Monthly Archives: August 2005

HR PRACTICES

Posted on August 23, 2005 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

My faithful readers know I believe in circumventing HR whenever possible in the job search process. That philosophy is based on the fact that HR is not intimately familiar with the needs of different departments and the fact that most … Continue reading →

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WOMEN RETURNING TO WORK

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Women returning from hiatus have uphill battle. Upper- and middle-management women who take more than two years off from their career track and later want to return to work were the focus of a study of 130 women conducted between … Continue reading →

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Recruiting Trends

Posted on August 13, 2005 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

The new Herman Trend article on "Social Networking, the Next Frontier of Recruting" is an excellent read. If you are still dependent on the ineffective job boards, read on. http://www.hermangroup.com/alert/alert_index.html Networking is and has been a critical component to "successful" … Continue reading →

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THE TIGHTENING LABOR MARKET

Posted on August 3, 2005 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

<<While corporate leaders and human resource professionals continue to deny that the labor market is tightening, numbers and reality tell a different story. People who insist that there is no shortage will soon find themselves in a very difficult reactive … Continue reading →

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