Category: miscellaneous
Facebook Banned at a Recruitment Company
I’ve yet to get all the details on this but I’ve just been told that employees at a certain recruitment agency are banned from using Facebook. Quite incredible. We discovered this after we Googled a prospective candidate and found their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles. When discussing our observations the recruitment agency said they didn’t use Facebook to…
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Resignations have increased in the year to Feb 2010
Resignations have increased in the year to February 2010, despite growing fears over job security. Data collected from 43,312 individuals in 197 organisations also reveals that earning power has dropped dramatically in the past year, with ‘take home pay’ heavily influenced by where people work and what they do. “It is clearly time for business…
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Fake ‘kid in a kit’ excuses workers for leaving early
Scary or what? That wonderful website Springwise (daily fixes of entrepreneurial ideas) reports the US business that provides you with a fake child. Why? So that you can get the same perks as parents i.e having to leave work early on certain occasions. Neat idea but can it also, in the spirit of the fairness…
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Plumber Communications
Sometimes I think plumbers get a raw PR deal. There are instances where they do a fabulous job, display a sense of humour and are great communicators. Here is the email dialogue between my wife and our plumber. Mrs H: One question…you know at the bottom of the vertical shower rail there is a hoopy…
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The 3 email challenge
The 3 email challenge…I like this article, it suggests that most email exchanges last no more than 3 emails. I just went back through some emails and noticed the ones where I am waiting for number 2! Read the full article by clicking here.
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