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  • Fatal Resume Errors
    MRINetwork sees and receives a great deal of resumes. Your resume can’t afford to contain any of these fatal errors.
  • Improve Your Listening Skills
    Speaking is only one part of effective communications. Listening well is a sign that you respect your superiors, especially your boss, and that you have a good manners. Here are seven tips for being a good listener.
  • Six Tips to Optimize Your Resume
    Has your resume been generating calls for interviews, or does it seem lost in the crowd? Follow these six tips to supercharge your resume.
  • 18 Ways to Impress a New Employer
    It can take four to 14 months to find the right job... and fewer than 90 days to lose it. According to executive coach Linda Seale, most professional and managerial dismissals are due to failure to understand and fit into a company’s culture.
  • 30 Things You Should Know About Interviewing
    Somebody once said, "Nothing is more uncommon that common sense." Accordingly, here are 30 things common sense should dictate.
  • 8 Ways to Research Your Prospective Employer
    Here are some resources to find company information that will provide you with the amount of knowledge about a potential employer, and on the industry to give you a competitive edge.
  • Are You Ready for the Interview?
    You want to work for the company, they’ve seen your credentials and they’ve asked you in for an interview. You want the job. Here are some suggestions that help make sure your interview goes as well as possible.
  • Employer Hot Buttons – Focus on the Needs of the Decision Maker
    All too often the job seeker is focused on what he or she is looking for in a job (i.e. income, benefits, location, function, responsibilities, title, stature, drive time, industry, and corporate culture). On the other hand, hiring executives have an entirely different set of standards for what they are seeking in candidates. If you, as a job seeker, fail to recognize the difference, your chances of being the ‘candidate of choice’ are lessened.
  • The Netiquette of Internet Communications
    Most protocols have been geared to in–person interviews, U.S. mail communications, and telephone. Yet on the Internet – where there is no face–to–face or even voice–to–voice interaction – it is easy to misinterpret the tone or implication inherent in email or other Internet messages being sent or received. Read on as we provide pointers to keep you appropriate and successful in your Internet Job Search.
  • Weighing the Job Offer
    Here are some factors that come under consideration when you're making a decision about a job offer.
  • What to Expect from Behavioral Interviews
    Many employers are aware that employing somebody on the basis of two short interviews can be a risk if they do not ask the "right" questions in an interview. That’s why "behavioral" interviewing has become very popular with many managers. Here is what you should expect.
  • What’s Important to You in a Job?
    When it comes to finding a new job, the most successful seekers know that the best jobs are not always just about salary.
  • 12 Steps to a Smooth Resignation
    Here are our tips to ensure people resign from their previous job on a good note.
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Articles For Companies

  • 10 Tips for Conducting Productive Employee Reviews
    It’s nearly time for you to review the performance of individuals on your team. Here’s a simple checklist to help you get through the fundamentals of the review meeting.
  • Behavioral Interviewing
    Many employers are aware that employing somebody on the basis of two short interviews can be a risk if they do not ask the "right" questions in an interview. That’s why "behavioral" interviewing has become very popular with many managers. Here is what you should expect.
  • How to Get the Most Value from Your Recruiter
    The successful partnering between you and your search firm is a two-sided arrangement. When using a professional recruiter, understanding the process and the part you play is the most important factor.
  • How to Spot "Red Flags" on a Resume
    In the increasingly competitive job markets there is more temptation than ever to bend the truth to get the job. Here are some helpful tips to identify "Red Flags" on a resume. They will help you ensure that you can differentiate candidates with a depth of experience and expertise from those who are guilty of bending the truth.
  • New Employee Retention
    The mission of finding and keeping the best employees only begins with hiring. Having recruited and inducted your new employee into your company, its not time to make sure that they want to remain with you.
  • Terminate 10% of Your Employees Each Year
    In the never ending push to better the bottom line, managers are often faced with difficult decisions concerning underperforming employees.
  • Three Reasons You Should Use an Executive Recruiter
    Executive recruiters can deliver the right people for today’s highly competitive business environment.
  • Tips for Successfully Onboarding New Employees
    Although effective onboarding is an investment in employee retention, morale and productivity, many companies still leave new employees to feel their way through their first few months on the job. Follow these tips to create a strong and successful onboarding program.
  • Top 10 Interview No No’s
    If you are not prepared, you can easily destroy an interview by asking the wrong questions. The way you ask questions in an interview can easily get you or your company in legal trouble. Read this article and share the Top 10 Interview No No's with every interviewer you know.
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