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    How to Follow-Up After an Interview (With Examples!)

    So, you finished your interview, went home excited about your future with the company, but now what? Maybe it’s been a few days (or more) and you haven’t heard anything. While it’s definitely true that the hardest part (the interview) is over, there’s still work to be done to ensure that you stay...

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    Tips for Recruiting and Hiring a Gen Z Workforce

    Did you know: Companies are likely to welcome Gen Z into their workplaces a lot sooner than expected? Gen Z is seriously considering forgoing a traditional college education to go work for a company that provides college-like training. In fact, 75% of Gen Z say there are other ways of getting a...

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    How to Explain an Employment Gap

    How do employers react to that employment gap on your resume? Is it always a negative reaction? Will employers give you a chance to explain what happened and move forward, or will they just assume the worst and pass on you? Sometimes, the gap in employment is by choice – maybe you were raising a...

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    Ghosting: Why Job Seekers Disappear

    Are you suddenly being faced with interview no-shows, voicemail when you follow up, and even employees not showing up to their first shift? If you are, then your candidates are ghosting you, or suddenly ending all communication without an explanation. Why would a candidate go to the trouble of...

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    Best Ways to Answer “Sell Me This Pen”

    In some interviews, you’ll get asked to “sell me this pen” or anything else for that matter. It’s a simple question—typically geared toward candidates for sales positions—but it can be difficult and nervewracking to answer, especially if you haven’t planned out a response. In addition to showing...

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    How to Ask for a Job Reference

    If you’re applying for a job, it’s likely you’ll need a reference. It’s a good idea to get references lined up before you start a job search so that you’ll have a list of people who can recommend you ready to share with prospective employers. Asking for a reference can be an intimidating process....

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    How to Adapt to the Candidate-Driven Market

    In a poll of more than 800 CEOs, the biggest business challenge they expected to face in 2019 was attracting and retaining top talent. We’re in a time of record-low unemployment and ample job opportunities, and workers are leaving their jobs at the highest rate since 2001. Because of this, the...

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    The Best Ways to Engage and Motivate Your Seasonal Employees

    The holiday season is fast approaching, meaning retailers and restaurants all across the country are preparing to hire seasonal employees to help with the added foot traffic. Regardless of when your busy season takes place, most businesses rely on seasonal hires to temporarily fill staffing needs....

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    Seasonal Hiring: Essential Recruiting and Hiring Tips

    The labor market is tight and finding skilled workers is increasingly more difficult which is why one retailer has started it’s seasonal hiring plan earlier than ever. If your business picks up at certain times of the year you may turn to seasonal workers to fill the gap.

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    This is Exactly What Recruiters Look for on Your Resume

    Here is a little secret: Recruiters spend on average only 6 seconds scanning over your resume. Try scanning this blog post for 6 seconds and see what you notice. Probably not a lot, right? Maybe you saw a few bolded headers and skimmed a sentence or two. This is exactly what a recruiter does when...

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