unique, world-class solutions (e.g., coaching, multi-rater feedback, team building, etc.) to critical leadership challenges.

Tangent media! (www.tangentmedia.com) Tangent media! is a full service media company specializing in web design and development, video production and postproduction, CD and DVD authoring, print and prepress services, and AV presentation technology.

Dave Timmons (www.davetimmons.com) Dave Timmons is a leadership artist who helps people and organizations become BRILLIANT in the Art of Leadership.

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