Tag Archives: recruitment

Workday Acquires Identified: A Potential Disruptive Move in Recruiting

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This week Workday announced the acquisition of Identified, a private company which was focused on using Big Data techniques to help recruiters find great candidates. While Workday positioned this as...

Obamacare Kills 2.5 Million Jobs? That Doesn’t Count Independent Contractors

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One of the precepts of Obamacare is that all employees ought to have affordable health coverage. That’s a laudable goal, but the details have become more than messy. Besides, after the...

Yahoo’s COO de Castro Hit Two Of The Three Main Causes Of Executive Onboarding Failure

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It’s not a surprise that Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer has fired COO Henrique De Castro. Yes. He was her first big hire. Yes. It is going to cost Yahoo crazy amounts of money to pay him off. But he does...
    






Internship Wish List: The 12 Things Students Value Most

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Providing choices like “the opportunity for full-time employment,” “good references,” “competitive compensation,” “networking opportunities,” “a flexible work schedule” and “client exposure,”...
    






How To Get The References You Need To Land The Job You Want

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How To Get the References You Need For the Job You Really Want What others say about you is often far more important than what you say about yourself. And that’s especially true for job seekers. “...
    






Facebook Isn’t A Good Way To Judge Potential Employees, Say Researchers

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Back in 2012, we learned that Facebook stalking would tell you if a person was worth hiring. Researchers at Northern Illinois University found that they could predict job performance based on just 5...
    






New Leader Ideas 2013: Get The Job. Onboard Well. Be BRAVE.

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Looking back at the New Leader’s Playbook articles that got the most traction in 2013, it’s clear that readers’ interests are strongest in three areas: sharpening interview skills to get the job,...