University degree no guarantee of employment * Features 2012-10-24 19:06 By Zulkiple Ibrahim KUALA LUMPUR‚ Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Fazren‚ 29‚ has a degree in transport management but has been working as an administrative assistant at a government agency over the past four years. "I have applied for many jobs‚ both in the civil and private sectors. When I was offered the post of an administrative assistant (at a government agency) I did not hesitate to accept even though the post is for those
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Pre- Employment Personality Tests A Look In To an Employers Options Composition II 8/10/08 In today’s fast paced society employers are trying all they can to ensure they hire the right person for the job. After all “time is money” and turnover consumes a lot of time. One method some employers use to attempt to find the right employee is using the pre-employment personality test. These tests use a series of questions to determine what a prospective hire’s personality is like; which in turn
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Equal Employment Opportunity Everyone has the right to have means of living. To be treated fairly in the ever scrupulous world of employment is what we really desire. However‚ a lot of times‚ especially in our society‚ we couldn’t help but think why such an unfair treatment to applicants happens. More often than not‚ equal employment opportunity hasn’t still been fully achieved by most of the Filipino job seekers. In the previous report about equal employment opportunity‚ we were informed that
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EDUCATIONAL REFORMS TO ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT According to the projection of the United Nations Population Division‚ currently young people between ages 15-24 constitute 18 percent of world’s population at 1.1 billion and the world is very close to reach the peak of historically highest youth population (Lam‚ 2007). These young people‚ across the globe‚ especially in developing countries‚ where the population density and growth is also highest‚ face unprecedented challenges
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Business Law What is Business Law? Businesses interact in many and varied ways. To name just a few types of business transactions‚ there are contracts‚ mergers and acquisitions‚ leasing‚ etc. How these transactions are carried out is overseen by Business Law. Additionally‚ how businesses are formed is a large part of Business law. This area of law is very wide-ranging‚ although it deals primarily with defining the rights and responsibilities of businesses‚ rather than enforcing these laws. Because
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The researcher will provide an analysis of why companies should conduct pre-employment testing and screenings. I. Introduction Today‚ with millions of Americans unemployed and in desperate search for a job‚ it is the duty of the human resource managers and recruitment specialists to decide which applicants will best fulfill the job positions. These recruitment specialists have a variety of techniques and methods to have the top candidates stand out from the rest of the applicants. One method developed
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The unprecedented commitment of the present Government of India to seriously address the need for employment generation is a propitious opportunity to implement strategies for generating full employment in the country. This report‚ which builds upon work done by the International Commission on Peace & Food in the early 1990s‚ confirms the potential to generate sufficient employment opportunities for all new entrants to the workforce as well as to absorb the current numbers of unemployed and underemployed
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Why we have laws- The law is a legal set of rules that the government and courts have made for everyone to follow. Without laws‚ confusion and chaos would occur. In extreme cases of conflict‚ a state of anarchy would develop. The person with the most strength will start to dominate and the weak and helpless would suffer. However‚ when laws are enforced‚ a sense of order is created resulting in a society where everyone can live peacefully. Why laws change-? Societies’ perceptions have changed over
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Foreign studies: In America‚ part-time or even full-time employment is now considered a norm for undergraduate students. According to available data and study‚ the average students should spend a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 hours on a job per week (Perna 2010). One of the concerns of the educators is the amount of time a students spends working rather than focusing on their studies‚ but due to poverty‚ most undergraduate students have to support themselves if they really want to finish
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Pre-Employment Screening Industry Overview Industry Overview Due to the increasing costs associated with workplace embezzlement‚ fraud‚ violence‚ and other unethical business practices‚ the need to manage hiring and personnel risk has never been of greater importance than in today’s business environment. The process of verifying past employment‚ education‚ and criminal history is an essential facet of many contemporary corporate risk management programs. The pre-employment screening industry
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