Middle Class jobs are being replaced by burger-flipping, retail sales, low-pay jobs
A job is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment. A person usually begins a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, or starting a business. The duration of a job may range from an hour (in the case of odd jobs) to a lifetime (in the case of some judges). If a person is […]
Do you have a job that the average person doesn’t even know exists?
A job is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment. A person usually begins a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, or starting a business. The duration of a job may range from an hour (in the case of odd jobs) to a lifetime (in the case of some judges). If a person is […]
Effective job descriptions are very important
When we think of looking for a new job, many of us probably go online and check out CareerBuilder.com or Indeed.com to peruse the sea of open positions. What is listed on these websites are job descriptions that, put simply, are designed to describe what the tasks and expectations of a given available position and […]
Spread the Love
I recently had the great opportunity to tour Ashley Ridge High School as part of The Education Foundation’s EDGE Academies initiative. If you’re not familiar with this program, you’re not alone, and that’s why I’m writing this. First, I have to give credit to the principal of ARHS, Ms. Radcliffe, whose enthusiastic, educational tour of […]
Nepotism – good or bad
From our current newsletter Nepotism pros Reduced recruiting costs: Nepotism allows firms to inexpensively identify a pool of candidates for positions. Of course to realize true cost savings the individual must be qualified for the position. Lower turnover: This has certainly been the case at Dunhill and other companies we work with that allow the hiring of […]
A Recruiters Poem
You say you will And then you don’t You say you can But then you can’t You say you don’t use But the test says you do You gave as a reference But your mamma‘s not our preference You say you’ll show But then your car won’t go So back […]
Keep formatting on your resume to a minimum
Even though today’s candidate tracking systems are more sophisticated than ever they still have a difficult time with resumes that contain lots of formatting. This is especially important for job seekers since most of the time they’re competing against others for the same job opportunity. As the old cliche’ goes you only get one chance […]
Should you hire an overqualified candidate?
The answer is yes. A recent thread on LinkedIn by a well qualified candidate prompted this response: I’ve been in recruiting for over thirty years and rarely have I seen age discrimination. What many very experienced individuals run into is the “you’re over qualified” syndrome. It would seem that companies would value getting a lot […]