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Tips for Job Seekers

Jul29
2010 1 Comment Written by Jason

Whether you are seeking a job with a staffing firm or a Fortune 500 company, the process is pretty much the same. Start by crafting a compelling résumé. This will help you identify your marketable skills. Then, before you apply for a job, make sure that your skills match what the company is looking for. If so, prepare an effective cover letter and send it to the prospective employer along with your résumé. If you get an interview, get ready for it well before you go. There may be more than one. For example, your first interview may be with a staffing firm and your second one with its client. READ MORE »

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Unlock the Past, Protect the Future

Jul15
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Jason

By James Wyatt Brannock Jr. and Kelly G. Verberg

Corporate scandal. Workplace violence. Security threats. These issues loom large in the minds of employees and employers alike.

More than 60% of employees say that feeling safe at work is a priority in job satisfaction, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

In addition, SHRM reports that nearly 60% of human resource professionals are concerned about workplace violence. And to help make their workplaces safer, more than 80% of them investigate the backgrounds of potential employees. READ MORE »

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Integrity at Work–How Are You Showing Up?

Dec20
2009 Leave a Comment Written by Jason

As the business sections of today’s papers and magazines read more and more like the police blotter, ”integrity” is fast becoming a hot topic of conversation in business boardrooms, around water coolers, and in today’s business best-sellers. Integrity is defined as walking the talk when it comes to living one’s true values being authentic.

Take this self-assessment and explore how you walk your integrity talk when you show up at work. Integrity is a lot like being pregnant. In other words, either you’re pregnant, or you aren’t. There’s no middle ground. It’s the same with integrity. Either you’re behaving in integrity, or you’re not. READ MORE »

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Favorite Quotes

"If we don’t get the people thing right, we lose; it is THE most important thing in all our business."

—Jack Welch, CEO General Electric

“The ability to make good decisions regarding people is one of the last reliable sources of competitive advantage, since very few competitors are good at it.”

—Peter Drucker

"The toughest decisions in organizations are people decisions - hiring, firing, and promoting people. These are the decisions that receive the least attention and are the ones that are hardest to "unmake.""

—Peter Drucker

"Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others; the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

- Jim Collins
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