Contingent staffing

Alternative or contingent staffing includes all nontraditional work arrangements other than direct full-time employment. These staffing categories include: contractors, temporaries, consultants, self-employed, independent contractors and part-time workers.
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Resume pet peeves

Spelling errors, typos and poor grammar are the top resume pet peeves of HR recruiters, according to a recent ResumeDoctor.com survey of 2,500 recruiters. Other top-ranked resume annoyances: inaccurate or no dates, no contact information, poor formatting, long resumes, and resumes that include personal, unrelated information.
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Creative people

Psychology professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi suggests that creative people have one trait that most makes them different from other individuals - complexity. Csikszentmihalyi's summary of exceptionally creative people: smart but naïve, often introverted, both humble and arrogant, more androgynous than others, both conservative and rebellious.
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25 vacation days

It takes twenty-five years of service in the United States to achieve the mandated minimum vacation allotments in other comparable countries, according to an Economic Policy Institute study. France, Austria, and Denmark mandate at least 25 vacation days per year to employees. There is no mandated vacation time in the United States.
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HR executives

The criteria for hiring senior human resources executives include strong business acumen, proficiency in a variety of HR software applications and a track record of success, according to a recent CareerJournal.com article. The ability to measure and demonstrate returns on HR investments is key as well as experience with new services and technologies.
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Working while sick

Nearly half of all workers say they show up to work frequently while sick, according to a poll by staffing company OfficeTeam. The survey of nearly six-hundred office employees registered 49 percent of workers who go to work while sick or ill. Most medical experts agree it is preferable to take a day-off to recuperate rather than passing an illness on to coworkers.
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Coffee drinkers

There are nearly 110 million regular coffee drinkers in the U.S. Some of the adverse health affects of drinking coffee include: stained teeth, bad breath, increase stress level, and inducement of stomach problems. Some positive affects of coffee include: short-term body stimulant, natural diuretic, and increased short-term memory retention.
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