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How to Spot a Good CV over a Bad CV in One Minute

FireFish Software

That bittersweet feeling you get when your email pings to tell you a new CV just landed in your inbox: This could be the job-closing candidate you’ve been waiting for! Or it could be the ninth CV to hit your ‘no’ pile this morning.

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5 Types of Homework Assignments for a Skills-First Hiring Process

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And for a hiring manager, the hiring confidence when selecting between candidates who list the right skills on their resume and those who nail take-home tasks is like night and day. Curious if work assignments could be a good fit for your company? Learn how we leverage paid projects at Toggl Hire. Let’s dive in!

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The 6 Skills of a Good Employee (and how to Test for them)

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Here are 5 such skills, the reasons why they’re important and how you can test for them. Communication Unless you work on your own and for yourself, you will have to communicate during work in some shape or form. Primarily, good communication means a more productive environment and better overall results. How did you solve it?

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How a World Traveler from Egypt Found Her Dream Sales Job in Cyprus

Jobbatical

Here is our interview with Jessi Shahin , currently on a jobbatical as a sales manager at Depositphotos in Cyprus. Read all about how she used Jobbatical to find her dream job, a close-knit team, and a shockingly welcoming new home country that she’s fallen deeply in love with. I go back briefly, then I move on again.

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Understanding the Importance of Internal Mobility, with Colleen Rush

Social Talent

How can you create a culture of internal mobility when it’s difficult to know the true extent of the talent within your organization? Our guest on The Shortlist this week was Colleen Rush, the Global Head of TA at Merck Group. How do we source internal talent? It’s a win-win for talent development and retention.

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9 Secrets to a Faster Hiring Process

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The formula for calculating the cost of a vacant position is simple: Annual salary / 220 working days x number of days the position is vacant According to Dice, a vacant spot for a software engineer for 43 days in the USA would set you back a whopping $25,935. On the other hand, only 25% of candidates hired internally aren’t good performers.

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How to Hire Programmers If You're Not a Programmer Yourself

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If you’ve taken a moment to listen to current job trends, you’ll notice that there’s one position that’s always in demand – programmers. If you’re a programmer or on the way to becoming one – great news. If you’re looking to hire one, tough luck. On the other hand, there’s an even bigger problem.

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