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• Why Banning Ex-Convicts From Your Firm Is a Bad Business Decision

  29-01-2016 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You are in charge of screening applications and resumes at your firm. You see the perfect potential candidate come across your desk. She has a the right combination of education and experience and is even a member of an academic honor society. In addition to all her educational experience, she has also operated a successful business while going to school full-time.Yet, as you flip through her application, your heart sinks. She's had to "
  
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• Get Hired! 7 Smart Ways to Increase Your Chances of Landing Your Dream Job

  29-01-2016 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  How close are you to landing your dream job?Do you know that, on average, 250 resumes are received for each corporate job opening? Or Monster receives as many as 427,000 resume submissions every week?In other words, the odds are already stacked against you when it comes to getting any job, let alone your dream job. With the right steps, though, you can give yourself ...
  
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• Professionals Discuss: How to Improve Performance Appraisals

  29-01-2016 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Performance appraisals are part of every company's operations (at least, we hope they are). Since the dawn of time, people have been reviewing each other, evaluating various actions, criticizing, offering advice, etc. In the workplace we call these actions "performance reviews," or "performance appraisals."A good manager will have innovative ways to conduct performance reviews, but there's no black and white answer to "What ...
  
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• 7 Myths About Entrepreneurship – Busted

  29-01-2016 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA!Today's Question: What, in your opinion, are some of the most common misconceptions about being an
  
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• 6 Unlikely Places to Find a Job

  29-01-2016 19:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA!Today's Question:We all know about job boards, LinkedIn, and the like. But what are some of the more unlikely places ...
  
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• 7 Ways Hiring Managers and Recruiters Can Work Better Together

  29-01-2016 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA!Today's Question: The relationship between recruiters and hiring managers isn't always so amicable. Let's ...
  
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• 6 Things to Look for in a New ATS

  29-01-2016 17:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA!Today's Question: What would you say is the most important thing for a recruiter to look for in an
  
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• Millennials Want to Quit Their Jobs - TIME

  29-01-2016 16:29 via
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  Millennials Want to Quit Their Jobs
  TIME
  44% of millennials say they would leave their current employer in the next two years, if given the choice. More. How to Find a Career You LoveHow Your Boss Can Raise Your Blood PressureHow to Prepare Workplace-Friendly Lunch and Snacks.and more »
  

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• Software maker opening Richmond office, creating 100 jobs - Richmond.com

  29-01-2016 16:28 via
  Software maker opening Richmond office, creating 100 jobs
  Richmond.com
  Computer software vendor and manufacturer AvePoint is opening an office in Richmond, creating 100 new jobs. The New Jersey-based company also plans to expand its office in Arlington County, creating 55 new jobs.
  Technology company AvePoint bringing 100 jobs to RichmondWWBT NBC12 Newsall 2 news articles »
  

• Steve Jobs and the '84 San Francisco 49ers: A Super Bowl story - NFL.com

  29-01-2016 16:23 via
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  Steve Jobs and the '84 San Francisco 49ers: A Super Bowl story
  NFL.com
  If you happen to sit in the Sun Power Suite at Levi's Stadium during Super Bowl 50, you will see a tribute to Steve Jobs, Apple Founder and a man some call the most brilliant innovator of our generation. The tribute is simple -- a framed sketch of Jobs ...
  

• Top 10: Hiring Software Solutions for Small Businesses and Startups

  29-01-2016 15:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Top 10, Recruiter.com's weekly rundown of the best of the best in recruiting! Every Friday, we release a list of some of our favorite people, things, and ideas dominating the industry. From awesome tech tools and cool companies to great books and powerful trends, no stone in the recruiting space will be left unturned.This Week: Top 10 Hiring Software Solutions for Small Businesses ...
  
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• Metal magic: Sturgis engraver who wins prestigious jobs will perform in public at stock show - Rapid City Journal

  29-01-2016 14:33 via
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  Metal magic: Sturgis engraver who wins prestigious jobs will perform in public at stock show
  Rapid City Journal
  Jesse Kaufman shows a piece of metal on which he has transferred an intricate design. Kaufman, owner of Black Hills Gunstocks & Engraving, has been chosen to create the artwork for Remington's bicentennial firearms. Today, Saturday and Sunday ...
  

• Tax incentives are creating jobs in Johnston County - News & Observer

  29-01-2016 13:23 via
  Tax incentives are creating jobs in Johnston County
  News & Observer
  Greg Dail's Jan. 15 diatribe against the county's support for Novo Nordisk's $1.8 billion expansion in Clayton insults one of the county's most prestigious corporate citizens while showcasing a breathtaking indifference on the need for job-creation and ...and more »
  

• Walmart Supercenter in Bedford cuts 351 jobs as it closes its doors - cleveland.com

  29-01-2016 13:15 via
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  Walmart Supercenter in Bedford cuts 351 jobs as it closes its doors
  cleveland.com
  A worker gathers shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, California, in this Associated Press file photo. The world's largest retailer is cutting 351 jobs at the Bedford Supercenter, which is one of 269 stores that Walmart is closing ...and more »
  

• Mayor tells Browning workers to seek other jobs, he'll write recommendation letters - Billings Gazette

  29-01-2016 13:08 via
  Billings Gazette
  Mayor tells Browning workers to seek other jobs, he'll write recommendation letters
  Billings Gazette
  Mayor Willie Morris, at the head of the table, and Aldermen Leo Kennerly, center, and Kelly Edwards, right, talk during Browning's town council meeting Wednesday. City Hall in Browning. Buy Now. HOLLY MICHELS/Gazette Staff. Browning's City Hall is also ...and more »
  

• Bill Gilmer On The Greater Houston Jobs Outlook For 2016 - Houston Public Media

  29-01-2016 12:36 via
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  Bill Gilmer On The Greater Houston Jobs Outlook For 2016
  Houston Public Media
  The region has already lost tens of thousands of jobs in oil exploration, energy services, and manufacturing. This year, layoffs are likely to spread to other industries. Andrew Schneider. | Posted on January 29, 2016, 5:30 AM ...
  

• Report: The top 25 jobs in America for 2016 - Dayton Business Journal (blog)

  29-01-2016 12:24 via
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  Report: The top 25 jobs in America for 2016
  Dayton Business Journal (blog)
  Taking the No. 1 spot on the ranking of Top 25 jobs for 2016 is data scientists, which… more. James E. Mahan. As the economy shifts and new trends emerge, some occupations add luster, while others lose it. So Glassdoor has compiled its list of the top ...
  Best tech jobs in 2016MyBroadbandall 2 news articles »
  

• LETTER: Prospects remain bright for oil-industry jobs - Grand Forks Herald

  29-01-2016 11:15 via
  LETTER: Prospects remain bright for oil-industry jobs
  Grand Forks Herald
  Earlier this week, I saw a TV news story highlighting steady job growth in oil industry jobs despite low oil prices. I started researching the topic and found data that affirms the story. Advertisement. There is lots of information about the outlook ...and more »
  

• Rolls-Royce is cutting dozens of senior manager jobs - Business Insider

  29-01-2016 09:38 via
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  Rolls-Royce is cutting dozens of senior manager jobs
  Business Insider
  Warren East CEO Rolls Royce REUTERS/Toby MelvilleWarren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, poses for a portrait in front of a Pegasus airplane engine at the company aerospace engineering and development site in Bristol in Britain December 17, 2015.
  Rolls-Royce cuts senior manager jobs in savings driveReuters
  Rolls-Royce axes 50 directors in jobs cullThe Times (subscription)all 33 news articles »
  

• Sacramento mayor discusses jobs, homeless during his last State of the City - KCRA Sacramento

  29-01-2016 06:06 via
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  Sacramento mayor discusses jobs, homeless during his last State of the City
  KCRA Sacramento
  HE IS LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY FOR THE NEXT SIMULATOR TO GROW. >> WE'RE FINALLY STARTING TO BEHAVE LIKE A CAPITOL CITY. DANA: AT MAYOR KEVIN JOHNSON'S FINAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRES THE MAIN FOCUS, THE ...
  State of the City: Two tech firms to bring hundreds of jobs, mayor announcesSacramento Bee (blog)all 11 news articles »
  

• Report: 34 percent of SC jobs are low-wage - The State

  29-01-2016 06:03 via
  The State
  Report: 34 percent of SC jobs are low-wage
  The State
  Protesters in a Detroit McDonald's call for a $15 an hour wage in April.Protesters in a Detroit McDonald's call for a $15 an hour wage in April. AP photo. i. Protesters in a Detroit McDonald's call for a $15 an hour wage in April.Protesters in a ...and more »
  

• Cruz Claims “Millions” Have Lost Their Jobs Because of Obamacare - Mother Jones

  29-01-2016 05:09 via
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  Cruz Claims “Millions” Have Lost Their Jobs Because of Obamacare
  Mother Jones
  GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz claimed Thursday night that “millions” of Americans have lost their jobs because of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's landmark healthcare insurance reform. “It's been a disaster,” the Texas senator said ...and more »
  

• BuySeasons will cut 130 jobs, a third of its workforce - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  29-01-2016 03:26 via
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  BuySeasons will cut 130 jobs, a third of its workforce
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  Facing stiffening competition in its niche, online costume and party supplies retailer BuySeasons Inc. said Thursday it will eliminate 130 full-time jobs — more than a third of its workforce. The cuts will leave the New Berlin firm with a little under ...
  “BuySeasons” costume supply company's restructuring will mean loss of 130 jobsfox6now.comall 4 news articles »
  

• Building's sale keeps 500 jobs in city - Eagle-Tribune

  29-01-2016 02:40 via
  Building's sale keeps 500 jobs in city
  Eagle-Tribune
  Following Golden Fleece Manufacturing's $13.6 million purchase of the former Lowes Home Center property in the Broadway Business Park this week, Brook Brothers clothing will be made in the city well into the future, company officials said. The ...
  

• Region down 700 jobs in December compared to a year ago - The Southern

  29-01-2016 01:04 via
  CBS Local
  Region down 700 jobs in December compared to a year ago
  The Southern
  The unemployment rate in the Carbondale-Marion metropolitan statistical area increased from 6 percent to 6.5 percent in December compared to a year ago, and there were 700 fewer available jobs. That's according to data released Thursday by the Illinois ...
  Metro East Unemployment Rate Holds Steady, Region Loses JobsCBS Localall 26 news articles »
  

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