This cast describes how to increase your chances of re-hiring someone who has left your organization. They're called Boomerangs!

There really IS a war for talent going on today. Demographics are in many ways working against us, reducing the labor pool, as well as changing the nature of work and the relationships "employees" have with their "employers". Frankly, it's harder than ever - and will KEEP GETTING HARDER - to find and hire high caliber associates.

One effective technique is hiring former employees, or "Boomerangs". 20 or 30 years ago, it was unheard of. The reasons then seemed to make sense ... but now?

This cast will tell you what to do with Boomerangs.

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In today's cast, we conclude our conversation on Myspace and social networks. As always, if you're new to Manager Tools and haven't listened to the first part, you may wish to go back and listen to that first.

This cast gives guidance for managers' use of Social Networking Sites like MySpace and FaceBook.

If you're one of our younger listeners, members, or premium subscribers, with less than 5 years in the workforce, chances are you have a MySpace or a FaceBook page. You stay in touch with friends, let people know what you're doing, share photos, put yourself out there.

And you may have trouble, too.

OR, you're a manager with one of those people working for you.

And you may have trouble too.

Learn how to get out of trouble in this cast.

This cast tells you how to handle requests for your references when engaged in a job search.

Even though "References Available Upon Request" is no longer a good idea, reference CHECKING is on the rise and will only increase in the coming years. It seems like since resumes don't include the age-old line -- the why of which we'll share -- somehow far too many job seekers are caught off-guard by reference requests. Ahh, Horstman's Christmas Rule!

We'll tell you how to manage and share your references in this cast. And hey, if you're maintaining your network, this one is EASY!

In today's cast, we complete our discussion on coaching directs on interpersonal skills.

Of course, if you haven't listened to last week's cast, you may want to start there. ;-)