by Barbara Safani | Aug 26, 2006 | interviews
Read the Inc.com article on the “science of hiring” to learn about the latest strategies employers are using to find their dream candidates and get the “skinny” on cognitive and personality tests, group and behavioral interviewing, and...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 25, 2006 | interviews
A recent Salary.com survey revealed that running a credit report is a relatively common practice employers use to judge an applicant’s level of responsibility, verify their employment history and identity, and assess their risk for workplace theft. According to...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 23, 2006 | career management
In a recent Fortune Magazine article, Are You Stuck in Middle Management Hell?, Generation Xers bump up against the 77 million baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 as they struggle to achieve upward mobility in a phenomenon called “The Gray Ceiling”....
by Barbara Safani | Jul 26, 2006 | career research
The CareerXRoads Annex has a post from Gerry Crispin commending corporate sites he believes actively engage potential job search candidates and build a positive experience. The winners are…Agilent, Bank of America, Bell South, C. H. Robinson, Capital One,...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 20, 2006 | networking
Let’s face it…Networking is a lot of work. The key to successfully networking is to leverage opportunities to be in the right place at the right time as frequently as possible. With the rapid proliferation of job posting and social networking sites, the...