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We Asked Our Clients: What Are Your Top Recruiting Challenges for 2018?
Staffing & Recruiting

We Asked Our Clients: What Are Your Top Recruiting Challenges for 2018?

Author: Mike Trewhella, Owner, iMPact Business Group As we’re approaching the end of the year, we decided to survey our clients to find out if they are looking to hire in the next few months, and what kind of hiring and recruiting challenges they are facing going into 2018. Although there were a few varying

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Things NOT to Say on a Job Application
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Things NOT to Say on a Job Application

iMPact Business Group is a staffing agency specializing in Information Technology, Engineering, Finance/Accounting, and Business Administration/Process positions. To connect with one of our professional recruiters, view our job board for all available positions, or submit your resume for consideration here.   We receive hundreds of resumes every week. On some of the applications, we ask individuals to

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Top 8 In-Demand Technology Jobs in 2018
Career Advice

Top 8 In-Demand Technology Jobs in 2018

With companies scrambling to secure talent for their IT departments, there are a few jobs that are especially going to be in demand in 2018. According to CIO, these are IT jobs that are going to be in demand next year. Find out below what the average nationwide salary is for each one, what kind

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Resume Tips for Overqualified Candidates
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Resume Tips for Overqualified Candidates

When applying for jobs, most candidates try to lift their skills, experience and education to convey to a potential employer that they are qualified for the position. But some candidates are in the opposite position, where they have a work history and or education that goes well beyond what a job description calls for. It

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4 Resume Tips for Job Hoppers
Career Advice

4 Resume Tips for Job Hoppers

It’s become more common to change jobs and even careers more frequently than in previous generations when it was common to stay with the same employer for several decades. Even though it’s more acceptable with more frequent job changes, it will still raise a red flag with hiring managers to have too many job changes

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Words and Phrases to Avoid on Your Resume
Resume Tips

Words and Phrases to Avoid on Your Resume

When looking at your resume, recruiters and hiring managers are trying to get an idea of what kind of experience you have, what you have accomplished in previous job roles, and if you will be a good fit for the position they are trying to fill. With this in mind, it’s important on your resume

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Does Your Resume Tell a Compelling Story?
Resume Tips

Does Your Resume Tell a Compelling Story?

The first person to review your resume, likely a recruiter or HR administrator is going to spend about 6 seconds looking at it before deciding whether to take a closer look at it, or move on to the next one. They have to be able to sell your resume to their hiring manager, and to

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The Cost of Hiring the Wrong Employee
Staffing & Recruiting

The Cost of Hiring the Wrong Employee

According to Forbes, the cost of hiring the wrong employee can be as high as 30% of the employee’s first year earnings. Some of the cost factors include hiring costs, compensation, cost of maintaining employee, disruption, severance and cost of mistakes, failures and missed business opportunities. To a small organization, the costs involved with hiring

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