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8 Skills Recruiters Should Have

By Morgan Hoogvelt

When I attend career fairs, hiring conferences, recruiting events, or through conversations with prospective candidates, I keep learning that the wrong people are attending these events and working as recruiters. As I walked the room at a recent career fair, prior to the event starting, I sought to introduce myself to some of the other company representatives. I was surprised that many of them were unable to communicate at a level that would properly represent their company. Continue reading

Emploi et réseaux sociaux, de vrais faux amis ?

Par Olivier de Conihout

LE CERCLE. (par Olivier de Conihout) – Gardez-moi de mes amis, mes ennemis, je m’en charge… La maxime s’applique aux réseaux sociaux. Engagement politique, prises de position marquées et blagues de potaches peuvent vous coûter un entretien d’embauche.

Faites, le test ! Tapez juste votre nom dans le moteur de recherche Google, et regardez attentivement ce qui remonte. Alors, bonnes ou mauvaises surprises ? Avez-vous trouvé votre CV détaillé, votre soutien à un ou une candidate aux élections présidentielles ou plutôt une photo de vous en short pendant vos dernières vacances ? Continue reading

The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs

By Walter Isaacson

His saga is the entrepreneurial creation myth writ large: Steve Jobs cofounded Apple in his parents’ garage in 1976, was ousted in 1985, returned to rescue it from near bankruptcy in 1997, and by the time he died, in October 2011, had built it into the world’s most valuable company. Along the way he helped to transform seven industries: personal computing, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, retail stores, and digital publishing. He thus belongs in the pantheon of America’s great innovators, along with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Walt Disney. None of these men was a saint, but long after their personalities are forgotten, history will remember how they applied imagination to technology and business. Continue reading