Job candidates already know the importance of following up in the hiring process – but how often to do companies take out the time to do the same to their job applicants? It’s been discussed how giving candidates the cold shoulder can be considered unprofessional and discourteous (see: “Employers: Why You Should Follow-Up After an Interview”) but recent data from StartWire reinforces how detrimental it can be to a company’s brand.A recent survey reveals the impact that frustrated job candidates can have on a company’s recruitment brand when they don’t receive any notification after submitting their hiring materials. Consider the...
For better or for worse, email is increasingly the way many Americans communicate in this technological era.About 62 percent of employed adults use email or the Internet at work, a recent Pew Internet & American Life Project study found, and many also have mobile devices that help keep them connected even when they aren’t at work.All that connectivity allows users to speed communication instantly across thousands of miles. But failure to use the technology wisely can result in recipients being offended and the sender’s judgment called into question.More seriously, failure to heed some basic rules of email etiquette...
While the nation’s unemployment numbers have showed signs of improvement in recent months, there are still millions and millions of Americans in search of a job.With that being the case, many of them may not be entirely focused on one of the more important issues that can impact their search – their online reputation.In today’s Internet world and with the ability to access just about every possible piece of information available on anyone at any given time, it behooves job seekers to make sure their online reputation will not come back to haunt them.Yes, someone applying for a...
{EAV:94475d6ce20c0224}For the unemployed, job scams are like a kick in the shins when you’re already down. Unfortunately, with thousands of resumes posted on job boards, chances are scammers will get a hold of your information from time to time.It’s bound to happen — but don’t let it get you down.At one time or another, every unemployed job seeker will suffer that terribly disappointing feeling of their heart dropping when they realize that the opportunity of lifetime is too good to be true.There are commonalities among misleading and fake opportunities on the Internet. The best way to avoid...
It should be a simple task to file a claim for disability benefits. Yet for veterans who are in dire need of disability compensation, the process is distorted by unforgivable delays and denials.This article reveals the reality of the process for filing and securing disability benefits for veterans and their families.We also identify reasons for claim denial, and actions you can take to help yourself as much as possible.
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Since 1944, the GI Bill of Rights shaped the veterans of several generations. After the attacks of 9-11, Congress recognized the need to update the educational benefits of this century’s service members.The resulting legislation, often referred to as the GI Bill 2.0, provides benefits to qualified veterans that better reflected the unique needs of the 21st Century veteran of the armed forces. Earned benefits include vocational training, tutorial help and for the first time, direct financial assistance for online learners.In addition to these new services, all fifty states participate in an extended benefit offering known as the Yellow Ribbon...
