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Resume – Top 15 Words Hiring Managers Want To See
Over 2200 hiring managers and HR professionals ranked the best and worst words for job seekers to use on their resumes, according to a recent survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder. It’s a great list comprised of some impactful action verbs, and I think you’ll be happy to see what’s been … Continue reading
Working from Home – Integrating them into the team
Largely due to the availability of high-speed Internet, the number of people who work from home at least one day per week rose from 9.5 million in 1999 to 13.4 million in 2010, according to the U.S. Census. How do you help your remote workers feel like part of the team? To find out, we … Continue reading
Job Search – Not being Out-of-Date
When you look out-of-date, employers and recruiters assume that you are out-of-date. This hurts you and your job search because employers do NOT want to hire someone who is out-of-date. Effective job search methods have changed a great deal, particularly since 2010. The widespread use of search engines and social media has impacted recruiting … Continue reading
Job Search for Canadian Law Students – New job site launched
The Law Job Exchange, launched just three weeks ago, promises to “link you up with opportunities that you may have otherwise missed.” “The web site is all about sharing opportunities and I don’t think that’s something law students are necessarily used to with the competitiveness of the profession,” says web site founder Nikolitsa Katsoulias. “But … Continue reading
The problem with productivity – It’s about how people, process and technology work together
The problem with productivity, as Susannah Clements, CIPD deputy chief executive, puts it, is that it is fundamentally an economic equation – output divided by people employed. “But people don’t think on that level. They think about how hard they’re working personally, not necessarily how effectively they’re working collectively. We can have a workforce that feels … Continue reading
Sabbaticals – Why it should be offered to long-term employees
The concept of a sabbatical may call up an image of an academic taking a long break from lecturing to conduct research or write a book, but sabbaticals aren’t unheard of in the business world, either. Whether it’s a few weeks or as much as a year, sabbaticals are valued for giving employees a chance … Continue reading
Job Search – ‘Hire my Friend’ by a London startup
Looking for a job when already employed is awkward. Companies prefer personal referrals to using recruiters and job boards, but asking one’s friends or professional network for help can be daunting and slow. And of course there’s the worry that your current employer will catch on. London-based Makeshift, a startup that makes web tools for other startups, has created a simple … Continue reading
Increase Workplace Flexibility – Where to start
The potential benefits of workplace variability are numerous — increased morale, motivation, and the ability to attract and retain talent — yet many managers don’t know where to start. Others are afraid that performance could suffer or something important could fall through the cracks. Even the most employee-oriented managers have concerns about having employees work outside … Continue reading
Social Media – 6 Rules for engaging passive candidates
While there are literally hundreds of social networking tools available, using them to craft a solid strategy to precisely pinpoint and truly engage passive candidates requires persistence, patience, and an understanding of six classic rules of engagement, described in more detail below: First and foremost, think like the passive job candidate Don’t ever stalk community … Continue reading
Job Search and Employment Services – The odds of obtaining employment were 2.67 times higher for those getting help research finds
The current meta-analytic review examined the effectiveness of job search interventions in facilitating job search success (i.e., obtaining employment). Major theoretical perspectives on job search interventions, including behavioral learning theory, theory of planned behavior, social cognitive theory, and coping theory, were reviewed and integrated to derive a taxonomy of critical job search intervention components. Summarizing … Continue reading
Professionals and Job Search – 75 percent of professionals identify themselves as passive candidates finds ERE
We recently completed our largest survey to date on job seeking (more than 18,000 professionals in 26 countries) to shed light on the workforce’s attitude toward job satisfaction, new opportunities, and career evaluation. We discovered that while 75 percent of professionals identify themselves as passive candidates, only 15 percent are “super passives,” or folks who … Continue reading
Job Search with Job Clubs
Here are the guidelines they offer to people who want to start one: Purpose First things first, right? Why do you want to form yet another job search support group? Don’t get us wrong: we are NOT trying to talk you out of it. Rather, we want you to think first, then decide. Types of … Continue reading
Today’s Job Search / 10 things to know
Here are 10 things today’s job searchers need to know: 1. Google Has Replaced The Resume 2. A Summary Is Enough 3. Social Proof Is A Must 4. Resumes And Cover Letters Are Not Read On Paper Anymore 5. Relationships First, Resumes Second 6. Employers Only Care About What They Want 7. Don’t Mind The … Continue reading
What do you do for a living? Do you answer this question with pride?
While every job has its ups and downs, your overall level of happiness with your career choices is readily apparent when faced with the question, “So, what do you do for a living?” Do you answer this question with pride? Here are a few tips on developing a career worth some serious bragging rights. 1. … Continue reading
Quirky interview questions / A bad hiring practice hitting female candidates
Such hiring practices also disadvantage women. They hurt the employer by limiting the talent pool. They fortify the male dominated frat-boy culture that Silicon Valley is increasingly being criticized for. Telle Whitney, CEO of Anita Borg Institute, which is working on getting more women to study computer science and have more women fully engaged in … Continue reading
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