As of January 3, 2012, the Department of Transportation adopted a new rule restricting use of hand-held mobile phones and devices by interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers – or truck drivers as we more usually call them. Intrastate hazardous materials drivers are also covered. Specifically, the rule says no reaching for or holding mobile phones, and no pushing more than one button to operate phones while driving a commercial motor vehicle. Continue reading ‘Truckers, Cell Phones, and the Long Highway’
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Truckers, Cell Phones, and the Long Highway
Published February 20, 2012 Employment Leave a CommentTags: Employee Relations, Employers, Employment, Employment Law, Houston, Houston jobs, HR Policy, Workforce Solutions
If it Ain’t Baroque…
Published February 13, 2012 Employment Leave a CommentTags: cover letters, Employment, Houston, Houston jobs, How to find a job, Job Search, Job Skills, jobs, resumes, Workforce Solutions
Identifying Added-Value in Your Marketing Tool Kit. I am a classically trained musician. I play all wind instruments with some fluency and can conduct a large orchestra through Shostakovich Symphony Number 5 (my dream…New York Phil, call me!). From my training, I learned that not all classical music is the same. I discovered I enjoyed the Baroque period of music — music that was excessively gilded, ornate, and “flowery.” Simply put, the Baroque period took a simple melody and dressed it up.
Okay, your music lesson is over. The reason I mentioned this musical reference is because in teaching my Cover Letter class recently I found that we became engrossed in a conversation on added-value…or, to complete the reference, taking an otherwise adequate item and making it “Baroque” – in this case, taking a skill or value-item and making it MORE valuable by providing more detail of worth to the employer. Continue reading ‘If it Ain’t Baroque…’
S.M.A.R.T. Resolutions
Published January 23, 2012 Employment Leave a CommentTags: At work, Attitude, Employment, Houston, Houston jobs, How to find a job, Job Search, Job Skills, jobs, Preparation, Workforce Solutions
In order to actually realize our New Year’s Resolutions, we have to commit to them. In the past, I’ve written some down, put them on the fridge then promptly forgot about them, even though they were right there in front of me each time I reached inside for ice cream. The key to success is commitment, Continue reading ‘S.M.A.R.T. Resolutions’
Attention, All Employers
Published January 16, 2012 Employment ClosedTags: collective bargaining, Employee Relations, Employers, Employment, Employment Law, Houston, Houston jobs, HR Policy, organized labor, union, unionizing, Workforce Solutions
Get Ready and Set To Post a New Required Notice for Your Employees. It’s official – the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a mandate that all covered employers must post a new Notice of Employee Rights for their employees, no later than January 31, 2012, notifying them of their rights to unionize. Continue reading ‘Attention, All Employers’
