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10 Meaningless Words That Will Kill Your Resume

A resume that looks and sounds like a million others will never become a winner. Make your resume stand out by ditching ten meaningless and empty words and phrases. Today, you have only one guarantee one when applying for a job—your resume will never be alone. Expect it to sit in a stack of dozens,Continue reading “10 Meaningless Words That Will Kill Your Resume”

Eight Strategies to Avoid Work Conflicts

Finding a decent job can be difficult. Keeping a decent job can also be frustrating, especially when you have to deal with work conflict from abrasive and uncooperative individuals. Work conflict is an unfortunate fact of life. You may be forced to interact with types of people where, outside of work, you would avoid like theContinue reading “Eight Strategies to Avoid Work Conflicts”

Seven Qualities of Great Small Business Employees

What does it take to be a great small business employee? Seven qualities that will make next your next hire a superstar! In a small business, it is rare to get a second chance to make a strong first impression. The same is true for hiring a small business employee. Hiring the wrong person isContinue reading “Seven Qualities of Great Small Business Employees”

Small Business Gets Creative in Response to Obamacare

The closer Obamacare gets to full implementation, businesses get more creative in finding ways to wriggle out of it. The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, has many businesses scrambling to find ways to free themselves from the new regulations. As reported in an article by Sally Pipes for Forbes.com—U.S. Companies Engage In FinancialContinue reading “Small Business Gets Creative in Response to Obamacare”

How to Become an Expert in Social Media Recruitment and Marketing

If there are any doubts about the value of social media recruitment, here is an interesting statistic: Nearly 90 percent of Fortune Global 100 companies (87 percent) now use one or more of the major social media platforms to communicate with employees and candidates. So much for social media recruitment for the big guys. WhatContinue reading “How to Become an Expert in Social Media Recruitment and Marketing”