I’m not sure what to make of the numbers from this short article: Job-discrimination complaints filed by workers against private employers rose in 2006 for the first time in four years. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday that complaints increased to 75,768 during the 2006 budget year from 75,428 the previous year. I suspect a part of the rise complaints is due to the increased hiring that has occurred over the past few years. A 340 complaint increase out of 75,000+ total does not seem greatly significant. But it is the first increase in 4 years.
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I just read a great quote from Peter King’s article on the SI.com website. This quote is from Peyton Manning’s press conference earlier in the week: “Chuck Noll said, ‘Pressure is something you feel only when you don’t know what you are doing.” If you are feeling pressure to hire a strong salesperson, we can help.
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We’re still getting over the Super Bowl this morning so I thought we would start out with some lighter fare. Our local Pioneer Press offers up an interesting article on names – What’s in a name? Maybe your next job. The thesis is the fact that “old-fashioned” names tend to scream older applicant. I think the author is correct on this topic. Case in point: Larry, Mary, Linda, Lisa, Michael, James, Robert. … If one of these names is yours, you are apparently shouting to the world, “I’m at least 40, and probably closer to 60.” On the other hand, names like Taylor, Sidney, Ethan and Jacob all have baby… Read More
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