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Have you Heard?
Good News for the Class of 2012 - More Than Half of Employers Looking to Hire Recent College Grads
According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, 54 percent of employers are looking to hire recent college graduates this year. This is the greatest increase in hiring for this group since the recession, which is a promising sign of improved economic conditions. The top three roles that employers are trying to fill with these entry level hires are:
- Information Technology (25%)
- Customer Service (23%)
- Sales (21%)
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Interview Question of the Week
Q: What do you consider to be the most important accomplishments on your resume? Why those?
Commentary: Asking about accomplishments is a key component of any interview. You want to hear the candidate's view of their career to date and what has made them stand out. Making them rank these is even more valuable as it will tell you about the candidate and their view on what is important --- and why if you ask you them to justify the ranking of number one. Other follow up questions should include asking about other accomplishments, what defines an accomplishment, just to name a few.
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HR Best Practices Tip
Effective Exit Interviews
It's inevitable. Employees are going to start to resign and maybe in waves as the economy improves. While we may think we know why they are leaving only asking those exiting will get you the information you are seeking. While forms and template questions are commonplace consider a more freeform approach, designed to find out why they are leaving, perhaps by asking them what could have changed 6 months ago that would have ended their pursuit of a new role before it even started.
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Reader Question
 Q: When i make a new job offer, what is the best way to determine the new employee's base pay?
A: In this market you need to look at three sources. The first is the salaries you are presently paying your staff in the same role or similar, as well as those you perceive to be at a similar level. The second is the job boards, which will show you what the market is bearing for similar roles. Lastly you can check the websites that specialize in publishing salary survey data.
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