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	<title>Jason Blais: From the Recruiting Front Lines</title>
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	<description>Frank. Candid. Simple.</description>
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		<title>Hiring Managers-the Problem Might Be YOU</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The report below, published in 2008 by the Governor&#8217;s Workforce Board of RI, outlines the issues facing the hospitality industry in that state- a state which relies heavily on this sector of the economy (who doesn&#8217;t love Newport?).  What&#8217;s disconcerting, however, is that it&#8217;s now been a year since this was originally published, and there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/11/hiring-managers-the-problem-might-be-you/</link>
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		<title>The Garbage Truck Golden Rule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was just passed internally to our company from a person I think very highly of, and I thought it was worth anybody&#8217;s two minutes to read- though I don&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/11/the-garbage-truck-golden-rule/</link>
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		<title>News Release from Jason C. Blais, JobsInTheUS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JobsInTheUS.com to Provide HR Services to Employers Through Strategic Partnership With HRSentry


WESTBROOK, ME&#8211;(Marketwire &#8211; September 30, 2009) &#8211;  JobsInTheUS is proud to announce the addition  of a new suite of services powered by HRSentry, a Vermont-based company.   HRSentry&#8217;s mission is to create, deliver, and support services that empower
organizations to be self-sufficient in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/10/news-release-from-jason-c-blais-jobsintheus/</link>
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		<title>Core Competencies- Critical Thinking &amp; Creativity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this great article from the HR Executive Online, Leslie Stevens-Huffman explores the power and effect of developing internal competencies in Critical Thinking and Creativity.  To underscore the evolution of training and development in the workforce, Stevens-Huffman highlights the tremendous efforts Jim Hackett, CEO of Steelcase, has undergone to ensure these core competencies company-wide.  As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/10/core-competencies-critical-thinking-creativity/</link>
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		<title>NHRA Presents Best Practices Roundtable</title>
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Your key to career success!


Best Practices Roundtable Discussion

Screening and Selection – Improving the quality of new hires.
Leave Integration – Tracking leaves and integration of benefits.
Compensation for Performance – Increases based on merit in the current market.

Join us for this informative session with seasoned HR professionals helping each other to
develop strategies in each of three challenging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/10/nhra-presents-best-practices-roundtable/</link>
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		<title>NH Business Review: Building your employment brand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Succeed in Business Development, Part 1: It Takes A Village</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/10/how-to-succeed-in-business-development-part-1-it-takes-a-village/</link>
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		<title>Recap: SocialMedia in Vacationland, eLearning for HR, and Negotiating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/09/recap-socialmedia-in-vacationland-elearning-for-hr-and-negotiating/</link>
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		<title>NextStep Negotiation- (Re)Framing the Paradigm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/09/nextstep-negotiation-reframing-the-paradigm/</link>
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		<title>#ftw09 &#8211; HUGE Success for SocialMedia in Maine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;SOCIAL MEDIA HAS LANDED IN MAINE!&#8230; And it was ushered in by the who&#8217;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&#8217;s Portland Campus, SocialMediaFTW was a smashing success, selling out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jasonblais.com/2009/09/ftw09-huge-success-for-socialmedia-in-maine/</link>
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