Chances are, you will resign from numerous jobs over the course of your career. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average employee stays in a position for 4.6 years When the time comes to announce your pending resignation, take a thoughtful, sensitive approach. You never know what may happen down the [...]
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Career success rarely happens by chance — it takes a great deal of strategic planning to reach your ultimate goal. If you feel like you are aimlessly moving from job-to-job just to collect a paycheck, it is time add some structure into your professional life. As a talented, hardworking person, you deserve a fulfilling career [...]
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When you’re trying to get a new job, the first impression you make on the hiring manager is huge. If you’ve been on a number of interviews and still haven’t received an offer, there’s a good chanceyou’re sending the wrong vibes. Use these seven tips to figure out what you’re doing wrong and make some [...]
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Are you fully capitalizing on the value of social media to source and recruit top talent? Because your competition most likely is. Social media can expand your pool of applicants and yield valuable information on candidates that you may not find elsewhere. Especially among Millennials, you’ll be out of the competitive loop if social media [...]
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Everyone wants to give the best impression when job searching, especially on a resume. So what’s a little padding to get your foot in the door in a tough job market? A lot, and none of it good, according to employers. Even if you don’t fact-check your resume, prospective employers do, and resume fraud can [...]
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Conventional wisdom dictates that you slow down your job search during the summer months, as everyone moves into vacation mode. But in reality, the opposite may be true. With patience, persistence and the right strategy, your June-through-August search efforts can reap major rewards, including a possible new role for you by the time autumn rolls [...]
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You’ve completed your interview and, hopefully, left your prospective employer with an awesome first impression of you. Solidify and strengthen that opinion with a brief, friendly, thoughtful thank you note, which you should send within the next 24 hours. If you’re clearly not the best candidate, your thank you note won’t change that perception. If [...]
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It doesn’t take many injuries to put your workplace in peril – even serious peril. According to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), approximately 4,600 American workers are killed on the job each year. Among the top injuries sustained are falls, ladder and forklift incidents, machinery accidents, hazardous energy occurrences and respiratory issues. [...]
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Been at your job long enough that you feel you’ve begun to outgrow it a bit and want more of a challenge? If you’re working at a place that allows for some upward mobility, answer another question: What have you done to get yourself mobile? In other words, what can you do to earn yourself [...]
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More than 13 million people find jobs through staffing agencies every year. Working with an agency to find your next job can be a highly rewarding experience, as you not only save time and money, but also develop a valuable ongoing relationship with your recruiter. Yet there are myths about partnering with an employment agency [...]
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July 17, 2015
