Archive for April, 2010
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Interviewing - The Screening Interview Part 2
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Difficult Questions
1. What are your weaknesses?
2. Why did you leave your last job?
3. How do you deal with criticism?
4. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
5. How do you deal with authority?
6. What do you think of your previous manager?
7. What is the riskiest thing you have ever done?
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Interviewing - The Screening Interview Part 1
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Companies use screening tools to ensure that candidates meet minimum qualification requirements. Computer programs are among the tools used to weed out unqualified candidates. (This is why you need a digital resume that is screening-friendly. See our resume center for help.) Sometimes human professionals are the gatekeepers. Screening interviewers often have honed skills to determine [...]
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Hiring Employees: A Checklist for Success in Hiring Employees
Monday, April 26th, 2010
How to Recruit and Hire the Best
Selection and Hiring Checklist
Want to recruit and hire a superior workforce? This checklist for hiring employees will help you systematize your process for hiring employees, whether it’s your first employee or one of many employees you are hiring. This hiring employees checklist helps you keep track of your recruiting [...] -
Job Interview Tips: How to Interview Potential Employees
Monday, April 26th, 2010
The job interview is a powerful factor in the employee selection process in most organizations. While the job interview may not deserve all of the attention that the job interview receives, it is still a powerful force in hiring.
Other background checking and work history references provide much less personalized and more factual information, and hopefully, [...] -
Managing Workplace Conflicts
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Summary: An easy to read article that covers the various types of workplace conflict, what influences our responses to conflict, suggestions on how to react when workplace conflict occurs and more. Short and to the point, and clearly and concisely written overview of the conflict process.
Kinds of Workplace Conflicts
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Being a Kick-ass Employee
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Whether you’re in an entry level position or you head up a department in a large company, there are certain concepts that should be applied in your working life. As well as increasing your value in the job market, practicing these ideas will enhance your worth to your current employer. You stand to earn more [...]
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The War for Talent
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
According to a yearlong study conducted by McKinsey Co., the most important corporate resource over the next 20 years will be talent. It’s also the resource in shortest supply. Are you ready to fight for your fair share?
In the boardroom bunkers and in the cubicle-filled trenches, the early skirmishes of the next war are being [...]