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May 2016

Hiring
May 31, 2016

Age Discrimination Isn’t Always to Blame

Q: I was part of a reduction-in-force at a well-known engineering firm two years ago. It employed about 44,000 professionals; now it has about 14,000.  My background includes a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.B.A., and I am 59 years old.  I joined a Houston job search organization and…
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Leadership and career
May 27, 2016

The Rise of the Outsider CEO

I came across an article in Forbes recently that points out an intriguing trend: more and more companies are choosing CEOs from outside the company rather than hiring from within. Hiring a CEO from outside used to be seen as a last resort, right? It was something that happened if…
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Maurice Gilbert Thomson Reuters
Compliance
May 25, 2016

The State of the Chief Compliance Officer in 2016

By Julie DiMauro, Regulatory Affairs, Thomson Reuters The compliance profession has seen a significant transformation in responsibility, accountability and technology since the financial crisis erupted in 2008. Along with that transformation has come greater pay and status, and as well as the challenge compliance officers face of adapting their firms…
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Leadership and career
May 25, 2016

A Lesson on Workplace Motivation

Motivation is a strange creature that all business owners must learn to understand and tap into. This is vital to improve workplace motivation and, therefore, productivity. Yet drive alludes some business owners. In fact, only 31.5 percent of Americans are engaged in their jobs. This information is important for all…
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Leadership and career
May 23, 2016

A Stalled Search Can Be Pegged to Attitude

Negativity is easily spotted by perceptive recruiters. QUESTION: I have read and re-read your article "Tips to Help Defeat the 'Pariah Syndrome.'" The suggestions in the article aren't useful to me. I have reached the conclusion that because I am over 45 years of age, no one will employ me.…
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Leadership and career
May 20, 2016

Job-Seeking Pitfalls to Avoid

CareerBuilder estimates that three in four full-time employees are open to or are actively looking for new job opportunities.  Are you one of them? If you’re actively looking, then you’re probably familiar with the maxim, “Looking for a job is a full-time job.”  Like most clichés, there’s truth in that statement. …
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Leadership and career
May 18, 2016

6 Leadership Styles That are Crushing Workers’ Enthusiasm

Crushing work environments drain people of the energy and enthusiasm needed to do great work. Such environments infect the whole workplace, and what’s worse, they limit a business’s ability to achieve desired results. “Workplace optimism is choked before it can even emerge,” explains Shawn Murphy, author of The Optimistic Workplace.…
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Leadership and career
May 16, 2016

Down to the Wire

When interviews have boiled down to you vs. someone else, how you respond to questions (and ask them) is critical. If you’ve made the first interview cut and have been asked to return to a potential employer for another look, congratulations are in order.  However, you’re still competing with one…
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Leadership and career
May 13, 2016

How to Keep Your Resume Out of the Trash Can

In the time it takes you to read this short paragraph, I will have skimmed a resume and assigned it either to the “call” or the “reject” pile.  I’m not a speed reader, but I’ve spent 20 years coming to brisk conclusions about job candidates based on resumes – and…
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Leadership and career
May 11, 2016

Globalization: Challenges of Corporations During Expansion

By: Rutgers Online The world has become a “global village,” forcing companies to consider globalization. While the potential to increase their profits and return on investments may be high, there are also challenges associated with globalization and every CEO needs to know about them before taking their business global. Two…
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