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Another Day, Another #scam: Recruitment agency left workers £15k short
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An employment agency has been accused of purloining workers wages after paying them just £8.75-an-hour instead of the promised £21-an-hour.Worker Direct, who employed a group of joiners to work at a holiday centre in Skegness, outsourced worker pay through a complex umbrella web which left agency staff out of pockets by thousands.The recruitment firm has since ceased trading.“We’re owed more than £15,000,” one worker, Paul Robinson, told the Mirror. “The job was advertised at £21-an-hour by employment agency Worker Direct, but we only got £8.75-an-hour. I later discovered that the joinery firm had only agreed to pay £17-an-hour, so we were never going to get £21. In hindsight I should have known, because no one would pay £21-an-hour for local joiners. We were ripped off.”According to the report, (...)

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From former US Presidents to Oprah: 7 Outstanding Hiring Philosophies from World-Wide Known Leaders
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No matter of the industry, a market cap, and the size of a company, it is only as successful as the people working in it. That’s why hiring the right employees is such a crucial process for all business owners, including those who head the biggest and most powerful companies in the world.If you’ve ever wondered how top executives like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Oprah tackle the task of building a team, here are seven tips and philosophies straight from famous leaders themselves.“I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person.” — Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook at Mobile World Congress in BarcelonaZuckerberg’s approach to hiring shows that he’s humble enough to listen to and take advice from his employees, regardless of their rank. As a boss, it’s your (...)

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Case Study: Recruiters of the New Era
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We all have a strong feeling inside that the technology will be an integral part of our everyday life with Iot, AI, and #blockchain dominating in the news. One day we’ll get used to all the innovations and smart-devices. But one thing will remain the same — most of us need a job to buy necessary and not-so-much things. However, the way of searching for new employees will be up to date too.Let’s meet Dan. He is an average 27 years old Recruiter, who had been working as a Human Resources Manager for the past eight years. Right now he has a task to find an office manager for the headquarter.It has been tough for Dan to find a perfect candidate. After weeks, even months of scrolling CVs in job listing websites, Linkedin, and social media platform, he decided it was time to try something new.Dan (...)

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#ico Report Week #28
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May 16 — May 22Hope everything is great, guys. #aworker team had a crazy week with four #blockchain conferences and hackathons, AMA session, and more exciting events. Find out more about all of them in the report.Key events of the week:AMA session with Aworker foundersAworker CEO at the Human Capital ConventionAworker team at the World Blockchain and Cryptocurrency SummitPublications on the HackerNoonPublication on the Decentralize TodayJoseph Lowe is the newest member of the Advisory BoardPublication in QukuaiwangVideo reviewPublication in new listingsAMA session with Aworker foundersLast Thursday we had AMA session on Facebook LIVE with myself and Aworker HR partner and co-founder Michael Barkov. We discussed recent Aworker news and answered the most popular questions from Telegram members.All (...)

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Job Search: Top #linkedin Alternatives
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Launched 15 years ago, LinkedIn has emerged as the most popular social media platform for professional networking, with more than half a billion registered users from all over the world. However, while most of the features are available to users for free, one of the things that many users detest is the $59,99 subscription fee that has to be paid to make use of more advanced features of the website.People stay with LinkedIn because they don’t know about alternative solutions, but many of them started looking for other platforms to create professional connections. In case you are one of them, you should totally take a look at our list of the top LinkedIn alternatives worth checking out.XingThe German alternative to the U.S. based LinkedIn; Xing also claims to have members from all over the (...)

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#networking Speeds Up Your Job Search. Can #blockchain Systematize It?
▻https://hackernoon.com/networking-speeds-up-your-job-search-can-blockchain-systematize-it-d1167

Lately, there has been a rise of the number of articles that have been written on networking and its influence on the job search. While this is not a new concept, the overarching view of networking does bear some fundamental flaws.The most successful people view networking as an opportunity to connect with others to share useful information and resources. That’s right: networking isn’t about asking for assistance or collecting names. In the most perfect form, it’s about building relationships and helping others. As a professional with skills and professional expertise, when you network, you should identify contacts to build mutually beneficial relationships and follow up with them to nurture the potential for continued engagement and interaction.Networking MythsTo be sure you have a good (...)

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