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At The Start Of A New Year, What's Your People Plan?

The start of a New Year is always a great time to think about the future. Do you have a plan for recruiting, training, and developing employees?READ»

Inexperience Isn't Always A Bad Thing

There are millions of potential employees boasting exquisite credentials and years of experience on the job market right now. Hiring one of them seems like a no-brainer, particularly because the opportunity to bring in such talent for lower-level positions is rare. But in fact, experience can be a drawback.READ»

Steve Jobs, Apple, And The Importance Of Company Culture

What is the company culture like in your organization? Are your employees united by common values and a common purpose, or do they operate in free-for-all mode? READ»

BranchOut Adds Tools To Let Recruiters Go Trolling on Facebook

RecruiterConnect is the first software product for businesses ever built on top of Facebook.READ»

Turning Your Business Into A People Magnet With Lessons From The NFL

How committed are your employees to your business? How much do they value their job with your organization? Are positions at your company always in high demand? The NFL has a thing or two to teach us about making a business into a magnet for talented and passionate employees.READ»

Now That People Finally Matter To Businesses, HR Is The Next Big Thing

The social business movement is forcing employers to treat people like the valuable assets they've always been. Is Human Resources ready?READ»

How To Get A Job In America

Job boards and Craigslist don't work because everybody's already there. Here's where to look, and how to look good, in the (still incredibly rough) job market.READ»

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Hiring Smart When Your Pool Of Candidates Is Huge--And Qualified

Normally, having a large pool of qualified candidates to choose from while hiring is a good thing. However, with national unemployment remaining above 9%, many employers are finding themselves overwhelmed with candidates. Here's how to let the best candidates rise to the top. READ»

The Hiring Cattle Call Can Sully Your Brand

Word of mouth from the huge herd of people who have an impersonal and demeaning hiring experience at your company can effectively throw your brand under the bus, and thanks to social media, the voices of those candidates have grown exponentially. Here's how to turn the cattle call into a marketing opportunity. READ»

Epic Geek-Off Seeks Future Googlers

... Or not. Even as the search giant wooed promising computer scientists with mind-bending puzzles and games in New York, some thought it child's play and said they'd rather go to work for a startup. READ»

Why Startups Are Still Better at Attracting Rock Star Talent

Maybe it's the lack of a fully entrenched, overly conservative, business as usual HR departments. Or maybe it's because they live in a world free of lawyers, legalese, and "corporate" mumbo jumbo. Whatever the reason, start ups typically take the cake when it comes to finding rock star talent.READ»

Does Your Company Have a Welcome Wagon?

Have you ever started a new job and felt like the company wasn't expecting you? When you arrive on your first day eager to make a good first impression and your coworkers, and your manager, are too busy working on their own projects to say much more than hello?READ»

Organic Valley Is Recruiting Future Farmers of America

The cooperative of farmers is setting out on a national recruiting tour.READ»

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German Privacy Law Would Ban Firms From Using Facebook to Vet Potential Employees

Google given the wink over Facebook in Germany's proposed privacy lawREAD»

Legal Debates Aside, Companies Should Pay Interns

The debate over the legality of unpaid internships is heating up. On one hand, you have companies claiming they don't have the budget to pay for an intern and that the students are "compensated" from the chance to gain real-world work ...READ»

Job Fair and Training Expo

Looking for work? Or a new career?READ»

What Apple and Amazon Job Ads Reveal About the iPad-Kindle Battle Ahead

Both Amazon and Apple have new advertisements for job openings at their companies that, if you read into the details just a little, give away many a detail on the upcoming Kindle versus iPad conflict. It's going to be very ...READ»

Free Job Fair Invitation: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Come out to Hire Canada’s Job Fair and Training Expo on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at the Pearson Convention Centre, located at 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton, ON. Please visit www.hirecanada.ca for more information. READ»