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The One Video You Need to See This Week: Will We All Be Wearing Our Technology Soon?

“Having technology around you, on you, inside you, 24/7 is going to become totally commonplace.”… Continue reading

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7 Habits of Highly Successful Hiring Managers

If Kermit the Frog thinks being green is hard, he should try being a hiring manager (amirite???).  Faced with the challenge of finding qualified candidates in a labor market where the demand often outweighs the supply, hiring managers don’t have it easy these days. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition

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Lying On a Resume: Is It Ever Okay?

Little white lies. Exaggerations. Harmless untruths. Whatever you want to call them, lies are everywhere, and everyone lies, as Pamela Meyer notes in her recent TEDTalk. Reseach shows that a person may hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies on a given day. Continue reading

By in Insights & Trends, Selection

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Job Applications are this Summer’s Juiciest Beach Reads (for Three in Ten Employers)

It’s summer (supposedly), which means that it’s time for yet another intellectually stimulating Fast and Furious movie, the highly anticipated debut of the new Miller Lite bottle and, of course, CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Jobs Forecast.

According to this year’s survey of more than 2,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals nationwide, 29 percent of employers plan to hire seasonal workers this summer. Continue reading

By in Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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Lawyers’ Downfall: Why Is the Appeal of Law School Diminishing?

By Ioana Marinescu

According to the Law School Admissions Council, applications to law school were down 20 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, and down 38 percent if we take 2010 as the reference year. This is a very dramatic drop, and according to a recent New York Times article, this is likely to lead to the smallest graduating class since 1977. Continue reading

By in Industries, Sourcing, Supply & Demand, Trends

Global Cost of Bad Hire

What’s the Cost of a Bad Hire? A Global Perspective

Last month, a CareerBuilder study revealed how businesses in countries all over the world are struggling to find the right talent to fill open positions – and the negative impact it is having on business.

But is it better to leave a position unfilled or take a chance on a potentially wrong fit? Continue reading

By in Insights & Trends, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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Four Challenges Talent Acquisition Leaders Must Address Now

The movie Nine to Five may be a timeless American treasure, but as a concept, working ‘nine to five’ is – for an increasing number of workers today –  completely outdated.

With more workers setting their own hours, working remotely or choosing freelance and contract work over full-time positions, the traditional 40-hour work week has all but disappeared.  Continue reading

By in Talent Acquisition

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I Know It’s a Little Nerdy, But Data is Cool

By Ellen Silva, senior manager, workforce analytics at CareerBuilder

Are you a “data” person like I am?  I love data and all that it can tell me. I’ve worked in the Internet industry for the last 12 years and in that time, I have seen a lot of charts and graphs and raw data spreadsheets. Continue reading

By in Industries, Supply & Demand, Talent Acquisition

Surprise? Six of Today's Biggest Recruiting Myths

The Real Story Behind Six of Today’s Biggest Recruiting Myths

Is your organization ready to compete in this new era of talent management, or are you being held back by outdated or erroneous beliefs about what it takes to hire the right people? 

CareerBuilder recently partnered with the Human Capital Institute to uncover common misconceptions around both job seeker behavior and the ways in which employers attract and hire top performers, based on a 44-item survey of 358 HR professionals nationwide and follow-up interviews. Continue reading

By in Emerging Media, Insights & Trends, Talent Acquisition

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Job Seeker Spotlight: Nancy Barker, Meeting & Event Planner

People are so much more than the skills or work history listed on their résumés. With Job Seeker Spotlight, we give individuals the opportunity to highlight their creativity, personality and passion to employers who are looking to hire today. To connect with any of our featured individuals, log into the Resume Database and search by name and location. Continue reading

By in Empowered by CareerBuilder, Talent Acquisition

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The Best Bits From the 2013 HCI Human Capital Summit

If you’re still lamenting the end of the 2013 HCI Human Capital Summit, you can dry those eyes and slowly take down your #hcsummitshrine: We’ve rounded up our favorite tips, quotes and ideas from the conference below:

    More power leads to less perspective. Continue reading

By in Emerging Media, Events, Insights & Trends

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