It's a given that some questions are a "no-no" when interviewing a candidate. Thou shall not ask about religion, race, or the marital status of your prospective candidate. That was all covered in Interview 101 - it's grade-school stuff. But what about questions that are irrelevant, inappropriate, or downright stupid?

Mondays aren't often described as "pleasant" or "easy-breezy."  In fact, if your Monday morning has looked anything like mine, you would have spilled your coffee on your dry-clean-only shirt and tripped up the stairs all before 10:30 AM.  But seeing as today is National Relaxation Day, it's time to sprinkle a little Zen in the start to the week.  

Being responsible for the recruiting, hiring and firing of personnel at your organization is no small task.  In fact, it may seem like the only thing working against you in your role as an HR extraordinare is time, or the lack thereof.  When you're busy juggling employee relations and compensation and benefits, it's only natural to cry to yourself quietly when you glance over at the stack of resumes for any and every open position at your company.  But wipe away those tears, we've got a couple ideas to help you quickly scan for qualified applicants you and your hiring manager will want to speak with.

Celebrating at work can be challenge. How do you make it fun? Make sure everyone feels the love equally? Know when to throw a baby shower and when to just wish a Momma luck? We've taken the guess-work out of the office partay - see our top "do's" and "don'ts" of celebrating employee life events below. 

Nothing puts your pride and emotions on the line quite like job searching.  We’ve all been there before.  You feel like your experience fits the job description perfectly and you just rocked your first-round interview.  Then the silence begins.  You don’t hear anything for days and then weeks.  Then you begin to question everything… “Did my breath smell?” “Did I ask too many questions?” “Did I follow up too many times?” “Did my thank you note get lost in the mail?”  Sounding familiar?  Try to jog those memories of ambiguous rejection next time you conduct interviews for your organization’s open positions.