Archive for July, 2008
A Kennedy wants to work for you? You don’t say… CareerBuilder.com study reveals top ten outrageous resume lies.
Jul 30, 2008
I know I’m not the only one who thinks this, so I’m just going to say it: I love seeing people get caught in their own web of lies. Okay, I don’t love love it, but for whatever reason, it’s fascinating to me. It’s like watching a soap opera, only better, because it’s real and involves less Botox. Plus, more often than not, they’ve got it coming to them.
That said, today CareerBuilder.com released a survey about the various lies job seekers include in their resumes - from the mundane to the completely far-fetched. According to the survey of 3,100 hiring managers and 8,700 workers nationwide, nearly half of hiring managers reported they caught a candidate lying on their resume. Of those, 57 percent , understandably, automatically dismissed the applicant; however, that means that (for those of you not familiar with subtraction…) 43 percent still gave the candidates a chance. Does that seem like an extremely high number to anyone else?
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- Categories Survey Results
15 Fun Things that Companies Really Are Doing Right Now | Part 2
Jul 29, 2008
Let’s admit it - work can be a drag at times, even if you love your job. There are days when you just want to crawl back into bed…but if you know you’re having a fun event at work, or you show up at the office and Susie whispers conspiratorially of a spontaneous pizza party (mmm food) - it makes the day a little more bearable.
In part one of my discussion about ways that companies are having fun, I talked about employees’ rants and raves concerning their own company initiatives. Many companies are having fun at work, and their employees are appreciative for the work/life balance that it offers them.
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- Categories Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employer Advice
Feng shui for the office?
Jul 28, 2008
In last Wednesday’s post, I mentioned the recent Challenger, Gray & Christmas list of workplace trends of the future. Well, today, I came across this Miami Herald article about how companies are doing away with cubicles with increasing frequency, one of the trends Challenger predicted.
It mentions Florida-based RBB Public Relations, who got rid of private offices for everyone, including top management. RBB now encourages its 28 employees to work anywhere they’re comfortable, from their open workstation to the floor in the ”playroom” or a couch in the ”den” to a client’s on the road.
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- Categories Employee Engagement, Employee Retention
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Site Navigation = Not So Laborious Anymore
Jul 24, 2008
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- Categories Economy, Employee Retention
CareerBuilder.com Customers ROCK!
Jul 23, 2008
We love our customers for oh so many reasons, one being that they aren’t afraid to have fun. Don’t believe us? Check out the following video clips of CB customers rocking out at our karaoke booth during SHRM 2008 in Chicago.
The latest workplace trend? Let’s not, shall we?
Jul 23, 2008
What was ever wrong with the handshake? USA Today reports the fist bump, yes, that fist bump - the one made famous by domestic beer commercial characters and the Obamas, among others - has finally broken into the ranks of the business world. Most popular with young professional males, fist bumping has come to replace the handshake with increasing frequency. One company president interviewed claims he now encounters a fist bump as much as twice a month. Twice a month? Really?
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- Categories Employee Engagement
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