Why you should hire back former employees

A good human resource team is the backbone of any organization, big or small. Companies spent a lot of time, energy, and money just to hire the best fit through a robust selection process involving several stages. Rehiring ex-employees is an increasingly popular trend with recruitment managers nowadays, and for good reasons.

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Why Sexy Selfies aren’t Good for Your Career

Click, click, click! There you go! You capture a sexy photo of yourself in a sensuous outfit and ruffled coiffure and post it online, waiting to be showered with wows and likes from pals. But if you are in your twenty-something in the lookout for a lucrative job offer or already in one, well, you better watch out.

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Judging Candidates by their Social Media Profiles

You post a snap of yours in that hot red slit-skirt and ruffled top and pop! You publish it on Facebook for the public to check out your sexy avatar. Your Twitter profile bears your candid remarks on your manager from the previous company which won you several empathies from your colleagues who bore the same brunt!

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How your goodbyes affect your hellos

“Your position here at Wertheimer’s is no longer available. You have been let go and I’m here today to talk about your options….” said Miss Keener in the 2009 movie, Up In The Air, while a shocked Mr. Samuels sat opposite to her, not even trying to suppress his innermost feelings about the shocker.

Like Mr. Samuels, thousands of people are let go every day globally. If you are among one of them, it’s better not to think about retaliating like Mr. Samuels and it’s more sensible to think about Miss Keener’s next words, “The sooner you trust the process, the sooner the next step of your life will unveil itself.”

Why does it happen more often than we think it does?

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The best ways to build your personal brand

Are you planning to create a personal brand for your business? Are you clear about what you offer? Do you want to brand the idea that you have been nurturing? Are you sure about the idea? Irrespective of whether your answers are a confident yes or a disappointing no, the following article will help you change things for the better.

It’s not the brand but the image which is most important

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