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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
In a recent report on job searching, The Conference Board noted that people are increasingly turning to the Internet as a key tool, noting that in 2007, 73 percent of job seekers reported using the online sources compared to 66 percent in 2005.
While the Internet has made searching for jobs easier, it also provides […]
Is Plastic Surgery the Key to a New Job for the Unemployed?
Monday, August 18th, 2008As we hit hard economic times and unemployment rates rise, many people are cutting back on extra expenses like eating out and buying new clothes. But many cosmetic surgeons are reporting an increase in business over the past few months.
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Prospective College Students Receptive to Electronic Social Networking Recruitment Methods, Survey Finds
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008In the era of Facebook.com, MySpace.com and instant messaging, prospective college students are open to admissions recruitment methods that rely on social networking technology, according to the “E-Expectations” report. The organizations sponsoring the report are the consulting firm Noel-Levitz, the recruiting firm James Tower and the National Research Center for College and University Admissions, […]
Stop Sitting Next to Friends, Please
Friday, July 25th, 2008It is human nature for each of us to seek out comfort and safety. To be successful at business networking, you should be stretching your comfort and safety zones.
This means breaking your Mom’s timeless advice of stop talking to strangers. This brings me to business events where you sit. Examples include educational seminars, workshops, breakfast […]
Should Employers Use Social Network Profiles in the Hiring Process?
Monday, July 21st, 2008The Internet has made our personal lives public. Thanks to social networks, the kind of public scrutiny that was once reserved for the very famous, is now possible for many of us. As we wrote last month, social networking sites like Facebook have become your "permanent record" on the Internet, and that privacy on […]
Internal Communicators Assist Collaboration
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008While innovation can come from single individuals, in most organizational settings it’s down to the interactions and collaboration across groups of people – often disparate, virtual and even globally spread.
Collaborative research and development across software teams is just one example, but all organizations need to innovate.
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Employee Comments Online Are Proving a Worry
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Blogging and social networking policy violations are leading to dismissals.
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How Blogs Are Changing the Recruiting Landscape
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Corporate recruitrs have long surfed the Web to vet potential hires, but now they’re also surfing blogs to unearth job candidates, expanding their talent pool and gaining insights they say they can’t get from resumes and interviews.
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Every Job Seeker Fears Salary Negotiations
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Here are some tips in the hiring process regarding important salary negotiating skills to consider once you are getting interview requests from employers.
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Jobdig Podcasts on Employment
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008JobDig offers podcasts for everyone. We have career advice, resume tips, and ways to improve job-hunting abilities.
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