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• Ass Backwards

  
  Being a recruiter isn't easy.  There are lots of highs and lows.  You’re pulled in a lot of different directions, supporting a number of high priorities; all of which are more important than anything else you’re doing, with many bosses telling you how to do your job. 
  Candidates act in' [...]
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• Out of Grade

  
  I wouldn’t characterize it as epic proportions, but I would say there has been a major increase in the number of people that just don’t get the numbers.
  Here’s a quick synopsis.  Jobs, within most organizations, are classified on a grading system.  It’s a measuring tool that sorts [...]
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• Liar Liar Pants On Fire

  
  We invested a lot of time, effort and energy, supporting a candidate through an interview process a few months back.  It’s standard operating procedure for us.  We want the candidates we work with to know we are invested in them.
  The candidate had already been through 3 rounds [...]
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• Three Reasons Your Restaurant Needs to Embrace Social

  
  Guest Post by Emerald ReillyEmerald Reilly, Senior Analyst at FohBoh.comThe restaurant industry is naturally social. As a FOH team member your job is to interact with people, guests and fellow employees. As a Human Resources and recruitment professional you’re passionate about people and connecting them with the best [...]
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• For the Right Opportunity

  
  Relocating means more than boxes.
  “I am willing to relocate for the right opportunity.”  Talk about a vague, essentially meaningless statement.  I’ve heard it a million times.  Candidates don’t want to limit themselves to opportunity, so they try to maintain a willingness to look at opportunities outside of [...]
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• Be Something You Love and Understand

  Guest post by Cathy McPhillips
  
  Cathy McPhillips, Social Media, Digital Web Consultant, Media PlannerIn October 1999, I made a decision to leave a job I loved, big accounts and fun clients. I left an advertising agency to stay home with our then one-year old son. After dealing with [...]
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• Make Expertise Look Easy

  
  I've often wondered how people wind up in their chosen occupation. Many people have a clearly defined focus.  They work hard with the intention of attaining a particular skill and, ultimately, stay the course towards their goals. 
  Doctors, for example, don’t just stumble into their profession.  They work' [...]
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• A Business Plan for Your Career

  
  Quite regularly, I’m contacted by candidates who don't realize they are candidates.  Most often, people consider themselves candidates only when they’re participating in an interview process.  They view candidacy as the point in time when an individual seeks a new role.
  We are all candidates at some time.  Savvy candidates' [...]
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• Picture This

  
  A buddy of mine has been dating. He’s newly returned to the dating scene since his divorce and he’s trying to figure out how to feel less awkward.  He, like many people, turned to online options.  It’s been a running joke for us for quite some time actually; how [...]
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• I See You

  
  Anthony Djuren
  With the continuing rise of social media culture, imagery is becoming an essential part of the overall experience.  We latch on to streams of information flowing in front of us, and we develop patterns that allow us to follow, friend and find whatever we seek.
  We [...]
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