November 24, 2008
by Lance Haun
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VoiceScreener Can Help Reduce Time to Hire

VoiceScreener can help HR professionals significantly speed up their phone screen process. It can also give you the opportunity to interview more people as part of the process. What’s the cost? It is free during the private beta! Sign up using the promo code and you can start phone screening more people, more conveniently. Continue reading

November 19, 2008
by Lance Haun
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Building Community in a Face-to-Faceless World

We all spend a lot of our time at our desks, including me. But in this age of email and instant Jabber, it’s important to not forget that people need to build community wherever they are. It doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. It doesn’t require fancy cocktail parties or extreme outdoor adventures, either. Building community at your workplace can be done by taking a simple concept that people are interested in, and sharing it with everyone. Continue reading

November 17, 2008
by Lance Haun
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Stop Following The Crowd

When I heard that CitiGroup will be laying off 53,000 people by the end of Q1 2009, I didn’t feel like writing about it because other layoffs have occurred and more will continue to happen. It is exhausting. That’s when I thought it might be a good catalyst for something that has been bugging me for a long time. It is something that both businesses and employees could learn from too. And it has something to do with following the crowd. Continue reading

November 13, 2008
by Lance Haun
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How To Self-Destruct

This is the most entertaining book I’ve read in the career advice sector. Period. Most of these books are really crappy, filled with old, recycled advice or new advice that is just plain wrong. This book is filled with neither and that is extremely impressive. Continue reading