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Let’s Organize the HR Bloggers

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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The blogging industry is a fun, exciting, and fickle thing.  Technorati Tells us in their July 2011 State of the Blogosphere Report there are reported to be 164 million bloggers.  The Human Capital Management blogosphere is just a small drop in that 164 million blogger pan, but that doesn’t make us less important.  In fact, [...]

February 2, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Time Off Manager by IronFlow: HR Tech Review

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Earlier this year I made an announcement about some changes happening here on the site.  One of those changes included a twice monthly review of a human resources and recruiting product or service under what I’m calling “HR Tech Review.”  I want to give industry practitioners insights into new technology and services that goes beyond [...]

January 27, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

52% of US Companies Will Add Jobs in Next Year

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Recruiting Strategy Key 2012 in War for Talent    All signs are pointing towards an improving economy and yesterday’s release of Talent Technology’s State of Recruiting for 2012 supports what many in the industry are seeing.  Business is happening.  Hiring and adding new staff is in the works with 52% of companies planning on adding [...]

January 26, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Candidate Centered Solutions For Your Broken Recruiting Strategy

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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 This blog post is sponsored by iCims who is a faithful supporter of Blogging4Jobs.  Check them out on Twitter at @iCims.  Simple Solutions to Your Recruiting Strategy   You see, when it comes to recruiting it is really very simple.  Your recruiting strategy is broken, and a quality candidate to fill your corporate requisition can’t [...]

January 25, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Resume is Dead

by Ray_anne
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I am waxing nostalgic. What is it about the past that keeps us in it? Or keeps us reverting to it or, sometimes, avoiding it? Do we value it as history and what we can learn from it or is it simply too difficult to let go? From reviewing a résumé to conducting professional reference interviews, [...]

January 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Not So Tired After All: The School of Mom

by Ray_anne
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I know it seems impossible, but there are times when I wonder how I can go on; morning arrives and the day and work that lay before me seem incredibly daunting. Evening arrives and I am exhausted. I often question if I will ever not be tired. Will I ever get a full night’s sleep? Will I [...]

January 19, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Free Recruiting Model Changes Industry Fuels Economy

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  HCM Abuzz Over Free Recruiting Strategy   While the human capital management industry has been abuzz by the recent acquisitions of Rypple to Salesforce, SuccessFactors to ADP, Jobs2Web to SuccessFactors and most recently VisualCV by Talent Technology, there is a visible shift happening in the world of human resources technology and HCM.  VC firms [...]

January 18, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Tips on How to Use Facebook at Work and Not Get Fired

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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This post was first published over on SmartBrief’s Social Media blog where I am a regular contributor. They happen to be pretty awesome with over 4 million email subscribers. Be sure to check them out. 4 Ways to Avoid Getting Fired for Facebook Use Social media has arrived and has seeped into every facet of [...]

January 18, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Anatomy of The Recruiting Interface

by Ray_anne
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Candidate interface. Client interface. Knowing the goals of both is necessary and easily deemed tiresome. Not exactly the most exciting part of the job. Candidates and Clients: when you discover a lack of cohesion between the two, do you push on, hoping that particular deficiency goes away quietly into the dark? Sometimes the rug isn’t big enough [...]

January 18, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

You Can’t Always Get What you Want: Hard Work

by Ray_anne
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In order to achieve success, one has to work very hard or just be very lucky. I have learned, the hard way, “you can’t always get what you want.“ Achieving desired success… Unfortunately, what we want isn’t always what we need.  Sometimes, our desires are more deeply rooted than our needs. Money is the obvious payoff for [...]

January 17, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Recruiting on Facebook Increases Brain Size

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  New Facebook Changes: Advertising on Facebook Last week Facebook began adding paid ads to user’s feeds which, like all new Facebook changes, caused quite the uproar.  Now, if a user likes a Facebook Page, updates from that page can now be featured as a form of advertising.   These featured stories are now suggestively placed within a [...]

January 16, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

God Has No Place in the Workplace

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  Employees Rights to Religion at Work I understand that the law provides employees the opportunity for religious accommodation meaning employers should provide employee time off to worship, attend their church, and observe their religious holidays.  I have had my share of run-ins with management staff as I explained that employees can take time off to attend [...]

January 11, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Best Leadership Practice Blogs

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Leadership Blogs; Topics, Models, Training and Development for Effective Leadership As an organization is an organism that is ever-evolving, growing, and changing, leadership blogs can help you stay on top.  It’s important for organizational leaders to continue focusing on upping their game, learning new tools of the trade while continuing to focus on their teams [...]

January 9, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Workaholics & Chocoholics: Healthy Addictions?

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Are You a Chocoholic or Workaholic? I’m Addicted to Chocolate Truth be told I’ve always had a bit of a sweet tooth.  In fact, I don’t bring sweets into my home.  It’s my dark dirty little secret.  I can’t say no.  My chocoholism began as a child.  I would regularly sneak chocolate and ice cream [...]

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