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Next on #HFChat: Referral Hiring

January 17, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Regular visitors to our Friday Twitter chat sessions have heard this fact stated over and over: Corporate recruiters agree that employee referrals are one of the best sources of viable candidates because they come with a built-in reference check. Statistics on the source-of-hire for new employees confirm that this is usually one of the largest [...]

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#HFChat Transcript for Friday, January 13, 2012

January 13, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Ask anyone who knows about social media, hiring and recruiting and they will point to Sodexo as a company that has set the example for others to follow. They have not only led the way to discover the company benefits of their external presence online they have also looked inward with the same approach. There [...]

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#HFChat Transcript for Friday, January 6, 2012

January 7, 2012 by Tom Bolt

Welcome to the transcript for the first #HFChat on Twitter for the New Year. This week’s chat was led by guest host Robert Dagnall @ResumeGuru on the topic: Job Search Strategy To Find A Job Right Now! Robert was joined by #HireFriday founder and CEO Margo Rose along with regulars Cyndy Trivella, Steve Levy and [...]

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Next on #HFChat: Revisiting the Art of Networking

December 27, 2011 by Tom Bolt

If you are one of the regular #HireFriday followers you have heard this fact repeated over and over again: Networking is one of the most successful job search techniques. Intellectually we know and understand this to be true, but emotionally it can be difficult because it involves actually finding and connecting with people instead of [...]

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#HFChat Transcript for Friday, December 23, 2011

December 24, 2011 by Tom Bolt

It’s the season to be stressed out! Especially if engaged in a year-end job search after months of looking. On Friday on #HFChat we discussed Job Search Fatigue, led by HireFriday Founder and CEO Margo Rose. She was joined by the #HireFriday leadership team of Cyndy Trivella, Steve Levy and me. The Questions What are [...]

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Job Seekers: Is Technology Making You Lazy?

September 18, 2011 by Margo Rose

I just got done reading a great post by Ed Newman, entitled, “Does The Speed Of Information Make You Lazy.” It spurred a monumental thought, “Does the speed of technology make job seekers lazy?” What do I mean by this? Ok, before you jump all over the host of “Compassionate HR,” hear me out. Remember [...]

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Blech, I Hate Job Hunting. Top 5 Turn Around Tips!

April 11, 2011 by Margo Rose

“Yuck, I hate looking for a job,” she said as she woke up Monday morning.  Was it a bad dream I just had? Wiping the sleep from her eye she exclaimed, “I have to hit the street running again. How long will it take me this time?” “Blech,  how many people are eyeing me, judging [...]

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Has Your Job Search Been Derailed? Next on #HFChat

April 1, 2011 by Margo Rose

The light at the end of the tunnel is not a train. Yet, there are times when all job seekers feel as if their job search has been derailed. Why? Sometimes there’s something you are doing wrong. It’s important to take a look at that, and during HFChat on April Fool’s Day, we are going [...]

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Collaboration verses Competition

March 29, 2011 by Margo Rose

Isn’t better to collaborate verses compete? Isn’t there enough business for everyone that we don’t need to scratch, and claw our way to the top?  Even if we choose the dubious path of clawing our way to the top, once we get there, what happens if we don’t like the view?  What if we realize [...]

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Guidelines for #HFChat

March 28, 2011 by Margo Rose

Guidelines, we all need from time to time.  Last year, when I started HireFriday and HFChat on Twitter, I realized quickly that we needed guidelines to help people focus on our discussion. 1. Retweet, and answer the questions: Q1, A1 for example. 2. Answer questions, and engage in a meaningful discussion. 3. If you choose [...]

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