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The Bathroom Barometer: Why Job Seekers Should Sh*t at Interviews
You can learn more about an employer from the bathroom stall walls than you can from any conversation with the CEO, HR manager, or your potential boss and colleagues. Read More
Probation for New Hires: A Bad, Horrible, Terrible Idea
In no other aspect of life would a reasonable person commit 100% to something or someone else and expect the other party not to do the same. Read More
3 Ways to Empower Your Job References and Advance Your Career
Job seekers should select references who can clearly contextualize how the candidate will bring value to the company and the specific through their skills, expertise, and talent. Read More
HR Brands Are Being Undermined by Archaic Online Applications
The acumen and emotional intelligence of businesses are measured in a variety of ways – from the quality of their customer service to the efficacy of their sales models – and the application experience is high among them. Read More
The One Thing Employers Value More Than Experience & Education
Even the most seasoned and educated employee will never reach their potential if they harbor a bad or unhealthy attitude. Read More
Something Pretty Amazing Happened on the NYC Ad Jobs & Networking Facebook Page
For HR folks and recruiters, this poisoned relationship results in a major public relations problem for their entire industry. Honestly, someone had to say something. Read More
Honestly, Why Are Resumes Still Around?
It just feels that given our digitally driven lives, there are better ways to represent our professional successes and career goals than consulting the thesaurus a dozen times for words other than “manage,” “coordinated,” and “improved.” Read More