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Staying the Course
In: Recruiting
4 Sep 2009This week our HR team hosted a small focus group of LifeSize employees to discuss our corporate culture and values over a bite of lunch. We randomly selected a group of employees from all departments and made sure to include folks with different lengths of tenure at LifeSize. While we have only been in business [...]
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- Tags: Corporate values, culture
Putting Your Best Foot Forward
In: Interviewing| Recruiting
20 Aug 2009Let’s face it…interviewing is intimidating. It doesn’t matter if you have a set of individual interviews or meet with a panel of folks, it’s hard not to be nervous. So we’ve put together a few tips on how to survive the interview process with style and grace.
Show up on time. This one is so basic [...]
What Does Your Resume Say About You?
In: Recruiting
23 Jul 2009I reviewed about 120 resumes today for a couple of new jobs we recently posted. Interestingly enough, I am surprised by how many candidates sink their own battleship before leaving the pier and it all starts with their resumes.
This is your first chance to make an impression, so think about what you want your resume [...]
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- Tags: personality, Resume
Do You Want a Job or a Career?
17 Jul 2009We received some great comments from last week’s post about Finding Your Tribe which encouraged candidates to go beyond just applying for a job, but to also consider in which type of company and corporate culture they want to work.
It’s a critical aspect when starting your job search and most candidates overlook it. If you [...]
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- Tags: Hiring, Interviewing, Objective, Resume, resume writing
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The Recruiting Department at LifeSize Communications started this blog to share information with our talent community. It's a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about working at LifeSize.
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- Ira Sieber: A top 5 enterprise communications systems provider comes to mind. From my special time there, I lea [...]
- Mercedes: Hi Ted, That's a great idea. I often suggest summaries or objectives as a way to quickly and clearl [...]
- Social Networking and Hiring | LifeSize in Action: [...] them along to others. This builds not only your corporate brand but your personal brand as wel [...]
- Ted Lasseter: I really liked the idea of providing examples along with the tailored approach. From a resume su [...]
- Jocelyn Bingham: Hi Mercedes, Thank you for the thoughtful article about resumes. I have encorporated that advice [...]
- Preparing your Job Search for the New Year
- Speaking a Common Language
- Embracing Change
- Sowing Seeds for Success
- How to Handle a Counter Offer
- Retaining Employees through Good Times and Bad
- Feel Like You’re Getting the Run Around?
- Where’s the Love in Job Hunting?
- College Recruiting on the Flip Side
- Staying the Course
