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10 Career Blogs You Shouldn't be Missing

Looking to change careers? Do you need some advice on how to land that fabulous new job? A blog from an expert in careers can help you to find new ways to revamp your resume, find a new job, break into a new industry, wow a recruiter or anything else career related that you need to know. Finding and keeping the perfect job is a lot harder these days, so any edge that you can get on the jobs...

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How to Deal With the BBOC – Big Bully on Campus

If you thought that bullies were just for school yards, you would be wrong!  Unfortunately, once those bullies grow up and get jobs in the real world they continue their bullying ways.  If they work as "line" employees, it doesn't seriously affect the recruiting staff... but what if they get promoted to be a manager or make their way into the boardroom?  Some companies promote these...

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Inside Out Recruiting: 7 Ways to Market Your Company as an Employer of Choice

The job of the recruiting department today has become somewhat of a business generalist role.  They are measured in terms of typical recruiting metrics, but they really have to be astute in every facet of the business.  Marketing is one of those skill sets that a progressive recruiting department must add to their list of skill sets.  You're no longer just recruiting for the marketing...

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Who's the Top VMS?

According to the latest 2011 customer satisfaction survey by Staffing Industry Analyst (SIA), WorkforceLogic is the top ranked VMS and MSP Overall Top Performer for the second year in a row. Workforce Logic scored in the top quartile for both staffing providers and buyers, which secured their spot on the top. Gary Nelson, founder and chairman of the company, had this to say about the award:...

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Performance Management that's more like Social Media

WorkSimple, a leading performance management company, has recently launched an innovative social performance graph called Social Insights that presents insights around employee engagement and work relationships in real-time performance. The program is much like Twitter in that numbers are displayed for followers and those following. Users can utilize a personalized dashboard that will assist...

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Style Matters. Management Style, that is

The main reason for employees leaving Google was the quality of their line manager A recent survey by Google called Project Oxygen (Reported in the New York Times), revealed that the main reason for employees leaving was the quality of their line manager. This is consistent with the old saying that people don't leave organizations, but rather that they leave managers. Google identified 8...

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Group Services Releases Free Guide On Self-Funded Health Plans

A free guide on self-funded health insurance plans is now available through Group Services in order to assist companies understand the risks and advantages of self-funded health insurance plans. Group Services, Inc. is a company that specializes in group health insurance, 401K administration, and more. With health insurance options sometimes being hard to understand, Group Services has created...

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Peer Group US Provides Expertise in Employer Value Proposition Development

With the intention of improving a company's communication with current and future employees, CKR Interactive has created Peer Group US to research and provide expertise in Employer Value Proposition (EVP) development. CKR Interactive is a leading recruitment marketing agency that focuses on interactive solutions to the challenges of workplace communication. Curtis Rogers, President CEO of...

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Is This the Way to Attract Job Applicants?

Which way is "this way" referred to in the title of this article? Can you guess? In this instance, it's the "this" way—using the word "this" as an intriguing, often irresistible hook in advertising, online articles, tweeted job postings and as link bait. In online promotion and reporting, it has become a widely employed word utilized as a lure—bait to hook a reader, a...

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Supplement Employee Screening with 1 Day Driving Records

Reckless drivers can cause a company's insurance to increase, so it is important for HR professionals to obtain driving records for potential employees. There has been an increase in employers checking driving records and 4SafeDrivers.com is a company that is dedicated to obtaining records from the DMV with a one day turnaround time. Utilizing 4SafeDrivers.com saves time and money, as...

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The Green Job Bank Releases Report on New Green Jobs Created by GE's Ecomagination Winners

The green economy is picking up as The Green Job Bank has published its third report detailing the green jobs that have been created by the 10 winners of GE's Ecomagination Home Challenge. The report states that in October and November of this year, at least 42 jobs have been posted on the companies' websites. The Green Job Bank is a company dedicated to listing green job postings, with over...

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Online Media Newsroom for HR Companies, ShareHRNews, Recently Released

HRmarketer.com, a product of Fisher Vista LLC, has released a new social media marketing and PR tool called ShareHRnews (www.sharehrnews.com) which allows HR vendors to develop a branded social media news platform housing press releases, videos, images, white papers, profiles of companies, and more. Rather than sending via email or across newswires, ShareHRnews allows marketing professionals to...

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2010 Work Experience Summary

On December 8, 2011 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that approximately 152 million American civilians over the age of 16 worked for at least some portion of the year in 2010.  While the proportion of this population declined from 64.9 percent in 2009 to 63.7 percent in 2010, the number of workers experiencing some unemployment also dropped to 25.2 million, dropping by nearly 900,000...

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Third Quarter 2011 Mass Layoffs and Separations

The third quarter of 2011 saw the lowest extended mass layoff event levels since 2007 with eight consecutive quarters of declining layoff events and job separations. The decrease was seen in 13 private, nonfarm sectors with the sharpest declines found in the transportation and warehousing sector and the accommodation and food services sector. An employer is defined as experience an extended mass...

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Who Manages your Facebook Careers Page?

"Oh, Baby, Come on Let Me Take You Where the Action Is." - Where the Action Is How Should a Corporate Facebook Careers Page be Administered? A 2010 survey of senior executives conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, found that attracting and retaining human capital is the highest priority and concern for organizations. Risk-averse companies and prudent hiring managers...

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Non-Functioning vs. Malfunctioning Recruiting

There is an old, simple riddle that poses the question, "Which works better: a watch that has stopped, or one that is a little slow?"—to which the unexpected answer is, "the one that has stopped, since at least it gives the correct time twice a day." The implied distinction in this puzzle that has implications for recruiting is the difference between something that is not...

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OCI Releases Compliance and Enterprise Versions of LeaveXpert

OCI (Options Choices, Inc.), leader of data integration and software services, has released two versions of its leave management system, LeaveXpert. The new versions, Compliance and Enterprise, have been designed to increase administrative productivity and improve legal compliance. OCI is a company dedicated to assisting businesses with consultative services regarding benefits, human...

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Job Posting Service Resfly Adds Video Interviewing

Resfly, a company dedicated to posting jobs online to multiple job boards, has developed a new service that includes video interviewing for hiring managers for employee screening purposes when they apply for a new job. Resfly recognizes that the use of webcams and social networks are on the rise, as Skype and Google's "Hangouts" are becoming more popular, so they have developed this new...

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American Jobs Act Overview

The recently announced American Jobs Act, revealed in October by President Obama, is an attempt at creating a bi-partisan job-creation solution designed to spur the development of new jobs into 2012. The main thrust of the proposal is contained within its small-business-focused tax cuts, layoff prevention measures, infrastructure investments, and an extension of unemployment benefits. In...

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Employee Screening Trends Survey Measuring Hiring Attitudes Now Open

EmployeeScreenIQ, global pre-employment screening company, has released its third annual Employment Screening Trends Survey and the question to HR professionals is: What would you do when you find negative information about a potential employee? The survey takes about six minutes to complete and those that do will be entered in a prize drawing for an Apple iPad2. With jobs being highly...

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Facebook Career Pages: How to Get Them Right

Facebook, boasting more than 800 million active users, is fast becoming the go-to social networking portal for recruiting. A recent Jobvite survey found that 48 percent of all job seekers used Facebook to find a job, which goes against the common perception of Facebook as a purely social platform. Companies are now harnessing the social networking power of Facebook by creating dynamic and...

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Put Success back in Succession

Succession planning can be defined as the company's system for identifying and developing  employee potential and future leaders in order to create a self-replenishing supply chain of talent within the organizations. The succession planning process typically includes a learning and development program which is comprised of a combination of classroom based and experiential learning or Stretch...

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Subtle Causes of Job Hopping, Part II

(Part I of this analysis examined five of the reasons why a prospective employee might have a history of job-hopping. Here, in Part II, that analysis is continued.) 6. Job-psyche locus-of-control mismatch: An employee with a strong "internal locus of control" (ILC), i.e., self-reliance and self-validation, and need for autonomy of judgment is more likely to experience stress working...

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Maritz and Walkingspree Combine Efforts to Create Innovative Corporate Wellness Programs

Combining efforts to promote healthy living initiatives to the workplace, Maritz Motivation Solutions and Walkingspree are teaming up to develop online programs for corporate wellness. Maritz Motivation Solutions is a company specializing in reward and recognition services, merchandise, and experiential sales incentives. Walkingspree is a company dedicated to corporate wellness and utilizes the...

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New Book, "Firing at Will" Guides Hiring Managers

Apress has released a new book for hiring managers responsible for hiring and firing employees called, "Firing at Will". The book helps managers by giving them insight and guidance to decrease the occurrence of employee terminations, which helps decrease liability lawsuits and workplace tension. Corporate recruiters and human resource managers should ensure that departmental managers have...

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Shift your Turnover Rate Down

Employee turnover reflects the number of staff leaving a company in a given time period typically over one year. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the company's overall headcount. Employee turnover is not always a bad thing. It can be a way to remove ineffective employees and replace them with effective ones from the job market. However, employee turnover has significant associated...

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The Cost of a Bad Hire [infographic]

What is the cost of a bad hire? We all know that hiring the wrong employees can cost organizations a huge amount of money, but this infographic presents some startling figures.  When it comes down to it, getting the right fit the first time probably matters a little more than you thought it did. Recruiters, your job is just that much more important. This infographic by Resoomay, a software...

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New Survey Reveals Employee Productivity Boosted by Strong Leadership, Not Reward Programs

A new article entitled, "The Morale and Motivation Myth...No Strings Attached!" discusses the correlation between employee engagement, or happiness, and productivity. Impact Achievement Group, a training and performance management consulting company, is behind this new study that surveyed human resource professionals on the topic. Results show that 85 percent of those surveyed feel that as...

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Mutual Force Launches Forum for Employers and Ex-Employees

When an employee leaves a position, whether it is retiring, quitting, or getting laid off, it costs a company money. Hiring costs, training, and a decrease in productivity can range from 50-250% of employee annual compensation. With the economy still lagging, many are being forced to retire or are getting laid off. This can cause lost productivity and revenue, as they take subject and job...

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Backgrounds Online Helps HR Departments Cut Costs With Applicant Self-Submittal Service

With nearly every company performing background checks on job candidates, Backgrounds Online has released a new service that will save HR departments time and money. The new service in the employment market is called Applicant Self-Submittal and puts more responsibility upon job candidates to see that their background check is done and less responsibility on hiring managers. Christopher...

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DOL Allies with Facebook to Bring Job Opportunities to the Masses

Partnering with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), the DirectEmployers Association, and the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the Department of Labor (DOL) seeks to directly offer its employment services directly to the 132 million Americans who use the social media platform on a monthly basis; that's almost half of the country's population....

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Have Recruiting Expertise, Will Travel: How to Become a Hired Gun

So, you decided to throw caution to the wind and offer your recruiting services as a hired gun. You've paid your dues learning the business inside and out, from sourcing to recruiting, the offer stage and retention. And you have become a recruiting software and social media ninja. You've compiled an extensive and impressive personal, and professional network of valuable contacts that should...

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Featured Case Study: The Importance of Integration

Oftentimes, growing companies have an urgent need to simply get their Applicant Tracking System up and running. They implement the ATS, and begin posting jobs and accepting resumes. However, down the road, they discover a need to integrate their ATS with third party solutions, such as job distribution, background checking, assessments, screening, and payroll solutions.  Many companies...

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Interaction Associates Helps HR Promote Leadership Development

Interaction Associates, a company dedicated to developing leaders in companies around the world is helping ShoreTel, Inc. develop excellent leadership with its innovative leadership program entitled, "Leaders Developing Leaders." Interaction Associates brings has 40 years' experience and helps companies excel in ROI-Return on Involvement. ShoreTel is leading the way with Unified...

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The Riverside Company Adds Avatar and HR Solutions

The Riverside Company, global private equity firm, has added to its portfolio recently by acquiring Avatar International and HR Solutions. Avatar is leading the way in improving services in the healthcare industry and offering solutions for excellent patient care. HR Solutions is a company that specializes in employee and physician engagement, but also caters to industries such as hospitality,...

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Better Engagement for Employees Who Use WorkSimple

For companies looking for better engagement from their employees, WorkSimple is able to help with talent management by offering a social platform for goals, recognition, and feedback. Once customers are up and running data is automatically imported with all goals and customer data transported fast and easy. Employees can track their goals and accomplishments and can receive feedback from everyone...

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How to Tell if a New Recruiter Will Sink or Swim in the First 90 Days

The recruiting industry is not for the faint of heart. Agency recruiters must exhibit rock star-sales abilities while juggling a myriad of other responsibilities. And corporate recruiters must excel at headhunting while keeping an eye on the bigger picture of the economic health of an organization. It's no wonder that nine out of ten rookie recruiters wash out in the first ninety-days. Some...

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Unemployment Rate Falls

The national unemployment rate shrank slightly in November, edging down to 8.6 percent from the previous month's 9 percent rate. Growth was limited to the civilian and private business sectors where employment rose by 120,000 nonfarm jobs. Greatest gains were made in the areas of retail, health care, hospitality, and business services. Federal, state, and local government job rates continue...

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No(t) Fit: Job Hunting in a Type I vs. Type II Darwinian Recession

The current recession may seem Darwinian in terms of its scale and merciless weeding out of job seekers struggling to survive.  However, there is a second, contrasting sense in which a process of elimination is underway. The Darwinian rule of "survival of the fittest" is itself losing out to a competing principle: "elimination of the fit"—the elimination of the "fit", not as...

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Wage and Hour Division Propose Amendments to Child Labor in Agriculture Regulations

Begun on September 2, 2011, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a revision to child labor regulations specifically within the agricultural sector. Current regulations addressing children working in hazardous agricultural occupations have not been updated since the initial mandate in 1970. The update is intended to address recommendations developed by the...

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Spreading the Good Word About Employer Branding

"I heard that's a great place to work." When employer branding efforts are successful, any mention of a company should trigger that exact statement. And when a company effectively communicates its brand internally and obtains employee buy-in, "Yes, it is!" should become the automatic response. Effectively communicating that your company is a great place to work is a powerful form of...

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Survey: 84% of Employees Intend to Pursue New Job in 2012

A new survey released by Right Management, the talent and career management company within ManpowerGroup, has found wide employee discontent among American workers. The online polling of more than 1,000 employees reports that 84% intend to look for a new position in 2012, a result similar to last year's survey. "The survey findings reflect a lot of employee dissatisfaction across North...

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FMLA Guide Released by Presagia to Help Employers Understand Compliance Laws

Presagia's Leave Compliance Officer, Allan Compagnon, is distributing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Guide encompassing a comprehensive overview of the FMLA for employers. As a leader of SaaS leave management solutions for health and absence, Presagia assists companies in gaining better compliance. Ensuring compliance in the workplace can sometimes be difficult, as federal laws and...

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Checkster Cited in "Best Practices to Improve Quality of Hire" by Bersin

The latest release of the Bersin Associates 2011 Talent Acquisition Factbook – a premiere HR research and consulting firm – has taken note of San Francisco-based Checkster's Reference Check 2.0 product as one of three "best practices to improve quality of hire." Reference Check 2.0 is the leading social rating application, used by many Fortune 500 companies and HR service providers to...

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DATAMARK Releases Top 10 Outsourcing Trends for Next Year

DATAMARK, Inc. has recently identified the Top 10 Business Process Outsourcing Trends for 2012. One of the reasons companies outsource is to reduce and control operating costs in order to be able to focus more on their companies. The emergence of technologies will continue to grow and change Business Process Outsourcing in the coming year and many more companies will consider outsourcing,...

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Propaganda Techniques for Recruiters

"The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest."—Edward L. Bernays, "The Engineering of Consent", 1947 Edward L. Bernays, regarded as the early 20th-century pioneer of propaganda techniques and arch-designer of the consumer society, deemed propaganda necessary—but not as an evil, to prevent chaos and cacophony in the...

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Senseless Interviewing: An Addict's 7 Steps to Recovery

If you've ever had the misfortune of interviewing a candidate and discovering within the first five minutes that they weren't a match for the job, you probably found yourself spending the next 25 minutes thinking about how much time you're now wasting that you can never recover. When you find yourself addicted to the standard way of doing things, when you realize you are afraid to make a...

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ATR Systems Partners with SaaShr.com on Workforce Management

ATR Systems has partnered with SaaShr.com in order to help companies with workforce management tasks. ATR Systems, a time and labor management systems provider, was established in 1973, bringing more than fifty years' experience into the partnership. SaaShr.com has been providing Payroll and Human Resource services for more than nine years. ATR Systems now provides companies with software to...

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