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- Hiring practices that can frustrate job seekers and hurt a company
- Here are my two least favorite hiring practices.1. Jobs that are posted even though there's already a clear candidate in mind. This happens in situations when a company is required to post positions under the guise of being fair and equitable even though the hiring manager already has his or...
- Tags: toni bowers, Job Candidates, Interviews, Hiring
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- As yourself these tough questions in job search
- I found something other day called The Tough Questions Blog. The blog is geared toward, "Business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, and anyone who has anything at all to do with sales, marketing, customer service, or product development - no matter the size of the company."The blog's author, Adam Brucker, Founder and...
- Tags: toni bowers, resume, Job Candidates, Interviews, Career Development
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
- Real-life resume blunders
- How bad of a mistake can you make on your resume? Here are some reallife examples from Dribbleglass.com: I am very detail-oreinted. My intensity and focus are at inordinately high levels, and my ability to complete projects on time is unspeakable. Thank you for your consideration. Hope to hear from you shorty! Enclosed is...
- Tags: resume, Job Candidates, Humor, Career Development
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Are you prepared to be googled?
- According to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder, one in four managers used search engines to screen job candidates, and more than a third have eliminated a candidate based on the information they found. This data could give you pause if youre a MySpacer who has some less-than-savory information on your...
- Tags: Job Candidates, Interviews, Career Development, Boss
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Freakish resume makes the rounds of Wall Street
- By now you've probably heard about Aleksey Vayner, the Yale student who made himself a laughingstock in Wall Street by sending an 11-page resume and a video to premier global financial services firm USB. The resume/video was then passed around from bank to bank, making investment bankers all over NYC...
- Tags: Aleksey Vayner, Career, Communication, Humor, Job Candidates, Reputation, Uncategorized, video
- Blog posts 2006-10-25
Additional Resources
- Do you google job candidates?
- If yo do, youre not alone. In a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder, one in four managers have used search engines to screen job candidates, and more than a third have eliminated a candidate based on the information they found.In my Career blog, I talked about the dangers of this...
- Tags: Staffing, Review, Privacy, Management, Interviews, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Does seniority equal entitlement?
- I think seniority does have a roleWhen assessing candidates for a position within any organization, creating a standard shortlist of those qualified, from the list of potential/interested candidates, is usually the first step. So then "qualifications to do the job" are taken care of. So what constitutes the...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Canuckster
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Does your entire team interview job candidates?
- I once worked at a company where all members of a production team interviewed prospective job candidates. Some people may call that overkill and, looking back objectively, I can see that it could have been a grueling and frightening process for the job applicant. Picture yourself at a table with...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-04-24
- Use our interview questions form to track and rate candidates
- If you are interviewing candidates for an IT job and you would like to compare them accurately, download our interview form and track and rate each candidate by the same yardstick.
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Candidate, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
- Download resources 2001-10-05
- Say 'no thanks' the right way with this sample rejection letter
- It's a good practice to let job candidates know when they haven't gotten the job. Use this sample thanks-but-no-thanks letter to build goodwill with people who may be a better match for future positions. One of the least pleasant aspects of the hiring process is conveying to...
- Tags: Job, Candidate, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Tools & templates 2005-09-29
- 13 interview questions that will help reveal a candidate's true qualities
- Today's IT job hunters are often so adept at fielding interview questions, it can be difficult to get a read on whether they'd be a good fit for your organization. Asking some of these questions may give you a glimpse of the person behind that candidate facade. ...
- Tags: Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2005-10-25
- Five tactics to help ensure that the best resumes land on your desk
- HR can sometimes be a graveyard for resumes of excellent job candidates. Follow these tips to keep promising resumes from getting lost in the HR shuffle. Hiring the right people is arguably the biggest part of being a good manager. Certainly your job becomes infinitely easier when...
- Tags: Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2005-10-17
- IT Hiring Kit: Systems Analyst
- The hiring kit for a Systems Analyst will save you time and effort. Our kit helps you with the entire process, from listing the want ad to defining the scope of the position in a detailed job description and interviewing candidates with smart tech-centric questions. Even the offer and rejection...
- Tags: hiring, job, SYSTEMS, job description, analyst, information technology, spreadsheet
- Download resources 2004-12-17
- SAP Job Board Toolbar (exe)
- The SAP Job Board toolbar works with your Web browser to give you quick access to all SAP Job Board job vacancies and SAP Job Board information. Quickly and easily find available SAP jobs. Search for SAP jobs directly from your desktop. View a hot list of the most recently...
- Tags: Job, Toolbar, SAP AG, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2007-05-11
- Seven signs that a job candidate won't work out
- Interviewing, hiring, and training a new IT staffer takes a significant amount of time. The last thing you want is to discover that it was time wasted because your new hire can't get the job done. Here's a rundown of several clues to watch for as you interview candidates and...
- Tags: Job, TechRepublic Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2005-03-28
- Market Your Open Positions
- Writing persuasive job descriptions that attract qualified candidates is essential in today's business environment. This webcast shows how Microsoft Office Word 2003 can help the user to create compelling job descriptions and provide more enticing information to potential employees.
- Tags: Job, Microsoft Corp., Job Description, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts
- Steer clear of these illegal job interview questions
- When it comes time to interview job candidates, you probably know that there are some questions that are simply off limits. However, there are also some seemingly innocent questions that could get you into hot water. Episode #7 of Sanity Savers for IT Executives tips you...
- Tags: Job, TechRepublic Inc., Job Interview, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, sanity savers
- Videos 2008-05-05
- IT Hiring Kit: Systems Analyst
- The hiring kit for a Systems Analyst will save you time and effort. Our kit helps you with the entire process, from listing the want ad to defining the scope of the position in a detailed job description and interviewing candidates with smart, tech-centric questions. Even the offer and rejection...
- Tags: Kit, Information Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2006-02-23
- 10+ useless interview questions... and what you should ask instead
- Interview prep guides are full of recommended 'tough' questions, but a lot of them are a complete waste of time. Here's a list of questions to avoid and some better ways to elicit useful information. Conducting an effective interview is one of the best opportunities you have...
- Tags: Candidate, Erik Eckel, Recruitment & Selection, Leadership, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
- Download resources 2008-04-24
- A surefire tip for making yourself memorable after an interview
- Would you like to somehow ensure that job decision makers remember you after the interview is over? And by "remember," I don't mean because you came in wearing a jester's hat or hit on the receptionist. I mean that you stood out from the other candidates in a good way....
- Tags: Job, Story, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
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