Questions You Should Never Ask a Candidate in an Interview

December 10, 2018
Posted in Human Resources, Management

As you prepare to interview job candidates, you probably spend a considerable amount of time planning which questions to ask. As you should; after all, an interview is often the last step before your final hiring decision. However, it’s equally important to know which questions not to ask and which topics to avoid all together. [...] Read More

Don’t Let a Downward Spiral Turn into a Workplace Tornado

November 30, 2018
Posted in Human Resources, Management Best Practices

The departure of a few slackers or toxic employees can be a welcome occurrence. You may even think to yourself: “Good riddance!” But if…

Do You Have a Chief Retention Officer?

Posted in Human Resources

Want to dramatically reduce voluntary employee turnover? Turn every manager into a chief retention officer. Sustained, extremely low unemployment has made employees more demanding,…

How a Slow Hiring Process Can Damage Your Company

November 16, 2018
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Time to fill vacant jobs averages approximately 44 days, an increase of 50 percent since 2010. This trend doesn’t bode well for employers who want to win the competitive talent war - especially with unemployment continuing at a low rate and supporting a candidate-driven market. Slow hiring has a negative ripple effect that hurts your [...] Read More

5 Inexpensive Ways to Show Your Employees You’re Grateful for Them

November 15, 2018
Posted in Human Resources

If you want to make employees feel appreciated, you don’t necessarily need to go for grand gestures, but you probably want to go beyond a simply stated, “Great job!”. It’s the little gestures that go the longest way. So here are five suggestions to make your employees see your gratitude. Small wins Too often we [...] Read More

5 Keys to a Selective and Efficient Hiring Process

October 29, 2018
Posted in Human Resources

Tired of candidates who are just “tire kickers” and not truly serious about working for your organization? Maybe you’re selling your jobs too hard….

How to Deal with Unplanned Turnover and Copycat Departures

Posted in Human Resources

Not all turnover is bad. In fact, when an unreliable, high-maintenance, under-performing employee leaves it can be a welcome relief. But when one of…

Do You Help Craft “Dream Careers” for Your Team? How to Engage and Retain Top Performers

October 12, 2018
Posted in Human Resources, Management Best Practices

Struggling to keep your best employees motivated to work hard for you? You’re in good company. Our current protracted period of extremely low unemployment has…

Learn About Great Ways to Reward Your Employees

October 5, 2018
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Companies that invest in employee recognition are among the most innovative, profitable and successful organizations in the world. They realize their greatest asset and the key to their success is their people, and that every individual needs to feel appreciated for working hard and going the extra mile. Key Components of Your Recognition Program According [...] Read More

Bank on These Skills When You’re Looking to Promote from Within

September 16, 2018
Posted in Human Resources

Sometimes the best employee is the one you already know. Consider this: Quite a few companies prefer to promote from within because they already have a good feel for the candidate. Instead of going straight for the whole hiring process with all its time, energy, and cost, look first at who you might promote from [...] Read More