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Conduct More Effective Job Interviews
Interviewing can be hard. For HR professionals and recruiters, it can be a challenge, but for managers and other professionals who don’t ordinarily conduct job interviews, it can be terrifying. Yet, effective job interviews are critical for making good hires and...
Understanding Your Social Job Search
A recent study found that nearly 40% of employers use social media to screen potential job candidates. Potential employers are looking for you on social media, which means two things: 1) If you’re not actively searching for jobs on social media, you’re missing out,...
Career Planning as a Strategic Tool for Your Business (And Career!)
Career planning is essential to effectively manage your human capital investment and has a profound impact. How and why it should be a strategic business tool.
3 Creative Employee Retention Tips: Keep Your Team Engaged
Engaged employees are more creative, more productive and more likely to stay with your company – getting all those great results. In an especially competitive market for top talent, employee retention should be a key goal, and engagement is a critical factor. To put...
Differentiating Your Employer Brand to Attract Talent
Branding is a popular buzzword today. Companies use it to effectively market themselves to customers. Candidates build and manage their online brands to attract employers. But what about your company’s branding…from an employment perspective? Differentiate your...
Let the Data Do the Work
Numbers make good decisions It can be pretty easy to argue with a person. It’s harder, however, to argue against data. Cold hard facts stand up well to scrutiny, particularly in the workplace. Data can provide a company with the knowledge of what works and what...
Internal Hiring: The Growth of the Staffing Industry
Internal Hiring: The Growth of the Staffing Industry As the country continues its gradual economic recovery, the staffing industry has seen tremendous growth over the past year. Global advisor group Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that in 2012: 3 out of 4...
Improve Your Employees’ Quality of Life at Work
Want to see increased productivity, decreased turnover, fewer sick days, and more innovative ideas from your employees? Make their working life better, and all of these great things will happen naturally in your workplace. Research has shown a substantial difference...
Job Hunts Go Mobile: Is Your Website Ready?
Today’s job seekers are increasingly tech-savvy. With mobile devices like smartphones and tablets now an integral part of daily life, most of the available talent is searching for—and applying to—jobs on the go. In the fall of 2012, nearly one-third of Google job...