If you want to motivate your employees, pay raises may not always be the best way to do it. Money is obviously important in motivating employees, and a strong compensation …
How to Deal With Resource Shortages
For small and large businesses, the key factor to their success is the quality of their employees. This becomes an even bigger consideration if the company is experiencing a personnel …
Dealing with High Turnover
Employee turnover is a fact of business. Whether an employee leaves in a snit or whether she leaves for a better opportunity elsewhere, the cost to your company is at …
Dealing with Difficult Coworkers
If you work in an organization, no matter how large or small, you may run into the problem of handling a difficult coworker. The problems usually center around personalities. How …
Negotiating Salaries: Landing a Great Candidate Without Breaking the Bank
Terrific employees are out there. You wouldn’t hire anyone other than a top candidate anyway, would you? So before you even start interviewing job applicants, here are some tips to …
Different Types of Candidate Assessment Tools
We’re sure you’ve done it (almost everyone has): hired a person who looked great on paper, interviewed well, etc. and then the individual turned out to be a very poor …
How to Earn a Promotion Quickly
The recession is waning; it’s time for a promotion! Actually, any time is the right time to earn a promotion — and more money — during a recession or during …
How to Build a Great Company Brand to Attract Top Talent
If your HR department is overflowing with applications even as this recession begins to wane, enjoy it while it lasts, for a talent war for educated, talented, skilled, hard-working employees …
How Pre-Interview Questionnaires Can Help with Candidate Screening
Using questionnaires as part of your interview process, especially if you use them in the pre-interview phase, is a terrific way to find out if a candidate will be a …
How to Become an Employer of Choice
When it comes to attracting the best employees, just about every company wants to be considered a great company at which to work, the “employer of choice.” In fact, as …
Tips for Asking for Job References
Asking for a job reference isn’t just a matter of “Hey, boss [or former colleague], can you say nice things about me for this new gig?” Instead, while it’s not …
How to Motivate Employees Without Using Money
Are your employees overworked, overstressed and just about, well, over it all? Looking to motivate them, but lack funds to give raises? Here are some ideas to motivate your employees …
Tips for Writing a Stand-Out Cover Letter
Some career experts have declared the cover letter as dead, unnecessary, a waste of your time because few people read it. Well, we’re here to tell you the news of …
Strategic Ways to Use Staffing Services
If you think using a staffing service is too expensive, please think again. Yes, we’re a bit biased, but we’d like to point out several ways a Manitoba/Winnipeg temporary staffing …
Contain Costs with Staffing
What business isn’t looking to control expenses? Staffing firms offer many effective solutions for reducing overhead, managing operating costs and improving organizational performance. Used effectively, staffing services can save you …
Getting the Most from Your Temporary Employees
Nearly every business in the world could benefit from workforce flexibility. But what many professionals don’t realize is that “temps” can be used for more than just fill-ins for sick …
Make the Most of Every Temporary Job
Flexibility. Extra income. Work experience. An avenue to direct employment. The reasons people choose temporary work are as diverse as the assignments they select. But whether you are looking to …
Job Interview Approach
Having the right interview approach can be the difference between landing the job and coming in second. The first step is to cover the basics. Prepare for the interview carefully …