This week in HR
This week’s roundup brings you five articles with the latest tips, insight and advice for HR professionals. 5 HR Skills That Are Now Trending Forbes: ”Big picture thinking. The great HR pros know they...
View ArticleTips for employee termination
Terminating an employee is never fun, but sometimes it must be done. This week’s roundup brings you articles to help with employee termination. Giving Notice: What It Should Tell You When Workers Don’t...
View Article5 Ways To Get Paid What You’re Worth
What are you worth to an employer? Quick, come up with a number.OK. Now, let’s come up with a realistic number.Negotiating salary is, for most of us, as difficult as getting past phone screens and...
View ArticleHow To Turn A Meaningless Job Into A Meaningful Career
People who work just to get a paycheck usually think of their occupation as a job.People who love what they do for a living often consider their occupation a career.Jobs are what you do to pay for...
View ArticleMonster 5 for Friday The 13th
While most of us aren’t suffering from triskaidekaphobia, there’s something about Friday the 13 that arouses just a little bit of fear, and we’re not talking about Jason Voorhees’ hockey mask.It’s just...
View ArticleTop 5 Ways to Kill Your Personal Brand
If we avoid these tactics, our personal brands will be better for it in 2012.As will everyone else in the social media universe we impact.1. Auto-Direct Messaging people on Twitter:“Hi, thanks for...
View ArticleWorld of Opportunity: Launching An International Career
Feliz Navidad. Merii Kurisumasu. Oh, and a Happy Hanukkah and Kwanzaa greetings too.And wishing you a wonderful Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe and a beautiful Solstice.Anyone who’s trying to become a...
View ArticlePersonal Branding Secrets for Gen Y Workers
Trying to get hired? I wish there was some advice I could give you, but the thing is, there’s still no right or wrong way for Gen Y to align themselves with the traditional hiring process.We’re...
View Article5 Tips for Getting Hired Over the Holidays
The economic realities of the holiday season, for those of us struggling to make ends meet or to find a job, makes it difficult to be grateful.When you’re in survival mode, it’s pretty tough to step...
View ArticleQ4 Job Search Success: How To Land A Job Before the End of the Year
Fall brings crisp leaves, apple cider, kids in costumes, families around holiday tables and a drop in job search. For some reason all these things are great except that last one.Why is it that job...
View ArticleHow To Prepare for A Virtual Career Fair: Veteran Tips & Tricks
You may have been to a career fair before — it’s quite an experience: joining hundreds (or thousands) of job seekers, all in one place, to meet employers who have positions to fill.Great if you happen...
View ArticleVeteran Career Advice: Transferring Military Training to Civilian Jobs
Veteran Dan Blasini (RN BSN BC) is one of Monster’s most inspiring success stories. After serving in the Army, Dan was looking for a way he could help injured soldiers lead independent lives after...
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