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Corporate Compliance With Affordable Care Act

Every company needs to know some facts that help clarify how the ACA may affect the way your company retains “temporary” or “contract” labor resources going forward.

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The Right Health and Safety People Make Programs Work for Business

Companies that run potentially hazardous operations can keep their employees safe and reduce their liability by engaging knowledgeable health and safety professionals to make sure their plants and other assets are safe.

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HBJ Contributor: How Millennials Can Be Leaders

Brookwoods Group CEO John Sweney is an Expert Contributor to the Houston Business Journal with the article, How Millennials can be leaders in corporate life.

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How to Throw a Curveball During the Job Interview

The interview is one of the most important processes in hiring, and a lot of hiring managers tend to stick to just resume-related questions. They may be great questions, but the sharper candidates are going to be ready for them.

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How to Build and Drive Your Personal Brand

Define who you are and how you want to be perceived. Be authentic and true to you—don’t borrow someone else’s brand. If the automobile has a four-cylinder engine, it’s not a muscle car.

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Chief Marketing Officer vs. Chief Communications Officer: Who Leads Who?

Throughout the years, there have been many conversations about whether the C-suite appreciates the marketing and communications functions at their companies. The short answer is yes.

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HBJ Guest Contributor: Are you about to terminate your 2020 leaders?

Brookwoods Group CEO John Sweney points out the danger of over reacting to today's economic ill winds, and laying off today the very employees you will wish you had to lead your company in 2020...

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From Land to Sea: Oil & Gas Jobs Could Move Offshore

Despite gloomy oil & gas news, one important sector is fueling major job growth: offshore deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico...

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Yes, You CAN Recover from Misdeeds at the Office Party!

Kazim Ladimeji with Recruiter.com outlines a four-step recovery plan that doesn’t involve hari kari, but just some common sense actions you can take both to repair the damage now and to move ahead smarter in the future.

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Almost As Bad As Getting Laid Off: Surviving

Getting laid off is the worst followed by being the sole survivor and being left with way too much work to do and deadlines to meet. As we continue to hear the mantra of “do more with less”, turnover is going to reach an all-time high.

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