Does Employee Retention Achieve Higher Levels of Productivity?

October 9, 2011

How do you grow from 300 stores to 1,000 units and still maintain your talent balance?  Listen to Terryl Bronson talk about Whole Foods’ unique challenges that allow their company to being regularly ranked in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work.  Bronson talked about Whole Foods’ team-oriented approach to hiring, as well as what makes [...]

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Unemployment: A jobs problem or a work problem?

September 10, 2011

It is more important now in these troubled times to know exactly what skills employers seek.  While our clients’ values and interests must be considered because their needs will influence their choice of occupation, industry and organization, it is essential we help them identify how to fill the employers’ needs.  Although your clients’ principal needs are money, finances [...]

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Employment Belongs at the Top of the List

August 27, 2011

Nicholas Kristoe is right on the target.  His blog article on unemployment puts jobs right where they should be: At the top of the list.  25 million unemployed plus another 50 million or so Americans working in fear of losing their jobs probably agree. “Readers and Unemployment” by New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Kristoe As my [...]

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The Job Search Solution

August 7, 2011

Q). What I Consider the Most Constructive Job Search Tip? A). Spend 90% of your time defining your desired outcomes and 10% of your time discovering the solution.  This statement will guide you to the development of a Strategic (Critical Thinking) Job Search Plan.

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Poor You if Your Résumé Does not have a Summary Section

August 1, 2011

Just as if there is a rule that says a cookie eaten has no calories if it is crumbled, there ought have be a rule that states a résumé without a Summary (Profile or Highlights of Qualifications) section is not really a résumé. Regrettably 95% of the thousands of résumés that I have viewed during [...]

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Are Your Clients’ Tactical Solutions Job Search Constraints?

May 8, 2011

[This article was published in the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals’ Advantage June (Volume 24) Newsletter.  The Newsletter is distributed to approximately 4,500 workforce professionals across the United States.  (Congratulations Larry)] Scenarios are one of the best ways to teach and help job seekers to get to the next level. I tend to open [...]

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Develop a Job Search Strategy

April 5, 2011

Apply directly to organizations of  interest to you, Take temp positions, Contact professional organizations and affiliations in your field, Create a job search office, Create a list of target companies, create a personalized marketing plan, Create a social media presence, Create a LinkedIn account, Tweet, Open a professional Facebook site, Create a system for tracking [...]

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Getting To The Job Growth Numbers

April 4, 2011

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Find a Job using Google

March 21, 2011
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What’s Sucking Out Your Energy?

March 12, 2011

A doable job search requires effective communication and problem solving abilities.  Following the tips of our Guest Blogger AmyK will help you make more informed choices leading to better conclusions and solutions./Larry Goldsmith AmyK Hutchens, Intelligence Activist is a speaker, trainer and business strategist.  AmyK, who has worked with Martha Beck (Oprah’s Life Coach, bestselling [...]

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