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January 16, 2015Were New Year’s resolutions meant to be broken? The statistics would support this theory, as one-third of all Americans resolve to better themselves every January. While 75 percent of them uphold their resolutions for at least a week, only 46 percent are still on track six months later. But when it comes to your career [...]
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2015
The best jobs in Sacramento East, CA are right here. Craig and Mary Ryder, Owners/Strategic-Partners for PrideStaff’s Sacramento East office, dedicate themselves to building an…
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2015
What is it? Reading a book! Unfortunately, the average American reads just one book a year. Even more disconcerting? 60% of them only get through…
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2015Since the mid-2000s, social media have surpassed job boards as tools for hiring managers to source and select job candidates. A solid 94 percent of employers in a 2013 survey said they were using or planning to use social media as a key aspect of their recruitment strategies.It’s no longer question of whether you should [...]
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2015
The best jobs in Atlanta North, GA are right here. For PrideStaff Owner and Strategic-Partner Jonathan Stelling, working in the staffing industry allows him to…
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2015“Everyone makes mistakes”--a very familiar platitude, and a very true one. And hopefully, we all learn from our mistakes (another familiar statement). When those mistakes occur in the hiring process, however, the lessons gleaned can range from minor and annoying to complicated, prolonged, and expensive. So take a look at some of the hiring mistakes [...]
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2015
By Mark Murphy When Leadership IQ studied the detailed performance evaluation and engagement survey data from over 200 companies, we found that in 42% of…
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December 29, 20142014 has been a solid year for job seekers. The U.S. economy grew at a 4.6 percent rate in the second quarter and job growth averaged more than 200,000 a month, up significantly from last year. Q2 was the nation’s strongest quarter since 2011 based on gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services [...]
Read MoreDecember 29, 2014
New Year’s resolutions come in all shapes and sizes: There’s the good: Find a better job in my field. The bad: Eat more saturated fat….
Read MoreDecember 29, 2014Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to find a new job, either getting away from your current position or finally getting back into the workforce? You don’t have to go it alone--to help marshal your resources and cast a wide net for yourself, it will truly help if you make use of a staffing [...]
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