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The Cost of a Bad Hire
Whether the numbers are exact or not, it is clear that there is an enormous cost associated with making a poor hiring decision. That is where we can help. We actively focus on recruiting candidates that fit from both a skill set and a cultural perspective and guarantee our work. Let us know how we can help you! - David Weaver Career 1 Source does not have any association with this company, nor is this a ...
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8 Most Common Interview Questions – With 8 Best Answers
The following is a nice article that highlights some of the questions you might be asked through the interview process. The questions are rather generic but I like that because they are often asked in a variety of ways and the generality used here should help spur thoughts about other ways they might come up. Just make sure to practice your responses to each. You get one shot…nailing the answers to these questions could really ...
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So, What Is Wrong With Polyester Shorts and Tube Socks Anyway?
A few months ago, I was forced to go through some dresser drawers that I hadn’t touched in a long – ok, a long, long time - and what I found was shocking! There, in the bottom of the drawer were some old tennis shorts and tube socks I had worn when I played competitive tennis many years ago. I had to laugh because I could not believe we actually wore that stuff back then. ...
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10 Good Things To Do While Between Jobs
Remember that the situation you are now in is not permanent. You will not remain in the unemployment phase indefinitely. You are simply between jobs and while hunting, here are 10 things you can do to stay positive and proactive while waiting to get your job offer. 1. Join a Job Search Group The job search can be overwhelming. There are others out there feeling the same things you are. Meeting once a week can keep you ...
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Resume Objective Statements That Kill Your Hiring Prospects
Article from JobMob.com How to know if your resume has an objective statement that helps or harms. Does your resume have an Objective Statement that starts with something like, “A responsible position allowing me to fully utilize my professional skills and which provides me with an opportunity for professional advancement”? If it does, consider that you’ve just asked a potential employer to read 20+ words that say absolutely nothing and risked having that person close your ...
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Your Resume Shouldn’t Play Games
Why unconventional resumes drive hiring managers and recruiters nuts. By Lisa Vaas Steve Silberberg is into a lot of things: certified Wilderness First Responder; published in scientific journals; and, according to his database-driven, configurable, searchable online resume, maintains a collection of over 2,100 air sickness bags. Everybody hates this resume. Only about five hiring managers over the years have refrained from requesting a standard Word resume, “even though I wrote an RTF generator ...
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We can’t all be Robin Williams
Robin Williams turns 60 on Thursday and I nearly died laughing watching the five minutes of his segment on "Inside the Actor's Studio" — all before James Lipton got a chance to ask his first question: Click below to watch the segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evq8wnvTC3M&feature=player_detailpage#t=96sfirst I've written before about the importance of smiling on the phone, or psyching yourself up before an interview, or getting a mirror so you have someone to smile back at you ...
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Improve Your References!!
Why are references so important to a candidate referral? Occasionally, I run across a candidate that is a reluctant to share references until there is certainty an offer is going to be forthcoming. Or, they may provide references, but ask that they not be contacted because they are very busy professionals and the candidate is uneasy about having someone contact them regularly. Perhaps, there is a fear ...
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Setting Goals
We know it’s important. So why do many people think the act of setting and successfully achieving goals is so difficult? It is an extremely powerful skill to have. The key to setting an important and long term goal is to break it down into smaller, do-able action plans and work your plan. Basically we all set goals to achieve what we truly and internally want to accomplish. Often times we set these goals ...
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Know What You Want Out of a New Job
What do you really want out of a job? Have you ever asked yourself that? It’s one of the first steps each prospective job searcher needs to understand. In this current economy, most employees are just happy to have a job, but at the very basic level of any new or potential job search is understanding what makes us happy in our work. We all know people who say they wake up each morning ...
