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Mar2014

Best and Worst Phrases for a Resume

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A new CareerBuilder survey asked 2,201 hiring managers and HR professionals to identify the best and worst resume terms.  Here’s what they found: The Worst The following terms were selected as uninviting resume terms: Best of breed: 38 percent Go-getter: 27 percent Think outside of the box: 26 percent Synergy: 22 percent Go-to person: 22 percent Thought ... Read More
March 14, 2014Philip Gordon

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Mar2014

Employee Tip: Employers are Googling you and you should, too

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A recent survey found that 80% of employers will Google job seekers before inviting them to an interview.  Your resume and references alone are no longer enough.  Now a quick name search has become routine, and current employers are keeping tabs, too. Although not everyone will have a glowing newspaper article ... Read More
March 5, 2014Philip Gordon

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Feb2014

ISS Changes Methodology for Calculating Relative Degree of Alignment

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ISS (International Shareholder Services Inc.) has released its 2014 U.S. Policy updates, with a modification to the executive compensation section, changing the methodology of how they calculate the Relative Degree of Alignment (RDA). The RDA evaluates executive pay and performance relative to peers. Under the revised methodology, ISS will calculate ... Read More
February 8, 2014Philip Gordon