The Watercooler

The Watercooler Blog is full of workplace tips and trends related to employee retention, engagement, interviewing and more. The Watercooler is frequently refilled, so gather ‘round often.

Resolve to Improve the Candidate Experience in 2016

Have you ever searched a website in vain for something that should have been easily accessible? Or begun signing up for something that required an overly complicated application process? Or waited weeks for a response from a client? If you want the best candidates to vie for positions at your company, you have to make [...]

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Tips for Getting Hired Long Distance

Making a geographic move to enhance your career shouldn’t be a hassle. While any job search is stressful, the right position in the right town can be an exciting and rewarding new path in life. Here are some strategies and tips for your long-distance job hunt: Develop a relocation strategy. The average job search takes [...]

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How to Know If Your Employees are Miserable

Companies with engaged employees outperform those whose workforce is unhappy by up to 200 percent. Unhappy workers can cost your company thousands of dollars a year or more in absenteeism, lost productivity and related areas. Warning Signals Unless they come right out and tell you, it may not always be obvious when a person is [...]

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Have a Fun Company Culture – Not a Waste of Time

Happy employees are productive employees. And when a business is at its maximum level of productivity, its competitive edge is sharp. So, it’s well worth your investment to build and nourish your company culture. While every organizational culture is unique, a common denominator critical to success is having a safe, satisfying work environment that is [...]

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Does Your Marketing Strategy Include LinkedIn? It Should.

Consider a few numbers: LinkedIn currently has over 400 million users and growing. The average CEO has 930 connections on LinkedIn. And there are two new LinkedIn users per second. So if you haven't become part of the 107 million LinkedIn users in the U.S., you've got quite a few reasons to join up and [...]

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Fired? How to Address It in an Interview

People get fired from their jobs every day. It’s horrible; no doubt about it. But regardless of the circumstances, you need to learn from the experience, put it behind you, and move on. Your life – and your career – will go on. And a key part of your recovery is being ready to discuss [...]

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