The old image of the charismatic (but distant) chief executive is long gone—replaced by more detailed personnel duty.

 
By Lisa Maxwell
 

Outsourcing relocation services shifts stress. But it doesn’t eliminate it.
 
By Dirk Olin
 

Offering customized options, RPO will drive the next hiring lifecycle.
 
BY Jamie Minier
 

When offshore managers stay stateside, intercultural assessment and training can help.
 
By Brenda Bellon and Jennifer Rowe
 

 Fewer openings, more seekers, less resources: How to steer through today’s talent whirlpool.
 
By Gary Bragar
 
 

 Investing to gain knowledge of your workforce almost always pays off.
 
By Brenda Kowske
 

 A bellwether bus driver backgrounder.           
 
By Todd Owens
 

 Immigration reforms usher in a new imperative.
 
By Alastair Watson
 

I recently had a long talk with an HR director about her pending divorce…from her payroll provider. It was a bad marriage from the beginning, the product of a shotgun wedding. The company in question is a 5,000-employee outfit that was spun off from a bigger parent a few years back. When their first choice for payroll services fell through at the last minute, they defaulted to number two.
 

Our CEO finally admits he’s clueless, and the staff at HRO Today is just thankful they have lived to see this day.