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Words with Friends? Pinterest? Candy Crush? They sure are fun, but they’ll do little to improve your – or your team’s – productivity. Thankfully, there are a ton of apps that can! Check out these top Android and iOS apps, specifically designed to boost personal and workplace productivity. And then get ready to make some…

Looking for your next job? Want to move ahead in your career? Then you better be careful what you Tweet. Need convincing? 93% of recruiters check candidates’ social media accounts pre-interview.1 43% of employers said they found something on social media that made them “deep-six” a candidate.2 Search the internet. You’ll find hundreds of nationally…

Dreading that job fair? We get it. A job fair is uncomfortable, stressful and a lot of hard work. But if you leverage it correctly, a career fair can help you broaden your network and may even lead to job interviews. So don’t dread that job fair; embrace it – and prepare to succeed. Before…

10,000 hours? That’s nearly five years of work! Few of us have that much time to devote to mastering a new skill. Still, continuing to educate yourself is essential to advancing your career and staying relevant. No matter what industry you’re in, technology is rapidly evolving. The rate of change is increasing. The value of…

Summer is just around the corner. And you know what that means… Vacations. Kids are out of school and July is typically the peak month for family travel. Unplanned absences. Mysterious, spontaneous employee “illnesses” increase during the summer months. (In other words, employees are likely to take impromptu “mental health” days.) Surges in business. For…

What are the top HR trends you should pay attention to in 2015? Where do we start?! Evolving technology. Increasing globalization. Shifting demographics. Increasing skills gaps. New legislation. Quite honestly, our world of work is changing so rapidly that it’s impossible to cover every priority for successful HR professionals in a single blog post. So…

A picture of you drinking a beer. A potentially inappropriate comment you posted on your friend’s wall. A phony profile of you that your friend set up years ago as a practical joke. Can things like these really damage your candidacy when you’re searching for employment? Absolutely. In fact: Nearly half (47 percent) of recruiters…

You’ve just made a great new hire. (From Exact Staff we hope!!) Congratulations! Your job is done, right? Actually, it’s just beginning. Keeping that exceptional new team member content, engaged and motivated to perform for you takes careful planning. But they just started with the company – and they barely knows how to do the…

Undeniably, your online reputation greatly impacts your job search success. But if managing privacy settings to block your profiles is your chief concerns, you could be missing out on important opportunities to: Differentiate yourself; Get noticed by recruiters; Occupy a unique, competitive position in a potential employer’s mind; And ultimately land the job you want! How…

January may be nearing an end… … but we’re far from finished with our review of 21 new laws that may affect your business. Missed the first two installments? Read Preparing for January 2105 (Part 1) and Preparing for January 2015 (Part 2). We know that compliance may not be the most riveting topic, but…