By Eric B. Meyer To improve the reinstatement rights of returning war veterans, and to add more enforcement teeth to the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Pennsylvania Sen.
We live in a world mad for talent. From Hollywood and sports to executive search firms and HR departments around the globe, everyone seeks that special mix of natural abilities and attitudes that will make performance pop.
When American college students and recent graduates go looking for a job, they want quick answers, trustworthy insights, and evidence the employers know how to use the various social media channels to add value to their search.
Let's dispense, once and for all, with the managerial absurdity known as "stretch goals." While it's true that renowned psychologists Edwin Locke and Gary Latham described goal setting as "the most effective managerial tool available," it's also...
...I can't express strongly enough the impact that a crisp, achievement-focused resume can have when a hiring manager (or panel) is making a final hiring decision.
Editor’s Note: Weekly Wrap is on a well-needed summer vacation. It will return after Labor Day. It’s a tough time for job seekers, especially for those who have been out of work for some time.
Although we may never know why we didn't get chosen for a job interview, a recent study is shedding some light on recruiters' decision-making behavior. According to TheLadders research, recruiters spend an average of "six seconds before they make the initial 'fit or no fit' decision" on candidates.
Globally, one in three employers struggle to find employees with the skills and experience necessary to meet their needs, and almost one-third cite a lack of experience as a key barrier to filling their open jobs.
Many employers fail to adequately follow up with job applicants, leaving them frustrated and angry. This lack of communication hurts the candidate experience — and potentially the bottom line.
“I am sorry, but we have already identified someone for that role.” The next question was, “how could that be, the job was just posted on the Internet?
If you want to hire the best, you have to go after the best because, on average, only about 17 percent of the workforce is actively looking for a job (and many of those are people you probably would …...
Baby Boomers held an average of 11 jobs during prime working years, and the job-hopping trend continues for their children, members of Generation Flux.
It’s one of the hottest and long-standing recent HR stories. In March, the Associated Press reported on several job seekers being asked their Facebook passwords. Then, it spread like wildfire.
Ask any job seeker, and he’ll tell you that looking for a job is, in and of itself, a job. It’s time-consuming to prep your cover letter, tweak your resume, follow up and plan your interview, especially when you’re applying for multiple positions.
Dan Markovitz’s recent Harvard Business Review post on The Folly of Stretch Goals brings to mind a development in my own management incentive plan design work over recent years, as my clients and I address heightened concerns about risk and …...
From procrastinating to submitting oneself to inadequate information, Suchitra Surve, Director, Growth Centre identifies the 10 common myths about choosing a career and tells you why it will affect you in the long run.
With the job market extremely tight, even the small stuff counts, especially when you’re on a job interview. That’s why it’s so important not to say or do the wrong things, since that first impression could end up being the last one.
With that in mind, here are seven deadly sins of job interviewing.
Think about this from the perspective of how you present yourself during a job search:
It seems like everywhere you look these days, people are aspiring to be rock stars. Can you give a killer slide presentation? Then you’re a PowerPoint rock star! Are you especially gifted in dealing with people?
Author, Garrett Miller gives great tips on how to interview more effectively based on his book Hire on a WHIM - Four Qualities That Make for Great Employees....
Whether you're searching for your first job, considering a career change, or seeking opportunities while unemployed, finding a job can be one of the toughest challenges you ever face. How should you conduct a job search?
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