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		<title><![CDATA[Creating 360 Feedback Questions: Guidelines]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1119553]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Once you have a leadership competency model for your organization, you can create a 360 feedback survey to support the development of your organization's leaders. This paper provides guidelines for creating questions for your 360 feedback tool. The first step in creating questions for your 360 feedback survey is to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ensuring Organizational Results: Connecting Competencies To Mission, Vision, And Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1119555]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Leadership should support the healthy functioning of organizations. A leadership competency model identifies leadership behaviors that produce the desired results for the organization. Therefore, the leadership competencies that make up your competency model should be directly linked to your organization's mission, vision, and strategy. Establishing this link ensures that leadership...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Comes First: the Problem or the Solution?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=2592]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There's an interesting debate taking place in the comments of How to Derive a Value Proposition that highlights an age-old dilemma. In any strategic process, what comes first chronologically, determining the needs or value drivers of the customer, or determining the competencies or value proposition of the company? Weigh in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:22:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competency Based Interview Questions And Answers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1017825]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["Competency based questions have long been considered as tricky questions and questions that are thrown towards a prospective interviewee when the interviewer seems to have nothing else to quest. However, nothing can be farther from the truth. The competency based answers during a job interview are quite an intelligent and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are You Ready For A Competency Based Interview?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=995143]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Competency based also known as behavioral interviews are gaining popularity for federal positions. These are not the old fashioned questions we have run into in the past. When you are asked a competency based question, the interviewer will be expecting a concrete example as part of your answer. Interview training...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Three Strategy Books for the New Economy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/business-books/?p=534]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In Fast Competition and Flat Denial, Phil Rosenzweig attacks the bulk of strategy books published each year:  few of them are fundamentally persuasive or insightful. Most are long on admonition and exhortation â€" Be innovative! Be bold!Â â€"Â but short on critical thought. Many suffer from a fatal flaw: They feature...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:13:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence: An Inside-Out Job]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=937417]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Emotional Intelligence competencies fall into two categories: intrapersonal and interpersonal .The competencies build logically upon each other. The first few are intrapersonal and lay the foundation for the interpersonal competencies - empathy and managing relationships. Emotional Intelligence is an inside-out job. It starts with oneself: developing the intrapersonal skills....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Behavioural Based Interviewing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=975485]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A Competency is the ability required by a person to perform their job effectively - an underlying characteristic of a person that results in effective or superior performance on the job. Behavioural based interviewing is now commonplace and it uses the premise that previous performance is a reliable indicator of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competency-Based Interviews]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=994759]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Competency-based or behavioural interviews are based on the premise that past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour. Interviewers seek to obtain information about candidates past behaviour in certain situations. Competency-based interviews are structured, with questions that relate directly to the essential criteria and competencies required for the post....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employee Performance Appraisal - 5 Steps For The Ideal Assessment Form]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=995993]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an ideal model for the employee performance appraisal form. And getting the form right is essential to effective employee performance management, since the appraisal form is the lightning rod that not only attracts everyone's attention, but also focuses organizational energy on the issues of highest priority. Organizational competencies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[6 Steps To Successful Competency Based Interviews]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1004757]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Competency based interviews are intended to get the best from you, the candidate, whilst also fulfilling the needs of the organisation to get the very best person for the job. This paper explains some easy steps to make the most of yourself and have a much better chance of success....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Best Practices for Successful Competency Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931095]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the foundation of a talent development strategy, your competency model guides the end-to-end management of your organization's talent base - from performance assessments & goal achievement, to training & development, workforce planning, and recruiting. However, as our economy shifts focus to delivering knowledge and services, core competencies become harder...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competency-Based Interview Questions Part II]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=881273]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Competency-based interview questions vary widely between sectors and depending on the level of responsibility to which you are applying. The type of competencies against which you will be assessed also depends on the actual post and the company who is interviewing you. For example, some companies view leadership as a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Internship Interview]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=959261]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Internship interview candidates usually lack professional work experience so you will find that more and more companies when interviewing interns will focus on the necessary competencies also referred to as behaviors for the internship position rather than on actual task experience. Based on the premise that past performance is the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rapidly Emerging Technology Participants Shake up Competitive Landscape for European Diagnostic Instrumentation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_8/ai_n25399108]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91213) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: Strategic Analysis of the European Diagnostic Instrumentation Markets to their offering.  This research titled Strategic Analysis of the European Diagnostic Instrumentation Markets provides a detailed strategic analysis of the diagnostic instrumentation market...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Internship Interview - What Questions To Expect]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=987081]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Internship interview candidates usually lack professional work experience so you will find that more and more companies when interviewing interns will focus on the necessary competencies also referred to as behaviors for the internship position rather than on actual task experience. Based on the premise that past performance is the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[USD recognizes DoD Workforce Development efforts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QMG/is_2_37/ai_n25374193]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The fourth annual Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Workforce Development Awards ceremony was held at the Officer's Club, Fort Belvoir, Va., in conjunction with the Program Executive Officers'/Systems Command Commanders' Conference. David Chu, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, presided over the event...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Internship Interview - Be Prepared]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=987343]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Internship interview candidates usually lack professional work experience so you will find that more and more companies when interviewing interns will focus on the necessary competencies also referred to as behaviors for the internship position rather than on actual task experience. Based on the premise that past performance is the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dept. of Labor issues apprenticeship rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5730/is_2_15/ai_n29449787]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor has proposed new rules for a national apprenticeship program that will "set up a more flexible and user-friendly approach for apprentices and employers and make updates and changes affecting state apprenticeship agencies and the Department of Labor," says Emily Stover DeRocco, departing Assistant Secretary of Labor...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Importance Of Training - A Commitment To Development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=387228]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[More recently, there has been another change. Many organisations are making a strong commitment to develop their talent from within. Many employers recognise that most skills can be taught and that expertise can be developed on the job. These employers focus more on selecting staff with the right attitudes and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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