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Giant Dorky Idiots, Bathrobes and More Job Search Dilemmas

About.com Job Searching — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:00:23 +0000

Leah says "Pantyhose are no longer worn, and wearing them makes you look like a giant dorky idiot." Another person who commented, and who says she is a giant dorky idiot, warns "Many companies remain 'conservative' and they are not all in the midwest....

Move Over Entitlement: Pay for Performance is Back

Andy Von Kennel — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:30:01 +0000

Businesses are tightening their belts and having to do more with less in today’s slow economy. More and more companies from grocery co-ops to major corporations are moving to a pay for performance raise schedule in hopes of: - Increasing productivity...

How Social Media is Changing Recruitment [Video]

Jorgen Sundberg — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:09:54 +0000

Whether you like it or not, hirers are using social networks to screen job applicants. This video infographic from Reppler sheds some light on how recruiters are using social media today to screen prospective employees. Reppler spoke to 30...

Get a Free Job Search Guidebook

About.com Job Searching — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:57:24 +0000

Thanks to a special promotion, I am able to give away free copies of my Job Search Guidebook eBook this weekend (through Sunday evening only). Get your free Kindle copy here. In addition, the Kindle version of my Job Search Guide...

What Causes Conflict?

Resumark — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:59:08 +0000

In a Utopian world, everyone agrees about everything and there is no conflict. Until we get there, however, learning to understand the causes of conflict - and later, to defuse, defeat, or unwind it - may be among the most important lessons that life can teach.

Of course, conflict has its uses. When people disagree, they [...]

Almost Everyone On Their Deathbed Regrets Working Too Much

Claire Gordon — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:00 +0000

An Australian nurse, who spent years counseling men and women at their deathbeds, recorded their revelations and regrets on her blog, which she's now turned into a book, "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying." The most common regrets, she found, were do...

How To Search for Directors and Executives Online

Guest — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:02:33 +0000

Are you using the internet to try and recruit staff? Or perhaps you are simply looking to research the competition? In today’s economy everyone is clamouring for recognition online be it through a Twitter account, using Facebook, LinkedIn, or throu...

Tips for Finding a Recruiter for Job Seekers

About.com Job Searching — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:43 +0000

What's the best way to find a recruiter and to work with a recruiter once you have established a recruiting relationship? Here are tips and advice on finding a recruiter, standing out in a large candidate pool, building strategies relationships with...

Waste Not, Want Not: Bottle-Deposit Laws Create Jobs, Study Finds

David Schepp — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:50:00 +0000

Americans like to think they're doing their part to keep the environment clean when they set out plastic containers, glass jars and newspapers by the curb each week for collection. When it comes to boosting employment, however, a new study suggests...

Bible Says Thou Shalt Not Give Teachers A Raise, Argues State Senator

Claire Gordon — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:40:00 +0000

There are a lot of arguments out there for why teachers' salaries should be higher or lower. But the Bible must be a new one. Shadrack McGill, a first-term Republican state senator in Alabama, made the case at a prayer breakfast Monday that teachers ...