So, you think spending a few minutes applying to jobs through a job board is a complete job search plan? Think again. Job boards are still a valuable part of the process, but the usefulness of this approach is trending downward. Three years ago almost 25% of new hires came from the boards, last year it was down to 20% and the latest figures are around 18%. Companies are starting to measure the results of… Read More »Networking: The Job Search Imperative
When we talk about networking, it conjures up a broad foggy blur of reaching out globally to individuals who may have immediate impact on our goals and desires, but for the most part the network is seen to to be a long term sustaining mutual support system. The question occasionally asked about networking is, “What can I do if I need results now?†The obvious, but somewhat unhelpful answer, is that you should have started… Read More »Networking: The Barrier Buster
A common misconception is to consider organizations and their components as living, breathing, independently acting beings. The Supreme Court of the US may have granted corporations the same rights as an individual, but they are not able to prescribe how that is supposed to work without human interaction. Without people they would not exist at all. If it is essential for individuals to network to carve out a brand image, how important is it for… Read More »Networking: Not Just For Personal Gain
Whether you are in human resources, communications, sales, underemployed or unemployed, you will hear the mantra “Network, network, network!†over and over again. Introverts may recoil with fear and claim that this tactic is not a match for your personality type. More outgoing individuals will dismiss the idea as something that comes naturally to someone with an extraverted personality. You are both wrong. The one thing that is important no matter who you are or… Read More »Networking: Anybody Can Do It with These Dozen Tips
The word “terrorism†is thrown around in so many different contexts that it has become one of the most misused and misunderstood terms of all times. We tend to throw it around as a pejorative label on any violent event and those who commit those unpopular acts are classified as terrorists instead of looking at the actual meaning of the word. The real dictionary definition of terrorism is a systematic use of violence and intimidation… Read More »Special Weekend Edition: Terrorism – Make HR Happen by Tom Bolt