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The Month in Review: The Bold, the Beautiful, and the Bizarre

Well, anyone who says this past month hasn’t been exciting has been living under either a rock or Rod Blagojevich’s massive hair (hopefully not the latter). We’ve collectively experienced everything from a historical inauguration to peanut butter recalls to a US Airways jet’s splash landing post-bird strikes — and many events in between.

Here on The Hiring Site, we had a few things to say about this past month’s both uplifting and often bizarre slew of events, as well as the effect they have had on workplaces and those employees and leaders who inhabit them.

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Blago’s Actions Nothing Compared to Those of These “Bad” Bosses

Sure, he lied, cheated and stole (allegedly, of course) but former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was unanimously voted out of office yesterday, has got nothing on the “bad bosses” CareerBuilder.com found in its latest nationwide survey. 

According to the poll of more than 8,000 workers, 43 percent of workers have quit a job to get away from bad bosses. Fair enough…I mean, when you think that you have to spend 40 hours (give or take) per week of your life working with and reporting to someone, don’t you want it to be with someone you respect or can at least tolerate, if not outright like? 

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CareerBuilder.com Screeners: Saving You Time and Sanity

You know the drill.  Sign into your e-mail account.  Sharp intake of breath. Moment of dread. Screen pops up.  Eyes roll. Hundreds of e-mails sit there, waiting for you. Are you really motivated to go through them – and furthermore, actually answer any? Probably not, unless you love torturing yourself have an unlimited amount of time on your hands. Which none of us really do.

As more employees transition to job seekers, the influx of candidates interested in your job opportunity can be overwhelming.  For you as an actively hiring employer, a strong number of quality candidates is a good thing. But a mass of unorganized emails is similar to a mass of unorganized applicants to your job: massively unhelpful if you don’t have a way to organize them.

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5 Reasons for Recruiters to Stay in School (So to Speak)

Now that it’s January, it’s usually the time of year when college advisors are telling students to start looking for internships and entry-level jobs.  Of course being told to do something and actually doing it are two different things…And while it’s not that college students are lazy when it comes to planning their futures, they’re probably less inclined to do so unless they’re getting a constant reminder about it. Like, constantly, y’all.

So it’s to an organization’s advantage to step up its campus recruiting efforts during this time.  Even if you’re not looking to recruit right now, as Vault.com’s John Flato will tell you, maintaining your employment branding efforts on college campuses will pay off later on.  

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The “Lost” Theory for Maintaining Momentum During a Recession

I’m calling what I just read in this MediaPost article the “Lost” Theory for Maintaining Momentum During a Recession because it’s seems as radical and antithetical an idea for me and you as the idea of going back to the island is for the Oceanic 6 (not because I just spent the better part of an hour reading spoilers about what will happen tonight on ABC at 8 pm CST).

Anyway, according to the article, companies should increase their marketing spend during recessions rather than hold back.  Yes, increase.  Now, I’ve noted before the similarities between marketing and recruiting, so the more I read John Gentry’s theory that companies need to rethink – not cut back on – their marketing plans during this recession, I couldn’t help but once again think about Ben convincing Jack that going back to the island is the only way to save it how the same ideas apply to recruiting.

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Finally, a Way to Tell Your Boss He Smells Worse Than Your Gym Bag … Announcing the New Interactive Tip Giver from CareerBuilder.com

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If being in the professional work force has taught you anything, it’s that you really have to think before you speak. I mean, really stop and think. The jokes that fly between you and your BFF don’t always translate well between 9 and 5. And the brutal honesty you share with your friends (“Why are you dating that loser?” “That shirt makes you look like my grandmother.” “Really, a little Listerine goes a long way.”) won’t earn you any new work friends. It might even get you fired.

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Job Postings’ “Virtual Earth”: Taking it to the Streets

Let’s face it: Our lives are becoming more transparent every day. As a business, you owe it to those candidates interested in becoming your employees to be upfront about your requirements, available benefits, and company culture. Along with the “fun stuff,” however, candidates also want to know the often less exciting, but necessary, logistics in order to make logical and informed decisions about whether or not to apply to your position.

The Dish: Microsoft’s Virtual Earth on your CareerBuilder.com Job Postings.

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Speaking of Super Bowl…(Spoiler Alert!) CareerBuilder.com Commercial

CareerBuilder.com leaked its Super Bowl ad yesterday.  Check it out. 

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Introducing “Free Tools You Can Use” for your CareerBuilder.com Products

It’s Jan. 22, 2009. It’s a new day. We have a new family in the White House. Many people around the world have high hopes; many others have even higher expectations. We have new problems to address and long-standing conflicts to solve. And there’s still that little buzzword going around. You know.  ArethaFranklin’sHat. Economy. We’re all looking for a shortcut or a deal right now; for things that will help us and save us a little cash. With this in mind, we thought it was time to highlight some of the CareerBuilder.com tools that are completely. free. to. you.

We’re doing this for a couple of reasons. First, we want to give you an easy place to find and reference information about these tools when you need it. Second, we realize that you may not be aware of some of these resources, many of which can complement the products you’re already using — and make your life a whole lot easier. From now on, you’ll be able to find posts about these tools under the “Free Tools You Can Use” category on this site. We’ll be building on the list often. (It’s like a gift that keeps on giving, see?)

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Management Lessons from Super Bowl Contenders

Because I love any excuse to get together with friends, drink beer and eat gross amounts of fried food and cheese in the middle of the day…naturally, I love Super Bowl Sunday.  Unfortunately, because I’m also a Saints fan, I kind of hate it, too.  I always feel like a bit of a phony, an outsider, the “plus one” guest at the wedding.  This year, however, I feel it my right and my privilege as said fan to “adopt” and root for the long-suffering Cardinals.  I’m hoping their turnaround is a sign that, yes, even my own sad, long-suffering Saints may also make it to the Super Bowl one day soon. 

Of course, it occurs to me that it’s not just Sean Payton who could probably use some advice from Arizona’s head coach.  Managers everywhere (on the field or off) might want to take some cues from Ken Whisenhunt – and opponent Mike Tomlin, for that matter. After all, what is coaching, if not management?  And both clearly have some success in that area.  Here’s why…

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