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Happy 235th Birthday to the U.S. Army!
What a great trivia question that bars across the country should be using at their trivia nights. Did you do the math and realize the U.S. Army was founded before the country was founded? On June 14, 1775 the Continental Congress approved the creation of the Continental Army. L… more
Professionalism — Critical for Job Seekers
Recently, the Herman Trend Alert reported on a poll of professionalism and how critical it was in getting hired. Here is an excerpt: ”HR pros and business leaders polled identified five primary characteristics of professionalism: 1) personal interaction skills, inc… more
*Train of Pain* Bicycle Team Is Back!
The Train of Pain bicycle team we sponsor each year is back and this time, with a social media vengeance! This year the team has launched their new Facebook page which has some wonderful status updates and photos from the road and beyond. The regular stream of information po… more
Social Media Is Not A Silver Bullet
Should we do social recruiting in the cleared community The presentation above, which was shared at meeting our last week with key members of Booz Allen & Hamilton, inspired the following blog post: Anywhere you look these days, your inbox, newsletters websites companies are… more
Top Six Tips for Job Search Research
Why Bother? WIIFM? At seminar after talk after workshop I do, people are unsure how to really go about researching the next step. Many think it is too much work. And then they wonder how they ever got stuck in such a bad job/place. Most recruiters will tell you that… more