8 Tips on Using Twitter for Job-Hunting College Students
With a new spring semester starting, college students from across the U.S. are beginning the daunting tasks of job hunting. Before they know it they will be walking across the stage receiving their diploma. Most students are advised to start looking for a job well in advance of graduation. Are college students even using Twitter to search […]
Five Tips for Improving Your Online Presence
Does your online profile tell a purposeful and compelling story about who you are and get you through the door of a prospective employer? So many of my colleagues fill their profiles with facts, figures and accomplishments. This information is important, but not nearly as crucial as tying your pertinent tidbits to your career objectives; compelling someone to […]
The 3 Biggest Hiring Challenges in 2013
As 2012 comes to a close and we look forward to 2013, it’s time to start thinking about how we will address the new challenges the new year will bring. You want to be proactive in your recruiting efforts in 2013, not reactive. Knowing the challenges you may face can put you ahead of the […]
Death of the Saleshole
I’ve spent almost my entire career in small HR departments of 1 – 4 people managing the recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, training, performance management, benefits, vacation and leave, discipline and termination of more than 500 – 2000 employees. Most would argue we were understaffed for the number of employees we were responsible for … And depending […]
Office Space
Office Space (via CFO.com) Workplace Issues | December 15, 2012 | CFO Magazine Like the rest of the executive team at Steelcase, CFO Dave Sylvester works in an open work space, not an office. Occasionally he’ll make a confidential call in one of the shared enclaves, or pace during a conference call at a shared […]
Take Planning Your Career to the Next Step
You plan your holiday meals; you plan your vacation; you plan your grocery shopping. But do you take planning your career seriously? If you haven’t made a plan for what you’d like to be doing in the next five years, the next ten years, or by the end of your career, you may be missing […]
