It’s no secret that auto dealerships have frequently been forced to defend themselves against discrimination claims by employees and agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. As a result, many dealers have instituted comprehensive human resources programs to avoid potential problems. However, new technology brings new challenges. As the use of social media grows, more and more dealerships are [...]

Where do you start when building a team? Great question! Although many people put early efforts into recruiting top-level workers, a more productive approach might be to consider who will best lead the team. When asked who would be his first choice if he were building a professional basketball team, one gentleman responded that he would choose Kobe Bryant. He [...]

We’ve heard so much lately about the importance of the online image of job seekers and why it is imperative for them to clean up their reputations before any potential employer searches them out. Niche businesses have even cropped up to help with this process and to turn a negative image into a more positive one. Many companies are also [...]

Using your intuition – Help or hindrance? When you’re ready to push the button on hiring that new staff member, it won’t be long before you start the critical process of evaluating your preferred candidates. Every manager knows that hiring great people can deliver a competitive advantage – but that getting it wrong can set both you and your business [...]

Snagajob Labor Happiness Index shows proactive workforce, more concern over economy RICHMOND, Va.– With the national unemployment rate holding steady at better than 9 percent, it can be hard to believe anyone is finding a new job. The 5th-annual Labor Happiness Index commissioned by Snagajob – hourly job specialists with the world’s largest community of hourly workers – finds that [...]

Top job search site launches free resume search STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Indeed.com today announced the launch of Indeed Resume, an open search engine for resumes. Indeed Resume provides employers and recruiters instant access to millions of qualified candidates on the #1 job site. Indeed Resume is free during beta and available at http://www.indeed.com/resume. “Resume search on [...]

Twenty years ago, no one could have predicted how the internet and the use of Email have revolutionized the way that recruiters recruit today. It’s no longer a question of whether or not to use the technology; it’s a question of using the technology effectively to help your business. One of the biggest growth industries over the last ten year [...]

It’s no secret that social media has revolutionized the job-search process. As the economy struggled, more and more job seekers have turned to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to improve their employment prospects. While there exists an abundance of advice for job seekers to leverage social media, at times it seems the employers have been left to [...]

As Twitter is growing in use by job seekers and recruiters there has emerged a method to write an effective Twitter resume. Here are 4 elements that make up a good Twitter resume: Job Title – this is the title of the position you are currently seeking. Location – use the #tag or Hashtag of the location where you want [...]