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3 More than 700 Job Descriptions
HR's Most Valuable Tool in 2011

Some employers think of job descriptions only in terms of wage and salary administration, or as a necessary evil when it comes to complying with certain employment laws. But these are only two of the many practical uses for job descriptions. Job descriptions are central to hiring, compensation, and appraisals (not to mention avoiding lawsuits).

BLR has now released its collection of over 700 job descriptions on CD, in a program called Smart Jobs. That's cause for celebration—now your job descriptions are a click away from being done. These are descriptions you can depend on. Our collection has been constantly refined and updated over time, with descriptions revised or added each time the law, technology, or the way business is done changes.

Once vested with the responsibility of either creating or maintaining a job description program, many HR professionals fall victim to the pitfalls that job descriptions present. Let BLR's SmartJobs guide the way by helping you dodge the mistakes most commonly made when dealing with job descriptions, while providing useful tips and tactics that will make your job descriptions a valuable tool in HR at your company.

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SmartJobs provides you with:

  • Over 700 Job Description samples, arranged by type of job
    You'll find the job descriptions you need quickly. From receptionist to president they are all there.
  • Complete and thorough functionality
    The job descriptions include a complete job summary, essential functions (ADA ready), pay grades and salary table, job qualifications, and much more.
  • How to write job descriptions section
    Step-by-step guidance lets you write descriptions from scratch, includes job specifications and ADA guidelines.
  • Carefully reviewed by BLR's legal editors
    Avoid dangerous language and other legal pitfalls
  • Customizable
    Use "as is" or easily modify to fit your needs
  • Updated and expanded
    Get new descriptions twice a year.
  • Easy to install
    Just insert disk and you are ready to go

According to our customers, this is an enormous timesaver, enabling them to make compensation decisions even as they define the position. So throw your keyboard away—More than 700 prewritten, legally reviewed job descriptions ready at the click of your mouse. Use as is—or easily modify, save, and print. Plus, pay grades are already attached. Try BLR's remarkable SmartJobs program at no cost.

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Monday, February 14, 2011
Class Actions Threaten —Enormous' Financial Risk: Seyfarth Shaw
For the coming year, the financial risks of class action litigation are "enormous," says attorney J. Stephen Poor, and more often than not, class actions adversely affect your market share and impact your reputation in the marketplace as well.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Class Actions—Go on Offense to Avoid Them
In yesterday's Advisor, we profiled Seyfarth Shaw's eight trends that make class actions a real danger for every HR department. Today, key issues and an introduction to a unique training system that will help you avoid class actions altogether.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
5 Dumbest Management Concepts—Is HR One of Them?
"It's a truism that nothing is certain in this world except death, taxes and bad management. But why?" asks author and blogger Geoffrey James. He blames five flawed management concepts that became popular in the 20th century. HR is one of them!

Thursday, February 17, 2011
Empowerment' and 'Business Warfare' Join the Ranks of the Dumbest Concepts
In yesterday's Advisor, we endured author Geoffrey James calling HR one of the "5 dumbest management concepts ever." Today, two more of his dumbest concepts plus an introduction to a unique program for small HR departments

Friday, February 18, 2011
Health Care—What Happens in 2011
The enactment of the health care reform bills launched an extended period of far-reaching changes that impact every employer. BLR's hot-off-the-press Special Report details what's happening in 2011 (and beyond to 2018).