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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Reverse Apprenticeships: A New Kind of Employee Mentoring Program

Well, it’s not exactly proof that my earlier prediction that twinternships will take the business world by storm has come true (…yet), but today in the AdAge 3-Minute Video below, BBDO Worldwide CEO Andrew Robertson discusses a very similar trend happening at the worldwide ad agency: reverse apprenticeships. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition

Just in Time for Earth Day: CareerBuilder Releases Survey on “Green” Companies

Tomorrow is Earth Day.  In honor of it, today, Ben & Jerry’s is having Free Cone Day.  (Okay, it’s more than likely just a coincidence, but the company is very environmentally conscious, and I’d be remiss not to show my support for that by eating some free Chunky Monkey.)

In actual honor of Earth Day, however, CareerBuilder released the results of its latest survey, which found that one in ten employers say they’ve added environmentally focused positions to their companies in the last 12 months.   Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Employment Branding, Insights & Trends, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

CareerBuilder’s Annual College Job Forecast: New Grads Must Step it Up

Do you know someone graduating this spring (and no, watching the “Donna Martin Graduates” episode of old-school 90210 doesn’t count)? Chances are if you do, you’ve sensed or outright listened to them rant about heard their trepidation about entering the “real world” and throwing their hat into the current job market ring. Continue reading

By in Economy, Generational Hiring, Social Media, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

Twinternships: The Next Big Thing?

Anyone want to tell Michael Setzer and Kristy Hammonds that Pizza Hut is hiring? No? Just a thought…

On Friday, Pizza Hut announced its opening for a ”twintern”…That is, an intern who uses Twitter and other online networking tools to “be our social media journalist, chronicling in 140 characters or less what’s going on at Pizza Hut,” the company’s VP for marketing communications told The New York Times. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Employment Branding, Social Media, Talent Acquisition

Ageism and the Workplace: How Bad Is it?

Top Chef versus Julia Child. Real Housewives of Orange County versus The Golden Girls.  The Jonas Brothers versus… The Beatles??? Okay, scratch that last one. The point is, generations may differ on what’s great in TV shows or music or clothing, but in the workplace, generational differences add up to more than just entertainment preferences — and the consequences can be dire. Continue reading

By in Economy, Employee Engagement, Generational Hiring, Retention, Social Media, Talent Acquisition

Is Domino’s Response to Employee YouTube Video Too Little, Too Late?

Hmmm…guess who won’t be Domino’s “Employee of the Month”?

By now, you’ve likely seen the now infamous YouTube video of the two Domino’s Pizza employees who filmed a rather, ahem, tasteless prank in the kitchen of a Conover, N.C. store: In the video, one employee narrates as another employee prepares a sandwich in a way that violates pretty much every health code there is. Continue reading

By in Social Media

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@WhatTheHeckIsTwitter: A Guide to that “Twitter” Thing

By now, most of you have probably heard of a little thing called Twitter. People everywhere are talking about it: on the nightly news, late-night talk shows – it’s even recently caused troubles in, ah, celebrity relationship paradise a la Maniston. Continue reading

By in Social Media, Technology

Mixed Emotions Over Latest CareerBuilder Survey on Laid Off Workers

Remember that “Seinfeld” episode where Jerry starts crying – evidently for the first time ever – and he’s looking at the tears he’s wiped from his eyes with wide-eyed confusion, saying, “What is this salty discharge?!”  Well, I do.  It’s kind of how I felt (minus Jerry’s resulting annoyance) upon reading CareerBuilder’s latest survey, which happens to have…what is this? Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Retention, Survey Results

What Reality TV Teaches Us About How NOT to Treat Employees

Sunday, on yet another painful to watch shocking episode of “Celebrity Apprentice,” Donald Trump fired Khloe Kardashian.  But it wasn’t Kardashian’s firing that was surprising (no offense to the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians’” star) – rather, it was the reason for her firing.  Continue reading

By in Retention

Be Careful What You Post: What You Say in Your Job Listing Can Make or Break Your Employment Brand

What’s wrong with Iowa??  Yesterday, Gawker posted a job listing for an associate editor at Best Events magazine — no Iowa- or Seattle-based job seekers need apply.  In fact, if you’re from either of these areas and planning to send your resume, the magazine is “begging you to stop. Continue reading

By in Talent Acquisition

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