Year: 2014

Working with Recruiters to Find a Job by David Schuchman

It is common to work with a recruiter or search firm to find your next job. Keep in mind that many published sources have indicated that only about 10% of job hunters find a new position using search firms. As

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Career growth organization Breakfast Club NJ implements Haydle knowledge platform for its members

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East Brunswick – NJ career-oriented network Breakfast Club NJ announced today that it will be launching its own knowledge base utilizing Haydle’s proprietary Q&A search engine platform as a free benefit for its members. Breakfast Club Founder, Frank Kovacs explained

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It’s Counterintuitive for Job Seekers

It would be interesting to review a few perceptions that job seekers have on issues stemming from feelings rather than from thinking. Such perceptions are based more on gut feelings rather than logic. Examples follow. The interview is about me.

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Why You Need a Succession Plan

An organization uses succession planning to ensure that it recruits superior employees, develops their knowledge, skills, and abilities, and prepares them for advancement. You need to develop a succession plan to ensure that your employees are constantly developed to fill

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What Employers Look For When Hiring Staff by David Schuchman

Hiring the best people is more critical than ever. In a tight job market, employers are able to be very selective about who they hire. However, the cost of finding, interviewing, engaging and training new employees is high. With so

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Organizing the Project Team

As seen on blog.bennythepm.com Congratulations! You have a project team. Now what do you do? As a Project Manager (PM), you are tasked with being the leader of the project. Once you are assigned as the PM, you are now

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Social Media: So, What Is It for People in Transition?

There’s no newspaper or magazine nowadays that does not devote some space to the fast-developing new phenomenon called social media. My explanation for this is very simple: Let’s say you invite some people for a social gathering to take place

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Why should I join Google+ and how will it help my job search?

Hello everyone – I am Adrienne Roman, and I am one of the Social Media moderators for The Breakfast Club NJ. I am thrilled to announce that The Breakfast Club NJ can now be found on Google+! In addition to

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The Trauma of Unemployment

The emotional stress associated with unemployment is understood only by those who are unemployed. Often, even people closely associated with the unemployed such as spouses or other family members don’t fathom the emotional pressure and pain that settles in on

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George Pace – “You the Product” – How YOU can become a more attractive “product”

Saturday April 12, 2014 at 8:00 am The Presentation – “You the Product” – How YOU can become a more attractive “product” “You the Product” – How YOU can become a more attractive “product” to potential employers? While you might

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