The Social Media Blacklist

The Social Media Blacklist

The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday that described how many major search firms actually...
Profile of NorthEast Ohio Workplaces on NEOtropolis

Profile of NorthEast Ohio Workplaces on NEOtropolis

Work environment, it seems, is not just an important issue in flush times when the economy is good and...
How to Win The Coming War For Talent

How to Win The Coming War For Talent

Current economic problems and high unemployment numbers are distorting many employers’ perception...
5 Ways Social Media Can Cause You to Lose Your Job

5 Ways Social Media Can Cause You to Lose Your Job

Recent studies confirm that over half of employers check their job candidates’ social media profiles...

The Social Media Blacklist

Featured, Interviewing, Networking, Social Media, The Search, Video — February 3, 2010 at 9:50 am
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday that described how many major search firms actually keep a blacklist of candidates that they would never consider for any job opening. Typically, these firms add candidates to their blacklist who have exaggerated their qualifications, pitted recruiting firms against each other, received negative references or performed badly during the search process. Previously,...

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Workplace

Work Environment: How Important Is It?

Work Environment: How Important Is It?
Remember workplaces with pool tables and beanbag chairs?  Remember Pets.com and 1999?  Remember thinking: wouldn’t...
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Dec 11, 2009 15:27

Management

How to Win The Coming War For Talent

How to Win The Coming War For Talent
Current economic problems and high unemployment numbers are distorting many employers’ perception of the overall happiness...
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Jan 28, 2010 11:30


The Search

The Social Media Blacklist

The Social Media Blacklist
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday that described how many major search firms actually keep a blacklist...
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Feb 3, 2010 9:50

Work/Life

Profile of NorthEast Ohio Workplaces on NEOtropolis

Profile of NorthEast Ohio Workplaces on NEOtropolis
Work environment, it seems, is not just an important issue in flush times when the economy is good and competing for talent...
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Jan 28, 2010 13:38

Recent Articles

The Social Media Blacklist

The Social Media Blacklist
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday that described how many major search firms actually keep a blacklist of candidates that they would never consider for any job opening. Typically, these firms add candidates to their blacklist who have exaggerated their qualifications, pitted recruiting...
February 3rd, 2010 | Featured, Interviewing, Networking, Social Media, The Search, Video | Read More

Profile of NorthEast Ohio Workplaces on NEOtropolis

Profile of NorthEast Ohio Workplaces on NEOtropolis
Work environment, it seems, is not just an important issue in flush times when the economy is good and competing for talent is a real problem.  Nor is it just an issue for high-tech, west coast companies.  Many NorthEast Ohio companies are taking the same approach not just to retain talent, but to...
January 28th, 2010 | Featured, Work/Life | Read More

How to Win The Coming War For Talent

How to Win The Coming War For Talent
Current economic problems and high unemployment numbers are distorting many employers’ perception of the overall happiness and satisfaction of their employees. When unemployment is high and uncertainty in the job market reigns supreme, people with jobs tend to hold onto those jobs, even if they’re...
January 28th, 2010 | Employee Satisfaction, Featured, Leadership, Management | Read More

5 Ways Social Media Can Cause You to Lose Your Job

5 Ways Social Media Can Cause You to Lose Your Job
Recent studies confirm that over half of employers check their job candidates’ social media profiles and activities before making a hiring decision. As participation across social media platforms increases it’s certain that even more employers will take the time to investigate the online...
January 25th, 2010 | Featured, Interviewing, Social Media, The Search | Read More

How to Increase Your Hiring Value 30x

How to Increase Your Hiring Value 30x
In a recent series of eBay auctions, consumers paid more than $3600 for previously owned, everyday objects that were purchased from garage sales for $129. These were objects that should never have fetched more than a few dollars but generated bids that amounted to nearly 30x their original cost. So,...
January 18th, 2010 | Featured, Interviewing, Networking, Social Media, The Search | Read More

How Facebook Can Destroy Your Job Prospects

How Facebook Can Destroy Your Job Prospects
Although Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and the other major social media platforms have enabled job seekers to reach an enormous network of people during their job search, these same tools – improperly used – also have the potential to derail and destroy your efforts if you don’t carefully...
January 14th, 2010 | Featured, Networking, Social Media, The Search | Read More

WSJ on Management’s Dirty Secret

WSJ on Management’s Dirty Secret
In Gary Hamel’s Management 2.0 Blog, Hamel recently posted a pretty scathing review of management’s role in engaging employees. The Global Workforce Survey, conducting by Towers Perrin, an HR consultancy, sought to find how workers from all over the world feel about getting up everyday and going...
January 13th, 2010 | Employee Satisfaction, Featured, Leadership, Management | Read More

10 Ways to Network If You’re Unemployed

10 Ways to Network If You’re Unemployed
Every major study of employment conducted over the past 20 years confirms that the way that most people find jobs is through some type of personal connection. A tip from a friend who knows that her company is hiring. A personal introduction to a manager who’s expanding his department. Or a connection...
January 13th, 2010 | Featured, Networking, Social Media, The Search | Read More

The Office Holiday Party: Fun Celebration or Path to Ruination

The Office Holiday Party: Fun Celebration or Path to Ruination
Put this in the category of office cliche.  The office party where someone has a little too much and every form of career disaster ensues.  The viral video below is more than likely a fake.  Watch closely for the “Need A Job?” ad at the tail end.  But, in any case, it does point out the...
December 22nd, 2009 | Video, Work/Life | Read More

5 Steps to Conducting a Successful Job Interview

5 Steps to Conducting a Successful Job Interview
Years ago I had an interesting interview experience. It was very early in my career and the guy who was going to hire me asked, “What’s two plus two?” I hesitated, trying to figure out why he had asked. Then, almost in a what kind of idiot do you think I am tone I replied “Four”....
December 15th, 2009 | Employee Satisfaction, Hiring, Management | Read More
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