Wouldn’t it be great if every new hire had a positive attitude? Studies show that positive thinkers are more productive and resilient, in fact, the positive brain is 31 percent more productive than when the...
- January 30th, 2012
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The competition for IT talent gets tougher every day, so hiring managers have to be in top form to land the best candidates. Walking into an interview unprepared, late, or unsure what position you’re hiring...
- January 26th, 2012
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Fifty-four percent of large businesses that laid off employees in the past year are now having difficulty finding skilled workers. So to bridge the gap, many employers are considering rehiring former employees. Past employees who return...
- January 20th, 2012
- 1 min read
Facebook uses its own social network to recruit simply by telling its own stories in unique and authentic ways, explains Matt Millunchick, Technical Project Manager for Facebook. One of the most notable ways Facebook recruits...
- January 19th, 2012
- 1 min read
Companies are directing more of their time and recruiting budgets toward social media, but are those investments paying off? Only 1 percent of open positions were filled by candidates sourced through social media, according to a...
- January 18th, 2012
- 1 min read
Although rotary dial phones and electric typewriters may not return to the workplace anytime soon, retention bonuses may be back in vogue. A small business owner in Charleston, S.C., is offering his employees a $50,000...
- December 28th, 2011
- 1 min read
Why do top performers leave? Money isn’t the only reason prized employees run out the door. Inadequate career planning or a hasty and superficial performance-review process can leave valued employees feeling slighted and dispensable, but you...
- December 23rd, 2011
- 1 min read
Should companies attempt to restrict their employees’ comments and activity on social media? Or should they give up the policy crusade and learn to embrace social media, as one HR professional recently recommended? After all, employers...
- December 21st, 2011
- 1 min read
Bah humbug. You always expect candidates to be on their best behavior in an interview setting. Unfortunately, sometimes their Scrooge-y side inadvertently slips out. Have you ever interviewed a candidate who didn't exactly put their best foot...
- December 13th, 2011
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Hundreds of resumes are being fed into your application tracking system (ATS), yet many companies ignore that “through your front door” data and look to recruiters to help them find candidates. Source from your own...
- December 9th, 2011
- 1 min read