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Employers: Show Common Courtesy to Applicants

Employers: Show Common Courtesy to Applicants

Looking for a job can be stressful. As job seekers triple check their resumes for typos and edit their cover letters, it seems like employers sit back and relax with all the power—especially in today’s job market. Although companies do have the power to hire or not, they should still show candidates respect throughout the [...]

50 Happiest Companies for 2012

50 Happiest Companies for 2012

CareerBliss announces employees’ choice for the happiest places to work! See Top 10We’re proud to reveal the winners of CareerBliss’ Happiest Companies in America Awards for 2012, thanks to thousands of employees from around the country.Of the thousands of companies nominated for this award, the 50 winners have been designated as the happiest places to [...]

Like a Boss — Are U.S. Execs Embracing Online Video?

Like a Boss — Are U.S. Execs Embracing Online Video?

A recent Forbes Insight survey discovered that almost 60 percent of C-level U.S. business executives said they’d watch an online video before reading text covering the same topic on a web page. We created this infographic with Wistia to look at how the future of learning is becoming  increasingly visual and social, and how senior managers are [...]

Top 100 Twitter Accounts Job Seekers MUST Follow: 2012

Top 100 Twitter Accounts Job Seekers MUST Follow: 2012

If you’re new to using Social Media in your job search – specifically Twitter – how do you know who to follow for really good advice? At YouTern, we answer that question by providing our Top 100 “MUST Follow” Twitter accounts for 2012! You may not find many of those we’ve come to respect on [...]

A Look At VA Home Loans

A Look At VA Home Loans

We do our best to honor the Armed Forces of our country and their families. So we asked ourselves, what do we know about veterans and how can we honor them this Veteran’s Day? We spoke to some of the veterans and we came to this conclusion: we know A LOT about how to help [...]

How Can I Afford a Masters Degree?

How Can I Afford a Masters Degree?

With the going rate for a masters degree and living expenses often as high as £25,000 it’s no surprise that students find themselves searching for new and creative ways of funding a masters. Have a look at some of the ideas we came up with – or for a more practical solution, check out our [...]

Hourly Hiring Managers to Employ more Temporary Workers this Holiday Season

Hourly Hiring Managers to Employ more Temporary Workers this Holiday Season

Staffing Industry Analysts, a global publication specializing in staffing industry news, data, and trends, is expecting hourly hiring managers to employ more temporary workers this holiday season than in the past holiday seasons. With seasonal hiring trends expected to increase, now would be a great opportunity to get your foot in the door with a [...]

15 Reasons Corporate Recruiters Won’t Talk to You

15 Reasons Corporate Recruiters Won’t Talk to You

Job seekers love to diss corporate recruiters. Why? Because corporate recruiters don’t pay enough attention to job seekers. That’s “enough” as defined by job seekers, of course. Have you ever wondered why recruiters don’t pay enough attention to job seekers? Talking with you is their job, isn’t it? Well, it could be that they’re: Talking [...]

5 Ways to Show “Works Well with Others” on Your Resume

5 Ways to Show “Works Well with Others” on Your Resume

A recent Center for Creative Leadership survey reveals that 86 percent of senior executives believe it’s extremely important to be able to work across organizational boundaries. What does that mean? CCL identifies five categories of organizational boundaries: Vertical: Across levels and hierarchy. Horizontal: Across functions and expertise. Stakeholder: Beyond the boundaries of the organization with external [...]

New Facebook Search Engine Lets Employers Find You

New Facebook Search Engine Lets Employers Find You

Identified.com, a new Facebook search engine, gives employers and others access to your work and education history. I talked with Brendan Wallace, Identified’s CEO, to learn more. The company started by indexing U.S. Facebook profiles that make work history, school history, and friends lists public. Once they index a profile, they then index everyone on [...]