Sat.Sep 22, 2018

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The Importance of Workplace Design in Office Relocation

Undercover Recruiter

The average UK employee spends 37 hours a week at work and with job roles occupying such a large chunk of our time, feeling comfortable while working has never been more important. Some companies go to extreme lengths to put employee satisfaction at the heart of their workplace design. For instance, tech titan Microsoft invested in treehouses for its employees, View Article.

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….the “team interview”…(for the employer)…”if you were an animal, what would you be

Tony Beshara

“Well, Tony, we’d like to have your candidate in for the ‘team interview.’ We always have the’team’ interview the candidate we think we like to hire to make sure that everybody will get along.”… kumbuya! Unequivocably and indubitably, this is the biggest crock of crap that I hear as a recruiter. What this really says is, “I really don’t have the guts or the courage to make a decision on my own, by myself, as an intelligent, wise busines

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Epileptic Woman Awarded €30k In Damages When Refused Request To Work From Home

Rezoomo

A legal services employer has been ordered to pay €30,000 to an epileptic employee over its refusal to allow her work from home. The woman works as a solicitor and had made six unsuccessful requests with her employer between March 2015 and January 2017 to work from home. The woman has experienced a number of acute or ‘grand mal’ attacks and her requests were made in a period in which her health was continuing to decline in a serious way.

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Cover Letters are Like First Dates: 5 Ways to Behave

SimplyHired

The post Cover Letters are Like First Dates: 5 Ways to Behave appeared first on Simply Hired Blog.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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Happy American Business Women’s Day!

KNF&T Staffing Resources

Today KNF&T celebrates American Women’s Business Day. As a women-owned company that has been in business for over 35 years, we continue to thrive in finding the right fit for our clients and candidates. In fact, we were recently named one of the top women-owned businesses in Boston Business Journal’s list of Largest Minority and Women Owned Businesses in MA.