Archive | November, 2009

Employers Take Innovative Steps Forward to Reduce Layoffs

Employers Take Innovative Steps Forward to Reduce Layoffs

The American workplace has taken a hard hit in the past year or two, and although it is beginning to turn around, it is important to understand how the economic downturn has been affecting the workplace; both positively and negatively.  In the face of potential crises, American employers are fighting back using innovative structural ideas [...]

Tips for Filling Resume Gaps

Resume gaps raise red flags for most employers, a new survey confirms: More than nine out of 10 (93 percent) executives polled said they’d be concerned about a candidate’s fit for a position if his or her resume showed involuntary periods of unemployment.

Top 5 Criteria New Graduates Look For in an Employer?

Top 5 Criteria New Graduates Look For in an Employer?

Students have made it clear that while salaries are important, benefits also matter to them. Overall, students rated medical insurance, yearly salary increases, 401(k) plan, and dental and life insurance as the most important benefits to them. Other benefits students look for, in order of importance, are:

Top 10 Party Colleges by Salary Potential

Top 10 Party Colleges by Salary Potential

Top Party Colleges By Salary Potential Methodology Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have 2 years of experience; mid-career have 15 years. See full methodology for more.

Thank You For Selecting Someone Else. Wait… What?

How to make yourself memorable when someone else gets the job. Rejected again. The problem is that this time you were SO sure you were going to get the job. You had three call backs, and two interviews with top management. But the rejection letter is in your hand. Now what? You have several choices. [...]

4 Generations in One Work Force: Which Employee Benefits Satisfy Them All?

For the first time in American history, employers face the challenge of providing benefits to a work force spanning four generations: Generations X and Y (Millenials), Baby Boomers, and the Mature — sometimes called the Silent — Generation. X-ers like to text, Boomers like to meet in person. Y-ers are used to talking, typing, and [...]

Top 6 Things You Should Never Wear to a Job Interview

Top 6 Things You Should Never Wear to a Job Interview

It has been said that “Clothes make the man (or woman)”.  This is especially important when trying to find a job. You have only one opportunity to make a first impression, and how you are dressed contributes to that impression.   It is critical, particularly in this competitive job market, to understand the importance of choosing [...]

Using Internet Technology for Career Search and Advancement

Using Internet Technology for Career Search and Advancement

In this day when technological advances are occurring at lightning speed, the process of searching for a new job has moved away from the more traditional “classified section” job searching and towards electronic methods on the internet.  The techniques used by job seekers in the past to apply for jobs are becoming obsolete, and therefore [...]

“Millennials” – HR Nightmare, or Breath of Fresh Air?

Despite the impact Baby Boomers have had on loosening up the workplace, the Millennial generation is forcing managers to think outside the box in order to integrate them into the workforce. This is the generation that grew up sheltered from competition and with the credo that ‘every child deserves an award’ – simply for showing [...]

Will Your Resume Get You an Interview

You’ve put all of your skills and experience into your resume and sent it out to scores of companies. Your resume is neat and tidy and gives your complete work history, showing various duties you’ve performed and companies you’ve worked for. Overall, you feel it’s a good presentation of where you have been and what [...]