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Startup PDX:Challenge Update
Vote for the Startups you’d like located in Portland Have you ever wished you could choose the kinds of businesses that locate in your city? Maybe you’d select a business that represents your values or choose one that would boost the local economy, creating jobs for generations to come. Well now is your chance! The .. read more
Stay Interviews
Get a Pulse on Employee Satisfaction By Tom Faricy, PHR, HR Business Partner, Trupp HR. It’s certainly no surprise that the economic downturn and the subsequent high unemployment rates have kept the majority of people from switching jobs over the last few years. As companies have been forced to downsize and “tighten the belt”, many .. read more
May HR To-Do List
By Jenny Sherman, SPHR CCP, Director of HR Services, Trupp HR. May is just around the corner, and so is the sun! Here are some important HR items to check off your list for the month of May before you start planning your summer vacation getaway! Conduct an Annual Job Audit Employee classification errors can .. read more
Thinking of Hiring a Summer Intern?
By Tom Faricy, HR Business Partner, Trupp HR. The weather is warming up, and there are signs of spring all around. While most of us are eagerly anticipating some long awaited fun-in-the-sun, many small businesses are gearing up for a complex juggling act, trying to distribute workloads among an already stretched workforce as an increasing .. read more
Trupp HR hires Tom Faricy as new HR Business Partner
Portland, Oregon – April 5, 2013 – Trupp HR, Inc., a human resources solutions company, is pleased to announce the recent hire of Tom Faricy, who will join the Trupp HR team as an HR Business Partner. In this role, Tom will function as a dedicated HR representative to clients of Trupp’s HR Outsourcing (HRO) .. read more
The Updated I-9 Form is Now Available from the USCIS
By Jenny Sherman, SPHR CCP, Director of HR Services, Trupp HR. The long-awaited revised I-9 form has been published by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS). Employers should start using the new form immediately and not later than May 7, 2013. The updated form has a new look with additional fields. I-9 Enforcement Increases .. read more
Making Great Hiring Decisions
By Jenny Sherman, SPHR CCP, Director of HR Services, Trupp HR. “On average, companies that did a better job of attracting, developing and retaining highly talented managers earned 22% higher return to shareholders.” Given the abundance of highly skilled candidates available in today’s job market, it may be surprising to hear that many employers are .. read more
April HR To-Do List
By Jenny Sherman, SPHR CCP, Director of HR Services, Trupp HR. April showers may bring may flowers, but all this early April sunshine is just bringing spring fever! Here is this months important HR to-do list to work through before the fever pushes you out the door. File Early for H-1B We mentioned it last .. read more
Building a Foundation of Success for Employees
By Jean Roque, President, Trupp HR. New employees often enter the ‘honeymoon stage’ full of energy and great ideas. Then, as personalities, management styles, and organizational realities are revealed, the employee’s performance or perceived fit with the company may begin to shift. To break this cycle and avoid blaming another employee departure on a “bad .. read more
8 steps to more effective meetings
By Jenny Sherman, SPHR CCP, Director of HR Services, Trupp HR. There’s no denying that collaboration in the workplace is a hot topic lately. With technology giants like Yahoo eliminating work-at-home options to encourage an environment of shared ideas and cooperation, headlines are abuzz with controversy. There’s no doubt that meetings with team members help .. read more
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