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Award-winning executive resume writer Laura Smith-Proulx, CCMC, CPRW, CIC of An Expert Resume has earned a 98% success rate landing top jobs at Fortune-ranked corporations for leadership professionals. The author of How to Get Hired Faster, she is a frequent media source, blogger, ... Read More

Ah, the beginning of summer. A time when baseball season is in full swing, swimming pools open and, of course, graduation time – when 20-somethings to working adults who have spent the past several years studying so diligently finally reap the fruits of their labor. And then, conversely, there are those ... Read More

It’s an enticing notion to be able to peek into an applicant’s personal life and secretly find out who they “really” are. But would-be snoopers be wary – using social media as an employee background check tool can be like taking a stroll through a minefield. There is no doubt that ... Read More

No matter how you look at it, the recent Ohio State shooting was a tragedy - there’s no debate about it. But much of the coverage thus far has focused on the background check of the shooter and debating has begun on what should and shouldn’t have come up in this person’s record and if this ... Read More

The U.S. Senate is ready to approve the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which is aimed at increasing jobs by giving employers a "payroll tax holiday." Under the HIRE Act, employers would not have to pay the employer's share of Social Security tax for new employees hired through ... Read More

This is the second in a two-part column dealing with the importance of a person’s character in recruiting.  The first column entitled Up in the Air is available at www.weddles.com/recruiternews. We recruiters are constantly attending conferences and Webinars, training programs and tutorials on the ... Read More

According to the American Payroll Association’s 2009 Survey of Salaries and the Payroll Profession, those in payroll positions with the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation earn, on average, 15.5% higher salaries than those without the CPP designation. I’m sure the same trend holds true ... Read More