The Importance of Following Up with Candidates after a Job Interview

January 17, 2020
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Your successful talent recruitment process is a two-way street. You and your company are on trial, just as much as your job applicants. Though it takes time and effort, it’s well worth it to follow up with job seekers after their interview, as part of your overall positive candidate experience. Show your respect. Applying for [...] Read More

Human Resources Trends in 2020

January 13, 2020
Posted in Human Resources

As an HR professional, what are the biggest HR trends you should pay attention to in 2020? Where do we start?! Technology is evolving. Our…

How to Encourage Your Employees to Be the Best They Can Be

January 10, 2020
Posted in Human Resources, Management

“Leadership is the ability to facilitate movement in the needed direction and feel good about it.” Never have these words from New York Times best-selling author Tom Smith rung truer than as we enter this new decade. 2020 is a milestone in terms of millennials dominating the global workforce. But whether an employee is [...] Read More

How to Help Build Up Your Employees’ Confidence

January 3, 2020
Posted in Human Resources, Management

No matter how smart or skilled your employees are, if they lack confidence, they won’t perform up to their full potential. And they’re going to need your help, guidance, and ongoing support to keep that self-confidence at peak levels. Confidence and productivity go hand in hand. How employees see themselves is vital - and it [...] Read More

How to Immediately Make New Employees Feel Welcome

December 27, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Starting a job is a lot like your first day at a new school. It can be stressful and often, kind of scary. And if things go wrong at the start, it can be tough to recover. If a new employee gets off to a rocky start, it can significantly increase their time-to-productivity, as well [...] Read More

How to Help Build Up Your Employees’ Confidence

Posted in Human Resources, Management

No matter how smart or skilled your employees are, if they lack confidence, they won’t perform up to their full potential. And they’re going to need your help, guidance, and ongoing support to keep that self-confidence at peak levels. Confidence and productivity go hand in hand. How employees see themselves is vital - and it [...] Read More

Top HR Blogs of 2019

December 18, 2019
Posted in Human Resources

It’s nearly 2020. Does your company have a clear plan for success in the year ahead? Our Watercooler Blog can help. Each week, we publish…

The Importance of Following Up with Candidates after a Job Interview

December 13, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Your successful talent recruitment process is a two-way street. You and your company are on trial, just as much as your job applicants. Though it takes time and effort, it’s well worth it to follow up with job seekers after their interview, as part of your overall positive candidate experience. Show your respect. Applying for [...] Read More

Dealing with Turnover? Here are Some Leadership Tips to Help

December 12, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management

When employees turn in their resignations, common reasons they give are the new job has higher pay or more responsibilities; however, they tend to stay silent on why they started job hunting in the first place...likely because it may be the company’s leadership. Managers account for 70% of the variation when comparing the differences between [...] Read More

Are Year-End Reviews Still a Thing?

December 9, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management Best Practices

…or are they as outdated as faxes and rolodexes? In decades past, the annual performance review was the preferred tool for examining employees’ performance,…