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The Best Career Quotes of All Time

Everyone needs inspiration – especially when it comes to jobs. Here are the best career quotes of all time. What’s your favorite career quote? Please let us know in the comments below! A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does…

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Employer Branding

Turning Disengaged Employees into Brand Ambassadors

For many of today’s leading companies, the employees have a big role in delivering on the brand promises, and companies need properly designed and executed employee recognition programs that can encourage and reward the behaviors that reinforce the brand’s meaning. Effective internal communications and support for recognition start with the organization’s top executives as management…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

What’s the Biggest Thing Missing from Your Recruiting Video?

Recruiting videos can be compelling stuff, if done right. And by “right” I don’t necessarily mean expensive equipment and video production. What really makes a compelling recruiting video is a strong employment brand, or an authentic portrayal of the company and employee experience. Gallup describes an employment brand as: “the way your organization’s prospective applicants, candidates…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition Workplace

How Unsafe is Your LinkedIn Password?

You will not have missed the story about LinkedIn and the 6.46 million stolen user passwords. Here is a study done by Rapid 7, looking at the most popular passwords people use on LinkedIn as well as some of the common mistakes made while setting passwords. Top 5 passwords (avoid these at all cost): link…

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Employer Branding Workplace

Do Internships Really Lead to Job Opportunities?

Are internships a worthwhile endeavour or not for college students? Most people would say it is, at least if the internship is paid. Some interesting facts uncovered by OnlineColleges.net: In 2011, over half of US internships were paid (approximated at 52%). A college freshman intern makes $13.91 per hour on average. In 2011, 61.2% of…