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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Playing in the autumn leaves

See You (Next) September: This Month’s Recruitment News and Gossip Recap

Autumn’s a time of change. This past month, we learned that Rahm’s leaving the White House for Chicago to make a mayoral run, we said goodbye to Tony Curtis and Greg Giraldo, and we said hello to Google Instant — and  a new planet (?!). Continue reading

By in In Review, Insights & Trends, Monthly Review

Man using PDA phone during business meeting

Using Smartphones During Meetings: A Workplace Faux Pas that Needs to Stop?

A while back, a friend (we’ll call her Penelope) complained to me that her manager often wouldn’t pay attention to her in one-on-one meetings. As Penelope poured her heart out and told her manager of her work woes and recent successes, her manager busily listened and offered insightful feedback typed away on her Blackberry, checking messages and responding to e-mails (likely nodding occasionally and raising her head to give Penelope an empty smile or concerned furrowing of her brow). Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Insights & Trends, Technology

Cup of coffee from Dunkin' Donuts

Are Your Employees Drinking Coffee to Brew Productivity?

What’s special about today? Well, sure, it’s Wednesday, which means we’re halfway through the work week. And, yes, the first U.S. Congress adjourned on this date back in 1789. And it’s also true that writer Henry Robinson opened his Office of Addresses and Encounters – the first historically documented dating service — on this day in 1650. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Survey Results

They Key to Your Employees’ Hearts is Through Their Significant Others…And More From This Week’s News

While you were attempting to give Katie Couric a run for her money, admitting what everyone had pretty much already assumed,  being deemed “too hot for public access TV,” or having the most productive two days of work you’ve had in years…here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…

Does the latest ad trend mean that casting calls will replace employee interviews Continue reading?

By in Week in Review

Woman rejecting a job offer

Are Potential Employees Scoffing at Your Salary Offer?

“Employers are at an advantage in our current economy.”
“Candidates will take any offer you make because they need a job.”
“It’s an employer’s market — candidates can’t expect to make what they used to.”

Heard any of these statements lately? Continue reading

By in Economy, Retention, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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10 Tips for Managing ‘The Facebook Generation’

“We need to look around our environment and say, ‘Is our environment encouraging the best talent possible? Are we choosing the right generational mix of people?’” Meagan Johnson says about the responsibilities managers have today.

Johnson and her father, Larry, are multigenerational workforce experts who recently spoke with me about their new book, Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters–Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work, and the challenge of managing multigenerational workforces.  Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Generational Hiring, Talent Acquisition

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Get Ready for the Next Generation of Workers: Linksters

I know what you’re thinking: “Linkster? I hardly even know her! What’s a Linkster?” Linksters, also known as The Facebook Generation, are members of the population who were born after 1995, according to Larry and Meagan Johnson, authors of the new book Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters–Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Generational Hiring, Talent Acquisition

Businessman timeout

Lost That ‘Love Working’ Feeling? How to Reignite the Flame with Burned Out Employees

Well, it’s official: the recession is over – and has been for quite some time now (shocking how we could’ve missed that), according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, which means now might be the time employers start worrying about the possibility of a talent exodus.  Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement

iphone news

Your Recruitment News and Gossip Roundup, Or, When a Candidate Put Down ‘God’ As a Referral

Ah, yes — a lot has happened this past week in the world of recruitment — and we don’t want you to miss any of it. From a candidate listing ‘God’ as a referral on a resume, to a call to CEOs to be more loving to employees, this week has had its ups and downs. Continue reading

By in Week in Review

woman listening to gossip

Job Seekers Want to Know: Where’s the Line Between Appropriate Candidate Follow-Up…and Annoyance?

With so many job seekers looking for work – and getting increasingly alienated from not hearing back from employers regarding where they stand – it’s become a common topic of conversation over at our job seeker-focused blog, The Work Buzz, as to exactly when and how (and how much) to properly follow-up with employers regarding candidate status…

So, finally, we decided to help our colleagues over at The Work Buzz out, and come straight to those who can speak to this question the best:

When it comes to candidates following up with you, where do you draw the line between persistence and peskiness? Continue reading

By in Interviewing, Selection, Talent Acquisition

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