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Have you googled your name recently? You might be in for a nasty surprise. Whenever Google – or any search engine – is finding some unpleasant information about you, there are 2 options: Remove it at the source Bury it with newer, positive information Remove it at the source If the troublesome search result is something you created yourself, like a blog post or Facebook page, you could remove it . However, it might take some time until Google removes a copy of that information from its cache, so you’ll have to do better. And you can. Update that same page and convert it into a page of positive information. Google’s search robot will see the changes and update the search index, replacing the old version in its cache since Google wants the latest version of a specific url. Now when people search on your name, they’ll find this new positive information instead of the past negative information. If the troublesome search result is not something you created but instead...

The data doesn’t lie; it is all how you interpret it. The hiring malaise continues, but some signs of life have emerged. Below are some interesting data points I have seen in various career and human resource trade magazines, websites and blogs over the December holidays. There will be over 15 million unemployed US works seeking jobs in January.  That is a staggering number. The Wall Street Journal reported job postings are currently at about 4.7 million, which, if true, is just about the highest number in 3 years. If you are seeking a position that pays over $200,000 or more, there is an 80% chance it will never reach a job board or company website. Approximately 80% of all companies in the US utilize LinkedIn on some level when recruiting new personnel.  (This one came from a vendor selling social network recruiting software so be careful.) LinkedIn is approaching 100 million users. Over 80% of all firms with over 250 employees utilize applicant trackin...

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The Hiring Process Is Broken BY FC Expert Blogger Shawn Graham Mon Dec 13, 2010 This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone. Most job seekers will tell you today's hiring process has become a dysfunctional assembly line fraught with hyper rigidity that is more focused on identifying why candidates aren't right for the job than it is at identifying potential transferable skills and upside . This finding a "square peg to fit a square hole" approach might have worked well when companies were looking to fill clearly defined and very specific manufacturing roles, but it is not equipped to effectively evaluate today's multitalented job seekers. With the advent of applicant tracking systems, online applications, and technology that should help organizations more effectively and efficiently screen applicants, things have instead gotten worse. As companies have grown from a collecti...

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room  for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English". In the first year, "s" will  replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard  "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, ;publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will en...

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    Some rights reserved  by  policeblue999 Does if feel like is every email or phone call from a recruiter an emergency?  Is every request from a client an emergency? Do they need to submit a candidate by the end of tomorrow? Has the client given them the overall timeline to submit a candidate 2 days? Here are 3 things that you can do to prepare for dealing with this situation... 1. Already have your resume completed, along with your standard email response to these emergencies. 2. Have a set time and place that you can take a phone call from a recruiter and a time and place for a phone interview. 3. Have your interview outfit already cleaned and pressed so that you can accept an interview the next day. Sometimes there is a quick turn around in the recrtuiting / staffing world, so be ready. The recruiting business has suffered a decline in personel in the recent years, accentuated by a belief that outsourcing is the same quality as local ...

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