Ahmed's Universe

MARCH 24, 2010

'PARIS Last Sunday, March 21, saw two world leaders facing a key vote that would define the two-year remainder of their presidencies. I am, of course, referring to Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy. The Leader of the Free World (interesting how we stopped hearing that phrase when BO became president) was facing the break-or-make-a-presidency vote in the House of Representatives on his healthcare reform plans; while Sarko, whose party controlled only two of France''s 22 regions, tried to show his

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Talent Culture

MARCH 17, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, March 18th, 2010 How to Spot a Job Scam Some people have managed to leverage the challenges of the most recent recession into a lucrative business for themselves to earn a legitimate living. Unfortunately, others are preying on uninformed and sometimes desperate job seekers to illegitimately turn a buck and ruin people’s credit or drain their bank accounts.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 10, 2010

As the economy rebounds, you may be looking closely at ex-employees who departed on good terms. Here are six common rehiring mistakes. The post Rehiring ex-employees? Beware these 6 common slip-ups appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Ahmed's Universe

MARCH 10, 2010

'PARIS So now it''s all about wicked speculators trying to destroy a small and virtuous country. At least that''s the message that Greek Prime Minister Papandreou has been hammering these last days in his mini-world tour aiming at finding a solution to his country''s financial travails. Excuse me, but there''s nothing illegal about speculating, otherwise said speculators would already be in jail.

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Ahmed's Universe

MARCH 8, 2010

'PARIS Isn''t amazing how symbolic some dates can be? On the very day that we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of International Women''s Day, Hollywood''s Film Academy bestowed, for the first time in its 82-year history, the directing award on a woman (and I''m not playing with dates since with the time difference between the West Coast and France, the two events took place almost simultaneously.

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Talent Culture

MARCH 11, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Hiring is on the Rise in Ten Major Industries According to Indeed’s February Industry Employment Trends Report, ten of the 12 major industries tracked had more openings this February than in February 2009. Hospitality experienced a 44% increase in open jobs over last year.

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Talent Culture

MARCH 31, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, April 1st, 2010 Job Seekers: You Are Fooling Yourself If… In honor of April Fool’s day, the Career Collective is tackling a few important and timely questions: How are you fooling yourself about your career /job search? What can you do about it, and how to avoid being tricked by common job search blunders.

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Talent Culture

MARCH 21, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Job Search Spring Cleaning Happy Spring! It’s time to spring into action and add some news strategies to your job search campaign. Here are a few things to try. 1. Go around the gatekeeper. If you find an open position through a job board or company website, don’t only submit your resume to human resources—they’re often gatekeepers who don’t have much control over who ends up getting h

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Talent Culture

MARCH 15, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Monday, March 15th, 2010 LinkedIn Connections: Maybe I’m Just Not That Kind of a Girl Lately I’ve been getting several invitations on LinkedIn either from people I don’t know or from people who get past some of the LinkedIn screening features by claiming they know me from working together someplace I have never worked.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Is it Fair to Check a Job Applicant’s Credit Rating? Sixteen states are proposing legislation to ban credit checks on job applicants. Hawaii and Washington already ban credit checks on most job applicants. Yet according to a 2010 study by the Society of Human Resources Management , 47 percent of companies currently conduct pre-employment credit checks on some candidates and 13 percent conduct th

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MARCH 17, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 Finding Your Place in the Green Economy I bet many of you out there are wearing green today in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. I decided to do something different this year and blog green instead. I’ve been a big fan of Carol McClelland’s Green Career Central site for over a year and I was thrilled to hear that she recently published a book on the topic of green careers called Green Car

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Talent Culture

MARCH 4, 2010

Home About Us How It Works FAQs Contact Resources Request a Proposal Thursday, March 4th, 2010 JFK Airport Employee Gives New Meaning to Take Your Child to Work Day An air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport was suspended for bringing his two elementary school-aged children to work and letting them give instructions to pilots. Bringing your child to work is a great idea, but obviously common sense needs to prevail.

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