The File Transfer Balancing Act Achieving Compliance Without Compromising Business Agility

The global economy is pushing businesses in virtually every industry to work faster and smarter. The company that cant respond to a customer need almost immediately is destined to lose out to a more nimble competitor that can meet that need. It comes down to agility how fast a company can adapt to change and respond to demands. This white paper discusses the issues important in designing a process for user-to-user secure file transfer that simultaneously enhances business agility while ensuring that your methods for handling private information adhere to your security and privacy policies. The solution described in this white paper has been chosen by numerous companies in industries that are regulated by Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and other legislation in order to increase their security posture. Read this white paper to learn more
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Write a Standout Resume Without Resorting to Common Lies

When J. Terrence Lanni resigned from MGM Mirage in the fall of 2008, he became the tenth in that year’s string of major CEOs felled by “little white lies” on their resumes. The former industry titan never completed his MBA, but listed it on his resume, anyway. Over the past few years, leaders at Radio Shack and MCG Capital surrendered their jobs after failing fact checks. Despite the risk of ruining otherwise successful careers, some aspiring leaders still stretch the truth when submitting job applications.

According to many personnel managers, using a fib to land a job often requires maintaining that lie for years. When confronted, some professionals report blurred memories of their early careers. Others freely admit to lying, using the challenges of the job market to justify their actions. Although some headhunters once recommended creative resume writing as a method to get your foot in the door, today’s business world traditionally rewards integrity over invention.

Common Resume Lies Can Hold You Back
It can be tempting to “pad your resume,” exaggerating some of your real-life experiences to make yourself more attractive to hiring managers. According to recent surveys of HR professionals, some of the most common resume lies include:

•    Inflating job titles or responsibilities at past employers
•    Replacing a gap on your resume with an invented job at a company you claim has now closed
•    Claiming to have earned a degree you didn’t complete
•    Claiming to have earned a different degree to make you more attractive to a prospective employer
•    Adopting the alma mater of a hiring manager to help build rapport
•    Reporting a different reason for leaving a past position

Solid Resumes Exhibit Honesty, Clarity, and Focus
Recent regulations like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have forced employers to examine job applicants more closely. Many recruiters and hiring managers at large firms rely on third-party investigators to verify resumes, often before applicants reach the interview phase. Small businesses can use the Internet to track down inaccuracies by requesting college transcripts or researching employment history. Even an online search for different versions of your resume can result in questions about edits and changes over time.
Surveys conducted over the past five years reflect the concern and confusion about fabricated resumes. Respondents to one recent poll suggest that about one in twenty resumes contains the kind of lie that could cause embarrassment or even financial penalties for employers. In another survey, HR specialist reported that about half of all resumes include at least one lie. Today’s most successful resumes should emphasize hard facts, provide clear timelines, and offer accessible references. Crisp language underscores your respect for executives’ time.

Making Your Resume Stand Out
Instead of inflating your experiences, career counselors now recommend improving the quality of your presentation. Using inexpensive software or word processing templates, you can craft a highly polished resume that fits on a single page. Sacrificing some flowery language for the sake of white space should attract the eye of most hiring managers. A professional layout, free of typos, demonstrates one of the most sought-after skills in today’s job market: powerful communication. Paring down your resume has a powerful side benefit, as well. HR databases often strip formatting from electronic resumes, filtering submissions by keyword. Automated recruiting tools that hunt for specific job titles or action words favor sparse resumes.

In an economy where job hunters battle each other to get ten minutes of face time at hiring events, it can seem counterintuitive to dial back your resume. However, the buyer’s market for talent and the scrutiny of independent investors have rewritten the rules of getting hired in America. Professional presentation of action oriented facts will get you farther today than any puffed-up resume would in the past.

Newt with Greta on fixing the economy without a bailout

Newt Gingrich on Greta’s “On The Record” describing how the “mark to market” accounting rule is negatively affecting business. In addition to suggesting Secretary Paulson be removed, Newt Gingrich advises that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act be repealed.

Sarbanes-Oxley regulation effective without harming investor value

Sarbanes-Oxley—the law passed after Enron’s scandal—proved effective without harming investors, according to new research by Stephan Siegel, assistant professor of finance at the Foster School of Business; Lance Young, assistant professor of finance and Neal and Jam Dempsey Faculty Fellow at the Foster School; Jefferson Duarte, associate professor of real estate finance at Rice University; and Katie Kong, a doctoral student at the Foster School.