How to Pre-game For Your Interview
Nobody aces an interview on the fly. Preparation is key, and the hours and minutes before your interview are the defining moments that determine how your day will play out. Professional athletes have pre-game rituals they use to boost their confidence and heighten their senses before any big competition. The same concepts can be used in business to help you perform better in an interview...
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New Job? How to Wow 'em in the Workplace
Congratulations, you have a new job! There is nothing quite as exciting, but it can be intimidating. This is your chance to begin anew and build your reputation from scratch. Starting out at a new company, all eyes are on you - and you only get one chance to make a great impression. Your first few actions set the tone for your future engagement and potential growth within the organization. As...
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Migrant Worker Agreements Signed with Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and El Salvador
To celebrate Labor Rights Week, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently signed joint declarations and letters of arrangement with Ambassador Aníbal de Castro of the Dominican Republic, Ambassador Muni Figueres Boggs of Costa Rica and Ambassador Francisco Altschul of El Salvador - agreeing to protect the respective labor rights of their migrant workers here in the United States. Ambassadors...
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iApplicants Makes Utah's "Emerging Eight" List
iApplicants, up-and-coming provider of applicant tracking software and recruitment technology, has recently been named one of the "Emerging Eight" by Utah Business Magazine. A subset category of Utah Business Magazine's 2011 Fast 50 program, the Emerging Eight list highlights the top eight Utah companies that are less than five years old and have exceptional revenue performance and high growth...
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Largest Multifamily Real Estate Company Sold on PeopleAnswers
Greystar - the largest multifamily property management company in the United States, has recently selected PeopleAnswers as a technology solution for their talent management efforts. PeopleAnswers will provide their highly acclaimed web-based platforms to enhance Greystar's HR team with pre-screening, resume processing and candidate assessment solutions. "Property management at the national...
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Where's The Job Offer? Creating Urgency for your Candidates
Almost two weeks ago I met a candidate at the airport. He had a great suit, was personable and asked all the right questions on the drive to his interview. He was charming, affable and very knowledgeable. He even brought 3 copies of his resume, excellent references and a salary price tag that the employer wouldn't balk at. In short, he was perfect candidate for a very tough job to fill....
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Occupational Fatalities Largely Unchanged Year-to-Year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released preliminary data for the total number of fatal occupation injuries in 2010. Compared to the year before, the overall figures are statistically similar. According to the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there were about 4,547 work related deaths in 2010 and 4,551 deaths in 2009. "No worker should have to sacrifice his or her life...
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Employer and Employee Sabotage of the Bottom Line
You don't want to place an employee who will sabotage the client's bottom line. By the same token, you don't want to place a candidate with a company that will compromise both its own revenues and the employee's income. Yesterday, in the span of no more than one hour, I had firsthand experience of both of these—of how an employer can sabotage both its own bottom line and its...
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Email versus Voicemail: The Art of Building Business Fast
It's true. There is no substitute for relationships in the business of recruiting and staffing. That's simply a given. But in a people business where metrics seem to be the measure of a man, where does email fit in? Over the years I have been told time and time again that it's all about picking up the phone. Or rather, it's about picking up the phone over and over and over again....
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Executive Search Firm Sanford Rose Associates Announces Partnership with The Devine Group
SRA International - the global franchiser of the Sanford Rose Associates executive search firms, has recently entered into a partnership with The Devine Group, a leading provider of HR consulting services. The strategic partnership enables Sanford Rose and The Devine Group to share their premier services with each other. "We are excited to be joining forces with The Devine Group," said Rich...
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Talent Management Technology Firm Silkroad Partners with e-Learning Provider
Silkroad, a leading provider of cloud-based talent management technology solutions, recently teamed up with e-learning provider Element K, to enhance their user's experience with combined offerings. SilkRoad customers now have access to Element K's comprehensive selection of e-learning tools and resources. "This exciting partnership will provide SilkRoad's customers easy access to Element K's...
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Voyager Recruitment Software and Saber Offer Unique Integration
Voyager Recruitment Software, the UK's leading supplier of front office, mid-office and back office recruitment solutions, is working with Saber to provide an innovative technology to motivate sales employees and drive performance. By utilizing Saber's state of the art performance information technology, Voyager customers can visually broadcast real-time performance metrics on their wall, or...
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