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BCjobs Blog

October 1st, 2013

Better Recruiting with Facebook Professional Skills

Facebook Professional Skills

Facebook is becoming a much more commonly used tool for recruiting. This is in huge part due to the social network’s massive user base (over 1 billion active users), and the many Facebook recruiting apps on the market, making it easier than ever to attract applicants. Recently Facebook added a “Professional Skills” section to user’s […]

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August 29th, 2013

How to Communicate Your Value

How to Communicate Your Value

The issue of communicating your value is critical to career management. Knowing your value well enough to convey it with strength and conviction has wide-reaching uses. It is effective, no necessary, in resumes, interviews, performance appraisals, creating a 15-second pitch or elevator speech…career growth is almost impossible without it. Developing a Value Statement Do you […]

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July 30th, 2013

So You Want a Promotion?

So You Want a Promotion?

I am going to wear my heart on my sleeve and tell you an embarrassing event in my career. There was a time, long ago, when I seethed with indignation (so hard to admit as this is so not who I am today!) that a co-worker received a promotion and I wasn’t even considered. Apparently […]

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July 25th, 2013

Email Etiquette

Email Etiquette

Image Credit: Lindsey Turner There is perhaps none amongst us who hasn’t hit the “send” button just as our eye caught the name of an unintended recipient—an email with serious implications for our career, or with a typo that has us blushing. (I do recall a few of these from my own emails when still […]

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July 4th, 2013

Interview “No-Nos”

Interview No Nos

Table of Contents Should be obvious: sex has no place in the interview It’s common sense: manners and appearance count And then there are the odd cases: The bottom line: A recent discussion amongst career professionals proves that the obvious is not obvious to all and that common sense is not entirely common! When you […]

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June 25th, 2013

How to Avoid a “Toxic” Company

How to Avoid a “Toxic” Company

Every now and then I hear from a client who jumped from the proverbial frying pan into a fire. And sometimes it’s even a senior level client – a Director of H.R. comes to mind. Promised executive-level strategic planning the new hire found herself handling recruiting day in and day out. Is there any way […]

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May 30th, 2013

Asking for Recommendations

Asking for Recommendations

Marketing would be nowhere without smiling and satisfied consumers recommending a purchase. And the written equivalent of this is the testimonial or recommendation. A few words singing a product’s praises – or a person’s praises – go a long way in building credibility. Testimonials have slipped into job hunting strategies, and rightly so; a job […]

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May 17th, 2013

Learn Facebook Recruiting Best Practices from the Masters

Learn Facebook Recruiting Best Practices from the Masters

When it comes to learning new tricks, examples go a long, long way. It’s one thing to read tips and tricks about how to recruit, create an employer brand, and implement social media strategies, but actually seeing these practices in action can take your comprehension to the next level. Facebook recruiting is still relatively new […]

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April 25th, 2013

First Days on the Job

First Days on the Job

A colleague – let’s call him Paul, a Toronto-based head hunter who has many years’ experience sourcing outstanding candidates for world-class corporations, shared his formula for early success in a new position. “I tell clients to lay low at first, absorbing the vibes, seeing who’s who in the zoo. (https://northeastohiogastro.com/) That way they intuit the […]

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April 4th, 2013

Bullying at Work

Bullying at Work

We hear a lot about bullying these days. Much of it concerns bullying at school, but this disturbing activity doesn’t stop once we leave high school – it can happen in the workplace as well. It helps to define what bullying is and what it is not. It is not a one-time only clash, it […]

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