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9 Ways HR & Recruiting Technology Will Evolve in Next 4 Years

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 1 — the most popular story of 2012. Our regular content will return tomorrow.

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Soon enough, we’ll have an idea of what the next four years at the White House will look like.

But technology is a bit harder to predict — and four years can have a dramatic difference in the products and services available for recruiters, HR professionals, and employers.

How will HR and recruiting technology evolve over the next four years? Read more…

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Leadership 101: The Most Powerful Words You Want From Any Leader

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 2. Our regular content will return tomorrow.

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“All I want is for someone, sometime, just one time, to say thank you.”

She works late every night, and pulls long hours. This particular morning she left home at 5:30 to make sure she got in to prepare for the big meeting. She left at 8 that night to go home.

As she wistfully told me that story, that first statement about wanting somebody to say “thanks” caught my ear. Read more…

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Here’s Why Your Employees Are Just Not That Into You

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 3. Our regular content will return tomorrow.

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Are you frustrated with employees who seem to be more “It’s all about me” than “How can I help my employer?”

Do you wish your employees shared your commitment to your organization’s goals and success?

If you can relate, join the club. Read more…

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Facebook’s Long-Awaited Job Board is Finally Ready to Launch

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 4. Our regular content will return tomorrow.

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UPDATE: Facebook’s job board launched on Wednesday morning (Nov. 14.)

Facebook’s much postponed job board is now scheduled for launch — perhaps in the next week or so.

Part of the Social Jobs Partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor and several non-profit career services, the new effort will be Facebook’s first searchable jobs database, and will launch with more than 1 million listings. Read more…

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M&Ms Recruiting Test: How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 5. Our regular content will return tomorrow.

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“There will be no brown M&M’s found in the backstage area or the promoter will forfeit the entire show at full pay.”

This famous clause, known as article 126 in rock band Van Halen’s concert contracts, has widely been touted as simple millionaire rock star ego and excess. In an interview, lead singer David Lee Roth explains that in reality there was a very legitimate reason for this clause. Read more…

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The Top 10 Reasons That Your Employees Really Quit

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 6. Our regular content will return tomorrow.

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Ever wonder why your employees really quit? A study of nearly 20,000 job quitters reveals some rather intriguing facts.

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The myth: 89 percent of employers believe that employees leave because of money.

The reality: 88 percent of employees leave because of things other than money. Read more…

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10 Signs That Your Employees Really Love What They Do

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 7. Our regular content will return Wednesday January 2, 2013.

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One blogger in the HR space I’ve enjoyed reading for years now is Alexander Kjerulf (aka, The Chief Happiness Officer).

I just received through my feed his post celebrating 10 years of blogging (a feat I hope to accomplish someday) in which he highlighted his 10 most popular posts. Read more…

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Three Reasons Good Recruiters are Good at Recruiting

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 8. Our regular content will return Wednesday January 2, 2013.

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I was reminded this past week that recruiting is very hard.

No, it’s not hard to post a job on your careers page and wait for a resume that you won’t screen and just pass along to the hiring manager. That’s not hard.

Recruiting is hard when it comes down to finding talent that really doesn’t want to be found and has no desire to go to work for your bad culture and crappy manager who turns over people constantly – that’s when recruiting is hard! Read more…

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The Craziest Excuses Workers Use When Calling In Sick

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 9. Our regular content will return Wednesday January 2, 2013.

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Every year, CareerBuilder enlists the researchers at Harris Interactive to survey hiring managers and HR professionals about the excuses they hear when employees call in sick.

This is stuff you can’t possibly make up. Read more…

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Culture: Here’s Why It Matters Now More Than Ever Before

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To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 10. Our regular content will return Wednesday January 2, 2013.

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“I wanted to let you know that I got the job offer,” she said excitedly.

She had two interviews last week — one with a noted brand and the other with a fast growing start-up. One firm really wants her but they are on a hiring freeze until Q1. This is a dilemma that a lot of folks would kill for in this climate.

As we discussed how she was going to approach the offer vs. the “non-offer,” I was amazed at how she was approaching this decision. She talked about the pros and con’s of each company, her career growth and potential development at each, the known brand vs. a start-up, etc. All this came from a Gen Xer. Read more…