Book Cover Delay

Well, obviously the new book's front and back covers are not posted yet, and for good reason:
We don't have the finalized images yet.

Hopefully we will have them up this next week. If not, expect them sooner rather than later.

In the mean time, we will be posting various compliance news and perhaps a few tidbits from the book(s).

Links - Jobs and Blogs

They are a bit later than planned, but there are now some more links in the sidebar scrollboxes, specifically sites listing compliance jobs, and some blogs we came across related to compliance and ethics. We don’t specifically recommend any of them, nor do we check them all regularly, but most of you will probably find something interesting.

The new job listings sites are shown below (and will be in the Compliance and Ethics Link section of the sidebar), but the blogs will only be listed in the sidebar, in the new Relevant Blogs section.


Job Listings/Searching:

Compliance Week - General "Help Wanted Listings" are provided. There aren't too many, but if nothing else, they may serve as good examples.

HCCA - The Health Care Compliance Association lists various job openings in the Health Care field.

NSCP - The National Society of Compliance Professionals offers a "Job Line" section on its site.

SCCE - The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics has a page of listings.

ECOA - The Ethics and Compliance Officer Association offers JobLink, but you have to be an ECOA member to access it.


U.K. only sites - These two sites cater to compliance job seekers in the United Kingdom.

Compliance Online - ComplianceOnline.co.uk, the "UK financial services compliance portal" lists almost 200 jobs.

ICA - The International Compliance Association has various jobs sorted by region.


Beyond all of these specific sites, you will find countless compliance and ethics jobs listed on the larger job search sites (Jobster, Monster, Yahoo, etc), and you may also find that some "headhunter" firms also deal with compliance.

Big News! A New Installment in the Project

As some of you may know, we have long planned a smaller, more mass market version of the book.

We have just finished looking over the galley proofs of that book, and it goes to press next week.

The new book, Building a Career in Compliance and Ethics: Find your place in the business world's hottest new field, will sell for only $29.95 and will be published next month, February 2007.

It will of course be available through SCCE, but we are not sure yet where else you may be able to get a copy. We will keep you updated.

Below, we have included the Table of Contents of this new book, and next week, we should have up the front and back covers of the book, so be sure to check back then.

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Building a Career in Compliance and Ethics
Table of Contents


Contents

Preface

1. What Is This Field?

2. Why Should I Go into This Field?
Appendix 2A: Should I Go Into Compliance and Ethics? Some Questions to Ask Yourself

3. How Do I Get into This Field?
Appendix 3A: Resume Builders: Things You Can Do to Advance in the Compliance and Ethics Field.

4. What Are the Jobs in Compliance/Ethics?
Appendix 4A: What’s in a Name? Titles and Positions in the Compliance and Ethics Field

5. The Top Job In-house: Compliance Officer

6. Compliance Careers for Lawyers

7. Compliance Work in Privacy and Data Protection

8. The Voices of Experience: Advice from Those in the Field
Odell Guyton, Microsoft’s Director of Compliance
Rodney Smith, In-House Environmental, Health, Safety and Ethics Analyst
Joseph "Joe" Murphy, Former In-House Compliance Lawyer, outside advisor
Linda Lipps, In-House Compliance Officer
Richard Gruner, Law Professor and author in compliance

9. What Training and Certifications Are Available for Compliance Professionals?
Appendix 9A: Model Curriculum
Appendix 9B: University of Pennsylvania Corporate Lawyering Seminar: Compliance Basics
Appendix 9C: Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP) Program Overview - Excerpts from the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics "CCEP Candidate Handbook"

10. Selling Compliance (and the Importance of Your Job) to Management
Appendix 10A: Benefits of a Compliance Program

Appendices
Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms in Compliance (from Integrity Interactive's Compliance Primer)
Appendix B: Sentencing Guidelines Definitions
Appendix C: Where Can I get More Information and Advice?
Appendix D: Compliance: War story reading
Appendix E: Ethics Centers
Appendix F: There Is More

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Plans for the new year

Things are quiet here again during the holidays, but next week we will be announcing some big news about the Working for Integrity project, so be sure to check back.

Also expect those additional links as promised and some more tidbits from the book and field. We are also discussing beginning some interviews just for the blog with various people in the field. Those interviews would be like the ones in the book, but shorter and more focused. We will post more on this in the future.


Those of you who frequent the news sections of sites like SCCE and ECOA may have already seen this story, but for the rest, take note that China is serious about punishing fraud.


That's all for now, so Happy New Year, and remember, don't drink and email.

Article Alert: SCCE's CCEP in ethikos

Hot on the heels of the "Voices of Experience" article in ethikos, you will find another article in that publication from us.

The article, written by Joshua Leet, presents information about SCCE's new Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) certification program. The article doesn't mention Working for Integrity, but it does address one of our publisher's programs and compare it to some other certifications out there. Also, many of you entering the field may choose to sit for the credential at some point in your career.

We have included a brief excerpt below in which SCCE CEO Roy Snell discusses the difficulty of the exam.

“We are not testing things that you cannot find in any good compliance and ethics training program found anywhere in the country. We are not testing anything that you cannot find in good compliance and ethics manuals and books. We’re testing the profession, and there’s a lot of great training and education that one can find. And frankly, if you have been in the compliance and ethics industry for a few years, reading and going to training and working in a compliance and ethics program, you shouldn’t have a lot of trouble with this exam.”

The CCEP certification is based on the compliance elements as described in the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations, so if the individual taking the test understands the basics of a compliance program, Snell says, “They’ll have a good shot at passing the exam.”

The article will likely appear in the January/February issue of ethikos. The title may yet change, so we will bring you more definite information once the article is out.

New Links and More to Come

As promised, we have begun to add links to the blog. In the sidebar, you will now find a new section called Compliance and Ethics Links. In this section, we have added a few links to compliance and ethics organizations, publications, and news sources. In the future, we will add other sections, such as compliance and ethics job postings, and compliance and ethics academic programs and certifications. You can also expect another link section for blogs we have found and other miscellaneous links. We will post about those additions when they are up. The original link section will include links for ordering Working for Integrity and for publicity.

For now, each of the new links is listed below, along with a brief explanation.

Needless to say, we do not check these sites daily (especially the blogs), so some may become outdated. If you spot a dead link, please email us (Joe Murphy & Josh Leet).
We also welcome your suggested links and other resources.

We do not necessarily agree with everything posted at these links/blogs.
Use them at your own discretion.

The Links:

Compliance & Ethics
Organizations and Centers

Membership Organizations - These organizations consist of member individuals or organizations and often offer resources such as conferences, training, links, and articles.

Australasian Compliance Institute (ACI) - Formerly the Australian Compliance Institute, ACI serves the Australia-Asia region as a general compliance membership organization. Site requires free registration.

Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) - Formerly the Ethics Officer Association, ECOA is a general compliance membership organization for ethics and compliance officers.

Greater Houston Business Ethics Roundtable (GHBER) - A local ethics group in the Houston area. Working for Integrity Interviewee Linda Lipps had a hand in its creation.

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) - A compliance membership organization in the health care industry. Sister organization to our publisher SCCE.

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) - A membership organization for privacy professionals.

International Ombudsman Association (IOA) - Formed by the joining of The Ombuds Association (TOA) and the University and College Ombudsman Association (UCOA).

National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP) - Serving compliance professionals in the securities industry.

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) - A general compliance membership organization. Our publisher.

Centers
Bentley Center for Business Ethics - One of the best-known ethics centers.

Markkula Center for Applied Ethics - A large ethics center that includes a business ethics focus.

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Compliance & Ethics Publications

Magazines
Business Ethics - "The Magazine for Corporate Responsibility"

Compliance & Ethics Magazine (SCCE) - For members of SCCE.

ethikos - Formed by joining of Corporate Conduct Quarterly and ethikos.

Ethisphere - For Directors, CEOs and General Counsels.

Newsletters
Compliance Week - Covers corporate government, risk and compliance. Includes a free online component.

Ethics Newsline - Rushworth Kidder's weekly insight into ethics news. Free and online.

Ethics Today Online - A monthly newsletter from Ethics Resource Center. Free subscription.

Other Publications
BNA/ACCA Compliance Manual: Prevention of Corporate Liability - A well-respected monthly publication.

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Compliance & Ethics News

BusinessEthics.ca - Ethics news from a Canadian business ethics site. Free and online.

ECOA: The Week's Ethics and Compliance News - Weekly news from ECOA. Free and online.

EthicsWorld - Governance, biz ethics and anti-corruption news. Free and online.

SCCE: e-Corporate Compliance News - Weekly news from SCCE. Free and online.
See also Newsletters links.

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Use your time wisely.

It could be that the Web is a black hole of wasted time for certain professionals…

Roy Snell, in his interview for Working for Integrity:
Finding the Perfect Job in the Rapidly Growing Compliance and Ethics Field.

Blog Plans - Links

Next week, we will be adding a significant number of links to the sidebar. These links will lead you to websites that provide various compliance resources and services.

The update will be accompanied by a post explaining the link sections and highlighting the new links.

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In the meantime, if you are bored, live near Houston, and are not yet sick and tired of all things Enron, you may want to catch a show.

"Enron: The Musical" features local actors and dramatizes the events of the Enron Scandal for your amusement. We have not seen it, but if you are an Enron junkie, it is probably worth the $25 ticket price. The musical only opened last weekend, but its only remaining engagements look to be this weekend.

Enron: The Musical

SCCE News: 2007 Compliance Academy

2007 Compliance Academy
(From a December 5th email)

Dallas, TX | March 26–29, 2007

Four-day basic intensive training with optional certification exam on the fifth day

Compliance education on USSC compliance guidelines


The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) Compliance Academy is a four-day intensive training program with the optional Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) exam on the fifth day. The Academy will address methods for implementing and managing compliance programs based on the structure as described in the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) compliance guidelines. Courses will address subject matter in depth and better prepare interested parties for the CCEP exam.

The Academy is an invaluable resource for compliance professionals, corporate counsel, outside counsel, and government attorneys who deal with compliance issues. The Academy will also appeal to CEOs who have a basic understanding of compliance concepts and who are considering incorporating compliance programs.

Visit the SCCE website for more information.

The Canadian Conference Board's New White Paper

Recently, the Conference Board of Canada released a white paper entitled The Evolving Role of the Ethics and Compliance Officer. According to a press release, the paper, in discussing the ethics and compliance function in North America, asserts "Chief ethics and compliance officers should ideally report directly to their company’s chief executive officer and have unfettered access to their company’s board of directors." That certainly got our attention, since you will find similar assertions in Working for Integrity.

More information on the paper (including downloading instructions) can be found here.

You can download the 44-page document for free after registering with CBC.

HR Magazine Notices Compliance Salaries

Today, we heard that the newest issue of HR Magazine contains an article about compliance salaries. The article draws upon a Salary.com survey for the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA). Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) members can view the article online and everyone else can find the article in the December 2006, (Vol. 51, No. 12 ) edition of HR magazine.

You can also find information about the survey in a September 18th press release at CSRwire.

Article Alert: Voices of Experience in ethikos.

Recently, those of you subscribing to ethikos may have noticed an interesting article in the September/October 2006 issue.

"The Voices of Experience: Advice from the Field" (September/October 2006, Vol. 20, No. 2) is an article we put together demonstrating some of the insights contained in the interview chapter of the book.

Below is a small excerpt.

It's about more than money
Although it has not always been so in this line of work, most interviewees now describe favorable compensation--pay and benefits--comparable to other jobs on a similar level. (Since conducting these interviews we have read that one compliance officer, as part of a corporate merger, received severance compensation estimated at over $5,700,000. No vows of poverty in this order!) In general, however, pay is not such a large concern. "There is a sense that, for some people, you're making a difference if you do the job right, that you do stand for something good," said William Prachar, a former compliance officer and now outside counsel...

You can see the rest of the article by ordering a back issue from ethikos.

IAPP and Ponemon Institute - Privacy Salary Survey

Working for Integrity: Finding the Perfect Job in the Rapidly Growing Compliance and Ethics Field contained in the Privacy chapter (and Appendix 15D) several references to a salary survey of Privacy professionals conducted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Ponemon Institute. The book contains references to the 1st joint salary survey in 2003, but the organizations have more recently released a 3rd joint survey, performed in 2005. The full title of the survey is the "2005 Privacy Professional’s Role, Function & Salary Survey".

We were unable to find equivalent information to update all of our statistics, but we did find this interesting bit: the average yearly salary for a Chief Privacy Officer is $157,055.

For more information, visit the website of either organization, as linked above.

New to the Blog: Labels/Categories

Among the offerings of the new Blogger in Beta is a label/category system. You will now be able to find posts within certain categories by clicking on the relevant label in the sidebar, or by coming back to this post and following a link below (this post will also be accessible via the link “About Labels” in the label section). As we add new resources and topics to the blog, we will update this post to reflect the new labels.

Many posts will have more than one label attached.


Labels/Categories
(arranged in alphabetical order)

About this Blog – This label will be attached to posts with information about changes or problems with the blog. To see all posts tagged with “About this Blog” click here.

Conferences – This label will be attached to posts announcing compliance and ethics conferences, specifically those where the book will be available, or where Joe or Josh will be speaking. To see all posts tagged with “Conferences” click here.

First Look – This label will be attached to posts with new materials related to the Working for Integrity project. Materials you can expect to find include images of book covers, excerpts of upcoming publications, etc. To see all posts tagged with “First Look” click here.

Help Us – This label will be attached to posts where we the authors ask you for help. People in this field love to share resources and information and from time to time, we may ask you to send us things for the project. To see all posts tagged with “Help Us” click here.

Job Titles – This label, often used in conjunction with the label Tidbits will be attached to posts including job titles we have found in the compliance and ethics field. We include a list of over 800 titles in Working for Integrity: Finding the Perfect Job in the Rapidly Growing Compliance and Ethics Field. To see all posts tagged with "Job Titles" click here.

Links - This label will be attached to posts where we announce the addition of new links to the link section in the sidebar. In these posts, we will offer a brief explanation of each link. To see all posts tagged with "Links" click here.

Links: Blogs – This label will be attached to posts where we announce the addition of new blogs to our blog link section in the sidebar.

Links: WFI (Working for Integrity) – This label will be attached to posts where we announce new links relevant to the Working for Integrity project. Most links will be included in the sidebar Link section. Such links may include stores where you can buy the book, sites with information about the book, and even online reviews of the book. To see all posts tagged with "Links: WFI" click here.

Links: CE (Compliance and Ethics) – This label will be attached to posts where we announce new links relevant to the compliance and ethics field. These links will also typically appear in the sidebar. Such links may include organizations, publications, job listings, and other sites devoted to the field. To see all posts tagged with "Links: CE" click here.

Marshaling Integrity – This label will be attached to posts including excerpts from interviews we have done for the project. Some excerpts will be from interviews included in the book. To see all posts tagged with "Marshaling Integrity" click here.

News: SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics) – This label will be attached to posts including generic (non-Working for Integrity) news from SCCE, typically from their emails. To see all posts tagged with “News: SCCE” click here.

News: WFI – This label will be attached to posts containing news about the Working for Integrity project. To see all posts tagged with "News: WFI" click here.

News: CE – This label will be attached to posts containing general news about compliance and ethics issues, including new legislation affecting the field, scandals, and public notice for compliance efforts. To see all posts tagged with "News: CE" click here.

Our Articles – This label will be attached to posts providing information about articles we the authors have published, specifically those promoting or including parts of the book. To see all posts tagged with “Our Articles” click here.

Our Books – This label will be attached to posts providing information about books we the authors have published, specifically those related to compliance and ethics.

Publicity – This label will be attached to posts including information about publicity efforts, including announcements of published reviews, discussions of the book in forums, etc. To see all posts tagged with "Publicity" click here.

Tidbits: CE (Compliance and Ethics) – This label will be attached to posts including little tidbits of information about the compliance and ethics field. Materials we may post include job titles, position descriptions, and information about other resources we have found. To see all posts tagged with “Tidbits: CE” click here.

Tidbits: WFI (Working for Integrity) – This label will be attached to posts including tidbits (excerpts) directly from our Working for Integrity publications. To see all posts tagged with "Tidbits: WFI" click here.

Updates: WFI (Working for Integrity) – This label will be attached to posts alerting you about updates or changes to the Working for Integrity publications you may own. We are always updating our information, including interviews, and this blog will be the first place you can find such changes. To see all posts tagged with "Updates: WFI" click here.


Above you may find some labels that do not include links and cannot be found on the blog. These labels have been included in anticipation of future use on the blog. Links will be added once those labels are in use.

If you have any questions about the labels on this blog, please email Josh Leet or reply in a comment on this post.

Tidbits: Compliance and Ethics

Working for Integrity is an ongoing project. As part of the project, we gather materials that either are not included in the book, or have been found since its publication. Some of these materials are things like compliance and ethics job titles, position descriptions, and statistics about the field. Though these materials may eventually find their way into articles or updates of the book, we have decided to also post them on this blog for your benefit. The sheer number of titles and the myriad position descriptions can be very revealing about the field.

Job Titles
Within our book Working for Integrity: Finding the Perfect Job in the Rapidly Growing Compliance and Ethics Field, we included a large list of compliance and ethics job titles (over 800 titles). These titles were found on jobsearch sites like Monster and Yahoo, as well as in attendance lists from compliance conferences. Below are 54 job titles not present in Working for Integrity:

Assistant Director of Compliance
Assistant Integrity Officer
Assistant System Privacy Officer
Associate Integrity Officer
Billing Compliance Educator
Coding & Compliance Educator
Compliance & HIPAA Privacy Officer
Compliance & Privacy Coordinator
Compliance Department Auditor
Compliance Education Specialist
Compliance Educator Coordinator
Compliance Integrity/Privacy Officer
Compliance Monitoring Consultant
Compliance Process Reviewer
Compliance Review Specialist
Corporate Compliance & Integrity Program Manager
Corporate Integrity & Privacy Officer
Corporate Integrity Director
Corporate Integrity Program Administrator
Deputy National Compliance Officer
Director Compliance Education
Director National Compliance Audit Team
Director of Appeals & Compliance
Director of Compliance & Policy
Director, Health Care Compliance & Privacy
Director, Integrity Office
Ethics & Compliance Educator
Executive Director, Corporate Integrity
Federal Compliance Officer
HIPAA Training Specialist
Hospital Compliance Manager
Institutional Compliance Officer
Managing Director Corporate Compliance
Medical Center Compliance Officer
Medicare Compliance Officer
Medicare Compliance Specialist
Medicare D Compliance Officer
National Director, Quality & Compliance
Network Compliance & Privacy Officer
Operations Compliance Officer
Organizational Integrity Coordinator
Organizational Integrity Specialist
Privacy Project Leader
Program Administrator of Privacy & Compliance
Regional Coordinator Organizational Integrity
Senior Compliance Investigator/Analyst
Senior Financial Compliance Analyst
Senior Staff Analyst Compliance
Senior VP Compliance & Integrity
Supervising Compliance Specialist
Supervisor, Compliance Section
SVP Audit Ethics & Compliance
VP Corporate Business Integrity
VP, Organizational Integrity

Know of some compliance and ethics job titles not listed here or in the book?

Send them to us via e-mail (Joe Murphy & Josh Leet) or in a comment on this post.

Excuse the Mess

This blog is currently being updated to fit the new Blogger in Beta framework.

Old elements are being adapted, and we will be adding new information and sections.

Expect regular updates at least every Friday.