Tweeting Away!
Social Media is the latest and greatest thing here at HireGround – as a tool to enhance Word of Mouth marketing as well as to engage our clients, connect with industry leaders, and search out industry news. Connect with us at @HireGroundATS. This month we would like to recommend @CincyRecruiter (for recruiting), @payscale (for all kinds of good HR goodies related to salaries) and @MsCareerGirl (for all kinds of career tips and advice).

How small changes to your job posting can make a BIG difference
You're posting jobs on your careers page and job boards. You're asking co-workers to recommend people for positions. You might even be tweeting the positions you need filled. But still you're having trouble filling the right person; Interviewees don't quite fit. Where are the REALLY good candidates, anyways? You might be surprised – they may be under your nose the whole time. It doesn't take much to attract them, either: making small, simple changes to your job post might be all you need.

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12 Things Good Bosses Believe
Reblog – From Harvard Business Review
What makes a boss great? It's a question I've been researching for a while now. In June 2009, I offered some analysis in HBR on the subject, and more recently I've been hard at work on a book called Good Boss, Bad Boss (forthcoming in September from Business Plus).

In both cases, my approach has been to be as evidence-based as possible. That is, I avoid giving any advice that isn't rooted in real proof of efficacy; I want to pass along the techniques and behaviors that are grounded in sound research. It seems to me that, by adopting the habits of good bosses and shunning the sins of bad bosses, anyone can do a better job overseeing the work of others.

...read more on the Harvard Business Review

Thanks to: Alberta Blue Cross
HireGround would like to take this time to thank Alberta Blue Cross on behalf of HireGround for their wonderful and generous recommendation of HireGround's Software Solutions (read about our software solutions at www.hiregroundsoftware.com).

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Congrats First Calgary Savings!
Congratulations to First Calgary Savings! As a long-standing client of HireGround, we would like to recognize that on June 16, 2010, First Calgary received the 2010 Leadership in Co-operative Governance Award. Presented by the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA), the award honours co-operatives and credit unions that demonstrate excellence in board governance...

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