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Resources at Your Fingertips for HR Professionals

“Where can I find information about…???” This is probably the most frequent question

 both of us receive from HR practitioners. Therefore, this article is dedicated to sharingwith you as many resources as we can think of that you may find helpful now or in the

future.

Human Resources Management Books

Have you read any of these? Many of these human resources management books will be

helpful to you in no matter what type of organization you work:

Built on Trust by Arky Ciancutti and Thomas Steding

This book describes how a high-trust organization can achieve competitive advantage.Techniques are provided to move the culture away from one in which managers rule by

fear.

Creating a Culture of Competence by Michael ZwellThis book addresses concrete ways to assess an organization’s overall level of 

competence in relation to strategic objectives. The author shares methods to ensure that

employees and managers are working at full capacity to achieve the organization’s

mission.

All Crisp Publications

These are the “50-minute” series that provide content, worksheets, exercises, casestudies, and more on any topic you could imagine ranging from multi-rater feedback to

 performance management to retention to selecting and working with consultants. For acomplete list, go to http://www.Crisplearning.com.

First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman

This totally irreverent book will shake up traditional management paradigms. Theauthors describe characteristics and approaches, which are common to all great managers.

The approaches usually fly in the face of conventional wisdom. The book is based on

two Gallup studies that spanned 25 years.

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen Lundin,Harry Paul, and John Christensen

This unique book tells the leadership story as a fable, describing a workplace where

employees have energy, passion, and joy. The authors provide some common-sense

ideas to help people really get connected to their work, coworkers, and customers.

HR Champions by Dave Ulrich

This is the ultimate tool to help you strategically align your human resources function

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with the business. Ulrich provides many tools and case studies throughout the entire

 book to help you deliver a value-added human resources function.

HR How-to…Employee Retention by Jennifer Carsen, J.D.This is a wonderful, easy to read book with TONS of ideas and suggestions for retention,

recruitment, work/life balance, employee opinion surveys, and much much more.

Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson, M.D.

If you haven’t read this book, you must. It’s a quick and easy way to help your organization effectively deal with change in a productive and successful manner.

Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? Inside IBM’s Historic Turnaround by Louis Gerstner 

This account of IBM’s strategy for becoming a real player in the world of technology in

the 1990’s is excellent. The author describes how IBM went from being a comfortable but inflexible giant to a company with organizational agility and vision.

General HR Online Resources

You will find these general human resources websites contain a great deal of information

including facts, best practices, tools, and more:

 Better Work Place Now ( http://www.betterworkplacenow.com/)

This site provides ideas and tools for creating workplaces that truly bring out the best in people. If you haven’t seen Tom Terez’s work, you need to check out his website. There

are many free tools and resources to help you with your workplace. Plus, his monthly

newsletter is wonderful.

Crisis Management International (http://cmiatl.com/)This site will help you in identifying foreseeable risks, preparing for threats and hazards,

and responding if an incident occurs.

e-HResources.com ( http://www.e-HResources.com) 

Quick, customized, answers to your human resource management questions in seven keyareas: Management Practices, HR Audits/Startups, HR Development, Managing

Diversity, Compensation, Executive Coaching, and Employee Relations. This is a fee

service but your first question is FREE.

 Fast Company (http://www.fastcompany.com)

On this website, you will find articles and resources on leadership, strategy andinnovation, Internet and technology, education and resources, careers, human resources,

marketing and branding, and sales and customer service.

 HR.com (http://www.hr.com)

This is a very comprehensive site containing information, resources, products, and

services to help you with your human resources issues in eight areas: Compensation and

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Benefits, HR Information Systems, HR Management, Labor Relations, Legal,

Organizational Development, Staffing, and Training and Development.

 HR Gopher (http://www.hrgopher.com/)

This is a comprehensive directory of links to human resource sites on the Internet as well

as related human resources news.

 HR Guide (http://www.hr-guide.com/)This site provides you with a magnitude of links to other human resources websites.

 HR Hero (http://www.hrhero.com/)

This will become an excellent employment law resource for you with quick answers to

your employment law and management questions as well as news, laws, advice, andtools.

 HRM Guide (http://www.hrmguide.net/)

The HRM Guide Network includes free articles and features on key human resourcesissues, research, and books.

 HR Next (http://www.hrnext.com/)

This site provides free access to hundreds of informative articles and useful tools. Plus, if 

you select to be a paid subscriber, there are even more resources available to you.

 HR Tools (http://www.hrtools.com/)This is a virtual human resources department providing a number of online resources

including news and toolkits for staffing, legal compliance, training and performance,

 benefits and compensation, and safety.

 Inc. (http://www.inc.com/home/)This website contains articles and resources on business management. They also offer 

many free email subscriptions that include excellent tips and resources sent directly to

you if you subscribe.

 KnowledgePoint (http://www.knowledgepoint.com/)KnowledgePoint is a provider of various software and online human resources products

including performance management, job descriptions, policies, and people management.

My Work Tools (http://www.myworktools.com) 

Do you need a business tool? This site provides sample business tools to help youcomplete specific business tasks related to human resources (i.e. performance reviews),

marketing, legal, finance, training, and more. Plus, you can submit your tools and earn a

 profit when someone buys them.

Workforce Online (http://www.workforceonline.com)

This is a resource for current events, tips, tools, and cartoons related to human resources

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and business.

Compensation & Benefits Online Resources

Too often, we need quick access to compensation and benefits data for comparison purposes. Below is a list of online compensation and benefits resources:

 Abbott, Langer, and Associates, Inc. (http://www.abbott-langer.com)

This site provides salary and benefits survey report information for a fee or with a

discount if you participate in a related survey. 

 Benefits Link (http://www.benefitslink.com/)Benefits Link provides employee benefits compliance information and tools.

 Benefits News (http://www.benefitnews.com)

This is another great employee benefits site for news, links, and more.

  Economic Research Institute (http://www.erieri.com/)

This site offers many salary surveys, software, and other products. Also, if you select“free analyst resources” on the top navigation bar, you’ll be taken to page of free

information including links to MANY other free and paid “salary sources and surveys”.

 National Compensation Survey (http://www.bls.gov/ncs/)

This website is a summarization of the annual survey by the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics including data on local, regional, and national occupational

earnings; quarterly changes in employer costs; annual employer cost levels; and incidence

and provisions of employee benefits.

Salary.com (http://www.salary.com)

This website provides compensation information including the ability to request the

average salary for a title in a specific location.

Wage Web (http://www.wageweb.com/)This is another good site for salary data. Some of the information is provided for free,

 but you can subscribe to get even more data.

World at Work (http://www.worldatwork.org/)

This is the website for the professional association for compensation, benefits, and totalrewards. In addition to membership, this site provides links, resources, and news related

to compensation.

Human Resources Development Resources

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When you need assistance with a training and development project, you may find some

of these resources beneficial:

  American Society for Training & Development  (http://www.astd.org)This is the website for the professional association providing resources on workplace

learning and performance issues including information, research, conferences, publications and more.

 HR Hub (http://www.hrhub.com/)This is an excellent resource for human resources related products, suppliers, and news

including free newsletters, free trade publications, and online training.

 Knowledge Transfer Center (http://www.t2ed.com/)

This site offers HR related materials for free. The materials were developed by the DOECarlsbad Area Office and can be downloaded at no cost by US organizations and citizens.

 Performance Assessment Network (http://www.pantesting.com/)This is a web-based system that you can use to assist you with the distribution,

administration, and analysis of professional assessments, tests, and surveys.

Seminar Information (http://www.seminarinformation.com/)This is an online database of multiple seminars offered in a variety of fields, both

 business and technical, worldwide.

 International Telework Association Council (http://www.workingfromanywhere.org)This site provides research, educational events, publications, and information about

telework. Plus, the organization assists businesses and the public in optimizing the

advantages of working remotely.

Legislative Online Resources

“Is it legal to…?” When you have a legal question, you may find some of these resourceshelpful in determining the solution to your issue:

 AHI Employment Law Resource Center (http://www.ahipubs.com/)

This is a compliance resource center that includes publications and reports on various

legislative issues.

 Employment Law Information Network (http://www.elinfonet.com)

This is a free legal resource that contains information on federal and state laws including

news, articles, forms, policies, an employment lawyer directory, and discussion forums.

 Fair Measures (http://www.fairmeasures.com/)On this site, you will find management law training programs and online policies and

checklists to help both employers and employees avoid costly lawsuits.

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 Job Accommodation Network (http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/)

This site provides free information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

including job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities.

 Legal Information Institute (http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/)

This is a collection of state legal materials for the fifty states, District of Columbia, andPuerto Rico including constitutions, statutes, regulations, and judicial opinions.

 

Recruiting Online Resources

This number of recruiting resources available online is unlimited and constantlychanging. Below are a few sample resources that you may find helpful if you have any

recruitment needs:

 Advantage Services, Inc. (http://www.advantagescreenings.com/)

This site provides pre-employment background checks for large and small companies inthe U.S. and Canada including verification of employment, education, references,

 professional licenses, driving records, drug screening, credit history, civil history,

criminal background checks and more.

CareerBuilder (http://www.careerbuilder.com/)

This site contains a job posting board and resume bank.

 Dice (http://www.dice.com/)

This site contains a job posting board and resume bank for technical positions.

 Flipdog.com (http://www.flipdog.com)This site contains a job posting board and resume bank.

 Hotjobs (http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/)

This site contains a job posting board and resume bank sponsored by Yahoo.

 Human Resources Careers (http://www.hrcareersusa.com)This site contains a job posting board and resume bank for human resources positions.

Monster.com (http://www.monster.com)

This site contains a job posting board and resume bank.

 Recruiters Network (http://www.recruitersnetwork.com)

This site contains multiple free resources to help you with recruitment.

 Recruiter Resources (http://www.recruiterresources.com)

This site provides a comprehensive list of job posting boards and resume banks plus

multiple other resources to help you in recruiting.

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Search Firm (http://www.searchfirm.com/)

This is a free directory of executive search firms around the world specializing in over 50

 particular areas of interest, including biotechnology, legal, healthcare, technology,marketing and telecommunications.

Sure Hire ( http://www.sure-hire.com/)This site offers pre-employment background checks to jobseekers nationwide so a job

seeker can differentiate themselves from other job seekers by providing their own background check. Plus, the site also provides free job postings and job searches for 

registered companies and job seekers 

As we learn everyday, the resources available online and in print are growing andchanging daily. Hopefully, this list will give you a start to some of the available

resources. You may want to save a copy of this list and continue adding to it as you

identify more resources. Plus, we will continue to update it on our website as well.