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	<title>TalentFindr Blog &#187; Thoughts from Sandra</title>
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		<title>Letting Go While Resting Up</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/08/03/letting-go-while-resting-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are on a long awaited and much needed vacation, and your blackberry beeps; another email from a client with a question or better yet a new order. Do you respond to the message even though your out of office alert is on directing them to someone else in your absence or do you step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Ever Happened to Honesty is the Best Policy</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/06/17/what-ever-happened-to-honesty-is-the-best-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[assessing candidates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resume]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is no secret that candidates stretch the truth on their resumes more often than we’d like to think. Instead of admitting to possessing basic computer skills they include a long list of software which they profess to be proficient with. A candidate may highlight 5 years experience in full cycle accounting when in reality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Snooze You Lose …And Your Competition Just May Benefit</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/05/03/you-snooze-you-lose-%e2%80%a6and-your-competition-just-may-benefit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 16:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search; hiring process; screening process;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality of candidates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With fewer job postings and fierce competition due to a high unemployment rate, many job seekers are willing to take the first job that they are offered. Companies are well aware of these conditions and therefore are offering lower salaries and taking more time to make decisions resulting in dire consequences.  However, as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Successful On Boarding Program to Prevent New Hires from Jumping Ship</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/03/17/a-successful-on-boarding-program-to-prevent-new-hires-from-jumping-ship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new hire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[on-boarding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orientation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the economy continues on an up swing, organizations will be busy trying to find the perfect employee to fill the gaps needed to fuel their growing business needs. Finding a qualified employee is one thing but keeping them is a whole new ball game.
An effective on boarding program is necessary for ensuring that your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic Pride Brightens Up the Workplace</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/25/olympic-pride-brightens-the-workplace/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/25/olympic-pride-brightens-the-workplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the end of the Olympics quickly approaching it has become apparent that the games have instilled a new found sense of pride in fellow Canadians in what has been a dismissal few years. Those who would not typically watch sports events now find themselves glued to the tube tuning into hours of curling or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Volunteer Experience …. #HRPA2010 Conference and Trade Show</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/24/the-volunteer-experience-%e2%80%a6-hrpa2010-conference-and-trade-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2010 HRPA Conference and Trade Show]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Learning I was selected out of over 600 applicants as a Volunteer for the #2010 HRPA Conference and Trade Show was surreal. Putting on the maroon HRPA Volunteer shirt made it official. As a volunteer, my mandate was to serve the association, its members, as well as the exhibitors and the delegates by answering questions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ali vs. Anderson – Unlikely Competitors</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/08/ali-vs-anderson-%e2%80%93-unlikely-competitors/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/08/ali-vs-anderson-%e2%80%93-unlikely-competitors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 HRPA Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benchmark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[favoritism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to Ali Velshi speak at the 2010 HRPA Conference was quite interesting to say the least. He began his speech by described how he went from being a Business Analyst in Canada to a Hurricane Chaser for CNN (not an easy feat). He went on to tell about his journey down south, job offer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mission accomplished at #hrpa2010</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/01/28/mission-accomplished-at-hrpa2010/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/01/28/mission-accomplished-at-hrpa2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geoffclen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#hrpa2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staffing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=75</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do they do it? Among the sea of booths how does an organization succeed in standing out in the crowd?
With over 250 exhibitors at the 2010 HRPA Conference and Trade Show, it is important that you set your self apart from the others.  But how?   Some offer free giveaways such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering  @ #HRPA2010 &#8211; A Selfless Act?</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/01/25/volunteering-hrpa2010-a-selfless-act/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/01/25/volunteering-hrpa2010-a-selfless-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#hrpa2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 HRPA Conference and Trade Show]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=73</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I signed up to volunteer at the HRPA 2010 Annual Conference and Trade Show I have to admit it was for selfish reasons.  To me it meant a change of scenery, mingling with my colleagues and of course the great food.  Anything to mix it up, and find a new perspective!
I’m really very fortunate; volunteering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Painting a Rosy Picture</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/01/19/painting-a-rosy-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/01/19/painting-a-rosy-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Gallacher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false promises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember when you were young and your dad promised to take you for ice cream if you behaved?  You tried so hard to play nice with your younger sister and did everything in your power to listen to your babysitter in order to get that delicious chocolate dipped cone at your local Dairy [...]]]></description>
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