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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=207</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Sandra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessing candidates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resume]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=204</guid>
		<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>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/05/03/you-snooze-you-lose-%e2%80%a6and-your-competition-just-may-benefit/#comments</comments>
		<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>Think your competition doesn&#8217;t know?  Think again!</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/04/19/think-your-competition-doesnt-know-think-again/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/04/19/think-your-competition-doesnt-know-think-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Duggan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Andrea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I attended a networking event geared towards developing better business strategies.  It was somewhat of an eye opener – not really the content of the event, what was more interesting was the comments from one of the attendants of the event.  He was shocked that most of us were comfortable, or [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/03/17/a-successful-on-boarding-program-to-prevent-new-hires-from-jumping-ship/#comments</comments>
		<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>Boomers and Echo Boomers, divided we fall!</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/03/02/boomers-and-echo-boomers-divided-we-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/03/02/boomers-and-echo-boomers-divided-we-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geoffclen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Geoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baby Boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Echo Boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last three months have been a real eye opener when it comes to business networking.  By business networking, I mean the time tested process of connecting with other business people to share ideas, build credibility, promote your products or services and give/receive referrals.
When we re-launched Armor Personnel as Armor People Link, our focus was [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/24/the-volunteer-experience-%e2%80%a6-hrpa2010-conference-and-trade-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:56:48 +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>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer]]></category>

		<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>Thanks to Twitter one of our own got published in the February issue of Candian HR Reporter!</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/11/thanks-to-twitter-one-of-our-own-got-published-in-the-february-issue-of-candian-hr-reporter/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/11/thanks-to-twitter-one-of-our-own-got-published-in-the-february-issue-of-candian-hr-reporter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geoffclen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Geoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#hrpa2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHHR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our very own Andrea Duggan became a published author this week with the appearance of her blog post entitled “What employers can learn from the Jay Leno – Conan O’Brien succession plan!”  Why did she become a published author?  Well a lot of the credit goes to Twitter and our social networking initiatives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being recognized by your community is a great feeling!</title>
		<link>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/10/being-recognized-by-your-community-is-a-great-feeling/</link>
		<comments>http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/2010/02/10/being-recognized-by-your-community-is-a-great-feeling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geoffclen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thoughts from Geoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brampton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staffing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These days it seems there&#8217;s not a lot to celebrate.  Having lived the life of an entreprenuer for 20 plus years I know the ups and downs of building your own business.  It often means long hours and late nights only to run up against a tough economy which means more long hours [...]]]></description>
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