Getting a raise is one of the quickest ways to improve upon your financial picture.. A few minutes of conversation can lead to a pay increase that you will enjoy year after year. Most of us think that getting a raise is about asking at the right time or framing the question in a certain [...]
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reports that 47 million American workers (around 46%) say they’ve personally contended with workplace bullying within the previous year; 15 million (13%) suffered from it at least once weekly. Insulting, harassing, and abusive peers often come stereotypically slapped as denizens of the junior high and high school hallways, [...]
By Pedram Tabibi Imagine landing a job interview. How do you prepare yourself? You might read about the company, prep for questions, bring your résumé and arrive on time. Then, the interviewer begins by asking for the username and password of all your social media accounts. Surprised? Don’t be. Recent employment practices show your interview [...]
The number of online scams is huge and growing. The sheer number of scams makes it difficult to catalog them all but there are similarities in the methodologies used by scammers that apply across a broad range of cyber crimes. It is important to recognize these techniques and know how to react when they are [...]
Yesterday we shared with you a new trend among employers to ask candidates for their personal Facebook login and password as another way to get a “background check”. Today, Facebook responded. Like many of you, most Facebook users feel it a violation of privacy for employers to ask such a thing. After this article circulated [...]
In this competitive job market, everything in your job-seeking arsenal must be spot-on: resume, cover letter, even your interview attire. And you’ve probably made sure all of those are top-notch, but there is one thing over which you have little control—and the scary part is, it can kill your chances of landing a job. We’re [...]
Although there are laws on the books to protect workers 40 and over from being discriminated against, that does not mean such illegal practices don’t take place during the background screening process. As a worker who is 40 or over, do you know your rights, along with what to look for when job hunting? If [...]
As an individual, you do not have to stand for being hit on. You don’t have to endure any sort of harassment in hopes of getting that next raise or keeping your job. Most companies have strict policies that try their best to keep relationships completely out of the workplace – where they belong. Some [...]
40 is the new 100! (Or, are you too old to work here?) In this classic episode of “The HR Smackdown,” Jim and Karen banter about age discrimination and looking for work in a sucky economy. (Hey Google, is it true that you are over-the-hill when you hit 40? ) Plus, working as a contractor [...]
The Recruiters Lounge Podcast is created with recruiters and HR professionals in mind, however this episode discusses issues job hunters would have an interest in. Tune in to the podcast to see what I mean. Should you go to school during a recession? In this podcast, Jim and Karen talk about the wisdom of investing [...]
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