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• The Future of the Independent Workforce Is the Future of Your Business

  27-10-2017 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  It has become quite common for businesses today to use independent workers to plug talent holes or scale up projects. Online talent marketplaces and staffing agencies make it easier than ever for businesses and freelancers to connect. Being a self-employed contract worker no longer carries the stigma it once did and is generally accepted as a reasonable career path.Nearly 6 in 10 Americans will work as an independent professional at some ...
  
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• 6 Ways to Create a Better Candidate Experience

  27-10-2017 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Why do some staffing firms struggle while others keep their candidate pipelines consistently filled with qualified talent? The answer lies in the candidate experience.Fostering a positive candidate experience is critical, as it translates to a positive working relationship and an improved reputation. If you want to improve the candidate experience, you need to assess every aspect of your process from before you even speak with a candidate to long after you've placed them in a
  
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• 5 Ways to Communicate With Confidence

  27-10-2017 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Communicating with confidence is the difference between telling your boss that you need the day off and asking if it would be possible to take the day off. While you shouldn't act self-righteous or disrespect your superiors, it is important to take charge and act on what you need.It can be a hard to communicate with confidence, especially if you aren't used to actively telling ...
  
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• Dearly Beloved, We Are Gathered Here Today to Say Goodbye to the Annual Performance Review

  27-10-2017 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  I've brought you all together today to pay our respects to our long-time friend and colleague, the annual performance review.Some of you may not even remember that prior to the annual review's arrival on the scene, employees had no chance to give feedback, and the concept of engaging employees hadn't even been invented yet. The annual performance review changed all that, and we shall ever be grateful.However, times change, and we must change with them. Rather than mourn the ...
  
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• Be Smart Enough to Ask the 'Stupid' Questions

  27-10-2017 18:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  A few days ago, I was sitting across from a top executive at a leading fashion retailer. He was lamenting the fact that the CEO always came back to the executive team during or right after the holidays with a three-page email about the company's direction and greater purpose.It wasn't that this exec didn't want to address those issues. Rather, he felt continually thwarted in his efforts to do so because: 1) the other members of the team just wanted ...
  
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• Job Seekers: Pay Attention to Your Punctuation

  27-10-2017 18:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Your words are incredibly powerful business tools that you use each and every day. This is especially true during your job search, what with all the interviews, cover letters, and resumes.It should come as no surprise that the punctuation surrounding your words in written communication is just as important as the words themselves. Even small things can have a big impact – like using the right number of spaces after ...
  
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• 6 Online Talent Sources You Probably Aren't Leveraging (But Should)

  27-10-2017 17:19 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: Job boards, LinkedIn, maybe Facebook, maybe Twitter – chances are when you search for talent online, you're going to all ...
  
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• To Combat Veteran Underemployment, Let's Make the Transition Into the Civilian Workforce Smoother

  27-10-2017 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Unemployment rates for veterans have been falling in recent years, declining from a high of close to 9 percent in 2010 to roughly 4 percent today. However, as the Military Times reports, many veterans still struggle with underemployment, especially those who belong to the post-9/11 generation of veterans.There are many factors contributing to the high number of underemployed veterans, including communication barriers between civilian employers and veteran candidates. ...
  
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