Five Bad Approaches on LinkedIn That Can Damage Your Reputation
Using LinkedIn to reach out to prospective employers, or peers within the same industry, is a solid strategy to grow your professional network. However, using the wrong method to promote your skills, inquire about opportunities or meet managers or senior executives can do more harm than good, to your reputation and career prospects. We asked […]
The Importance of Sharing Corporate Culture on Social Media
Talented employees, middle managers and executives are in demand worldwide. Often a new opportunity and increased salary is not enough to recruit a highly-experienced individual from another employer. The move is a risky one, particularly for established professionals, and while there is no guarantee that every new role transition will be successful, corporate culture weighs […]
Finding Talent: The Advantage of Hiring International Remote Workers
The universal challenge that businesses face, whether SME or large corporation, is the ongoing need to find, recruit and retain skilled employees. The conventional bureaucratic norms of the average workplace are shifting rapidly, as fluid mobile technology has made it possible to work seamlessly from anywhere in the world. Telecommuting is another digital transformation that […]
Looking for New Opportunities? Networking Tips for Technology Professionals
What if we told you that building a successful industry network is as critical to job security, as building an impressive portfolio of references and work? In today’s career marketplace and worldwide, the concept of job security can be strained, and falls from an expectation for the employer to create security, back to the employee […]
Does Salary Increase Job Satisfaction and Retention?
The uptick in business and economic growth worldwide in 2016 has encouraged employees, and increased expectations for salary growth to be commensurate with economic recovery. That was the finding of a recent survey “Respect at Work Boosts Job Satisfaction” compiled by the Society for Human Resource Management, in a recent report published in 2016. Insights from the […]
Keep it Classy in an Exit Interview (Even If You’re Happy to Be Leaving)
Many organizations have dispensed with conducting exit interviews for a simple reason; an employee who wishes to leave on good terms is less likely to be completely honest. Since retaining a referral from your previous position, and building a portfolio of positive recommendations from past employers is so critical, employees are not always compelled to […]
Innovation Without Borders: Why STEM Seekers Tap International Talent
In North America, there is a shortage of science, technology, engineering and math talents. It’s something that both Canada and the United States acknowledged statistically, but dislike addressing in terms of the countries and their ability to encourage more young men and women into STEM programs, at the college and university levels. The technology industry, […]
6 Ways to ‘Network Like an Expert’ at Conventions and Tradeshows
The first six months of every year represent the unofficial “tradeshow season” for career professionals and managers around the world. Whether you will be attending conventions for networking, or tradeshows to expand your brand recognition (and connect with B2B or B2C buyers), it is an exciting opportunity to travel and broaden opportunities for both your […]
Career Growth as Anything but a Ladder That Only Goes Up
Do you think of your career as starting at the bottom of a ladder, with every step taking you higher in terms of role, responsibility and salary? In this article, our recruiters explain how diversified career experience looks something more like a complex web, or “jungle gym”, rather than a linear ladder. We will share […]
