Despite Yahoo’s recent ban on working from home, many companies are still opting to let employees work remotely, even if they live fairly close to the office. But, as with everything, a work from home policy can have its pros and cons. That much is evident from the story of Yahoo, where employees were collecting…
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According to an article on Forbes, over 50% of Americans hate their jobs. A Gallup poll reported that 70% of employees are not engaged or actively disengage at work, meaning that they are emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and are less likely to be productive. In the same poll, it was reported that disengaged employees…
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Lie #1: We will find you the perfect candidate right away. The Truth: No recruiting company has a stack of ‘perfect’ candidates waiting around for your particular job to become available. Finding the right candidate takes time – time to understand your company culture, time to specify the need you’re looking to fill, time to…
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If this list describes your recruiting process, you may soon be looking for a new employee to fill the spot you think you just filled. 73% of employees expect to leave their current job for another job at some point. 32% want to leave their job now. 28% expect that to happen within two years. For…
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Let’s talk about goals. When I ran cross country in high school, I dreamed of running in the state meet at the end of the season. The reality? While senior year I was co-captain of the team, performance wise, I was mediocre at best. Did this make me give up? No way Jose! But assessing…
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One of our esteemed recruiters, Sarah Quaiatto, recently staffed a senior level position for a client. What she found is that good, mid to senior level candidates typically did not have their resume readily updated and hadn’t thought about personal or professional priorities for a few years. After some research, we figured out why; according to the…
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In the first part of the “Digital Dirt” series, we focused on personal information that’s readily accessible online, but not necessarily using a social media platform. This is where internet users can unintentionally dig themselves a deep hole in digital dirt. Lack of Internet Privacy. Facebook has close to 1 billion users, Twitter at 555…
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What was your New Year’s resolution? Did you give up smoking? Are you eating healthier? Exercising more? The beginning of a new year often brings changes designed to improve your life in one way or another. Professionally, ’tis the season for employees to consider switching jobs, or even careers, in order to achieve a new…
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Social media platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter allow people to connect and share with the click of a button. Though we may love sharing funny cat videos and posting awkward stage photos of our friends, potential job candidates need to be increasingly careful about their digital footprint. The following is part one of a…
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Brightwing received a shout-out this morning from Detroitnet.org for the work that one of our newest employees, Russ Dotson, did for a local Support The Troops event. Detroitnet.org is a Detroit tech networking group that along with organizing charitable events for the military, has helped more than 350 people find jobs over the past two years. The Support The Troops…
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