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How do senior leaders get their jobs? | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional
The reason I write this post is to share my experiences with other colleagues. It is certainly not an exemplary model of any leadership interview, just my story. In the short amount of time I have been working in school leadership, the application and interview process still remains an unknown quantity for many of us. … Continue reading
How to Ace Your Next Phone Screening Interview | CAREEREALISM
The reality is that the HR person’s role is screen OUT more than screen IN: to look for any excuse to reject rather than accept a candidate. The human impulse to help people can be replaced by the “inhuman,” unforgiving response to any typographical error or small doubt about any given candidate. It isn’t about … Continue reading
How Do I Deal with Interview Questions I’d Rather Not Answer?
Before you go into an interview, make sure you’re familiar with the types of questions the interviewer is legally allowed to ask you. Anything directly related to the role or the function you’ll be performing is fine, but if the conversation strays into questions about your health, your religion, ethnicity, marital or family status, you … Continue reading
A Twitter post leads to a job – Houston Chronicle
Will Flaherty found his first post-college job in the time-honored tradition of on-campus recruiting. “They came to us,” said Flaherty, who went to work as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group after he graduated from Duke University. But as he worked on pricing strategies for a semiconductor manufacturer and business strategy for a Medicare … Continue reading
Labour Market Reforms and Outcomes in Estonia
In this paper we analyse, on the basis of a matching model, the impact of labour market reforms enacted in Estonia over the last few years on the country’s unemployment rate, which increased markedly in the wake of the recent financial and economic crisis. The results suggest that active labour market policies, including linking unemployment … Continue reading
Company to hire 70 for plant opening
Metal Coaters plans to hire approximately 70 people for its yet-to-open metal coil coating plant in Middletown, the company’s president said. This is the second piece of welcome jobs news in weeks for the city, following the announcement Minnesota-based Metal-Matic considers Middletown a top site for a steel tubing plant that could eventually bring 200 … Continue reading
SeaWorld hiring hundreds for seasonal jobs
If you’re looking to make a splash in a new job, SeaWorld is looking for you this week. The company’s three Central Florida theme parks — SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica — hope to hire hundreds of seasonal employees at a big jobs event starting Tuesday… via SeaWorld hiring hundreds for seasonal jobs.
EU tells Greece to cut more jobs, sees 2014 growth | Reuters
The Greek economy will only return to growth in 2014 after a four-year recession that will shrink output by 17 percent, EU officials said on Tuesday, warning Athens it needs to cut wages further to bring its public debt to manageable levels. Speaking hours after euro zone finance ministers agreed a 130 billion euro ($172 … Continue reading
As Job Market Mends, Dropouts Fall Behind – WSJ.com
While the U.S. job market is showing signs of improvement, one sizable group of workers has been falling further behind: high-school dropouts. Some 1.8 million more college graduates have found work since January 2010, when the recovery began producing jobs, but about 128,000 high-school dropouts lost work in the same period, according to the Labor … Continue reading
OneSteel posts loss, flags job cuts : World News Australia on SBS
Steelmaker OneSteel expects a better second half result following a $74 million interim net loss, and has flagged job cuts as well as a name change to reflect its increasing focus on mining. OneSteel shares closed at a near four-week high, up nine cents, or 12.33 per cent, at 82 cents. The loss for the … Continue reading
As Leumi cuts 800 jobs, bank chiefs plan gala in London – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
As Bank Leumi gears up to ax 800 jobs, its management is preparing to fly to London to celebrate the bank’s 110th birthday next Monday. The bash will take place in the old London city hall building, which was erected in 1411 and today serves as a banquet hall. The date for the event was … Continue reading
Worker suicides prompt probe | chinadaily.com.cn
An investigation has been launched at a stationery company in Humen, Guangdong province, after two employees committed suicide last week. Xie Yanfang, an official with Dongguan city bureau of human resources, promised that the company, Nanshan International Stationery, would be punished if it was found to have violated laws and regulations in connection with the … Continue reading
Iowa View: Iowa must address widening shortage of skilled workers | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com
As one might imagine Mark Twain saying, “reports of the death of manufacturing in the United States today have been greatly exaggerated.” To follow up on a Feb. 4 story by Lynn Hicks in the Register, I believe we can “Recapture the American Dream” by addressing the need for a skilled work force in Iowa. … Continue reading
Survey: More Minnesota factories having trouble finding skilled workers – TwinCities.com
A metal fabricating company in Stacy last summer posted a job on MinnesotaWorks, the state-run website, for a laser operator. Despite a salary of $40,000 and a full array of benefits, there were no takers. “We did not have one person apply for our job for two months,” said Lori Tapani, co-president of Wyoming Machine. … Continue reading
Towards fairness and equality for young workers: youth wages and minimum shift lengths | Australian Policy Online
This paper addresses the question of how effectively youth wages and reduced minimum shift lengths promote fairness and equality. It focuses on the majority of young workers employed on a casual or part-time basis in the retail, hospitality and fast food industries under the General Retail Industry Award 20105 (‘Retail Award’), the Hospitality Industry (General) … Continue reading
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