Market Watch - May 24, 2012
Since September 11, 2001, there´s been an explosion in criminal background checks for job applicants by employers, yet many reports are riddled with errors. Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and...
- April 23, 2012
People who get to decide where to work (which is to say, the smartest and most desirable new hires, the ones who can help their employers the most) require a different approach. Content-light job ads are not going to snag the most sought-after folks on...
- February 23, 2012
By David Migoya Walter Sanchez, sliding between drum cymbals and a counter at his employer, Pacific Jewelry & Loan, says his trashed credit history — the result of a pair of layoffs that cost his family its home — has hindered his job search...
- February 16, 2012
But job seekers who can muster the courage to ask the people they interviewed with why they didn´t get the offer may reap benefits that can bolster their job search. Here, a few tips to make the exchange more comfortable for all involved....
Wall Street Journal - February 9, 2012
At PNC Financial Services Group, which has used applicant-tracking system software for 15 years, an applicant for a bank-teller job is filtered out if his résumé doesn´t indicate that he has two to three years of cash-handling experience....
- December 31, 2011
In addition, job seekers should be warned that a “real” self background check does not consist solely of a cheap and instant online database search. A 2011 white paper examined the accuracy of background check mobile phone apps and instant background ...
Loacl2.ca - November 24, 2011
At the very least, it will leave the potential employer with a positive impression of you. If you ever need help with an online application form feel free to come on down to the Sault Community Career Centre and ask any of our helpful resource staff...
Wall Street Journal - November 12, 2011
Fifty-six percent of companies are using assessment tests this year as part of the hiring process. See how this may, or may not, effect your job interview skills or career plan. With assessments, "there is no one magic bullet that works for all people and all jobs...
Snelling - September 25, 2011
Employers will need to know the makeup of their workforce, and enhance recruitment processes and training programs for both older workers and new grads to respond to the talent pool make-up. Showing new hires how they can make this transition part of a real career plan will go a long way toward company loyalty and respect. ...
