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Job seekers are wise to turn over every stone, both online and off, and make optimal use of every available resource as they search for leads and reach out to potential contacts. These resources include social media tools like Facebook and Twitter, but if these outlets aren’t approached in a strategic way, job seekers may… Read more »

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Over the course of the next two decades, the baby boomer generation will be moving into its golden years, and millions of workers who were born right after World War II will be stepping out the door and into retirement. Even though this shift is inevitable and has been in the cards for decades, some… Read more »

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If you haven’t been taking your online reviews seriously and you don’t think these comments can have any real or lasting impact on your business, think again. Online reviews may not always be reliable, but they’re here to stay. The two most popular review sites are Yelp and Google Places, and survey results now suggest… Read more »

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When ambitious, top performing employees compete for promotions and step into leadership roles, their managers often watch this happen with sky high expectations. Managers tend to assume that high functioning employees will naturally transition into excellent team leaders, and more often than not, this assumption leads to disappointment and confusion on both sides. Why does… Read more »

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Creativity and innovation are delicate abstractions wrapped up in the peculiarities of an employee’s specific skill, personal interests, confidence levels, relationships, and many other vagaries of human nature. When managers need a straightforward task completed, they can just turn to the most relevant employee and issue a clear instruction. But new idea generation doesn’t work… Read more »

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Meeting with a recruiter for the first time doesn’t actually mean you’re heading into a job interview…Both the outcome and the process will differ from that of bona fide job interview for a few important reasons. But you’ll still need to focus on your presentation. Here are a few important considerations that can help you… Read more »

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In this fast-paced and rapidly evolving professional world, there’s one thing (possibly the only thing) most of us in HR can agree on: There’s no such thing as a perfect performance review. No matter how much tweaking a review protocol undergoes and how perfect it may seem in theory, in actual practice it rarely fulfills… Read more »

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It’s no secret that in today’s job market, the only really truly secure workers are those who are comfortable with insecurity. As layoffs become a common way for companies to stay efficient during lean times, these dismissals come with short term benefits to the organization and long term costs to the general concept of employee… Read more »

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You’ve found a job posting that’s a perfect match for you in almost every way. The company has all the traits you’re looking for, and the position appears to line up directly with everything you want and everything you have to offer. But there’s only one problem…the company wants a candidate with five years of… Read more »

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If you run an accounting firm or an established financial company, then you’re already familiar with the signs that predict success in your financial applicant pool. Of course you look for candidates who understand the equities, futures or other instruments your firm deals with most, and you look for candidates with long term goals that… Read more »