Everyone wants to feel valued and appreciated. It’s a simple, basic human need in all areas of life, including work. There’s both business case and a human case for showing gratitude and recognizing your employees for their contributions and commitment to your business. A recent American Psychological Association study showed that 93 percent of employees [...]
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As a small business, you want to grow as quickly as possible. That means adding to your staff when opportunities come. But what if the talent you need isn't there when you need to hire? Long-standing demographic trends have led to a lack of workers. This condition has become known as the sansdemic -- an [...]
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It’s an ongoing challenge to attract top talent. To beat the competition, you need to fine tune every aspect of your hiring process, including the postings you write for open jobs at your company. Make sure your postings - like all the steps you follow in sourcing desired candidates - sell your organization as the [...]
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The pandemic has reshaped the labor market in ways that continue to impact hiring. This effect looks likely to linger into the foreseeable future, creating ongoing complications for a labor market that was already under pressure from long-term demographic trends. Meanwhile, different groups experienced the COVID ramifications in different ways. Women (especially single mothers) suffered [...]
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The term “transferable skills” is, in essence, self-explanatory. It refers to positive abilities and strengths in job candidates which seamlessly transfer from job to job and industry to industry. As you assess applicants for a role, you need to be able to evaluate these qualities just as you do the education and level of professional [...]
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Hiring continues to get more difficult. A long-term trend -- known as the sansdemic -- has seen the labor market get tighter in recent years, a shift that promises to continue into the foreseeable future. This will significantly change the way you think about your team-building process, making hiring and retention more difficult. Among the [...]
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Successful companies need leaders. They also need managers. While the two terms are often used interchangeably, they’re not synonymous. If you run your own business, or are the person responsible for talent management, it’s important to understand the differences between managers and leaders, to be able to spot key leadership skills, and to know how [...]
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There are massive changes taking place in the labor market -- ones that will have a dramatic impact on how you operate your business. The economy is running into a condition known as the "sansdemic," a general lack of workers that will make hiring and retention more difficult over time. But what's causing this shift? [...]
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The job market is likely going to tighten over time. A long-term trend known as the sansdemic -- a demographic shift that will lead to a broad lack of workers -- is set to put pressure on your ability to find the talent you need to fill your open positions. How can you overcome this [...]
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In a city with hundreds of hotels, you need yours stand out from the crowd. Much of this has to do with hiring the right people, which is of course, easier said than done. Being a hotel hiring manager isn’t easy in Las Vegas. If you feel like your staff is a revolving door of [...]
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March 23, 2023
