For those who have not used recruitment services before their use can be intimidating. This applies to both employees and employers as both have misconceptions about what services a recruitment agency will actually provide. This is an attempt to give a clearer understanding of how best to utilise recruitment services for those involved in a job search. The first thing to remember when using a recruitment agency is that the agent will not act as your personal job hunter. It is not their job to carry out your job search for you; they are there simply to match your criteria to jobs that may become available within their client list. Principally there are to types of recruiter, both provide different kinds of services. The two types of recruitment agent are labelled as retained and contingency. Retained recruiters have contracts with various companies to find candidates when positions become available. They will usually receive some form of payment throughout this process. Contingency recruitment agencies have no defined contract and fill positions as and when they arise; [...]

David’s Story“ I had reached a supervisory job at the company I had been working at for 5 years. But then a new manager arrived who seemed to just not like me. He often ignores me or gives a sneer when I suggest something to improve our department. Now I am receiving similar treatment from other colleagues who I should be supervising. His bullying has spread to others.” Stories like this are becoming more and more common. What David should have done was go to a compensation lawyer for advice on how to get justice for being forced out of his job. It is estimated that bullying contributes highly to poor employee retention levels, resignation and organisational problems after research was carried out by the Workplace bullying Institute. Bullying in the workplace had been witnessed by one in three of the human resources officials interviewed. In the workplace, bullying comes in the form of criticism, teasing and even sarcasm directed at another employee. Levels can be so bad that there might be physical bullying, antagonism [...]

The latest fashion in advertising is to have people in the ads that look like the consumers the company is trying to sell their product to, but yet have each person in the ad look unique at the same time. Plenty of corporations are turning to Seattle models to fulfill their needs. Seattle modeling is the newest, trendiest place for finding unique people that companies are looking for to place in their advertisements. Some of the reasons why businesses are trying to hire more unique looking and plus-sized individuals is because they want to make their product unique, while also hiring people that look like their customers. This article lists some of the explanations as to why businesses are trying to hire all different types of people to be in their ad campaigns: 1. Research has shown that consumers prefer to purchase products from people in advertisements that look similar to them. For example, a customer who is physically fit probably wouldn’t want to buy fitness equipment if the person in the advertisement is over [...]

As of October 30th, 2009, TriVita, Inc removed the steadfast pack join option in favor of a cheaper, more recession-friendly, sign up process. The new change makes it possible to become a TriVita business opportunity affiliate without any upfront start up cost- one can simply put a $40 bottle of Sonoran Bloom Nopalea on autoship and they are eligible to start earning from day one! Though the removal of the steadfast packs may seem drastic, I don’t think the change could have come at a better time… Today’s economy doesn’t favor business opportunities that have a high start up cost- those looking for a primary or secondary income online are seeking something that isn’t going to have a severe impact on their wallet. Low cost business opportunities allow you to “trial” the opportunity and decide if it’s right for you before putting more money into the business. Is TriVita’s Cooperative Marketing Program a thing of the Past? Absolutely NOT. TriVita still has the Media Acquisition Program (or MAP) in place for those that wish to [...]