A resume makes a huge difference to your career. You might miss out on some good opportunity owing to a badly written resume and vice versa. It represents you to the employer. The employer meets you through your resume first....
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On May 4, 2012, major changes are coming that will require all Massachusetts employers conducting criminal background checks to reassess their practices. The Massachusetts Legislature overhauled the Criminal Offender Record Information (“CORI”) statute in 2010, imposing a host of new...
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Yainet Rojas has accepted a promotion within The Fountain Group. She will be the new Payroll Team Leader. Though she has been with The Fountain Group a short time, she will undoubtedly continue to exceed our expectations by utilizing her...
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In this job climate, people are finding it more difficult than ever to find a job. For students, this is complicated further by high unemployment, which has increased competition for even the lower wage positions that students can most easily...
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This morning my client and I were chatting about telephone interviews. In particular, we were discussing the importance of the first few seconds / minutes of a telephone interview conversation. Here is an example: Hiring Manager: Hello Jim the Candidate…this...
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On February 18, 2012, the Senate passed a bill that extends the tax break on the employee portion of the Social Security Old-Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance tax (OASDI) through the end of 2012. The House of Representatives had passed...
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The Labor Commission has posted a sample Notice to Employees. Pursuant to its regulatory authority, the Labor Commissioner is requiring employers to provide the following additional information: Hire date; Type of employer entity (i.e. sole proprietor, corporation, limited liability company,...
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