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12/01/2015

There was good news last week on the unemployment rate in America, which fell to a six-and-a-half-year low of 5.6%, while employers added 250,000 jobs. But 8.7 million Americans are still out of work. For those job seekers, a major question is whether they should look for work in another city. http://goo.gl/PPr8YT

see photosClick for full photo gallery: 10 Top Cities for Job Seekers There was good news last week on the unemployment rate, which fell to a six-and-a-half-year low of 5.6%, while employers added 250,000 jobs. But 8.7 million Americans are still out of work. For those job seekers, a major question…

04/01/2015

Doing your job well doesn't guarantee you a job six months or even six weeks from now. It certainly doesn't take care of your income needs until retirement. http://goo.gl/R561Nj

The photo below hangs on the wall in my office. Back in 1999 when it was taken, my husband and I had four kids. Our youngest wasn't even a gleam, as the saying goes...

25/12/2014

team would like to wish everybody a very happy day! Have a great day all!

14/12/2014

When it comes to moving forward in your career, there are two paths you can take: The ladder or the lattice.

http://mashable.com/2014/12/13/career-ladder-lattice/

Should your next job be a vertical move or a horizontal one?

24/11/2014

Entrepreneurship requires competent leaders to make rational decisions that facilitate the realization of a market opportunity. Successful entrepreneurs leverage their skills to gather information, critically evaluate problems, and coordinate the efforts of other individuals. Leadership skills are essential for entrepreneurs because they enable the value creation process to take place.

http://goo.gl/LKDshV

Entrepreneurship requires competent leaders to make rational decisions that facilitate the realization of a market opportunity. Successful entrepreneurs leverage their skills to gather information,

21/11/2014

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

16/11/2014

Networking helps entrepreneurs calibrate the set of experiences they want, the type of background they want, and the kind of chemistry they’re looking for. http://goo.gl/vObbba

In Part 1, my colleague Reid Hoffman said that recognizing that top talent may someday want to leave can lead to more honest conversations at work that can..

07/11/2014

With so much digital data online there are more ways than ever for companies to track down potential candidates, which means ample opportunities for startups to think creatively about better ways to match positions and talent. http://goo.gl/bfULd9

A strategic corporate VC fund set up this April by global HR services giant Randstad is looking to invest in startups working on the hard problem of matching..

04/11/2014

The battle for talent has intensified among the Big Four consultancy firms, with an improving market throwing up more opportunities to people looking for change. http://goo.gl/8XaH2u

Another programme, dubbed “Connect”, seeks to form small groups to connect employees across the firm, with the purpose of handholding and mentoring.

30/10/2014

A failure is not a loss. It's a gain. You learn. You change. You grow. http://bigeyeagency.com/blog/career-advice/

Failure is a learning opportunity and usually leads to positive changes in your life. Take BIGEYE's career advice and turn courage into success!

26/10/2014

Are you having a hard time finding people with the skills needed to innovate and grow your business? If so, there may be one obvious place you haven’t thought to look yet: inside your own company...http://goo.gl/hLcNoM

It’s no myth: employers today are struggling to find enough people with the ‘right’ skills for the job. According to a recent Accenture survey, a stunning 46% of U.S. executives anticipate that over

23/10/2014

The most irresistible job applicants marry their emotional intelligence with their job interviews to impress on all levels. They understand an interview isn't an interrogation, but an interactive platform for interviewer and interviewee to arrive at the same station and feel good about it. http://goo.gl/w2jDfS

The most irresistible job applicants marry their emotional intelligence with their job interviews to impress on all levels. They understand an interview isn't an interrogation, but an interactive