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Temperatures Aren’t the Only Things Rising This Summer

Mary Lorenz — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:04:53 +0000

There’s more to look forward to this summer than just beach trips, baseball games and US Weekly’s annual “Best and Worst Celebrity Beach Bods” issue…

In a positive sign for the economy, seasonal hiring is expected to increase over the summer months, according to CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Job Forecast. Continue reading

Contributing to a Stronger Economy: How Coinstar Empowers Employment

Mary Lorenz — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:43:26 +0000

As one of today’s fastest-growing companies, Coinstar, Inc. is in the unique position to hire workers across multiple functions and contribute to economic growth. Learn more about how Coinstar is empowering employment in the following video, or read the Q&A below with Coinstar’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Raquel Karls. Continue reading

CareerBuilder Finds Its Way by Defining Its Employment Brand

Mary Lorenz — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:55 +0000

“If a candidate comes into your organization and asks three different people, ‘What is your employee value proposition?’ every one of those people should be able to provide a similar answer,” says Rosemary Haefner, on what it means to have a clearly defined employment brand. Continue reading

Survey: Working Moms Taking Less Maternity Leave

Mary Lorenz — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:37:46 +0000

Stars: they’re just like us! They buy their own groceries, they pump their own gas, and they even cut their maternity leaves short and struggle with work-life balance!

According to CareerBuilder’s annual Mother’s Day survey, one in four (26 percent) working moms who have had a child in the last three years reported they did not take the full maternity leave allowed by their company, and one in ten took two weeks or less. Continue reading

Do We Assume Too Much About Diverse Candidates?

Mary Lorenz — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:07:22 +0000

Diversity is important in today’s business world. At least that’s the claim many employers make, despite not having sufficient diversity initiatives. Why the contradiction?

Perhaps in an effort to attract candidates, some organizations are only saying what they think candidates want to hear. Continue reading

Think You Can Spot a Fake Resume?

Mary Lorenz — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:41:40 +0000

According to one CareerBuilder survey, 38 percent of employees have embellished their job responsibilities at some point, while 18 percent have lied about their skill sets. Other common lies surrounded information about employees’ start and end dates of employment, academic degrees, previous employers and job titles.

6 Ways to Keep Candidates Legit
Use the following tips as you evaluate candidate resumes moving forward:

Think You Can Spot a Fake Resume?

Mary Lorenz — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:41:40 +0000

Call it the business world’s version of a “wardrobe malfunction”…an “inadvertent error” may be the undoing of Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson, who was recently outed for claiming to have a degree in computer science, when in fact he graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting. Continue reading

Going to SHRM 2012 in Atlanta? You won’t want to miss this…

Mary Lorenz — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:46:33 +0000

I was going to talk about all the great giveaways and exclusive events going on at CareerBuilder booth #602 during SHRM 2012 in Atlanta this year, but then I decided to re-watch the ‘The Bachelorette’ on Hulu instead realized you could hear about it from celebrity chef Kevin Gillespie of the renowned Woodfire Grill and ‘Top Chef’ fame. Continue reading

Recruiting By the Orange Book: Q&A with Concentra’s AVP of Recruiting

Mary Lorenz — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:56:25 +0000

“Every day, I hear stories from new hires about how happy they are to have found their home at Concentra.”

Tara Petty is the Assistant Vice President of Recruiting at Concentra, a national health care company where, she says, “employees are the company, and the ones who make a difference in the lives of our patients.” In the following Q&A, Petty details what it means to empower employees at Concentra, and how her team finds the talented individuals on whom Concentra’s success ultimately depends. Continue reading

Small Business Seeks Big Talent: A New eBook from CareerBuilder

Mary Lorenz — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:33:27 +0000

It sounds simple enough: company meets potential employee, company gets employee, employee leaves company, so company starts looking for new employee. Unfortunately, the classic hiring strategy is no longer sufficient in today’s job market, where competition for top talent is higher than ever. Continue reading