For the past 7 years, I worked as an HR business partner, both internally and externally, though have never worked directly in an HR department. Within my previous organization, JobsInNH, I worked closely with HR to develop and deliver training programs, employee surveys, and employee incentive programs in addition to recruiting, interviewing, and hiring. [...]

Based on the foremost 3rd party authority for metrics of online job postings, the number of new job ads has grown in the US for the third straight month, nearing levels from 2006.

This was just passed internally to our company from a person I think very highly of, and I thought it was worth anybody’s two minutes to read- though I don’t know where it originated (OKAY, SINCE POSTING THIS, I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS, AND HAVE BEEN ASKED TO GIVE PROPER ATTRIBUTION, [...]

JobsInTheUS.com to Provide HR Services to Employers Through Strategic Partnership With HRSentry

WESTBROOK, ME–(Marketwire – September 30, 2009) – JobsInTheUS is proud to announce the addition of a new suite of services powered by HRSentry, a Vermont-based company.  HRSentry’s mission is to create, deliver, and support services that empower
organizations to be self-sufficient in [...]

New Hampshire Business Review
Building your employment brand
By Jason Blais
Friday, October 9, 2009
I was told once that the way to determine whether the glass if half full or half empty is to know whether your filling the glass or emptying it. If it started out empty, it’s easy to see the glass as half full; if [...]

With the rollout last week of our new service powered by HRSentry, we gained two invaluable assets: A strategic partner who is engaged and innovative, and a new offering to clients that will build long term brand loyalty and help reposition our company as a valued recruitment resource.
In a previous post, I outlined a key [...]

In this week’s look back: social media in vacationland, the art and science of winning negotiation, eLearning for HR, and thoughts on the economy.  Read on for quick hits on these topics, or follow the links for more in-depth coverage.
On september 24th, the SocialMediaFTW conference erupted at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.  Yes, [...]

The Pinnacle of Successful Negotiation.
When all parties involved in a negotiation walk away in a better position then when they arrived, and when the terms agreed upon are better for each than they would have accepted as their bottom line, you have successfully completed a winning negotiation.  Additionally, this archetype leads to long term goodwill [...]

…SOCIAL MEDIA HAS LANDED IN MAINE!… And it was ushered in by the who’s who of the industry along with a couple hundred people hoping to catch a glimpse of the new being, and, if possible, learn more about it.
Hosted at the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Campus, SocialMediaFTW was a smashing success, selling out [...]

Here’s the September 2009 Job Report, brought to you by JobsInNH.com. Each month, I’ll take a look at the labor market data we collect as the state’s leading employment website. This month, we’ll take a look at some key data points that illustrate a slow recovery during the second quarter. It’s also [...]