One obvious truth about businesses is that they intend to be successful. Success generally means that they have a stable and growing customer base and that work processes produce high-quality deliverables at a cost that customers deem fair. In order to be successful,...
When it comes to hiring new employees, it’s not uncommon to do a background check, especially for certain kinds of jobs. Some employers have taken the process another step further and conduct social media background checks. In fact, as many as 70% of employers...
Cheap readily available fake job references! Shocking as that sounds, they are here with us. It’s a huge industry, and there’s no sign of it slowing down. They step in when you are fired, unemployed, battling a bad reference, or forced out. But luring as it may sound,...
Contract worker! Don’t assume the term is as simple as it sounds. It’s not. What you thought is a contract worker might actually be an employee. That may sound like a surprise, but when the Canadian Revenue Authority is involved, things could turn ugly pretty fast....
At this point, it would be cliche to say that LinkedIn is a “goldmine.” But let’s admit it, isn’t it one? Students, employers, job seekers, businesses, professionals, you name it (a good number of them) have a LinkedIn profile, and they keep giving it credit for some...
At first, cover letters were great. They did the trick. But right now, they might just be the reason why no one has you called you yet. That path is now a black hole. Employers no longer bother to look at cover letters, and new technology puts the last nail on this...
Let’s face it, persuading that potential boss to hire you is no picnic. You’ve probably tried the cover letter as part of your effort. Did it bore any fruit? If yes, congratulations! Interestingly, there are just as many people who would say otherwise. The truth is...
Dozens of resumes land at the recruiter’s desk every day. Studies show six seconds is all they have before they decide if you are a good fit for the job. Put differently, you only have six seconds to grab their attention. How does one do that? That’s what I asked...
Human resources may sound too familiar, but human capital? It’s not used as much. How does human capital differ from human resources?? Some people see this as a name change or upgrade; that both words refer to the same thing. But as you’ll see shortly, they don’t....
33% of employers decide within 90 seconds whether they want to hire you or not and this is simply due to the fact that 55% of their first impression is due to your appearance, how you talk, walk and act. Here are 25 of the most common mistakes that most interviewees...
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