5 Real Tips To Hire a Virtual Team
With the arrival of increasingly sophisticated networking and collaborative technologies over the past decade, we have seen teams move from being centrally located to having members telecommuting from home for a day-or-two per week. But, this was only ever going to be a temporary situation as the rise of mobile computing technologies—tablets, smartphones and laptops—means that the virtual...
Read MoreJob Search Tip Du Jour: Don't Share your Sob Story
We all have our own reasons why we need a new job during a job search, and, in an ideal world, we would all be saved from the perils of unemployment by employers in need of our individual skills and abilities. But one thing to remember when engaged in the job search and interview process—keep your personal sob story to yourself. Remember that the hiring process is much more about what an...
Read MoreZipRecruiter Eases Hiring Process with ZipResumes
There's a statistic that says hiring managers only look at resumes for an average of 5-7 seconds. Well, now the folks at job distribution service, ZipRecruiter, have created a new tool to help with this —ZipResumes. ZipResumes eases the hiring process making it simple and easy for hiring managers and recruiters when conducting a resume search by scanning through dozens of resumes and...
Read MoreAre There Mathematically More Reasons to Keep—or to Quit—a Job?
Are there more potential (as opposed to real, current) reasons to leave a job than potential reasons to keep it? Or is it the other way around? You may think that is either an unanswerable question, that the answer is "no" or that it's a matter of specific circumstances, not in any way a theoretical mathematical question. After all, "it all depends"—right? But compare the question...
Read More3 Easy Fixes for your Recruitment Process
I'm about to tell you something shocking: Great talent for your company doesn't grow on trees. Surprising, I know! Even with a tough employment market, finding candidates with the skills you need can be an uphill battle. According to a survey by Bersin Associates, more than 50 percent of business leaders considered talent shortage to be a major problem facing their company or industry....
Read More5 Things that Absolutely Must be on Your Resume
When you are preparing to enter the job market, you must have one very powerful tool in your arsenal—a resume. Your resume is your representative in the market, the impression that many companies will get from you. This means it is crucial that you develop your resume to be the absolute best it can so that it is the most effective means of expressing yourself within the job market. To ensure...
Read MoreJob Survey Finds Less Happiness, More Frustration for American Workers
A combined team from Yahoo! Finance and PARADE Magazine has released the Job Happiness Survey to determine how Americans feel about their jobs, corporate culture, careers, and future prospects. The survey uncovered several general key findings including that most Americans think they will not retire at age 65; most Americans would choose a different career if given the opportunity; and the...
Read MoreStudy Shows Continuing Education Increases Corporate Efficiency
A study conducted by The EvoLLLution online newspaper to examine the need for continuing education in the workforce has suggested that employee income and corporate productivity increase due to employer-sponsored continuing education program. The paper, entitled Lifelong Education and Labor Market Needs, found that 96 percent of employers reported an increase in job performance with continuing...
Read MoreOrcaEyes to Offer "Intelligent" Analytic Modular Solutions for Optimized Talent Management
Human capital solutions provider OrcaEyes has announced the launching of a next-generation, "intelligent" modular solution to help organizations optimize talent management strategies. The 14 new modules add intelligence to specific management functions, such as recruiting, compensation, and EEO, to help derive more value from talent management tools. OrcaEyes' expanded platform performs...
Read MoreVault.com Releases Annual Consulting 50 Rankings
Vault.com recently released its annual Consulting 50 Rankings, which offers job seekers insight into firms that are: the best to work for; most prestigious, offer the best quality of life and have the strongest practice areas. The career management and job search resource site said the rankings suggest that "the consulting industry, as a whole, is experiencing a turnaround as the economy...
Read MoreThe Face of the new Workforce and the Growing Skills Gap
Here's a sobering statistic: Over nearly the next 20 years, there will be approximately 10,000 people turning 65 every single day and typically retiring soon after. As the aging Baby Boomer generation transitions out of the workforce there will be a predictable shortage of younger workers available to take on key jobs. Even as the U.S. unemployment rate temporarily stabilizes at around 8...
Read MoreHigh Cost Named Top Barrier for Investment in Mobile Technology
A survey from the Enterprise Mobility Exchange has uncovered that the majority of employers who have been slow to invest in enterprise mobility have done so because of costs. According to the survey, 76 percent of enterprise mobility users noted cost as the most significant obstacle when looking to invest in new technology solutions. The primary driver behind mobility technology initiatives was...
Read MoreCareerCast.com Lists Top 8 Useless Jobs
With a 7.4 percent unemployment rate, we all know just how important steady and stable jobs are nowadays. But as time passes on and Americans remain unemployed, should they turn to a "useless" job? CareerCast.com has created a list of the top eight useless jobs—that is the unfulfilling, most menial, obsolete and downright useless jobs in the working world. CareerCast.com also says the...
Read MoreMy Neighbors and Job Interviews: How and Why They Are So Very Different
The middle-aged tenant couple in the adjacent suite—my neighbors—whom I hear or see daily at only a bit more than a 10-foot pole's length are probably OK. But I'll never know, nor will they (regarding me), since few of my attempts at conversation with them upon moving in and in chance encounters over the nearly four months since I arrived here have gone beyond about 30 seconds and a...
Read MoreAttracting Top Talent with an Enhanced Employer Brand
In today's increasingly challenging environment, high competition for top candidates makes finding the best talent harder than ever. While organizations spend countless hours, financial resources and effort on social media tactics and job distribution, one of the best long-term strategies is to enhance the company's employment brand. A strong employer brand differentiates the company from its...
Read More4 Ways to Prepare for a Phone Interview
A phone interview is just as important as a face-to-face interview, so it is critical that you prepare for it with just as much dedication. There are many situations where the phone interview is the only interview, so don't think that you are going to get a second chance if you "mess up." Below are some guidelines for preparing for a phone interview: Location, Location, Location This...
Read MoreNew Dashboard Allows for Real-Time Tracking of Medicare Exchange Transitioning
The country's largest private medicare exchange operator, Extend Health, released BenefitView, a real-time interactive dashboard that allows employers to track the transition of retirees to private medicare plans. Employers are given access to up-to-date information on the progress of retirees who are selecting plans on the company's Medicare exchange. But beyond that, BenefitView also grants...
Read MoreHow to Woo, Seduce and Capture High Demand Talent (Part 2)
We recently wrote about the fact that most companies will at one point or another find themselves hiring for a high-demand role where they face candidates with plenty of other options on the table. I explained how in this environment employers needed to adapt from a purely acquisition based hiring model where you simply, point, click and hire the star of your choice to a solutions sales based...
Read MoreNetworking: Who You Know vs. Who You Haven't Met Yet
One of the first pieces of advice any career professional gives is that the quickest way to land a job is through networking. The conventional idea of job-search networking is that the more friends you have in high places the more doors will be opened for you, but that is just part of the story. A big part of networking is who you haven't actually met yet. In a sense, job searching is like...
Read MoreIs your Arrogance Showing?
This is for all the bosses, executives, hiring managers, managers and supervisors—anyone in a position of authority. Is your arrogance showing, specifically in front of employees? I ask this after having an interesting discussion with my nana. She lives in a senior (ages 55+) apartment complex where one of the assistant managers at apartment complex "talks down" to seniors. She said the...
Read MoreWhy your B2B Company Needs Social Media
How businesses use social media has spread to just about every corner of marketing. Social media is used to target an audience, forge a two-way dialogue with customers and gather feedback. Business to business companies (B2B), however, have been a little slow on the draw. Business to business has relied on face-to-face interactions for a long time. Personal communications have always been what...
Read MoreOracle Exec thinks Mobile BI on Verge of Mass Adoption
Despite the wide availability of mobile-based business intelligence (BI) tools in the market, the issues involved in deployment of such technology and the small number of "serious" users of the tech has hindered the uptake of the platform, according to the Program Director of EPM and BI at Oracle, Scott Tunbridge. The so-called "serious users," or those handful of executives who use...
Read More'We're Interested' Really Means What?—9 Kinds of Interest You Need to Distinguish
When a job candidate or an HR recruiter says, "I'm interested", "We're interested", etc., in the job, in you or in your application, can he mean more than one thing? You think not? Guess again. Just as "You are interesting" and "I am interested in you" differ dramatically , "We're interested" can mean quite disparate things—and cause confusion, bad decisions and...
Read MoreInfographic Details Occupations that Boost Well-Being
Nowadays, almost every worker desires work-life balance. Having a balanced work and home life helps employees be more engaged, which increases productivity. But what does it really mean to have work-life balance and how do you achieve this? Citytowninfo.com has created an infographic, "Happy, Healthy Jobs: Occupations the Boost Well-Being," to help answer these questions and...
Read MoreGP Strategies Shines new Light on Employee Engagement
GP Strategies, provider of performance improvement solutions, has released an updated version of its study, Employee Engagement Research Report: Beyond the Numbers: A Practical Approach for Individuals, Managements and Executives, indicating that engaged employees produce superior performance results for their employers. The performance boost was achieved thanks to the active involvement and...
Read MoreBYOD Programs Present Radical Shift in Enterprise Client Computing
According to Gartner, Inc., the increasing popularity of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs is the most radical change in client computing since the introduction of the PC. The company goes on to state that even if a company chooses not to allow such a program, every business needs to clarify its position regarding the issue. The BYOD strategy is an alternative to traditional data access and...
Read MoreThe Career Change Survival Kit
As most of you will know, the job for life concept has all but evaporated, and in fact, most millennials have probably never even heard of it. Research suggests that the average worker may hold an average of 11.4 jobs during their life. But, it's not just jobs that people will change more often, increasingly more and more people are changing careers more often too. This is perhaps as a result of...
Read MorePicture Books and Employer Branding
I've spent my fair share of time in the talent management software industry. A large part of this business is focused on building the employer brand. Quick and efficient hiring processes are the foundation of a positive employer brand and with good reason. People cherish their time, and it is all too often wasted by inefficient processes and software that isn't suited for the company or the...
Read MoreMobile Employee Self-Service App Lets Employees Clock In Anywhere
Attendance on Demand, an employee time and attendance service, has announced Employee Self Service (ESS) Mobile, an adaptive mobile technology and employee notification application. ESS Mobile adapts each employee's home screen to what he or she needs to do and how that employee works. Notifications appear only when an employee needs to take an action involving missed punches, time card...
Read MoreRecruiters, Here's Why Job Seekers Dislike You
Well, it's not really you, but more of your actions when it comes to the hiring process. I came across an article in the "Money Careers" section of USnews.com entitled, "10 Things Job Seekers Hate about Recruiters," and then I wondered, "Are they justified to feel this way?" Check out the really only eight (not 10 like the title said) areas that cause job seekers to "hate"...
Read MoreMost Job Seekers Feel Economy Forces Workers to Take Extreme Measures for Jobs
In a recent survey by FindEmployment, an online global recruitment platform, over one-third of respondents said they felt that the economy is driving job seekers to be more creative in how they market themselves to employers. Just over 10 percent of survey respondents reported that job seekers who use more extreme tactics in order to stand out among candidates are desperate for any jobs. Another...
Read MoreJuly Sees Rates of Unemployment Rise As Fewer States Add Jobs
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, most states experienced a rise in unemployment rates in July and fewer states added jobs indicating a loss of momentum in the national job market. The Labor Department reports that 28 states and the District of Columbia had increases in unemployment rates while 8 states had decreases and 14 states saw no change. July had the lowest number of states...
Read MoreLinkedIn Launches Inspiration Index, Reveals Most Inspired Professionals
Last month (July 23), LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, launched its Inspiration Index designed to discover what the most inspired professionals do for a living. To date, more than 100,000 professionals have contributed to the index by answering one simple question: "How often do you feel inspired by your work?" The index measures responses on a scale of 0 (never...
Read MoreWhy I do NOT Care about your Job Hopping
Job hopping has gotten a PR overhaul and it's a good thing, too. I recently watched Kris Dunn and Laurie Ruettimann present about the "9 Faces of HR" at a SHRM event in Illinois. It was an interesting and eye opening presentation and one of the things that stuck out specifically was that both presenters, both under the age of 40, were in the top third of the grid (really the top spot since one of...
Read MoreHiring for Culture Fit: A Success Guide
Recruiting practices in the job market are becoming increasingly dominated by the idea of "cultural fit" and that this quality is a key determinant of how well a candidate will perform within the business. There is research to back this up in the form of a study by Leadership IQ, which revealed that 46 percent of new hires fail within 18 months and that 89 percent of these new hires fail not...
Read MoreDoes a Worker's Personal Life Affect your Brand?
Or could it? And should you, as an employer, even be monitoring the outside-of-work lives of your employees? I ask this because of an interesting AP story I recently read about a U.S. Department of Homeland Security employee who has been put on paid leave for running a racist website. The article explains: The Homeland Security Department says an employee who runs a racist website...
Read MoreHireClix Identifies Most Popular Job Search Tools
HireClix's survey of job seekers and their preferences when it comes to the tools and technology they use during job searches has revealed that the vast majority (94 percent) still primarily rely on their desktop/laptop to search for work. These were the survey findings although job searches on mobile devices continue to increase with 64 percent of respondents saying that they use their...
Read MoreUnemployment Benefits Falls to Lowest Number since 2007
The U.S. Labor Department's most recent report on unemployment benefits has found that the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell by 15,000 for the week ending August 10, reaching 320,000. This number is the lowest since October 2007 and is a further sign of shrinking layoffs and steady job growth. The four-week average fell by 4,000 to 332,000, the lowest since November 2007 and the...
Read MorePlan for Me Private Exchange Solution Offers Enhanced Cost Control and Administration
HealthPartners has announced the launch of Plan for Me, a new private exchange solution for keeping costs under control while providing additional choices and ease-of-use during open enrollment. Plan for Me supports many prepackaged plans, such as defined contribution and performance network options, with the option for employers to offer custom plans. For members, Plan for Me offers automated...
Read MoreSteps to Hire a Speaker to Create Motivation and Build Workplace Culture
I know of nothing else that can ruin a company faster than a bad mood. Challenge me to turn around the fortunes of a company in the middle of the worst recession in history or at the height of a PR nightmare and I'll take you up on the bet — if I know that my first order of business is work on changing the mood of the company itself. Why? Simple. Mood is everything. Mood makes a...
Read MoreZipRecruiter: Apply with Monster Button Produces "Jaw Dropping" Results
Back in March, Recruiter.com reported that online distribution service ZipRecruiter added a new "Apply with Monster" button, allowing users to apply for jobs using their Monster accounts. ZipRecruiter was the first job board to add this feature, already having apply with LinkedIn and Indeed options. So, five months later, was the new addition worth it? The folks at ZipRecruiter—and the...
Read MoreMore Than Just Casual Friday
Workers are demanding more fun in the workplace. A Hawaiian shirt day just isn't cutting the mustard any more. A Badgeville infographic informs readers that a mere 10 percent of employees look forward to going to work every day and a surprising 90 percent said that they find a fun work environment to be extremely motivating. So, we have a large number of employees who aren't engaged, and a...
Read More3 Signs your Talent Community is Delivering
Talent communities, like many of the other social media phenomena, exploded on to the scene a few years back and promised to set the recruitment world alight. Now, they didn't quite do that, and, for now at least, talent communities are continuing to generate a lot of noise, but I feel they are still in search of their true voice in the talent management process. Don't get me wrong, I have...
Read MoreTurning Job Rejection into Opportunity
Sometimes it seems that the whole point of a job search is to score the coveted interview. It is a common misconception that once you perform well at the interviewing stage you are a shoe in for the job. But this is far from always the case. You could be just one on a long list of qualified candidates, and one of them could sell themselves in just the right way to earn the job offer. So what do...
Read MoreWhat Each Generation Wants from Employers
Unless you have been hiding out on the moon for the past few years you will be well aware that we now have a candidate marketplace that contains four generations all actively looking for work in one form or another. These are: Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. And if organizations are to engage effectively with this multi-generational candidate marketplace, and have...
Read MoreThe Job Offer (dun, dun, dun, duuun)
The finish line is your sight. The calls, interviews, sourcing and scouting have resulted in this one great candidate and now it's time to reel in the person. Making the job offer is a lot more than the offer of benefits and a salary. A real job offer should give the candidate a full outline of what he or she can expect from the company if the individual wishes to accept. This is the point...
Read MoreNew Mass Notification Service Released for Delivery of Pre-recorded Voice Calls
As companies increasingly turn to mass notification systems for quickly handling communications to large volumes of people, Diatel Inc. has released a mass voice broadcasting service leveraging its existing network designed specifically for voice broadcasting with its current capability of making a half-million calls per hour. Diatel's Mass Notification Service allows organizations to prepare...
Read MoreSenior Federal HR Execs Bracing for Downsizing amidst Staffing Cuts
Top HR officials in the U.S. government are facing impending downsizing as government-wide workforces begin to decline due to budget cuts. A survey by the Partnership for Public Service shows that 72 percent of senior federal HR executives anticipate staffing cuts in their agencies workforces, especially in larger agencies. More than one-third said that their agency is unprepared for the cuts and...
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