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MANAGING | PENSIONS | TELEWORKERS website USING SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION TO FILL POSITIONS KNOW A FRIEND WHO’D BE A GREAT FIT FOR A JOB? MAKING THE CONNECTION COULD PUT MONEY IN YOUR POCKET THANKS TO A NEW JOB REFERRAL NETWORK CALLED BOHIRE. USING THE IDEA THAT THE BEST JOB PROSPECTS COME FROM REFERRALS, THE NETWORK LEVERAGES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES—LIKE MYSPACE OR FACEBOOK—INTO JOB REFERRALS. COMPANIES POST THEIR JOBS ON THE SITE AND IF YOU SEE A POTENTIAL MATCH WITH SOMEONE YOU KNOW, YOU STAND TO MAKE SOME CASH FOR SUCCESSFUL REFERRALS. BOHIRE PARTNER VINCENT TSANG SAYS THERE’S CURRENTLY $150,000 IN REWARDS AVAILABLE ON THE SITE. AND FIRMS—CURRENTLY INCLUDING KRAFT CANADA, MICROSOFT CANADA AND NATIONAL BANK—CAN POST AS MANY JOBS AS THEY WANT FOR FREE. CHECK OUT WWW.BOHIRE.COM. TIP FROM THE TOP CRAIGSLIST CEO JIM BUCKMASTER ON M O T I VAT I N G P E O P L E “One of the wonderful things about working at Craigslist is that the company philosophy and approach is such that people generally feel very good about working here. In a sense we operate as a public service and basically do nothing but try to mould the site according to what users want. Because we have a non-traditional philosophy—it is very public good-centric— people feel good about coming to work We are also very careful in hiring people who are talented and self motivated, people who seem to get what Craigslist is about, and aren’t looking for another job. Then once we have people who ﬁt that description, I’ve always found that it is just a matter of letting them do their work.” Source: www.timesonline.co.uk Web Security OF F S I T E WOR K E R S U P T O NO G O OD ? A recent study by web security experts ScanSafe suggests remote staff may not be following your Internet policy to the letter. After analyzing eight billion client web searches, they found offsite workers are more likely to access illegal ﬁle sharing sites, porn sites and other questionable web content, putting employers at risk of legal liability and exposure to (malware) malicious software. ScanSafe found roaming workers visit the following sites more than their ofﬁce colleagues: • Illegal ﬁle sharing: 8.5 times more • Extreme websites (i.e., graphic content): 5.2 • Illegal activities (i.e., sites about building explosives): 3.9 • Porn: 2.5 Interestingly, offsite employees are 66 per cent less likely to visit an online banking site. ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MUHAREEM ÖNER w w w. HRT houghtLeader. c om A u g u s t / S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 8 13 http://www.timesonline.co.uk http://WWW.BOHIRE.COM http://www.HRThoughtLeader.com

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HR Professional - August/September 2008 Contents Editor's Letter Contributors Leadership Matters Upfront Legal Compensation Human Capital The New Frontier On Message Strategy HR 101 Interview with Annette Veschuren Talent Management Training Work/Life Balance Off the Shelf The Last Word

HR Professional - August/September 2008

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