9 Steps to Grow Your Employer Twitter Chat
Twitter is a unique recruiting tool that, in this respect, just keeps getting stronger. I mentioned in part one of this Twitter chat series that there’s something wonderfully challenging about parsing your message down to 140 characters or less, but it’s what makes Twitter a great recruiting tool and so digestible as we read dozens, […]
Tech Pioneers Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Tech Pioneers Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Yesterday President Obama awarded his last round of Presidential Medals of Freedom, to 21 scientists, artists, athletes and activists. Obama has awarded more Medals of Freedom than any other president and this ceremony came as a surprise to some — just months ago he held what […]
President-Elect Trump’s First Transition Team Video Tackles Jobs
President-Elect Trump’s First Transition Team Video President-Elect Trump, who is famous for disdaining and mistrusting the press, is speaking directly to the American people through his transition team’s YouTube channel. His first video explains his first 100 days priorities and makes it clear that trade and job issues will be on his agenda from his […]
You Are in Control of Your Professional Destiny
My acquaintance sent an update last night in our private Facebook chat informing her that her skills will no longer be required at the start of the year. At her job, she was no longer required as of January 1, 2017. She informed me that she will be required to work extensively during the upcoming […]
How to Give 360-Degree Feedback to Different Personality Types
Personality has a huge impact in the workplace: from a first impression during the interview stage, to everyday interactions, to giving and receiving performance feedback. In one survey, 78% of respondents rated personality as the most important criteria when hiring someone, voting it even more important than a potential candidate’s skill set. The research found […]
5 Interview Questions Every Leader Should Ask
The best candidates have qualifications that are more than skills-deep. Discovering these qualities in the interview process is difficult. But moving past impression and into reality is crucial to hiring the right people—that is, people that not only have the skills, knowledge, and experience to do the job, but also the abstract qualities that will […]