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July 2013

Leadership and career
July 31, 2013

Telecommuting Programs Can Work for Your Company

Telecommuting, not quite as awesome as teleporting but it is a close second. It is also a mutually beneficial tool for both management and for the workers when it is implemented correctly. Recently the practice of telecommuting has come under fire because major companies like Yahoo and Best Buy are…
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July 31, 2013

Facebook Business Page Must Haves

Today, pretty much any company or business is going to have a Facebook page if they want to reach their ‘fan base’ or their customers. Or they will be using some other form of social media if Facebook doesn’t quite fit the platform for their audience. But Facebook is one…
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July 30, 2013

Steps to Transforming Your Job Into One You Love

It is normal for people to have periods of time at work when they are feeling bored, frustrated, restless or just uninterested in their current occupation. If such a period does come up, a valid option is to possibly consider quitting the job. Maybe you want to go into business…
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July 29, 2013

Why Personality Tests Aren’t Cutting It

Why are personality tests such a big deal when it comes to hiring? Are they helping to match employees to see who will get along with whom? Are they supposed to be good gauges of how well an employee will work on a team or on a close deadline? Dr.…
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July 29, 2013

Idea People: The Key to Innovation

Ever heard of the term ‘idea people?’ You ought to by now. Dramatic, huge innovators like Google and Apple have pretty much fully utilized these employees for furthering their companies, and you could do worse than learn a lot from them. Dr. John Sullivan wrote on the seemingly simple process:…
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Hiring
July 26, 2013

Signs That You’re Interviewing A Committed Career Changer

More and more, employers will find career changer resumes on their desk. But there are risks with career changers, the main one’s being will they adapt and are they in it for the long term? Employers need to be able to distinguish genuine career changers from the more superficial ones…
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July 26, 2013

Fair Warning: Mobile Sites Aren’t Just An Option Anymore

If you have toiled away at fixing up your business’ website in such a way that it will appear at the top of Google’s search results, your work is not yet finished. Larry Engel recently wrote about the new changes to Google’s algorithm for ranking smartphone results. The changes will…
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July 25, 2013

HR and the Chocolate Factory

What comes to mind when you think of the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Is it boring ol’ Charlie, who stays happy no matter what trials are hurled at him? Is it the wonder-filled factory that was used as a slaughterhouse for those bratty children? Is it those horrendous…
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July 25, 2013

Job Interview Nerves — Always a Bad Thing?

High school students take classes that prepare them for public speaking, specifically job interviews. We’ve realized the importance of preparing kids for these nail-biting events, because in this competitive job market, plenty is at stake. And bombing an interview because of nerves is a nightmare-come-true. But should a nervous applicant…
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