April 30, 2008

OPT : Are you up to speed?
Posted by Maureen Crawford Hentz at 11:20 AM

Unless you have been living on the moon for the past few weeks, you know that the rules for OPT have changed. What you may not know is how the rules impact your organization. There seems to be confusion about how these new rules will apply. NAFSA (which used to be called the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors) has published the NAFSA - SEVP Policy Guide. While this is a publication written and intended for International Student Advisors at colleges, it can be a great resource for recruiters as well.

The Department of Homeland Security also has the final rule posted here.

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April 16, 2008

Should you "friend" your boss on Facebook?
Posted by Diane Danielson at 9:52 AM

To friend or not to friend ... that is the question ... on Facebook. What happens when your boss wants to be your friend, or should you send a friend request to your boss?  This is a question looked at in the Boston Globe today.

Ali Riaz has 126 friends on his facebook.com account. Ten of them are his employees.

Click here for the full story.

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April 7, 2008

Attracting & Retaining Generation Y
Posted by Maureen Crawford Hentz at 4:07 PM

Boston University's Feld Career Center is hosting an event for recruiters in the New England Area on April 24th. The 2008 Recruiters' Roundtable is called Attracting & Retaining Generation Y--- the Millennial Population and is open to recruiting professionals and talent development managers.

Too often, I find that even if companies acknowledge and understand that Gen Y is different, there are very few interventions planned. In other words, even the most enlightened companies know that the millennials are different, but they still haven't changed anything about their programs and services. This event promises to be a working conference where recruiters can once and for all move beyond "Millennials are Coming" to "and THIS is What We Should Do About It".

Chris Newell from Keane will be speaking about global issues and there will be an address by the Dean of the School of Management, Louis Lataif. In the interest of full disclosure, I should let you know that I will also be speaking briefly on this, my favorite topic. My remarks will be based on the millennials article I wrote for boston.com in June.

The event does require registration--call BU's Feld Career Center to reserve a place.

Can't attend? Check in here in a few weeks and I'll report back on all the best tips and tricks.

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