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Fighting the Overqualified Label: 10 Tactics
Picture this: you've put together a great resume, had an amazing
interview, and then didn't get the job. It's not that you did something
wrong, it could be because you did too much right!
This article will show you how you can overcome the label of being overqualified:
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Strategies for Finding a Great Job, Even in a Recession
Believe it or not, there are actually industries that are seeing job growth during these tough times. Focusing on the right industry is just one tip for finding a great job in 2009.
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Having Goals Isn't Enough
How great a year are you going to have in 2009?
It's 100% up to you!
If you want this to be a truly exceptional year, it may be time to
take charge of your future. And this article will show you what it
takes to get beyond the typical advice you read on goal setting
and really create the future that you desire.
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Career pathing...
Business success relies on people. Hiring the best people with the best talent and keeping them. Sounds simple on the surface, and there is no shortage of tools available to help you achieve these goals.
Career pathing certainly is one tool available, which if not previously employed in your business should seriously be considered as a means of retaining talent, and protecting the investments you already have made in hiring your workforce.
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Combat uncertainty -- take charge
There is no disputing we are all dealing with uncertainty these days. Things are happening in the work world that many of us haven't experienced to this degree before. And it is forcing the need to make changes on nearly every front.
But -- from change comes progress. That has always been the case. It's just that for most change comes hard -- regardless whether it is something that is forced on us, or whether we went looking for it.
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Dealing with the times
"Employees are reporting high levels of anxiety during this economic time, yet 50 percent say their employers are doing nothing about it."
The many forces facing businesses in today's economy bring to mind once again the importance of having and executing effective HR strategies as a seamless part of how organizations run.
"Sure," some might think, "that is easy for you to say. I am sitting here dealing with performance issues, complaints, deteriorating trust, questions about pay and disgruntled employees leaving for better opportunities elsewhere and I am supposed to think strategically. I'm preparing for layoffs!"
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Ensure HR and management are driving ethics policy
Even in the post-Enron era, fewer than 25% of companies surveyed had a comprehensive ethics and compliance plan in place, according to The Ethics Landscape in American Business report, based on research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center (ERC) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in 2007 and 2008.
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Mentoring for HR growth
In previous articles over the past year we have discussed the use of mentoring programs to enhance the development of talent, to enrichment jobs, improve employee retention and to even address cross-generational issues arising from the delayed departure of many baby boomers and the need to share knowledge across functions or divisions of most companies.
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Tell me about a time...Use behavioral interviewing to learn more about a job candidate
It's been said that past behavior is one of the truest predictors of a person's future success. That truism is the premise behind behavioral interviewing -- a technique in which you frame your questions to candidates to elicit real-world stories from previous work experience.
The answers your interviewees give can offer a glimpse of how they'll handle certain situations and what skills they'll bring to your organization.
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