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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

BMT Office Administration

While dealing with lots of paperwork doesn’t rank as most HR professionals’ favorite task, proper recordkeeping for employee personnel files is a must for any organization. In addition, if an employee is involuntarily let go, their employee file must be kept for one year following the termination date. Why is that?

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Discover 5 Tips To Mitigate Workplace Harassment And Avoid Toxic Organizations

Allwork

Before starting a job anywhere, look up your rights under Title VII (your local and state worker’s rights protections), and the company’s own policies. Dr. Laura McGuire: When looking into different places of employment, research what kind of policies they have in place and where they have invested in company-wide trainings. .

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. Update phone extension list to ensure callers are directed to the appropriate person. Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department.

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What References are Really Saying About You

On The Job

If you've been frustrated that you haven't managed to nail a new job despite your qualifications and solid interviews, your references could be the root of the problem. While you may believe that a former employer will follow its policy and provide only dates of service to someone checking your references, don't count on it.

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The New Kid on the Block: Establishing Good Working Relationships

Laughing all the Way to Work

Here are a few tips when starting a new job: Pay attention to the questions you were asked at the interview. In one interview, the person interviewing me said he needed his filing done on a daily basis as many people were using the files and it was important to have all the information up to date.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

Wright, Author So Youve Got the Job Interview - Now What? This morning the phone rang - youve got an interview! Obviously you really want the job, and to get this job, youve got to really shine in the interview. Treat the interview as your first day on the job – come in prepared to show what you can do.

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The new job

Laughing all the Way to Work

It is exciting when you get that phone call to tell you that you were selected for the job you applied for. There is a lot of work that goes into preparing for the interview and to know that you were successful is a great feeling. I look over the filing system and become familiar with that.