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Protecting Yourself Against Fraudulent Recruiters & Hiring Scams

N2Growth Blog

Be cautious of firms requesting upfront payments for job applications or selling additional services such as resume writing or career coaching. While some firms offer legitimate resume and career coaching services, these could be diversion tactics aimed at less experienced or desperate candidates.

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10 Creative Ways to Uncover Unconventional Leaders in Your Company

Lead from Within

Use Peer Nomination Systems: Implement a system where employees can nominate their peers for leadership training programs based on their potential and performance. Peer reviews are often insightful and can uncover hidden leadership qualities.

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Employees speak out against Facebook’s ‘Hunger Games’ Employee Review Process

HR Digest

According to a CNBC report published on Tuesday, former Facebook employees say a ruthless ‘stacked ranking’ review process created a cult-like culture where they felt the need to feign happiness in a desperate attempt to form friendships with colleagues to advance their careers.

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360-Degree Feedback Programs To Help Your Company Grow

HR Digest

Instead of the unilateral appraisal systems that allow the supervisor’s perspective to shape an employee’s career, the 360-degree performance appraisal system accounts for other individuals the employee works with , ensuring a well-rounded, data-based evaluation instead.

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Are you a Leader or a Lemming?

Great Leadership By Dan

At some point in your career journey, have you started to focus more on status as a leader than the job at hand? All of us have a peer group and within that group a select few are viewed as the role models and the others aspire to reach that level of peak performance. I drive a Fiat 500. Be fair, not frightening.

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Review of From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

The Practical Leader

He began his career as a highly acclaimed classical French hornist, then earned a PhD in public policy, which led to becoming an analyst for the Rand Corporation, moving on to full professorship at Syracuse University (where he published 60 peer-reviewed articles and several books), and president of a Washington, DC-based think tank for 10 years.

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What Is The Future Of Ageing Populations?

The Horizons Tracker

The report revolves around 22 peer-reviewed evidence reviews and expert meetings that aimed to debate everything from health and care to housing. “This will require the UK to move towards a model where training and re-skilling opportunities are available throughout people’s careers.”