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Monthly Archives: August 2010

We Asked, You Answered: What Do You Want Candidates to Know, and What are You Willing to Teach?

Due to factors like a struggling economy and advancing technology, more and more workers have been going back to school to advance or brush up on their skills and make themselves more marketable. With this in mind, we were curious as to what skills employers expect candidates to have in this economic climate, and what they’re willing to teach on the job. Continue reading

By in Contests, Events, Interviewing, Selection, Talent Acquisition

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Socially Regarded: How Real Companies Get Social Media Recruiting Right

If reading Amy Chulik’s recent post about how one third of employers use social media to promote their organizations – and one quarter use it to recruit and research potential employees – has you thinking that you should be doing the same, you might want to check out the recent interview between CareerBuilder’s Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Jason Ferrara, and Melissa Murray and Christina Bottis of  Personified. Continue reading

By in Events, Podcasts, Social Media

Nice Guys Finish Last in the Office Popularity Contest…And More News From This Week

While you were remembering to pack your stuffed tiger for that upcoming trip (we’re looking at you, mister),  throwing in a live tiger while you were at it, or breaking your nine-month silence on someone named Tiger, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…

Most American workers are satisfied with their pay Continue reading, a suspicious-sounding survey shows.

By in Week in Review

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How 35 Percent of Companies are Using Social Media, and What Turns Workers On — and Off — to Companies

What have companies been doing in response to tough economic times? Eating their feelings with lots of ice cream. Well, believe it or not, many companies have been busy digging into social media — and some are finding hidden treasure. According to a new CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,500 employers and 4,400 workers, 35 percent of companies have been using social media to promote their company in some way. Continue reading

By in Social Media, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

Women Don’t Get Promoted As Much As Men Do…And Other Shockers From This Week’s News

While you were busy taking your bank-robbing business elsewhere, thankyouverymuch, doing your part to help more Americans develop heart disease, or taking some of the heat off of Dr. Laura, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…

Is news that women aren’t moving up in the workforce like men Continue reading really news?

By in Week in Review

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Working on Mobile Devices During Non-Work Hours: The New “Overtime”?

A recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times about Chicago Police Sgt. Jeffrey Allen’s lawsuit against the city of Chicago piqued my interest — not because he was suing the city of Chicago, but because he was suing due to the fact that he hadn’t gotten compensated for the off-duty time he spent working on his Blackberry. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Insights & Trends, Technology

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5 Infamous Employee Snafus, 5 Lessons in Employer Branding

The recent media overkill coverage of Steven Slater – the Jetblue employee and future reality TV star who became mad as hell on the job last week and wasn’t going to take it anymore - is just the latest in several high-profile incidents of employees behaving badly. Continue reading

By in Employment Branding, Talent Acquisition

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Top 10 Reasons to Build a Robust Employee Referral Program

With multiple reports lately discussing how employers are having difficulty filling open positions – despite the high unemployment rate – now is the perfect time to invest in an employee referral program (ERP) – whether that entails creating one from scratch or enhancing your current one. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Referral Programs, Retention, Talent Acquisition

Thinking Outside the Box Has Lost All Meaning…And More News From This Week

While you were busy losing ground in your bid for “employee of the month”, providing too-good-to-be-true water cooler gossip, or hoping the other two stories would detract from your little workplace mishap, here’s what else was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

By in Week in Review

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College Kids – And Their Grandparents – Want To Be Your Interns

That internship application from the guy with 15 years of management experience? Don’t send it to the shredder just yet – it might not be a fluke. It may simply just be part of a growing workforce trend in which older workers are competing with their college-aged counterparts for open positions. Continue reading

By in Generational Hiring, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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