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Five Reasons Why Your Resume Sucks!

It’s a tough job market, and it’s anyone’s guess when it will change. Too many applicants and too few of the right job openings, so human resources departments end up ignoring all but the resumes of most qualified candidates. Have you applied for positions, knowing you are fully qualified, but still with no response? WhatContinue reading “Five Reasons Why Your Resume Sucks!”

Fired Over Social Media: Will HR Do It? Can They?

Badmouthing your company on social media is both unethical and not a particularly smart thing to do. Should human resources fire an employee over it? Can they fire them? Terminations because of social media use have been one of the hot topics for human resources in the past few years. It is imperative that employersContinue reading “Fired Over Social Media: Will HR Do It? Can They?”

What Will It Take for Women to Get Ahead in Leadership?

What will it take? What has to happen before women show up in more leadership roles in U.S. businesses? The numbers represent an extremely disturbing trend. Although women make up over half the U.S. population, in addition to being more than 49 percent of the labor force, they still inexplicably absent in leadership in both public andContinue reading “What Will It Take for Women to Get Ahead in Leadership?”

Tips for Trucking Industry Hiring

One of the most critical issues facing the trucking industry in recent years has been, surprisingly, not diesel costs. The biggest difficulty is lack of drivers. Even for business not directly part of the trucking industry, driver hiring shortages mean, you need to step up recruitment efforts to fill trucking jobs. Web sites designed specificallyContinue reading “Tips for Trucking Industry Hiring”

4 WORST Job Search Tips You Will Ever Hear!

When on a job search, you will find a barrage of information designed to get you on track to finding the right job. One thing to remember—not all advice is good! Many words of so-called wisdom might not even apply to you. What’s more is there are some job search tips you will get that areContinue reading “4 WORST Job Search Tips You Will Ever Hear!”