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• The Challenges and Opportunities of the 2017 Holiday Hiring Season

  06-11-2017 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The holiday hiring season is here! Across industries, employers are gearing up for surging holiday business by hiring temporary workers.No holiday hiring season is without its complexities and obstacles, and 2017 will be no different. Low unemployment rates mean smaller talent pools, which in turn mean more competition between organizations as they scramble to recruit the best ahead of other companies.Hourly work marketplace
  
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• Office Life Captured in 10 Haiku

  06-11-2017 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite being a traditionally nature-oriented form of poetry developed in pre-modern Japan, the haiku may be the perfect verse form for life in the modern workplace. Think about it: At 17 syllables a pop, these little gems are about the length of your average text message. They're short, sweet, and to the point. In our increasingly time-crunched offices, do we really have the luxury of reading anything longer?Of course, you're ...
  
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• 11 Jobs You Can Do From Home

  06-11-2017 21:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Flexible and remote work only grow more popular with each passing day. In one recent survey, 90 percent of respondents expressed a desire to work remotely at least part of the time. Furthermore, 68 percent of Americans said they expect to soon start working remotely instead of commuting into an office every day.Despite the benefits of remote work to both organizations and employees, it isn't feasible for everyone. ...
  
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• 5 Ways to Remove Unconscious Bias From Your Hiring Process

  06-11-2017 21:14 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:How does your company ensure its recruiting and hiring ...
  
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• Commanding Growth: Creating New Market Categories in Shrinking Markets

  06-11-2017 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  How can your organization grow in a market that is itself not growing – or in a market that is in fact shrinking?That was the challenge my marketing, sales, and research and development (RD) teams faced with our emergency medical services (EMS) equipment business at the turn of the millennium.Our parent company, Stryker, launched the RUGGED ambulance cot in 1994. Sales grew nicely, meeting Stryker's mandatory 20 percent growth requirement, but after five solid years, momentum began to
  
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• For Gen. Z, Millennials Make the Best Managers

  06-11-2017 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  The millennials have a mixed reputation in the workforce. While they have introduced new ways to work – including healthier work/life balances and more emphasis on making a difference in the world – they have also publicly shamed baby boomers and Generation X-ers for handing them an unfair world marked by student loan debt, shady business practices, and a ruined environment.Boomers responded by dubbing millennials the "Me Generation," perpetuating a ...
  
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• Do You Hate Your Job? Ask Yourself These 6 Questions:

  06-11-2017 19:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  While many young people enter the workforce bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, that enthusiasm can wear out quickly. According to one study, workers over the age of 35 are twice as likely to hate their jobs as workers under 35. The likelihood is even higher for workers over 55.Regardless of your age, you don't need to stay in ...
  
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• Adrenaline junkie jobs - FederalNewsRadio.com

  06-11-2017 08:14 via federalnewsradio.com
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  Why is being a federal civil servant sometimes like being a beekeeper in a nudist colony? Short answer: Both occupations have certain perks but there are downsides too. Plus outsiders really don't understand what makes either of them tick. The upside ...
  
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• CEO: Robots won't destroy all the jobs because someone has to service the robots - CNBC

  06-11-2017 06:29 via cnbc.com
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  CEO: Robots won't destroy all the jobs because someone has to service the robots
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  Each new robot in the workplace can replace roughly six human workers, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. And not only is that a possibility, but it's a certainty for some professions. "No doubt that some aspects of automation are ...and more »
  
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• Asian stocks down after weak US jobs, as Trump trip in focus - ABC News

  06-11-2017 04:48 via abcnews.go.com
  Asian stocks down after weak US jobs, as Trump trip in focus
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  Asian markets slipped on Monday as weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs figures dented sentiment. Investors were also keeping an eye on President Donald Trump's visit to Asia, where he is expected to discuss North Korean nuclear issues with leaders in the ...and more »
  
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