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February 23, 2016MGM Resorts International will outsource staffing for the company's three Las Vegas arenas/events centers as part of the overall review of the casino operator's business areas. The company is bringing in four vendors to manage various jobs with the Mandalay Bay Events Center, the MGM Grand Garden and the new T-Mobile Arena. MGM spokesman Clark [...]
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February 22, 2016Your professional references can make or break your chances of landing a job. Think strategically about your reference choices, limiting them to people who can strongly attest to your qualifications, personality and work ethic. Choose individuals who truly know your strengths and will say only positive things about you. Questions a Reference May Be Asked [...]
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February 22, 2016For some people, it’s obvious when the time has come to leave a job. For others, it may not be so crystal clear. Boredom at work often falls into the latter category. You spend too much time at your job to be bored. Constant boredom is a good indication that your future would be brighter [...]
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February 17, 2016Qualified interns are a tremendous asset to your company. They bring fresh ideas, they spread the word about your business to their friends and contacts, and often, they turn into solid full-time hires down the road. But, the question remains: Should you pay your interns? You don’t want to be perceived as “cheap,” but for [...]
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February 16, 2016If you have a hard time getting started each day, poor morning habits might be to blame. The things you do right after waking up set the tone for the rest of the day, so you must make wise choices. You may not realize it, but some of the morning rituals you’ve grown accustomed to [...]
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February 15, 2016Why should you implement an– or improve your existing – employee recognition program? Rewards and recognition that help both an employer and their employees to get what they need represent a win-win business strategy. There is always room for a program that continues to set your performance bar higher, and at the same time, builds [...]
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2016You may well know and believe that company culture can have a strong impact on workers, including their satisfaction with the job, which can have a significant ripple effect (turnover, recommending the company to others, etc.). When you look at really successful companies such as Google and Zappos and their "unconventional" culture, you may feel tempted [...]
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February 9, 2016Close to two million students are taking at least one online course offered by a college or university. Between 2002 and 2012, there was an increase of nearly 30 percent in academic institutions that offered online degree programs. Today, the percentage is about 65 percent of all schools. So clearly, online studies are a force [...]
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2016In some ways, hiring may feel like the NFL draft. Each year, there’s a relatively finite group of athletes to choose from, and certain teams have certain needs; a few need a quarterback, some need quality defensemen, others need offensive tackles. So those teams scout out the top candidates for each position and do what they can to make [...]
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February 4, 2016PrideStaff, a national staffing organization, is pleased to announce the opening of a new staffing and employment agency in Bend, OR. The new office will offer a full range of staffing and employment services in a variety of professional and light industrial disciplines serving Bend and Central Oregon. “Our regional business community is very exciting,” [...]
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