By careers on
4/20/2011 8:41 AM
By Peter Weddle
There are over 100,000 job boards now operating on the Web. Collectively, they post over two million job openings each and every day. That’s a lot of opportunity, but it can also be a bit overwhelming. How do you figure out which job boards will work best for you?
Read More »
|
By careers on
4/13/2011 4:36 PM
By Peter Weddle
The prevailing definition of talent, at least for the moment, seems to be that it denotes a rare skill. We use the word as a catchphrase for those hard-to-find Python programmers, clinical scientists and mechanical engineers whom hiring managers seem most to crave. Winning the War for Talent, therefore, is simply a matter of filling open positions with those who have such skills. The faster and cheaper that’s done, the greater our victory. Or is it?
Read More »
|
By careers on
4/6/2011 4:29 PM
By Peter Weddle
While the wimpy kid faces cafeteria bullies and hallway brickbats, the wimpy job seeker is confronted with indifferent employers and recruiters and unanswered applications. The net result, however, is exactly the same. Both the adolescent and the adult feel as if they’re being shoved around by forces they cannot control and humbled if not humiliated by their inability to defend themselves.
Read More »
|
By careers on
3/24/2011 2:21 AM
By Mike Gardner
Did you ever notice that in an interview, you are not the only one who looks nervous?
Read More »
|
By careers on
3/21/2011 2:20 AM
By Peter Weddle
Ironically, a large number of organizations already tacitly recognize the existence of this cross generational slice of the population. Indeed, data collected by SHRM indicate that even at the height of the last recession – when recruiters’ emailboxes were filled to overflowing with resumes – seventy percent of employers were paying hiring bonuses for top talent. They didn’t selectively choose to make such payments to one generation or another, but were instead doing so to the best talent, regardless of whether they were Baby Boomers, Gen Xers or Millennials.
Read More »
|
By careers on
3/9/2011 7:09 PM
March Promotion: 60-Day Posting 20% OFF
Through our exclusive network of the TOP associations within Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations and Sales we’ve given you the opportunity to connect with the right talent. Our Job Board allows you to post ONCE and access 54 leading association job boards with Prescreened TOP “A” talent.
Read More »
|
By careers on
3/3/2011 10:34 AM
By Peter Weddle
Steve Jobs and company recognize that standing still is the single best way to fail in today’s economy. Their competitors are always raising the bar in terms of design and performance, so they must too. Similarly, consumers are forever raising their expectations about what they want and need from a cell phone so Apple must oblige. In effect, those two inexorable forces mean that the only way Apple can survive and prosper is by working continuously at getting better.
Read More »
|
By careers on
2/22/2011 5:00 AM
A well written job description can help snag the right candidate for the job. The job description is your employer’s introduction to the candidate, so it should be clear, concise and free of any grammatical or spelling errors.
Here are five lessons for your employers to learn about creating effective job descriptions.
Read More »
|
By careers on
2/16/2011 1:15 PM
By Greg Shinbur
Want smarts, experience, and talent for your org? Find a mom.
Read More »
|
By careers on
2/9/2011 4:46 PM
By Mike Gardner
Are all hearts and flowers the way you’d describe your job? Do you spring out of bed in the morning and bolt off to work? When you are having dinner with your other love in your life, do their eyes glaze over because you can’t seem to help yourself stop talking about how terrific your job is and sharing all the details?
If this is not how you would currently describe yourself, but would love to, have no fear. There’s a way to make some changes in your life and not switch jobs or lose a paycheck in the process.
Read More »
|