Archive for July, 2009
17 Common Hiring Mistakes: Part 3
3. Not Checking The Candidate’s Background For Criminal Activity
Companies have varing policies on hiring an employee with a criminal background. But no one likes to be surprised in this area. Besides revealing past criminal activity, DUI’s and other alcohol related offenses can expose potential alcoholism.
»» 17 Common Hiring Mistakes: Part 3
17 Common Hiring Mistakes: Part 2
2. Not drug screening
I once hired a personable young man as a CAD designer. One day our customer asked to have him relocate to their site, once he passed a drug test. That’s when we learned that he was secretly a heroin addict! To say we were shocked is an understatement!! This young man had keys to our building for months.
»» 17 Common Hiring Mistakes: Part 2
Tell Us Your “Hiring Horror Story & Win An iPod Shuffle
Send us your best, or..uh…worst, hiring horror stories and you could win an Apple iPod Shuffle. Thats right…all you have to do is tell us your story and you could be the lucky winner of a brand new iPod Shuffle.
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17 Common Hiring Mistakes: Part 1
Hiring Friends or Relatives Just Because They Are Available
When Jim Sloan of Able Silk Screening Services was ready to hire his first employee, his sister-in-law, Sue, was unemployed and looking for work. Though she had no experience as a screen printer, she was desperate for a job and immediately available. Jim hired her. It didn’t take long before Jim knew he made a mistake. Sue was often late, took long breaks and continuously complained about the work. It was clear this was not the job of her dreams.
»» 17 Common Hiring Mistakes: Part 1
Tap Your Network: Part 3
In our last two posts to you, Tap Your Network: Part 1 and Tap Your Network: Part 2, we discussed what networking is and how to do it. In this final installment of the 3 part networking series we will tell you where to network, as well as, give you some resources to help you along.
Tap Your Network: Part 2
In our first post, Network Your Way To Work: Part 1, we discussed what networking is and how important networking is to your job search. In this installment of the 3 part networking series we will tell you how to network and why the “how” is just as important as the “where” or “when.” »» Tap Your Network: Part 2
Tap Your Network: Part 1
We’ve all heard the saying, “its not what you know, but who you know.” Well, in the case of your job search it may not be “what you know” or “who you know” but who knows what you know.