Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

New Tools–Twitter for Job Seekers

Twitter for the job search and business

Being in the job search is tough and as a job seeker you are not alone especially with the more than 15 million who are out of work and in the job hunt.  People don’t prepare for the job search although they should at least six months in advance.  This provides you opportunity to grow […]

Understanding Cultural Dynamics and Cross-Cultural Communication

Understanding various layers of culture

Introduction We each belong to an entire collection of cultures, which includes, national cultures, subcultures (based on regions, tribes etc), organizational or corporate cultures, industry cultures, professional or functional cultures. For that reason, culture can be defined as a shared system of values, beliefs, and attitudes. It affects our own actions and the way we […]

Resignation, Termination and Absconding

employee separation, resignation, termination, absconding

Employee Separation – Resignation, Termination and Absconding Employee Separation is one of the very important and crucial function/process of HR Department. This process, if not handled in an efficient manner, can lead to various legal complications. What is an Employee? Let’s understand the different ways an employee or employer may terminate the employee/employer relationship. According […]

Cold Calling or Consulting: No Time for Both

Cold Calling or Consulting

Cold Calling or Consulting: No Time for Both By: Toby Marshall Virtually all training provided to recruiters is about cold calling and transaction selling. It’s the focus of nearly every recruitment conference I’ve been to ” how to get your billings up’. This Rant will help outsiders understand how the industry got to its appalling […]

Voice Mail Etiquette for the Business World

Best Practices for Voice Mail Etiquette

It seems lately I’ve received a number of voicemails both at work and on my cell from customers or candidates that leave out important information when leaving a message. Here’s a quick best practice for voicemail. Voice Mail Etiquette for the Business World Know the name of the person you are leaving a message for. […]

Superbowl Ads & Interviewing

Interesting Interviewing Tips

Who knew that both the Superbowl and Interviewing would ever be a blog topic. Did you see the Tide commercial where the guy (candidate) is sitting in an interview and each time the guy tries to talk about his qualifications, the stain on the guy’s shirt talks over him? Tide-to-Go Superbowl Commercial, My Talking Stain […]