Archive for November, 2008
- November 18, 2008
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In the Elevator with Too Much Fragrance
While leaving the office yesterday, I entered the empty elevator on my way to the ground floor and parking lot. Suddenly, one floor away from my destination, the brass doors parted and a woman entered who was wearing enough perfume for about 18 people. Normally, I would just try to ignore the uncomfortable barrage of fragrance, but yesterday was different, because I’m just getting over a chest cold, and my cough reflex is pretty sensitive. Seconds after she boarded, an attack on my olfactory senses sent me hacking. I don’t think the offending excessively flowery-smelling fellow employee realized that she had irritated my nervous system, but I’m rather confident that her entrance into the elevator was the stimulus of my coughing fit.
For the record, this is an issue with both men and women. My dad is actually one of those guys who really enjoys cologne on the rare occasion that he gets to dress formally. For him, dressing up isn’t just a suit and tie–it’s suit, tie, and COLOGNE. The family has intervened a couple times, but some additional restraint would still be helpful.
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- Categories: Employee Retention
- November 17, 2008
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Talking Technology and Innovation Breakthroughs with CareerBuilder.com CTO, Eric Presley
Eric Presley recently spent some time with CNET’s Dan Farber to discuss how innovation breakthroughs are helping users find jobs, both online and through mobile technologies. Dan and Eric also talked about CareerBuilder.com’s place in the rapidly evolving recruitment marketplace. Eric explained that job seekers essentially want a service to be able to read their resume and provide back relevant jobs – and discussed in detail how CareerBuilder.com has the technology to provide that service.
A few highlights:
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- Categories: Employee Attraction, Innovation, Social Media, Technology
- November 17, 2008
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Whoops… 5 Tips for Managing Your Leadership Mistakes
Nobody likes mistakes. They can be honest, embarrassing, unforgettable or costly. But everybody makes them. Esteemed English writer Alexander Pope etched the phrase “To err is human” into everyday vernacular because everyone, from the mailroom to the boardroom, knows that nobody’s perfect. While that is easy to accept, it’s difficult to admit—no one wants to claim they made an error in hiring the wrong candidate or that their business model was flawed.
As a leader, you don’t want to look like an idiot want people to view you as being capable for your position, and mistakes can threaten that—especially the big ones. But protecting the image of always being right can be the biggest leadership mistake to make.
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- Categories: Leadership Development
- November 14, 2008
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New Research on Hiring Mistakes Calls for a Change to the Old Way of Thinking
Funny Jason Ferrara, VP of Corporate Marketing at CareerBuilder.com, should talk about how data-driven recommendation engines change our lives, because the sudden disappearance of the “recommended for you” feature on my iTunes store homepage seems to have completely disrupted mine.
In the past few months, I’ve come to rely very heavily on this feature for quick, easy help with everything from creating party mixes to adding a little variety to my workout playlist. It was like having a music-savvy friend – there when I needed it, always with a list of new music it knows I’ll like – only better because I could download the music right away, and I know it can never judge me for owning the occasional Miley Cyrus song.
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- Categories: Employee Attraction, Employer Advice, Products, Technology
- November 14, 2008
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HELP WANTED: 5 Tricks for Making Job Posting Magic
With your job posting, you’ve got the basics down, and your job description is top-notch—selling the position, your company, and providing the right information to ensure only qualified candidates will apply. But is it getting enough expressions of interest (EOI)?
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- Categories: Job Postings, Products
- November 11, 2008
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Every Day Should Be Veterans Day at the Office
Today is Veterans Day. Yesterday, CareerBuilder.com released the results from its annual Veterans Day survey, wherein nearly one in five U.S. Veterans say it took them six months or longer to find a job after getting out of military service.
Considering all the reasons to hire veterans, including their extensive training and work ethic, this news is disappointing. But then, about 20 percent of the 6,842 U.S. workers surveyed believe the biggest obstacle to getting hired for a civilian position is employers’ inability to understand how military skills can fulfill qualifications for civilian positions.
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- Categories: Employee Attraction, Survey Results
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