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Turn that Bad Hire Around

It can be very frustrating when you realize your newest hire isn’t living up to your expectations. There are a number of reasons the seemingly perfect employee crashes and burns once they start working with you. But that doesn’t mean your first resort needs to be termination. There may be ways to rescue that bad… Read more »

Ready for a New Career? Here’s How to Make the Shift

Are you restless in your current job? Are you thinking about trying something new? After much consideration, it may be time to journey down a new career path. So how exactly do you do that? Making a big career shift isn’t always an easy process. You have to overcome a lot of objections from the… Read more »

Why a Contingent Worker Could be Your Best Option

Have you considered all of your possible options for hiring? If you have any open positions, you may want to think about a contingent, or temporary, employee to fill your upcoming need. Why? There are a lot of reasons that hiring someone on a short-term basis might be the best solution for you and your… Read more »

If You Aren’t Excited About Your Cover Letter, Why Will the Hiring Manager Be?

Do you dread sending over the cover letter? You probably have the same basic template that you edit and send to every employer on your list. But, if you’re not excited about what you have to say, how can you expect a hiring manager to be interested? Instead, you need to demonstrate how you meet their… Read more »

How to Use Behavior Interview Questions to Assess Cultural Fit

Behavioral interviews have been a favorite technique in the recruiting world for many years. By asking questions that encourage candidates to explain how they might handle themselves in a given situation, an interviewer will be able to gauge their personality, reactions and overall fit with the company and position. How do you determine whether their… Read more »

Hot Job: Call Center Representative in Dallas

Are you seeking a new job in the Dallas area? If so, we want to hear from you! One of our top clients, a Fortune 400 company, is currently seeking professional phone representatives for a call center position in Addison TX. Could you be ready for this great opportunity that starts in a week? CornerStone is… Read more »

What Happens When You Don’t Like an Employee?

There is no written rule that you have to like everyone you work with, but as a manager it is critical that you are able to look past personality differences to get the best out of performance. What happens when you don’t actually like an employee? Your first reaction could be to remove the problem… Read more »

Avoid These 5 Mistakes in Your Next Job Interview

As a job candidate, the interview is your place to shine. The company is already interested in your skills or they wouldn’t have called you in. Now, they are looking to see if you are a personal match for the company environment and current team. It is critical at this time to put your best foot… Read more »

How Can Your Company Overcome the Skills Gap?

Many organizations are concerned about the skills gap. A skills gap occurs when the requirements for a job are beyond the skills of your available pool of candidates. But experts suggest that the skills gap isn’t a matter of unskilled labor but rather a byproduct of the recession that created conditions for employers to change… Read more »

Don’t Be Shy – Show Your Actual Production on the Resume

We have been raised in a culture where bragging is looked down upon. It has even become an issue with accepting praise when you’ve done a good job. You may respond with things like, “thanks, but I really didn’t do anything special.” But when you’re looking for a job, your ability to share your accomplishments… Read more »