Posts Tagged ‘hiring manager’
How To Choose A Staffing Agency For Your Business
Have you been thinking of outsourcing your recruitment and staffing? Do you have temporary vacancies to fill? If the answer to the above questions is yes, then you may consider using a staffing agency. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, 19% of all new jobs in the United States are temporary. Employers now resort…
Read More10 Reasons To Focus On Hiring Veterans
Veterans returning from two wars have come home to find employment scarce and sometimes non-existent. As a nation, this is a terrible situation that every employer can and should change. All veterans, even ones that came back wounded, are fantastic employees that are worthy of special consideration. Below is a list of reasons that every…
Read MoreEmployers: The top legal issues that you need to review this year
For most employers, they never really review what they are doing with their compliance with employment laws until after someone questions them. This is a short list of things that you should take a look at before continuing through the year. Rewrite the handbook for “at will” states – Many states have gone to an…
Read MoreEight Things you can do while you’re Unemployed
Don’t just sit there. Do something. There are lots of things that you can do while you are not working. This is a short list that can get your juices flowing. 1) Start a blog – Blog about what you know. If you’re an auto mechanic, blog about that. If you are an engineer, there…
Read MoreFACEBOOK Warning – Prospective employers are watching
Over 75% of hiring managers will look at your Facebook page to see who you are before they hire you. What does your Facebook profile say about you? In a world where everything we do is up online before we even get back to our homes, it is important to make sure that our online…
Read MoreMarketing yourself: Using Thank You cards to get the job
Thank you! Now that the interview is over. So you did well in the interview. You’re driving back home hopeful, but nervous. “Did I answer that correctly?” “Will so-and-so really give me a great reference?” There is something that you can do to stand out in the crowd: Send a “Thank you” card. Here are…
Read MoreMarketing Yourself: Your Future is Written in the Card(s)
Do you need business cards? Even if you are presently unemployed and not in any business? The short answer is yes. They are one of the fastest ways to give out your information. As you walk around all day, you need to be handing out your personal information. What should be on your card? 1) …
Read MoreMaking the most of job fairs
Career fairs can be a great place to meet a huge number of potential employers all in one day. But it is just a day out if you are not prepared. Here is a list of things to do to prepare for your next career fair: • Find out what companies are going to be…
Read MoreUsing Twitter to Find a Great Job
For most Americans, it seems that Twitter has become nothing more than a playground for vain people who simply want to tell everyone what kind of latte they had at Starbucks. Meanwhile, there are over 100 million people on Twitter in the US and most of them are doing business. So here is a plan…
Read MoreRules Your Company Shouldn’t Follow
There are tons of ridiculous rules that companies hang on to even though they don’t make a lot of sense. This is a very short list of common policies that don’t make sense, or send the wrong message. 90-day probation for new employees – Most states of the Union are “at will” states, which means…
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