Hiring managers are put in the difficult position of having to judge a candidate’s future potential based largely on their past performance. That’s why it’s so important to completely understand a candidate’s job history and how it applies to the role you’re hiring for. Candidates that appear to be highly qualified could prove to be… Read more »
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Strategies to Help Your Employees Continue Education
Making continuing education easy, accessible, and affordable for your employees is a great way to manage your workforce. You suddenly have new skills/aptitudes at your disposal, and your employees feel valued and engaged. A minor investment on your part can improve every aspect of your recruitment and retention strategy. As you look to implement this… Read more »
Three Reasons Your Employees Need a 30-60-90 Day Plan
Think of a 30-60-90 day plan as a road map for success. These detailed documents outline goals and benchmarks for a new hire to meet during the first three months of employment. Traditionally, these documents have been created solely by the employee and used as a tool to impress hiring managers. However, it is worth… Read more »
What Impression Does Your Company Give Online Job Seekers?
As an employer, you have to do more than simply make a job available. Competition for top talent is fierce right now, and if you want to bring in the best and the brightest, you need to actively court them. That’s why it’s so important to understand the impact your employer brand has on online… Read more »
What if Your Top Candidate Rejects Your Salary Offer?
You have just completed a long recruiting process, but have managed to find a truly exciting candidate that you’re eager to work with. Unfortunately, after making your salary offer, the candidate decided not to accept the job. This puts you in a tricky position. Do you offer the candidate more money, settle for your second… Read more »
Top Retention Strategies for 2016
Estimating the true cost of employee turnover is notoriously difficult, but all you need is anecdotal evidence to see how consequential it is. When someone leaves, suddenly you have a hole in your workforce, have to focus time and energy on recruiting, and will likely bring in a new hire that can’t perfectly replace what… Read more »
Tips for Managing a Team of Diverse Personalities
The vast majority of experts agree that a diverse workforce is stronger than a homogeneous workforce. When your teams are made up of professionals with different backgrounds, perspectives, and skill sets, it leads inevitably to innovation and creative problem solving. The only drawback is that diversity, by its very nature, creates a certain amount of… Read more »
Are Your Employees Stressed? How to Help Them
All jobs create a certain amount of stress. But when that stress becomes overwhelming and unending it can have a powerfully negative impact on emotional and physical health, motivation, engagement, and commitment. Those factors contribute directly to burnout and turnover, which often throw companies into turmoil. If stress levels are dangerously high in your office,… Read more »
Making the Most of Holiday Downtime
Seasonal slowdowns this time of year can be both a blessing and a curse. We are so focused on production that it can be difficult to take the time step back and re-evaluate. But while you have the time, why not make the most of it to plan for the coming year. Look back at… Read more »
Stop Low Morale at Its Source!
Something is wrong in your company. Your top performers start to miss deadlines and turn in sub-par work. Long-time staff begin showing up late and office conflicts start to rise. A dark cloud seems to hang over everyone. It’s clear that low morale has become a problem, but what is causing it and how can… Read more »