The Importance of Ongoing Education for Your Employees

Talented people who want to advance their careers spend a lot of their free time on professional development. Many employers are just fine with this arrangement, as investing in ongoing education can be expensive. However, offering ongoing education for your employees can be extremely valuable to your business. It’s What Employees Want Many professionals take… Read more »

Are You Writing Attractive Job Descriptions?

How much time do you spend crafting an attractive job description for an open role? Most hiring managers tend to copy the current job description, slap it online and hope for the best. However, job descriptions are a sales tool for attracting top talent and in a tight employment market, companies need every advantage to… Read more »

How to Spark Creativity in Your Team

Sales and marketing teams need collaborative work environments to succeed. New ideas, innovation and problem-solving are only possible when you foster creativity among the group. Use these simple strategies to spark more creativity on your team. Focus on Diversity If everyone on your team comes from similar backgrounds and has had similar life experiences, they… Read more »

What are the Signs of an Unhappy Employee?

Ideally, all of your employees would be happy all day, every day. Realistically, however, you will encounter unhappy employees from time to time. The reasons why employees become unhappy can vary – they may be related to their responsibilities, company culture, coworker conflict, or even personal issues. No matter the source, it is important to… Read more »

Why You Should Grow Your Talent Pool From Within

Finding talented candidates in today’s market is a challenge. From low unemployment to baby boomer retirements to skill gaps and more, employers are struggling to find well-aligned candidates. However, by growing your talent pool from within, you can find great candidates and control recruiting costs. Internal Candidates Save Time Promoting from within removes any uncertainty… Read more »

What is a Job Hopper, and How Can They Hurt Your Business?

For decades, hiring managers avoided hiring job hoppers, but in recent years – thanks to the Millennial penchant for job hopping – there has been a push to give job hoppers a second look. You can find endless justifications for hiring someone who is a serial hopper, but should you take the chance with your… Read more »