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Peoplebank “launch” in NZ. Should you be concerned?

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Chandler Macleod then started buying local operators OCG, formed in 2000, in 2007, taking full ownership in 2010. If this “arrival” is purely a rebranding exercise as OCG Technology comes to the end of their current print run of business cards, then not much. So what does this mean to you IT recruiters out there?

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Seasonal Hiring – Don’t Let It Be Your March Madness

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And what’s the opportunity cost of that exercise for you? Image credit: Strobist: Basketball Group Assignment 2007-03-28 by Doug L. Its okay to be picky when hiring, even for seasonal staff, because the other option is having to retrain (or release) a new employee halfway through the season.

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Empathy — the skill that fuels connection in recruitment

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In 2007 the Center for Creative Leadership, having analysed data from nearly 7,000 managers representing 38 countries, found that empathy positively correlated to job performance rating , while in 1997 L’Oreal discovered that those salespeople with a higher level of empathy significantly outsold their less empathic peers by nearly $100,000 annually.

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Interview Balancing Act: Candidate Experience vs. Assessment

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Example : I noticed from your resume that you closed $4 million of sales in 2007 – that’s an impressive number – and that you were the salesperson of the year at Oracle. The answer isn’t a right or wrong answer, but rather an opportunity to understand how the candidate exercises judgment, balances goals, deals with others.

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Don't Become Blockbuster Video: 5 Steps To Build Your Employer Brand And Attract Today's Workforce

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With unemployment at its lowest level since August 2007 (4.6%), and millennials increasingly entering the workforce ( up to 75% by 2025 ) with high turnover rates (average tenure of 1.6 The rest, as they say, is history. Companies with smart leadership look to innovate in every aspect of the organization. Recruiting is no exception.

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The Creative Benefits of Embracing Boredom

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Carr was inspired to write the book in 2007 when he noticed that the past 10 years he had spent on the Web had significantly impaired his ability to read and absorb long articles. With vague goals such as read, write, and exercise, this list could have been my usual list of New Year’s resolutions. Learning how to do one thing.

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Online Training Helps Improve the Human Resources Experience For Everyone

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Management is able to track employees’ progress, as well as access quizzes and other retention exercises to ensure that everyone is engaged in the learning process. Envisioning an environment where trainers could create and distribute curriculum, he began to develop the concept for Coggno in 2007. .