Walmart Stores, Inc. has a new staffing strategy and that is focused on temp employment. A recent survey showed that the shopping giant has moved to mostly hiring only temp employees for the past several months. Is this cost cutting move? Does it impact organizational culture? Is it a work…
Is the art of learning languages soon to be a thing of the past? Over years linguists have tried a number of different ways to simplify communication between cultures; this is usually done via the pictograph (signs and symbols).
Recently, I came across a book called So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love. In it, Cal Newport, Ph.D from Georgetown University, claims that following one’s passion might very well be terrible advice.
Instead, he feels that we need to leverage our skills, which will then lead to ultimate job satisfaction. Starting with passion, he states, is a dangerous path. What if we are passionate…
These days, HR and Recruiting professionals seem to post new jobs everywhere, from niche sites, to job board aggregators to industry-specific landing pages and of course, all the social channels like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. This can put a new or startup hiring team in a quandary. Where to come up with hefty job board fees? What if we can't afford (or don't need) the sophisticated tools that LinkedIn has to offer? Finally, the most important question of all:
How to Deal With a Negative Coworker: Negativity Matters
Some people exude negativity. They don’t like their jobs or they don’t like their company. Their bosses are always jerks and they are always treated unfairly. The company is always going down the tube and customers are worthless. You know…
Tap Your Employee Networks in Recruiting Candidates Spread word-of-mouth information about the position availability, or eventual availability, to each employee so they can constantly look for superior candidates in their networks of friends and associates. In this age of online social and professional…
Most Careers pages are boring. As we pointed out last month, some remind you of a visit to the DMV. On the flip side, some employers do an outstanding job of making their Jobs section…
In particular, some of these innovative companies have jobs pages that remind me of the experience I have when I visit the Department of Motor Vehicles…
In recent times, one employment sector which is showing an impressive hiring trend is the field of SAP and IT recruitment. SAP is a one of the biggest and famous IT companies with a strong global presence. The Germany based company has maintained a stable presence in the enterprise software market and catered to the requirements of the customers consistently for the last few years. SAP has earned specialisation in Customer Relationship Management based enterprise software, Enterprise…
The job role of the oil engineers demands that they work in challenging situations. They are responsible for assessing the geological reports. Ascertaining the risk of oil extraction is also the responsibility of the oil engineers. Monitoring and assessing the performance of reservoir are also essential job role which the oil engineers perform. If you want to make a career in this field, you will need to possess some essential skills.
In last decade IT market has experienced rapid growth since companies realise implementation of IT systems can offer competitive advantage. This eventually leads to increased turnover and better customer services. There is thus a steady growth of demand for IT specialists. Evolved technology has improved the…
Most of the off shore jobs are available in the oil and gas industry. People want to go for offshore jobs because of the high pay package and other facilities. Working offshore can be a great challenge if you are not adoptable. It has its own disadvantages. However, the rewards are good enough to overlook the negative aspects of offshore jobs.
Let’s have a look at the different types of offshore jobs that you can apply for.
The job role of an electrical engineer is complicated. You need to handle a lot of things including designing, development and maintenance of different machinery and electrical equipment. Those who are interested in making their career in this field have the opportunity of working in different sectors. Transport network, powerhouses, distribution and telecommunication, every sector has need for trained electrical engineers.
Saying ‘no’ to your boss may seem like the most impossible thing to do but in some instances a firm no is the best option. The main problem for most people is how you go about saying no, as this can affect the relationship you have with your boss.
Realistically there is no one size fits all answer for this as everyone has a different type of boss, some bosses are axe…
SmartRecruiters is a great company and Jerome is a great person to follow. Their latest campaign is looking to help small businesses create jobs. I told Jerome that we would be happy to post this information for them.
From Jerome Ternynck - Founder and CEO of SmartRecruiters:
The nation's unemployment crisis can only be resolved if businesses, small ones in particular, start to create more jobs. In line with our mission to eradicate…
