Recruiting at a New Year's Eve Party—Tacky?
The best recruiters recognize the recruiting opportunities in any situation and when it is or isn't appropriate to explore or exploit them. They know when an opportunity is clearly off-limits, e.g., you don't hand out your card at funerals or join AA looking for a regional director of wine sales. But what about New Year's Eve parties? Now that's a grey area. But why not do it? On...
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Recruiting Tech: 5 Game Changers for 2012
No one knows what 2012 will bring us, but we do know that the landscape of recruiting technology is changing rapidly. Improving employment, cash rich software companies, and a frothy outlook for social media could make for a dramatic year. Here are 5 events that would shake up the recruiting tech industry and even further, disrupt large economic models and industries. Someone buys Monster....
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OSHA Proposes Fines Exceeding $1 Million to Employer in Houston, TX
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified Houston, Texas based Piping Technology and Products Inc. for citations amounting to over $1 million for 17 serious and 13 willful OSHA violations. The citations accuse the company of exposing workers to undue amputation hazards and increased risks for other serious injuries from the operation of machinery, in addition to...
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U.S. Import-Export Price Indices – November 2011
The United States' Bureau of Labor Statistics has recently reported an import price increase of 0.7 percent for November; bucking a downward trend over the prior three months. Despite a decrease in non-fuel imports, rising fuel prices countervailed falling prices elsewhere. Export prices also raised slightly for the month, up 0.1 percent; having dropped by 2.1 percent in October. The highest...
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A Recruiter To-Do List for 2012
Not to overwhelm you, but it's almost here. 2012. A brand new year to be all that we can be. You know, 2012, when there should be robots flying around serving us coffee. Instead, it's going to be a whole lot like this year except with cooler mobile devices. Whatever the new year is going to be, it's time to get down to business. Here's a quick to-do list for recruiters looking for more...
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Don't be Yourself
Don't be yourself. Try not to be. Try not to be yourself for once. Try for a day or try for a week. Try to be someone better than you are. Try to be someone different than you are. Try to be anything but you. Try not to try so hard. Try not to try at all and see where you end up. Try to become who you should be and not who you are. Look in a mirror and don't like what you see. Or like...
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Can You Rely on Your Intuition?
What role should intuition play in the hiring process? Not all decisions have a right or wrong answer. You can't possibly put a formula into place that assesses every factor of a persona and then comes out with a decision to hire or not hire. If that method ever comes into existence then we all need to be very scared for our jobs. There is merit to intuition. Intuition isn't...
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WorldatWork Receives WLIFE Award for Providing Personal Finance Education To Employees
WorldatWork has received the WLIFE award (Workplace Leader in Financial Education) for its commitment to bringing financial education to employees. The award recognizes those that create innovative personal finance education programs for the workplace. Created this year by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the...
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JobLander's Infographic App Helps Resumes Shine
Recruiters and staffing firms seeking to make their job candidates shine will benefit from a unique app from JobLander that showcases work experience and education by using an innovative infographic. With massive numbers of resumes pouring in for just one job opening, utilizing this creative app in a resume could be the edge needed to rise above the crowd. JobLander benefits both recruiters...
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5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Outsourcing in the New Year
Nearly all employees feel the weight of hard times. They have seen jobs eliminated, maybe they have survived a round or two of layoffs, but they know that at any time the belt could tighten again and their job could be next. It can be a really frightening reality. But, you can't live in fear. You do need to accept that many of the "tasks" of recruiters are tasks that can be...
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Talent Technology Offering Online Resume Service
Talent Technology has purchased VisualCV.com, adding unique online resume/CV services for those seeking employment. Talent Technology is leading the way in talent management and recruitment solutions for corporate HR and recruitment agencies. Talent Technology has committed to assist job candidates by connecting them with employers utilizing smart technology. With the acquisition of VisualCV,...
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Jobs Impact of Alabama Illegal Immigrant Law
The Alabama legislature voted in April 2011 to charge illegal immigrants residing in the state with a felony if they should enter into a broadly defined "business transaction." A business transaction in this case can be anything from signing an apartment lease to paying an electricity bill. The original bill, H.B. 56, was signed into law in June. The law is currently under fire by some in the...
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