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A job description is a powerful tool. It clearly communicates to potential candidates what position a company needs to fill. This helps ensure only the best candidates apply to the ......
Like most hiring managers/employers, have you had the experience of hiring someone you thought would make an excellent employee, only to discover they were the wrong person for the job? ......
Are you hiring candidates quickly enough? If you’re having trouble securing top-talent employees, maybe not. Some sources say that the hiring process can take over a month, and that the ......
On average, it can take 1-2 years for a new hire to become fully acclimated to and productive in a workplace. That’s a long time! Since, in the corporate world, ......
In 2017, several workplace trends had a direct effect on employers, including but not limited to… Blended workforces Continuous reviews as opposed to annual performance reviews Team performance...
“Why did I ever hire this person?” “This employee has been so much trouble.” “Do I need to let this person go?” Have you ever asked yourself these questions? If ......
‘App’ is a word that comes up frequently in conversations these days. You probably hear statements and questions like “have you downloaded this new app?”, “this app is changing the ......
Most hiring managers have wondered at some point why they just can’t seem to attract the type of job candidates their companies need. This is especially true when turnover rates ......
An emotionally intelligent employee is worth his or her weight in gold. Why? Because, employees with emotional intelligence are skilled in both the technical and relational aspects of a job. ......
Have you ever felt the frustration of giving feedback to an employee who isn’t really listening to you? Having your words fall on deaf ears in this way is maddening. ......
What’s more important in an employee: experience or potential? Your answer will no doubt be a direct reflection of your past experiences with employees. If you’ve been in a management ......
Baby Boomers, once the largest generation in the workforce, are beginning to make their exit from the workplace. Still, a percentage of even the oldest of this group will remain ......
As an individual in a management position, what would you say your greatest source of stress is at work? For many HR workers, small business owners, and other company leaders, ......
Do you remember your last first day at a new job? You probably felt nervous and awkward, like the new kid at school. If your employer ensured that your ......
Think the job market primarily favors employers? Think again. These days the job market is far more candidate-centric than it ever has been. (This is not just hearsay; about 90 ......
“I think I’ll seek a low-quality job candidate today,” said no employer ever. Seriously, the demand for top-talent employees is at an all-time high. Today’s employer is looking for employees ......
As a supervisor or business owner, would you agree that there is not enough creativity in the workplace? Perhaps this is because, day in and day out, managers are ever ......
There is something about writing a job description that is just…well…hard. As an employer, surely you’ve had an experience where you attempted to pen the perfect job description, but your ......
Like it or not, Millennials are here to stay. In fact, Generation Y is the largest generation in the workforce. Like many employers, are you negative about Millennials? Do you ......
It’s a new year, and that means you, an employer, have a chance to start fresh with your business practices. No doubt you made some mistakes last year that you ......
How many hiring mistakes did you make last year? If you’re like most hiring managers/employers, you made at least a few. This is totally normal; everyone makes mistakes. However, you ......
