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		<title>Hit Me Again Tubesock!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the latest campaign for Skittles Fizzl&#8217;d Fruits, Skittles leaves behind the whimsy and mysticism of former campaigns and &#8220;Taste the Rainbow&#8221; becomes &#8220;Fizz the Rainbow.&#8221; Enter Tubesock. He&#8217;s quirky, he&#8217;s eye-catching, he&#8217;s perhaps my Halloween costume this year if I can find a sock large enough.
If you haven&#8217;t seen the ad, check out the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=170</link>
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		<title>Salary Information—This is Why We Ask…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We know salary can often be a sensitive subject; however, it is one that you should be honest about when discussing with your recruiter.  By knowing current salary and benefits information, it provides us with more ammunition to negotiate for you. It doesn&#8217;t stop with salary.  It&#8217;s good for a recruiter to know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=164</link>
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		<title>Trends We Are Seeing in Hiring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The question on everyone’s mind seems to be:  “What’s going on with the job market?!?”
One day we feel positive, the next day it feels like everything has stalled. Well, take heart!  We have seen an increase in positions that are actually open versus potential openings. And, the search cycle has shortened a bit – employers are more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=139</link>
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		<title>Employers ARE Looking at your Facebook Profile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you know, social media has become an important tool for job seekers and hiring managers. A strong social network can open doors, but it can also be harmful to the job seeker as well.
As recruiters we hear all sorts of stories from employers, employees and job seekers. What we&#8217;ve learned is that a majority [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=132</link>
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		<title>Thinking with your Dipstick…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just recently came across the commercial for Castrol GTX, “Think with your Dipstick”.  Always a fan of a commercial that makes me giggle, this one actually had me laughing out loud.  I hear that it’s been out since Superbowl and don’t know how I managed to miss it after all this time.  The word [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=127</link>
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		<title>Why Haven’t I Heard From You Lately??</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From time to time we hear from candidates who are disappointed that they haven’t heard from us in a while. We love our candidates and do our best to stay in touch with our active ones.  We are not intentionally ignoring you if you don’t hear from us for a bit.  Unfortunately, sometimes it may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=122</link>
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		<title>Reference Guidelines</title>
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References can be a very important aspect of helping you get a job. Here are some tips!
 
• You should always have at least three professional references.
 
• Do not list personal references such as friends or relatives. Employers want to hear from those within the workplace so they can find out performance-based information.
 
• The best reference [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=110</link>
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		<title>Are You Interested in Ditching the Full-Time Permanent Job to Pursue a Job as a Consultant or Temporary Worker?</title>
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There are definitely some attractive perks such as controlling your own hours, having a better lifestyle, picking and choosing the jobs to take on, etc.  Hey, you can be your own boss!
 
The marketing, public relations and advertising communities often staff consumer insights, traffic manager, digital, CRM, creative, product manager and brand manager positions in this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=95</link>
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		<title>The Art of Obtaining and Accepting a Job Offer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When interviewing for a new job, it’s important to tread lightly as you approach the offer stage. At this point things either come together or fall apart. Working with a recruiter can make this process much easier, as this is a large part of a recruiter’s job and the recruiter has a relationship with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindaholm.com/mhablog/?p=72</link>
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		<title>From the Desk of Annie:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Howdy! I suppose that’s the salutation you expect to hear from a southern gal born and raised in Texas.  Truth be told, I’m a Northerner at heart.  Growing up in a house filled with Detroit native [heartbroken] Lion’s fans, I’m not what you might call a “typical cowgirl.” Upon graduation from U of Houston, I drove [...]]]></description>
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