Interview techniques, industry news, and other resources for our talented employees
As we all know times are changing and the recruitment and candidate market place is changing with it. Candidates no longer submit hand-written, hard copy resumes; they don’t always interview face-to-face. No-one expects a job for life these days; candidates have a wealth of job search information resources available to them on the Internet and they can apply for jobs at the click of a button. These changes to the recruiting and job seeking landscape are beginning to filter through to the resume short-listing process, which must adapt to suit the modern marketplace. For example, where once a candidate who changed jobs twice in a decade might have seemed unstable, in the modern age this might be the norm and could even constitute a long tenure. So, I thought it would be a good time to take stock five of the key resume red flags and update them to ensure…
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Employee Screening
Hey, did you hear there are millions of unfilled jobs, right here in these United States, because there is a gap between what employers want and need, and the skills job candidates have to offer?
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Workforce Management
Originally posted by CBS News: Millions of jobs are waiting to be filled, but employers say they can't find qualified workers because of "the skills gap." Byron Pitts reports.
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Staffing
The economy added 171,000 jobs in October, far more than economists were expecting, while the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.9 percent, a development many expected.
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Industry News
Do you keep a to-do list at work? And if you do is it a source of happiness at work or an endless source of frustration, overflowing with unsolved tasks – as it is for many people? I hate my to-do list because 1. I feel so overwhelmed when I see this long list of to-dos. 2. Items not crossed off on the to-do list are a reminder that I didn’t finish what I set out to do and that I could have done more with my day. If you feel the same way, here are 3 simple tips to help you use your to-do list in a way that creates happiness at work rather than frustration.
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Motivation & Inspiration
Here is basically everything you need to know about the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) in one handy post.
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Human Resources
No organization’s culture is perfectly healthy. But there are some organizations where the culture is toxic — way beyond the “normal dysfunctional” level. These cultures tolerate or encourage behaviors that suck the life out of people. And no matter how great a business’s strategy, marketing, and financial operations are, a toxic culture will poison business success. How do you know if your company culture is toxic? Here are a few signs:
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Human Resources
Do you have a social media policy for your workplace? If you don’t, you better get cracking, because as this new survey from SilkRoad clearly shows, there’s a good chance that your employees are using social media on the job. In fact, in some cases they are doing so despite the organization’s best efforts to block them from doing so. Titled Social Media and Workplace 2012 Report, the top-line finding that jumped out at me was this: 75 percent of workers access social media on the job from their personal mobile devices at least once a day (and 60 percent access it multiple times a day), despite the fact that only 43 percent of them work in organizations where social media access is completely open. Yes, that’s a pretty good indication that when workers are motivated, they’ll do what they want to do no matter how much the much the…
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Below are some “donts” to keep in mind when interviewing, many of which relate to the most common interviewing errors.
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Interviewing
Many companies are starting to reevaluate the traditional hiring process. After all not only is the traditional process long, but it can be surprisingly inefficient. A great way employers are looking to update and shorten this process is with video interviews.
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Interviewing
How does your company's staffing model, processes, and experience compare to other Massachusetts and New England businesses and organizations? To find out, participate in our exclusive New England Staffing Survey. The goal of this survey is to provide insight into staffing and hiring trends in New England and Massachusetts. All participants will receive a general, cumulative report of information gathered to compare their business to others in New England. All individual information provided by participants in this survey is PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL and not shared with any 3rd party information services. Take the survey now
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Staffing
Nothing says "Welcome to the Company" like having new employees fill out paperwork on their first day. While some of that paperwork can be delayed, the federal government demands that employers fill out one certain form within three days—the infamous Employment Eligibility Verification Form, or I-9 Form as it's known.
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