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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro said Monday that production delays have forced him to quit the planned film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” a two-part prequel to New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson’s blockbuster trilogy “Lord of the Rings.”
A serious accident has closed part of Route 33 in Northampton County.
A prosecutor in Luzerne County said a man and others attacked an off-duty police officer like a pack of wild dogs.
Officials say three children were killed and two other people were hurt in an early morning fire in Reading. The fire broke out a little before 1:00 this morning at a home in the 1400 block of North 10th Street.
A once poplar picnic area in Scranton is back.
Bret Michaels made it to the finish line Sunday of “The Celebrity Apprentice” despite life-threatening illness and was rewarded with victory and $250,000 for charity.
Bret Michaels made it to the finish line Sunday of “The Celebrity Apprentice” despite life-threatening illness and was rewarded with victory and $250,000 for charity.
Northeast Pennsylvania Job Fair 2010
Ask yourself how many people you know who failed at a job, either left voluntarily or were terminated, because of their degree, experience or background? In all likelihood, most of them failed because of inadequate interpersonal skills, an inability to communicate, or because they just didn’t fit in with the culture. In other words, like any relationship gone awry, it wasn’t a good match.
If you received a call from a recruiter about a job you applied to, your résumé was compelling enough to be selected from the masses. You included keywords from the job posting, had good grammar, your experience was sufficient and you look like a potential “match”.
If I only had a penny for every time an applicant told me, “It sounds just like me!”
Is it personal perception?
The truth is, the “duties” of a job are only a piece of it. Environmental, team and organizational fit are the rest. Most companies aren’t that good at conveying cultural fit in the job posting. Many didn’t drive the culture that has taken hold so understanding and conveying it to someone externally would be difficult.
Companies that take the initiative to profile tenured top performers make an investment in their employer brand by analyzing the culture and workforce for trends and targeting recruiting and hiring practices based on the results. They enjoy low turnover and high employee and customer satisfaction.
Another truth is, managers have varied levels of competency in interviewing. Since most companies don’t go through the employee profile and competency identification process, managers are left to do the best they can by hiring from the gut. One question candidates can ask at an interview is if the company has identified the personality traits of the most successful employees. Even if the company hasn’t implemented psychometric testing, at the very least the manager will tell you the traits they feel are important and you can discuss them and assess whether you feel they are a match.
Understanding your own competencies, to include your emotional intelligence, having questions prepared for the interview that deal with this topic and being honest with yourself about employer expectations and organizational fit, will help you assess whether a job and company are a match for you.
Reposted with permission from Karla Porter HCNM
Police say an early morning stabbing in Luzerne County was the result of an argument.
The candidate who beat Senator Arlen Specter, Congressman Joe Sestak, wasted no time getting back on the campaign trail.
Five-term U.S. Senator Arlen Specter lost his bid for the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary.
Voters in one community in Lackawanna County will be asked to vote on a special tax on Tuesday’s Primary Election Day.
Police accuse a man of assaulting an off-duty Hazleton police officer all because the suspect and their friends didn’t want to move their car.
An early morning fire destroyed an unoccupied home in on Welles Street in Wilkes Barre.
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Concerns over gas drilling had residents in Luzerne County looking for answers.
A judge has ruled a convicted mass murder cannot be put to death.
When one elementary school closes its doors at the end of this school year, it will be for the last time.
Baseball fans in Lackawanna County made sure to bundle up warmly Monday night as the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees were back home, playing an evening game at PNC Field.
A gas leak chased families from their home Sunday night in Luzerne County.
A bomb threat Saturday night shut down the Western Wayne high school prom and scared students and parents.
Allentown Police are investigating a shooting on 7th and Allen streets Saturday afternoon.
A long-time state senator was honored by some local boy scouts.
The vice president of the fireworks store in Pike County where Faisal Shahzad allegedly bought those fireworks is speaking out about how other fireworks store owners can protect their products from misuse.
Police are currently on the scene of a shooting in Easton. The shooting occurred in the area of North 4th Street and Northampton Street.
For a little less than two hours Sunday night, Glass Prism turned back the hands of time and made it feel like it was still 1969, when the band was the biggest thing in Scranton.
Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in the 1100 block of Tilghman Street in Allentown. It broke out around 3:50 this morning.
When it opened last year, it was the first new medical school in the state of Pennsylvania in more than 40 years. Now another first, the first graduating class of The Commomwealth Medical College received their diplomas on Saturday.
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