In February, during a trip to Mexico’s beautiful Fairmont Mayakoba in Play del Carmen, CornerStone Staffing colleagues packed with a purpose. What was their purpose? To make an impact on the community they were visiting with a meaningful contribution. CornerStone Staffing worked with the Pack for a Purpose organization and identified two groups they wanted… Read more »
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Understanding LinkedIn Search to Improve Your Rank | Job Search Tips
Many professionals have a love hate relationship with LinkedIn. Some only joined because a former company suggested it was a good idea. Now is the time to leverage the website for all it is worth to get the most out of it for your job search. Here are 7 practical tips for maximizing your LinkedIn… Read more »
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Tips for Driving Employee Engagement | Texas Business
What exactly is “Employee Engagement” and what does it mean for your business? Engaging employees is about keeping them interested not only in their job but also the company. This will keep them productive and happy. For example; have you noticed employees spending more time than they should on Facebook? This is because they feel… Read more »
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Effective Leadership Communication for Employee Engagement
The information age is thick with overwhelming data. Our constant access to the internet has changed the way we do business and how we interact with people. Our communication skills are suffering and this affects the ability of managers to be effective. A good leader has an opportunity to overcome these challenges and develop better… Read more »
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Your Hiring Nightmares: Avoid Them
Hiring the right candidate for the job is important from the start. It doesn’t take long for a bad hire to affect the entire office and the best solution is prevention. You can save money and time by reevaluating the entire hiring process and eliminating flaws. Here are three unconventional tips that can help you… Read more »
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Finding a Niche Job
Not every job search is created equal. In a perfect world hiring managers are able to select several great candidates from a pool of resumes and hire only the best. What happens when you have more specialized skills and you want to target the exact companies? When your experience is so different than so many… Read more »
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Managing Your Mobile Employees
The mobile workforce movement is a global phenomenon and it is currently estimated that 1.3 billion people already taking advantage of the change in company dynamics. As more and more people leave the corporate office for their home office the real challenge falls to management. A manager’s very job is to oversee employees but if… Read more »
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Ways to Stay Productive During the Job Search
It is hard to stay motivated on the job search when you’ve been looking for a very long time. You apply to job postings on the internet, send your resume, and attend local job fairs. These things are important but they can become frustrating after a while and your frustration can begin to show at… Read more »
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Mobile Recruiting
Generation Y, also called Millennials, are the next big wave to enter the workforce. They think very differently from Generation X and especially the Baby Boomers, so it is important to know how to connect with them. GenY has grown up with access to technology and media that our parents and grandparents could only imagine.… Read more »
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The Follow Up That Landed You The Job
You made it through the initial phone screen. You printed out copies of your resume, filed them in your portfolio, and dressed up in your most professional suit. You found your way to the office in spite of questionable directions and you aced the interview. So what happens next? Following up with the hiring manager… Read more »