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Should You Hire New Employees in a Slow Economy?

Unemployment figures are at an all time high and companies continue on the course of downsizing. So should your company actual be hiring when most organizations are scaling back? If your organization wants to be one of the key players when the economy turns around, then the time to prepare for the turnaround is right [...]


Mobile Recruiting 101: Basic Q&A

Ok, so I know what you are thinking: Mobile (SMS) is just for the youth market, right? Well, while that may have been the case a few years ago, we are now witnessing a growing trend that reveals otherwise. Today, of the 262 million total U.S. wireless subscribers, more than 138 million users now send [...]


Cost of Living Vs Cost of Labor

What is the fuss about?
Why doesn’t my Company consider inflation when determining my pay increase?
What this employee is asking is, shouldn’t my annual increase percentage at least match the cost of living? And as management is always talking about the company’s “pay-for-performance” philosophy, shouldn’t my increase be higher than that, given that I’m a good [...]


COMIC – I knew the recession was serious when…

Here is a comic about the recession because you have to laugh to keep from crying. Hope it helps…

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Employees From Hell – How to Steer Clear of Bad Employees

Employees From Hell – How to Steer Clear of Bad Employees
By: Marcus Kane
As employers, we all have our shares of horrifying stories of seemingly good applicants who transformed overnight into horrendous employees from hell. Surely, they are not fond memories to remember. We all know how bad a bad employee can be for your company, [...]