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Yearly Archives: 2014
Career Dressing Advice Sought by Many
PRofessional Solutions offers guidance on three Pinterest boards: two for job seekers (Interview Dressing and Interview Body Language) and one that is devoted to appropriate but contemporary office dressing. Guess which gets the most hits? Each month hundreds of people … Continue reading
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PRofessional Solutions CEO on CCTV America
Last week I enjoyed talking with Owen Fairclough, CCTV America business correspondent, as part of a story on how the new ‘Right to be Forgotten’ law in Europe, which has inundated Google with requests to be erased, would impact American … Continue reading
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Tagged background checks, CCTV America, screening for hiring
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Top Ten Mistakes in Documenting Employee Performance
Every manager eventually is confronted with a problem employee. Too few realize in time that accurate documentation is crucial when terminating an employee – even in an at-will employment state – because it is seen as more objective than personal testimony in … Continue reading
Not Crazy About the Job, But Still Checking In From Vacation
It was good news-bad news in the latest issue of Staffing Industry Review. Apparently job satisfaction is at its highest level since the recession, but still low. Job satisfaction in the 1980s and ’90s routinely neared 60 percent or higher; … Continue reading
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Advice to Those Starting to “Lean In”
As a business owner in the public relations field I frequently am asked to speak on the job market, how to land a position, trends in the profession, skills needed for the future of PR, and the like. Those are speaking engagements … Continue reading
Sage Quotes for Job Seekers
From the August issue of PRofessional Solutions, LLC’s newsletter “Smart Solutions”: It can be difficult to stay positive during the search for your next job, so we’d like to share some inspirational quotes to help you keep things in perspective: … Continue reading
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How to Stay Positive During Your Job Search
From the August issue of PRofessional Solutions, LLC’s newsletter, “Smart Solutions” Whether you’ve been fired or laid off, staying positive during the search for your next job is important but can be challenging. We recommend the following tactics to keep … Continue reading
5 Tips on How to Rebound when You’re Fired
During our 20 years in the public relations staffing business, we’ve received many calls from people who’ve just been fired. Most think it will never happen to them so when it does, it’s devastating. We’ve seen seasoned communicators, even ones … Continue reading
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Tagged employment tips, how to rebound when you're fired, job search tips
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Six Degrees of . . . Networking!
We couldn’t have made it to our 20-year milestone this year without having built relationships through meetings and events, sponsorships, speaking opportunities and getting to know the men and women who make up our industry. In short, through networking. As … Continue reading
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KPMG Makes Sure Interns Dress for Success
Interns and new graduates are notorious in tales of inappropriate office dress, and many companies provide them with office attire guidelines. But a recent story in the Wall Street Journal reported that accounting and consulting firm KPMG LLP puts on a … Continue reading
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