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Workplace appraisals: tick boxes
UK employees are not seeing any benefit from appraising their own performance according to research published today by recruitment consultancy Badenoch and Clark. The research claims that appraisals, if not carried out effectively, could become a tick-box exercise that wastes time for organisations and fails to contribute towards real career development for employees. HR director … Continue reading
Seasonal Jobs | Best-Paid
This year, retailers expect to hire 700,000 seasonal workers. Companies like Wal-Mart, Macy’s, Target, JCPenney and Kohl’s will each fill about 80,000 temporary holiday positions. In addition to major retailers, hundreds of holiday-related businesses–greeting card makers, decorating and design firms, caterers and travel services–will also staff up to meet the season’s increased demand. Hiring managers … Continue reading
Little b Schools | 5 Rules of Getting a Job
Rule #1: Remember the Michael Jordan Rule: Jordan was the best basketball player of his era. Charles Barkley was arguably #2. On any given night, Barkley might outscore Jordan. However, NO ONE would ever remember Charles Barkley as the best player of his era. The same rule applies for b-schools. Rule #2: Start small and … Continue reading
Teleworking | IP Australia stops the brain drain
IP Australia has been allowing staff to work remotely for eight years, and believes it is the best way to retain skilled employees. Living in our nation’s capital isn’t for everyone, and IP Australia realised eight years ago that retaining skilled patent examiners would mean letting some employees work outside of its Canberra base. IP … Continue reading
Graduates | Take Care About Job Scams
The job market has stayed pretty tight since the 2008 financial crisis (particularly for those without an advanced degree), and many people are so hard up they’re eager to believe in whatever opportunities come along, even if they smell a little fishy. This is a mistake. It’s not just that you could end up working … Continue reading
Sandy | Disaster Unemployment Assistance extended for NJ residents
Governor Chris Christie and the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that New Jersey residents in all 21 counties will have until Feb. 4, 2013 to apply for coverage under the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance program as a result of damages caused by Hurricane Sandy. The order establishes … Continue reading
Job Search | Beating the software
Many of the biggest companies in the world are using software to recruit their workforce, so how can you beat the odds in the most competitive job market in history? If you take the time to fill in a job application, you might think someone would at least have the courtesy to actually look at … Continue reading
Directory of Twitter job feeds
For the United States @jobs_now – all kinds of jobs @37jobs – high tech jobs @jobsintech – more high tech jobs @robojobs – even more high tech jobs @sfmobilejobs – Jobs for the Mobile Web and Digital Media in Silicon Valley, Seattle, LA and NYC. @medical_jobs – medical jobs or just adjacent, like special education @hrcrossing – human resources jobs @fish4jobs – all … Continue reading
10 Job Search Websites and Other Resources
Online Job Search Websites CareerBuilder : As the U.S.’s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com puts over 1.6 million jobs in front of poised job seekers wherever they are “at home or work “ in print and on the Internet. More than 49. 23 million unique visitors come to the site every month to check out … Continue reading
10 jobs that attract the most and the least psychopaths
You could easily be working in the company of a psychopath, according to a new book, because psychopaths tend to gravitate towards and thrive in professions that offer power and require cutthroat decision making. The book The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success has outlined the ten … Continue reading
Unlimited paid time off to fit in the modern workplace
If your boss told you that you had an unlimited amount of vacation time, what would you do? Would you try to finagle every Friday off, or take that monthlong trip to Europe that you’ve dreamed about? Or would you end up taking less time than you do now? These questions are not theoretical at … Continue reading
Job Market – Including Deaf
Current statistics indicate that America’s deaf community is underemployed and too often overlooked in a company’s diversity efforts. Educating about employing the deaf community An employer’s hesitation with regard to employing members of the deaf community is likely a result of honest misunderstandings about working with deaf individuals. The two most common misperceptions are: That … Continue reading
Youth unemployment – The Telegraph and the Henry Jackson launching a competition with £10,000 prize
The level of unemployment now confronting those starting their working lives – as well as the deep headache it is giving policymakers – has prompted The Telegraph to partner with the Henry Jackson Initiative (HJI), an economic and public policy think tank. Today, we are together launching an essay competition complete with a £10,000 prize … Continue reading
Update – Hurricane Sandy Unemployment Benefits – Governor Cuomo Announces Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Governor Cuomo Announces Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance Now Available to New Yorkers Affected by Hurricane Sandy Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that federal disaster unemployment assistance is now available to all New Yorkers who lost their jobs as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Disaster unemployment benefits are available to provide financial support to anyone … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Unemployment Benefits
In order to qualify for disaster unemployment benefits your employment or self-employment must have been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster, and you must have been determined not to be eligible for regular state unemployment insurance writes Alison Doyle. Major disasters have been declared in some counties in New York and New … Continue reading
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