This is your job search news – THE FUN EDITION – – with articles and resources centered around learning so enjoy! I’ve read them, and you can feel free to comment on them in any form you’d like. Leave a message on the “send voicemail” button on your right. MORE
The following post was written and provided by Scott Cramer of Go Solar Group. MORE
Are you past the new-year resolution high and ready to dig in for the long haul to a better you, with resolve and commitment? If so, read on for eight ideas to help you spur your new year goals forward. MORE
In the last segment of our female recruitment panel, we focus on the topic of empowerment. Specifically asking; How can we continue to allow women to flourish, develop and improve as recruiters? MORE
We all need motivation from time to time, and for myself, I have found that sometimes visual quotes and aids are the best way to get me fired up, motivated, and ready to go quickly without a lot of. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. HR Life hr quotes inspiration leadership quotes quotes workplace quotes MORE
Job descriptions can often blur into one. Companies are constantly looking for a “motivated and self-directed individual” who can “hit the ground running” in an “exciting and fast-paced environment.”. Reading that, you have no idea if they’re talking about a senior-level finance position or a preschool teacher. It’s not like there’s ever a job description that says a business is seeking a “lazy individual” who “will require extensive training” in a “boring and tedious environment.”. MORE
When it comes to running a business, you need to make sure you’re the right person for the job. If you’re going to manage employees, you can’t let them walk all over you, and you need to make sure they’re going to listen to you. Business Advice Manage Employees MORE
From writing code to accounting to math, most people spend the bulk of their educational and professional lives perfecting hard (meaning, technical) skills. It’s no wonder then that so many jobseekers give those skills so much real estate when they are writing their resumes. MORE
One of the most common misconceptions about an executive job search is thinking a flawless resume will guarantee you a job. It will definitely help your chances if you use one of the top resume writing services to perfect your resume, but there are many more components to a successful job search. MORE
Like Google, Facebook, and Cisco, Amazon has announced that they will throw out the “tell us your salary history” question in the hopes of eliminating the effects of past discrimination. Several states and cities have adopted legislation that does the same thing. If a job is worth $75,000, and the person can do the job, that person should earn $75,000 regardless of whether the person earned $50,000 before–male or female. MORE
If you’ve got little ones around the house, you’ve probably asked that question. It’s a valid concern for parents. MORE
Sponsored by Jobbio So much of our lives are taken up with work that at the very least we should be able to derive some pleasure or reward from it. A salary isn’t enough, our jobs should challenge us, motivate us and ultimately contribute to our overall happiness. MORE
I am not a fan of swear words , so I was going to skip my friend Amy Alkon’s latest book, Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence. Alkon and I agree on a lot, even though we are polar opposites in many things. She swears. I don’t. I’m a church-going Mormon.She’s a cultural Jew who’s an atheist. I’m married with kids, and she’s single with a boyfriend.) But we both strongly believe that we are responsible for our own choices. MORE
Personal branding is all about differentiating the unique value you offer the employers you’re targeting. If you want to make headway using LinkedIn to promote your personal brand and value, you create plenty of content to reinforce your brand and what you have to offer. MORE
Why You Should Use YouTube To Spy On Your Dream Company. Work It Daily. What platform do you use most for job search, networking, and learning about new employment opportunities? If your first pick was LinkedIn, you’re not alone. MORE
AI is clearly a hot topic in any recruitment office and has been for some time. With our increasing needs for instant gratification because of social media, how does this impact on the daily culture in recruitment businesses and what does this mean for the future of recruiters. MORE
If you have someone you want to get rid of, but you are too wimpy to fire him, there are some things you can do to make him miserable enough to start looking for a new job, just to get the heck out of Dodge. Here are 10 of them: 1. Lower pay. It’s perfectly legal (as long as there’s no contract involved) to lower pay if you announce it in advance (and in writing, in some jurisdictions). So, you can say, “Starting next month, you’ll be making $10,000 less per year!” MORE
In this digital age, there are more and more jobs that involve working online. If you are having trouble deciding on a career, perhaps you should consider one of the online working options. Business Advice Self Employed working online MORE
In this post, we’ll dig deeper into the basics of Agile principles, how they align to Lean philosophies, and how Agile’s Scrum can help a human resources team manage fundamental shifts in their organizations, teams and technologies—especially when it comes to HR technology adoption. MORE
I need some advice on the topics of work appropriate gifts. I work in a large international company, and recently became friends with a male coworker. I am married, and so is he. What is considered an appropriate gift for a coworker? He recently gave me something designer that was over $1000 and it doesn’t make me comfortable at all, and I expressed to him that it doesn’t and I find it inappropriate. I am happily married, and he knows I am. MORE
“Most people chase success at work, thinking that will make them happy. The truth is that happiness at work will make you successful.” ” – Alexander Kjerulf. Interesting notion. being happy at work will make you successful. It sure helps motivate you to higher accomplishment. MORE
As talent continues to be an important focus for your organization. It’s not just all about recruiting talent to your company. It’s’ about retaining them and keeping them being. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. As talent continues to be an important focus for your organization. It’s not just all about recruiting talent to your company. MORE
Press Release: New survey reveals the best situation for finding your “lightbulb moment.”. My Own Stationery has conducted a study into the situations in which people feel their most. inspired in the pursuit of better creative thought. Surveying over 100 creative professionals. MORE
Find the Ms Career Girl article on Kelly’s “Your Messy Brilliance” here. MORE
A job is one of the top sources for stress among Americans. And since most Americans have a job, most of them will have to deal with stress at some point. Dealing with and managing stress isn’t always easy, but it is possible. MORE
If you consider yourself to have a sharp mind, you might also be keen on ensuring that you use that in your daily work. Career advice Perfect Careers MORE
Author Maz Evans was typing rapidly in an airport when a man saddled up next to her and said what he undoubtedly thought was a compliment—that he’d love to hire her as his secretary. “If If he ever wanted to be mine, he’d already failed the interview,” Maz recounted. Talk about an antiquated stereotype. If you really want to attract and retain more female employees, you have to start by rejecting this kind of Stone-Age thinking. MORE
Be sure to check out the infographic that follows! Graduating from college with a degree opens a lot of doors for your long-term career, but did you know that your student debt could also hold you back from those dreams? MORE
Marketing budgets are flowing in, businesses are analyzing last year’s marketing efforts and now is the time to start ramping up marketing efforts again. The New Year is a pivotal time for most businesses, and the service industry will also start ramping up efforts. MORE
If you’re an introvert, you probably get nervous every time you walk into a room full of strangers. Add the pressure of networking with potential business contacts and it won’t be long before you’re suffering from sweaty palms, a dry mouth and a churning stomach. MORE
Today, there are more than five billion smartphone users worldwide. Our everyday lives are now underpinned by the helpfulness of mobile apps to improve our daily efficiency and entertain. Career Opportunities Careers game development mobile apps MORE
If it has been a few years since the last time you went on a job search, you need to know that things have changed. Sure, there’s advice from 2011 that still applies today – for example, networking is still a great idea. MORE
As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize's a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. Blake (played by Alec Baldwin) in Glengarry Glen Ross . MORE
If you are wanting to start a business and work from home, then the thing that can be the struggle is knowing what kind of business to get into. Business Advice New Business work from home MORE
Have you been looking for a new job longer than a month? Longer than three months? Six months or more? Perhaps you can’t quite figure out why you aren’t getting calls for interviews or any responses to the resumes you have been sending to companies. What if the problem is…YOU? MORE
Career Trend
JANUARY 22, 2018
Are you past the new-year resolution high and ready to dig in for the long haul to a better you, with resolve and commitment? If so, read on for eight ideas to help you spur your new year goals forward.
Competitive Resumes
JANUARY 23, 2018
If it has been a few years since the last time you went on a job search, you need to know that things have changed. Sure, there’s advice from 2011 that still applies today – for example, networking is still a great idea.
Professional Resume Services
JANUARY 25, 2018
One of the most common misconceptions about an executive job search is thinking a flawless resume will guarantee you a job. It will definitely help your chances if you use one of the top resume writing services to perfect your resume, but there are many more components to a successful job search.
Executive Career Brand
JANUARY 23, 2018
Personal branding is all about differentiating the unique value you offer the employers you’re targeting. If you want to make headway using LinkedIn to promote your personal brand and value, you create plenty of content to reinforce your brand and what you have to offer.
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 22, 2018
If you’re an introvert, you probably get nervous every time you walk into a room full of strangers. Add the pressure of networking with potential business contacts and it won’t be long before you’re suffering from sweaty palms, a dry mouth and a churning stomach.
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 23, 2018
Have you been looking for a new job longer than a month? Longer than three months? Six months or more? Perhaps you can’t quite figure out why you aren’t getting calls for interviews or any responses to the resumes you have been sending to companies. What if the problem is…YOU?
Evil HR Lady
JANUARY 26, 2018
I need some advice on the topics of work appropriate gifts. I work in a large international company, and recently became friends with a male coworker. I am married, and so is he. What is considered an appropriate gift for a coworker? He recently gave me something designer that was over $1000 and it doesn’t make me comfortable at all, and I expressed to him that it doesn’t and I find it inappropriate. I am happily married, and he knows I am.
Career Alley
JANUARY 26, 2018
If you consider yourself to have a sharp mind, you might also be keen on ensuring that you use that in your daily work. Career advice Perfect Careers
Blogging4jobs
JANUARY 22, 2018
In this post, we’ll dig deeper into the basics of Agile principles, how they align to Lean philosophies, and how Agile’s Scrum can help a human resources team manage fundamental shifts in their organizations, teams and technologies—especially when it comes to HR technology adoption.
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 24, 2018
The following post was written and provided by Scott Cramer of Go Solar Group.
Evil HR Lady
JANUARY 25, 2018
Like Google, Facebook, and Cisco, Amazon has announced that they will throw out the “tell us your salary history” question in the hopes of eliminating the effects of past discrimination. Several states and cities have adopted legislation that does the same thing. If a job is worth $75,000, and the person can do the job, that person should earn $75,000 regardless of whether the person earned $50,000 before–male or female.
Career Alley
JANUARY 25, 2018
In this digital age, there are more and more jobs that involve working online. If you are having trouble deciding on a career, perhaps you should consider one of the online working options. Business Advice Self Employed working online
Professional Resume Services
JANUARY 23, 2018
A job is one of the top sources for stress among Americans. And since most Americans have a job, most of them will have to deal with stress at some point. Dealing with and managing stress isn’t always easy, but it is possible.
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 26, 2018
If you’ve got little ones around the house, you’ve probably asked that question. It’s a valid concern for parents.
Evil HR Lady
JANUARY 23, 2018
I am not a fan of swear words , so I was going to skip my friend Amy Alkon’s latest book, Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence. Alkon and I agree on a lot, even though we are polar opposites in many things. She swears. I don’t. I’m a church-going Mormon.She’s a cultural Jew who’s an atheist. I’m married with kids, and she’s single with a boyfriend.) But we both strongly believe that we are responsible for our own choices.
Career Alley
JANUARY 25, 2018
Today, there are more than five billion smartphone users worldwide. Our everyday lives are now underpinned by the helpfulness of mobile apps to improve our daily efficiency and entertain. Career Opportunities Careers game development mobile apps
Sklover Working Wisdom
JANUARY 22, 2018
“Most people chase success at work, thinking that will make them happy. The truth is that happiness at work will make you successful.” ” – Alexander Kjerulf. Interesting notion. being happy at work will make you successful. It sure helps motivate you to higher accomplishment.
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 25, 2018
Press Release: New survey reveals the best situation for finding your “lightbulb moment.”. My Own Stationery has conducted a study into the situations in which people feel their most. inspired in the pursuit of better creative thought. Surveying over 100 creative professionals.
Evil HR Lady
JANUARY 24, 2018
Author Maz Evans was typing rapidly in an airport when a man saddled up next to her and said what he undoubtedly thought was a compliment—that he’d love to hire her as his secretary. “If If he ever wanted to be mine, he’d already failed the interview,” Maz recounted. Talk about an antiquated stereotype. If you really want to attract and retain more female employees, you have to start by rejecting this kind of Stone-Age thinking.
Career Alley
JANUARY 22, 2018
When it comes to running a business, you need to make sure you’re the right person for the job. If you’re going to manage employees, you can’t let them walk all over you, and you need to make sure they’re going to listen to you. Business Advice Manage Employees
Career Shifters
JANUARY 22, 2018
“I couldn't see any good in what I was doing.”. Fed up with feeling unfulfilled in her desk job, Louise Mansfield decided to explore her interest in working outdoors. An evening class and a few stints of volunteering later, she's discovered a whole new path.
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 20, 2018
Find the Ms Career Girl article on Kelly’s “Your Messy Brilliance” here.
Evil HR Lady
JANUARY 20, 2018
If you have someone you want to get rid of, but you are too wimpy to fire him, there are some things you can do to make him miserable enough to start looking for a new job, just to get the heck out of Dodge. Here are 10 of them: 1. Lower pay. It’s perfectly legal (as long as there’s no contract involved) to lower pay if you announce it in advance (and in writing, in some jurisdictions). So, you can say, “Starting next month, you’ll be making $10,000 less per year!”
The Undercover Recruiter
JANUARY 24, 2018
In the last segment of our female recruitment panel, we focus on the topic of empowerment. Specifically asking; How can we continue to allow women to flourish, develop and improve as recruiters?
Career Shifters
JANUARY 23, 2018
Sarah’s passionate about finding work that helps others. But her confidence fades every time she hears she doesn’t have the right qualifications or background. How do you find hope when you keep hitting dead ends
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 23, 2018
Be sure to check out the infographic that follows! Graduating from college with a degree opens a lot of doors for your long-term career, but did you know that your student debt could also hold you back from those dreams?
Blogging4jobs
JANUARY 23, 2018
We all need motivation from time to time, and for myself, I have found that sometimes visual quotes and aids are the best way to get me fired up, motivated, and ready to go quickly without a lot of. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. HR Life hr quotes inspiration leadership quotes quotes workplace quotes
The Undercover Recruiter
JANUARY 22, 2018
Sponsored by Jobbio So much of our lives are taken up with work that at the very least we should be able to derive some pleasure or reward from it. A salary isn’t enough, our jobs should challenge us, motivate us and ultimately contribute to our overall happiness.
Career Realism
JANUARY 26, 2018
Why You Should Use YouTube To Spy On Your Dream Company. Work It Daily. What platform do you use most for job search, networking, and learning about new employment opportunities? If your first pick was LinkedIn, you’re not alone.
Ms. Career Girl
JANUARY 23, 2018
Marketing budgets are flowing in, businesses are analyzing last year’s marketing efforts and now is the time to start ramping up marketing efforts again. The New Year is a pivotal time for most businesses, and the service industry will also start ramping up efforts.
Blogging4jobs
JANUARY 24, 2018
As talent continues to be an important focus for your organization. It’s not just all about recruiting talent to your company. It’s’ about retaining them and keeping them being. Workology is the art and science of work, HR and recruitment. Join the resource revolution. As talent continues to be an important focus for your organization. It’s not just all about recruiting talent to your company.
The Undercover Recruiter
JANUARY 23, 2018
AI is clearly a hot topic in any recruitment office and has been for some time. With our increasing needs for instant gratification because of social media, how does this impact on the daily culture in recruitment businesses and what does this mean for the future of recruiters.
Jobacle
JANUARY 22, 2018
From writing code to accounting to math, most people spend the bulk of their educational and professional lives perfecting hard (meaning, technical) skills. It’s no wonder then that so many jobseekers give those skills so much real estate when they are writing their resumes.
HR Capitalist
JANUARY 23, 2018
As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize's a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. Blake (played by Alec Baldwin) in Glengarry Glen Ross .
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS YOUR PEERS ARE READING
142 
Let's personalize your content