Category Archives: Employment Tips

You CAN lead through change – 4 steps to help your staff adapt

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Chuck Inman

Editor’s note: Chuck Inman is a leadership and emotional intelligence specialist and founder of Crystal Clear Motivation LLC. “Are you kidding me? Weekly meetings?!” Riley says, questioning why Clint, his boss, was calling for weekly staff meetings instead of the … Continue reading →

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Don’t make these top five résumé mistakes

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jonathan Ciampi

Editor’s note: Jonathan Ciampi is the president and founder of Preptel, a Danville, Calif., employment firm. Did you know that, at most companies: computers read your résumé first, not humans; at least 75 percent of résumés are discarded for using … Continue reading →

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Job applicants, you don’t know what clothes you look good in

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Sandy Dumont

Editor’s note: Sandy Dumont is a certified image consultant and author. Her latest publication, Color Me Correctly, Please, will be released spring 2013. For more information visit  www.theimagearchitect.com. Sociobiologists tell us that buried deep inside us, we all have compelling … Continue reading →

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Manage your research career – don’t just focus on “looking for a job”

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Karen Morgan

Editor’s note: Karen Morgan is president of Morgan Search, a Santa Monica, Calif., recruitment firm specializing in the marketing research industry. No one teaches us to manage our careers. Some people are fortunate and seem to just “fall into” opportunities. … Continue reading →

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How to avoid the four landmines of hiring

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Brad Remillard

Editor’s note: Brad Remillard is cofounder of Impact Hiring Solutions and coauthor of You’re Not the Person I Hired: A CEO’s Guide to Hiring Top Talent. For more information visit www.bradremillard.com. In a recent survey of over 100 CEOs and … Continue reading →

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You’re driven and passionate. So prove it.

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Abigail Monson

Editor’s note: Abigail Monson is a St. Paul, Minn.-based independent marketing researcher. She can be reached at 507-581-3276 or at abigail.monson@gmail.com. Drive and passion. Two words I see over and over on job postings for entry-level market research positions. “Driven and passionate … Continue reading →

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Tips for handling the hired help

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Deborah C. Sawyer

Editor’s note: Many research firms use temporary employees for extra help but if not properly managed, temps can do more harm than good. The July 9, 2012, edition of Quirk’s e-newsletter featured an article by Deborah C. Sawyer, president of … Continue reading →

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The five questions to ask applicants in an interview

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Brad Remillard

Editor’s note: Brad Remillard is cofounder of Impact Hiring Solutions and coauthor of You’re Not the Person I Hired: A CEO’s Guide to Hiring Top Talent. For more information visit www.bradremillard.com. Do other people in your organization interview candidates who … Continue reading →

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In 2012, will social media data analysis still give us fits?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Joseph Rydholm

We’re getting ready to field our annual researcher salary survey and so I’ve been rereading some of the output from the 2011 study. One of the goals of this blog will be to give readers some tips and guidance on … Continue reading →

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