Recruiters: 5 Mistakes You’re Making on Your Job Postings

Recruiters, if you want more applicants applying for your open positions, avoid the five mistakes mentioned in the following post.

Times are tough for recruiters these days. You’re overworked, underpaid, and (worst of all) you’re left with the impossible task of trying to find candidates who don’t seem to exist. Put the whole overworked, underpaid thing to one side for a moment. Focus on the candidates. The job market is full of them. In fact, it’s

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How to Become a Star Performer at Work

In order to be the best you can be on the job, you must have the desire to be.  The following post has tips for anyone who needs some motivation.

The first question my boss asked me was, “What makes our best guys perform so well?” I thought it was a rhetorical question, so I waited for him to continue. After all, what did I know? I’d just started two days earlier. It turns out the answer

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Who can Benefit from Project Management Courses?

Sarah Harman, Digital Marketing Executive at White Hat Media

Many types of different individuals may benefit from a project management courses. Mostly these are divided into two types: People looking for a new career and those looking to advance in their already existing career. So, why might you need a course in Project Management? You may wish to take a project management course for a number of reasons. These are outlined below. Continue Reading

70% of Workers Say Increased Pay Key to Their Retention

Rosemary Haefner of Careerbuilder

If you could have one perk – any perk – in your workplace, what would it be? If you had the choice, would you rather have a bigger title or a bigger office? If you were thinking about leaving your company, what would make you stay? A new survey explores which job factors are most important to today’s workers. More than 3,900 full-time workers nationwide participated in the survey conducted online by Harris Interactive from November 1 to November 30, 2012.

Nearly one-third of employers (32 percent) reported that top performers left their organizations in 2012 and 39 percent are concerned that they’ll lose top talent in 2013. While most workers (66 percent) stated that they are generally satisfied with their jobs, one in four (25 percent) said they will change jobs in 2013 or 2014. Continue Reading

6 of 10 Top Paying Majors in Engineering

Marilyn Mackes of NACE

Technical majors—particularly those in engineering—dominated the list of top-paying majors in 2012, according to a new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

NACE’s January 2013 Salary Survey found that six engineering majors were among the 10 highest-paid at the bachelor’s-degree level.  Continue Reading

#1 Professional Goal for 2013 Is Developing New Skills

Nicole Williams, LinkedIn career expert

Long after all of the presents have been unwrapped and the ball has dropped, a lot of attention is paid to resolutions — the most common ones being losing weight and drinking less — that most people won’t keep past the middle of January. LinkedIn surveyed more than 7,100 professionals around the world and found that 74 percent of people globally made a professional goal for 2012, and of that number, fifty-six percent of those professionals said that they actually achieved their goal last year. In the United States specifically, 70 percent of people made a professional goal for 2012, and 56 percent of those people succeeded at accomplishing that goal.

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Interview Mistakes to Avoid

Making a good impression in an interview is a big step in landing a new job.  In order for veterans (and other job seekers) to achieve this goal, it is important not to make the mistakes mentioned in the following post.

Interviews are a time of excitement , anticipation, and anxiety for many job seekers. A good interview is the key to a new career. For this reason, it’s not always the most qualified person who gets an offer; it’s frequently the person who has the best interview. Here are some interview mistakes to avoid, so that you can put your best foot forward:

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How to Negotiate an Offer

Before accepting a job offer, you need to think about what you will get out of it.  Learn more about how you can use negotiation to your advantage in the following post.

Great news! You aced your interview and have received an offer for a rewarding career, but the journey to your new career doesn’t end here. For many, negotiating the offer can be the most difficult part of finding a job. You may not know what you are worth in the civilian workplace, or have unrealistic expectations in terms of salary. Here is a guide to this complex step of the process.

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72% of Employers Offering Year-End Bonuses, Up From 53% in 2011

As the nation’s economy continued to improve in 2012, so did employers’ generosity when it comes to rewarding worker contributions to success.  Results of a new survey show that 72 percent of employers plan to offer some type of year-end bonus this year, up from 53 percent a year ago.

John Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas

The survey of human resources executives conducted by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. found that nearly 28 percent of employers will hand out bonus checks based on the company’s annual performance.  Another 17 percent said their companies will award bonuses to a select group of employees based on individual performance.

The results of the non-scientific survey were based on approximately 100 responses to an e-mail poll distributed in November.  Among those responding, only 21 percent said no bonuses would be distributed this year.  In contrast, the 2011 survey saw more than 43 percent say no bonuses would be handed out that year. Continue Reading

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