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Mentoring – 5 Rules to make the most out of it
If you’re going to get into mentoring, how can you make the most of it? How can you ensure that your talent gets what they need out of the system, and develops to the point you need? 1. Opposites Attract Pairing up talent with mentor is not like a dating system. If your employee is … Continue reading
HR Software – Western European businesses spent a vast €2.5 billion on it
Technology is something that HR needs to embrace, given current HR tech adoption rates. According to consultancy Towers Watson, western European businesses spent a vast €2.5 billion on HR software systems last year, with the market showing a compound annual growth rate of 7%. This figure is expected to stay stable for the next five … Continue reading
Job Search with LinkedIn – Helpful IFTTT recipes
LinkedIn is an amazing resource for job hunting, but you can’t spend all day on the site. That’s where IFTTT (“If this, then that”) comes in. The digital productivity service offers useful, time-saving “recipes” for anyone using LinkedIn in their quest for a new role. Activate a recipe and a bot will take over crucial … Continue reading
The 10 Most Promising Jobs in 2015
1. Physician Assistant Number of openings: 45,500 Average base salary: $111,000 Career opportunities rating (ranked from 1-5): 3.5 2. Software Engineer Number of job openings: 104,800 Average base salary: $98,100 Career opportunities rating (ranked from 1-5): 3.3 3. Business Development Manager Number of job openings: 12,000 Average base salary: $94,900 Career opportunities rating (ranked from … Continue reading
Unethical Behaviors in the Workplace – The 5 most common
Listed below, according to the ERC study, are the five most frequently observed unethical behaviors in the U.S. workplace. 1. Misusing company time Whether it is covering for someone who shows up late or altering a time sheet, misusing company time tops the list. This category includes knowing that one of your co-workers is conducting … Continue reading
Trends – 5 once-prestigious jobs
Lawyer Overall enrollment in law school has plummeted to a 27-year low and enrollment of first-year law students to a 40-year low, according to a report on annual enrollment released in December by the American Bar Association. That’s likely because those considering becoming lawyers know two things: 1) they’ll likely face relatively dismal job prospects … Continue reading
Job Search / Free resume templates from SmartResumeWriter
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at SmartResumeWriter : Let’s build your Resume!. Related Posts Job Search / Free Resume Template for Microsoft Word POSTED BY MICHEL COURNOYER ⋅ JUNE 24, 2013 ⋅ 7 COMMENTS This free resume template is designed to help you prepare a resume using Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org. It doesn’t contain fancy colors … Continue reading
4 Job Search Resolutions for 2015
The following are four power-packed resolutions that will address the above questions and start your 2015 job search off with a renewed momentum: Resolution #1 — Monitor your time wisely. The most critical action you can take is to monitor how you use your time. Vow to spend at least 75 percent of your job … Continue reading
Bid Data – What data scientists do
“On an average day, I manage a series of dashboards that tell our company about our business — what the users are doing,” says Jon Greenberg, a data scientist at Playstudios, a gaming firm. Greenberg is a manager now, so he’s programming less than he used to, but he still does his fair share. Usually, … Continue reading
Canada – Top Jobs for 2015 by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl
Workers resolving to look for a new job or change careers in the New Year will have ample opportunities, depending on where they are looking. To help workers get an idea of which jobs are growing the fastest in which areas, CareerBuilder.ca and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. looked at the jobs with the highest projected job … Continue reading
Twitter – Top 10 job search and career advice
For the very best Twitter has to offer in job search and career advice, check out these 10 accounts. @Absolutely_Abby @AlisonDoyle @CareerBliss @CareerBuilder @careersherpa @CreativeGroup @dailymuse @JobSearchAmanda @OfficeTeam @USNewsCareers Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Career Twitter Accounts for Job Seekers to Follow.
LinkedIn’s list of the ‘hottest skills of 2014’ – Data mining on top
“Statistical analysis and data mining” topped LinkedIn’s list of the 25 Hottest Skills That Got People Hired in 2014. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Data mining tops LinkedIn’s list of the ‘hottest skills of 2014’.
Self-blame and non-supporting job-seeker support groups are keeping from getting jobs
“The long-term unemployment rate is going down much more slowly than the overall unemployment rate,” notes Sharone, an assistant professor of work and employment relations at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. “And it doesn’t include the 6 million or so ‘missing workers’ — people we’d expect to be in the workforce, but who are not.” … Continue reading
Embarrassing Job Interview Mistakes
Sometimes job applicants are memorable for the wrong reasons, a new OfficeTeam survey shows. Managers were asked to recount the most embarrassing job interview mistakes they have heard of or been witness to. Here are some of their responses: “The candidate called the interviewer by the wrong name.” “One job seeker had lettuce in his … Continue reading
A bad job could be worse than unemployment
There’s a clear link between being engaged in “good work” and mental health. An important contribution to our understanding of this link has come from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey in Australia. It brings together a robust set of data that can be easily compared with other situations such as … Continue reading
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