Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Recruiting
Agency Recruiters have pretty cool jobs. Every day is something slightly different; lots of variety, a good deal of flexibility and a healthy dose of down time to surf the net, catch up on the news or listen to music. Oh yeah, did I mention the commissions? All in all, it seems like a pretty sweet deal. But then, there's a lot of competition and a tough market to boot. So is being an...
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Bust Your Job Seeking Bad Habits
If you've been unemployed for several months, you know how easy it is to settle into an unproductive job seeking routine. The days just seem to blend together - between firing off batches of halfhearted emails and chasing after yet another fruitless lead, it's easy to lose sight of your goals and stop pushing yourself to succeed. Every job seeker gets stuck in a rut once in a while. The trick...
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GreenJobInterview Teams Up with Chesapeake Energy to Present at Taleo World
GreenJobInterview, known for their live virtual interviewing technology, will be presenting at Taleo World 2011, the annual thought and business leadership conference hosted by Taleo Corporation, a global provider of on-demand talent management solutions. This year's conference will be held September 11th through the 14th at the Hilton in downtown San Fransisco, California. Kip Welch,...
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Teenagers and Minority Groups Experiencing Highest Unemployment
The unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported, with approximately zero new jobs added over the month. While the nation experienced some minor job creation in health care and education, a massive strike involving 45,000 workers in the telecommunications industry helped keep employment numbers down. (The employees on strike were off company...
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Emerging Leaders are Unprepared to Navigate a Post-Recession Marketplace
New research by Paradigm Learning, a leading training and communications organization specializing in the design of business games, simulations, and "Discovery Maps" - suggests that many current and emerging business leaders lack the critical thinking skills needed to succeed in a post-recession environment. Marked by increased volatility, this era of uncertainty is characterized as the "new...
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The Top 4 Signs You're a Career Recruiter
Everyone's career affects them. A friend of mine has been managing a Pharmacy and Retail Store for years and he's developed a rather odd perception towards his customers...he doesn't really like them. Lawyers fear getting cornered at parties for free legal advice. And health professionals? They hate everyone always calling them about their strange medical problems. Just go see your...
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The Lost Art of the Thank You Letter
The after interview thank you letter is regarded by many modern job seekers as an antiquated formality. They view the thank you letter as trivial, bothersome, and time consuming - an unnecessary epilogue that might be skipped when wrapping up the interview process. To those that subscribe to this philosophy: Not writing a thank you letter after your interview is like tripping at the finish...
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5 Effective Onboarding Practices Featuring iCIMS
Onboarding is one of the most important processes within the recruitment life-cycle. The successful adjustment of newcomers is essential for facilitating their performance, engagement, and retention. Recently SHRM conducted a survey of organizations' onboarding programs, and found that onboarding has become a key part of retention strategy for 72% of respondents. In addition, 61% of...
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TheLadders CEO Marc Cenedella Joins Lineup at Human Potential Summit
The Economist, a trusted name in international politics, economic analysis, and business news, is once again hosting the Human Potential summit as part of their ongoing "The Ideas Economy" live series of events. The second-annual Human Potential event will focus on talent development, global recruitment and job trends and the evolving landscape of hyper-competition and what it means for...
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Recruitment Marketing Technology Provider Arbita Set to Launch RPO Solution
Arbita, known for their recruitment marketing technology, media and services, is entering the recruitment process outsourcing market with a unique solution that stands apart from traditional RPO offerings. Leveraging 18 years of recruiting industry expertise, Arbita RPO aims to provide better hires, cost savings, and valuable recruitment and talent metrics to client companies while remaining...
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Facebook Career Networking App Sees Strong Growth
Talent.me, a career networking service on Facebook, is steadily growing in popularity, recently garnering over 10,000 "likes" on their Facebook fan page. The latest milestone foreshadows the budding career app's lofty ambitions to take its place amongst the other heavyweight social career networks such as LinkedIn, Branchout, and BeKnown. Leveraging Facebook's network of 750 million active...
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Layoffs Looming? 4 Ways to Keep Your Job In Uncertain Times
When the economy suffers, businesses get nervous. In an effort to curb costs, employers attempt to cut out the fat - starting with jobs. In such uncertain times, your job might be here today and gone tomorrow. If you're lucky you'll see an imminent layoff coming, giving you some time to prepare. Other times it might not be so apparent, depending on the size and structure of your organization....
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