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Compensation Transparency

The Hidden Downsides To Salary Transparency - fastcompany.com More information isn't always better, at least when it comes to revealing employee salaries. I agree with Tim Low's points as a compensation specialist. In fact, we have recently consulted to several larger organizations addressing this very challenge. That said, we feel that general access to pay-grade information is probably sufficient. There are too many variables in terms of tenure, skill sets requirements, etc

Is creativity looking to be one of humanity's final frontiers against the inevitable Rise of the Mac

I often have friends, family and associates with children graduating from High School ask me for some career advice. It comes with the territory as an executive coach and recruiter. My first thought if oftem to recommend a degree course in computer science or computer engineering because it requires and offeres focus and discipline, and the jobs that derive from those courses are plentiful, relevant and unlikely to become obsolete. However, after reading books by Jeremy Rifki

Cover Letters

I'm thinking Jennifer did a solid job with this piece until she connected information with her title. She offers good insight to novice job hunters with common sense views. I do disagree with her position on cover letters. Its my experience (and coaching) that cover letters help candidates tie their experience into the job criteria with some subject matter expertise nuance. Resumes are general documents. Cover letters are an exercise in refinement of information for mission-s

Employers And Long-Distance Job Candidates

http://lnkd.in/bTTEpYQ. This article is meant more for staff, line employees, and lower management. And, this conversation tracks to companies and contingency search groups. However, when it comes to recruiting senior executives, subject matter experts and thought leaders, employers are very open-minded when it comes to out-of-state candidates. Imports points of concern in those cases are cost of relocation to include real estate. Markets like Atlanta or Las Vegas are challen

Forming a Board of Advisors

This information was first published by Brian Patrick Cork August 2007. Let’s Talk About Board of Advisors… So… There was a recent posting on LinkedINrequesting information around the purpose of an Board of Advisors. I will be discussing this topic in more detail in the coming weeks through a series entitled “Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs (I coined this phrase back in 1993) and them corporate fellas”. From the view point of someone that has raised a lot of money and built many

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