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How To Prepare Your Hiring For The New Year

The 2015 sales strategy is probably already on the books but have you thought much about your hiring strategy for the next year? Hiring is often a reactionary response to trouble in the office and problems that need to be solved. However, recruiting has its own set of metrics that you should take into account… Read more »

How To Justify Your Value On Your Resume

There is a lot of resume advice available today. Many experts suggest that you need to provide data that justifies your value but what does that actually mean? Your job as a candidate is to provide as much detail as possible that will engage a prospective employee. They need to see how your specific combination… Read more »

Ways To Create An Engaging And Beneficial Employee Training Program

Is your corporate New Year’s resolution to create a better training program for your new hires? Many new hires that leave a job before the first 90 days cite poor training and onboarding programs for their dissatisfaction with a job. You can strengthen your company’s training program with a few easy steps and cultivate an… Read more »

Fired For A Past Job? How To Spin That In Your Favor In An Interview

No one wants to be fired from a job, but that doesn’t mean it has to be the end of a promising career. You’ll be faced with plenty of opportunities to recover from your mistakes. However, don’t let the issue compound itself by mishandling it in an interview. It is your job to sell your… Read more »

Hiring Trends In Dallas For Winter 2014

2014 brought its own set of challenges and triumphs. The job outlook began to pick up and businesses were dipping their toes back into innovation. The job market transitioned from survival to success. Texas has been at the forefront of many of these advances. The job landscape is always changing and hiring managers need to… Read more »

Using LinkedIn To Enhance Your Career

LinkedIn, like any online tool, is only as good as the information you provide on it. Filling out a basic online profile and letting it sit without engaging with the community does not position your information properly so it can be found by hiring managers on the site. LinkedIn needs active engagement to work properly.… Read more »

How To Run Effective Business Meetings With Your Team

Not everyone is skilled at running a meeting. It isn’t something that is taught to most managers. Ineffective meetings are some of the worst killers of productivity in the workplace. However, everyone understands that some meetings are essential. Eliminate all the fluff and improve your office’s efficiency by running effective business meetings with your team. Here… Read more »

How To Ask For A Reference Letter

References are essential in today’s competitive job market. In order to impress upon a potential employer you not only need to have a killer resume, great interviewing skills, and the right personality fit for their environment you also need to prove that you can do what you say you can. The only way to communicate… Read more »

How To Deal With Underperforming Employees

There are many factors that can contribute to the underperformance of an employee. They may be experiencing trouble outside of the office that is affecting their work. They may have not been as stellar a candidate as they appeared in the interview. Or they may be unable to keep up with added responsibilities as their… Read more »

Networking Tips And How To Avoid Burning Bridges

Everyone tells you that networking is important when you’re searching for your next job. However, very few places offer real advice for how to accomplish this correctly. Networking is a skill that is developed over time and takes a lot of practice so how can you ensure that you are getting things right? Here are… Read more »