It’s hard to believe it, but fall has officially arrived, meaning the end of the year is just around the corner. If your company hasn’t been working to achieve all of those lofty goals you set at the beginning of the year, it’s time to kick it into high gear and make some serious progress! [...]
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Once you’ve gone through the often exhaustive process of hiring a new employee, do you really have to contact the candidates who didn’t get chosen? Actually, yes, you should. Even if they didn’t get the job, they got close, and they probably wanted the job just as much (and sometimes more) than the candidate who [...]
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An essential factor in edging out your competition is hiring and retaining the best talent. A recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) study showed that when asked why they would look elsewhere for work, 35 percent of employees said it was because they were dissatisfied with their current career paths. Thirty-two percent reported that [...]
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Encouraging their personal and professional growth shows your employees that you care about their progress and their future – and it inspires lasting loyalty. Here are some tips for offering learning and development to help all your team members improve: Do … Serve as a role model. Take an active part in your own professional [...]
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Workplace conflict is something we naturally want to avoid, but you can turn that negative experience into a positive with the right approach. Focus on clear communication. Poor communication often leads to conflict in the workplace, but you can make something good out of it. When employees become frustrated due to unclear expectations, it allows [...]
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Hiring the wrong person for the job is a mistake. A really big, expensive mistake. One of the best ways to avoid making this costly…
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Regardless of the available job – or which side of the desk you sit on – every interview is about selling (not fishing – although…
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Welcome to a new world of person-to-person surveillance where rules, boundaries and etiquette have yet to be established. Your HR team needs to upgrade its policy manual to address the opportunities and threats of wearable technologies, especially covert recording devices. For instance, two of the most touted wearable devices are smart glasses, with 100 million [...]
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You feel as though you’re doing everything right when it comes to retaining your best talent. You treat your employees well, you offer competitive salaries, and job security remains high. And yet, you just had another resignation letter cross your desk. What’s going on? In the eyes of your top performers, what seems like a [...]
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Behind every successful company is a team of loyal, hardworking people. However, these trustworthy employees aren’t always easy to find, so if you’re looking to expand your staff, you’ll need to put some serious effort into your search. The value of a dedicated and honest employee who truly wants to help your company succeed cannot [...]
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September 22, 2015
