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5 Red Flags When Interviewing Summer Interns

It’s that time of year – when potential summer interns are flooding you with resumes, hoping to get their foot in the door at your company. But while they may be pursuing you relentlessly, just how carefully are you screening them? Even though the work arrangement is temporary, a hard-working intern may just be your [...]

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5 Myths That Are Hurting Your Recruiting Effectiveness

When it comes to HR functions, none can impact your company more than the task of finding and hiring the right people. Unfortunately, there are many common myths out there about recruiting that can actually interfere with your organization’s hiring effectiveness. To help ensure you don’t fall victim to them, here’s a look at 5 [...]

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What Are Stay Interviews…and Should You Be Conducting Them?

In a time when most workers out there are either actively looking for – or at least open to new job opportunities – conducing stay interviews is one way to combat high employee turnover. So what’s a stay interview? Stay interviews are simply interviews with existing employees to find out what they enjoy most – [...]

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Job Search 101: When You Can’t Seem to Get Hired…Anywhere

You have skills, experience, a good attitude…and yet, you can’t seem to find a job anywhere. You apply and hear nothing; you go to an interview, only to get a rejection letter; or you think you’re a shoo-in, only to find the position has been cancelled. What gives? While it’s hard to tell without knowing [...]

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