How Does Your Turnover Compare?
May 5, 2015
Are too many good employees leaving your company in favor of “greener pastures” elsewhere? Are more getting ready to walk out the door this year?…
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Hiring Productive Employees that Strive for Success
- April 30, 2015
Employers face challenges in the search for productive workers. In a region where hospitality, entertainment, retail, and construction represent the largest sectors, workers often switch employers or become less committed. Employers need strategies to find committed workers and ways to keep them engaged.Increasing wages is one strategy that can ensure that your company attracts potential [...]
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4 Character Traits to Look for in a New Hire
- April 27, 2015
Recruiting is expensive. The associated costs of a new hire can run as high as 150 percent of the employee’s annual salary. What are the most important traits you should seek in candidates to ensure that every new hire is a success? Four forerunners are: Aptitude Fifty-seven percent of businesses say they face a critical [...]
Read MoreReducing Turnover in Young Employees
- April 25, 2015
Too many of your young employees jumping ship? Don’t just chalk it off to the “generation gap” – do something about it! Retaining young stars…
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3 Common Mistakes New Managers Make in the Workplace
- April 24, 2015
The transition into management isn’t easy. According to at least one study, it can be almost as stressful as divorce. And with current levels of employee engagement hovering around a dismally low level of about 30 percent, there’s no question that management is a challenging discipline. It’s no wonder new managers can easily take wrong [...]
Read MorePersonality Traits to Highlight for an Administrative Assistant
- April 24, 2015
If you’ve ever worked in an office and really paid close attention, you’ve come to the realization that a good administrative assistant plays an absolutely invaluable role in making that office (and the life of whoever they’re working for) run smoothly. And it’s way more than just getting coffee, typing emails and memos, and answering [...]
Read MoreFinding the Right Talent (At the Right Time)
- April 24, 2015
Nevada is experiencing economic growth in sectors such as real estate, manufacturing, construction, hospitality, and entertainment. Unemployment rates are lower than they have been in over five years. Nevada Business magazine projects that employment will grow at a rate of almost 50,000 jobs annually through 2017. Such economic good news, however, is causing employers to [...]
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3 Reasons to Shadow Current Employees When You Start a New Job
- April 17, 2015
Job shadowing is an increasingly common technique being used by employers to train new employees. It involves spending time during your first weeks on the job with seasoned team members, observing and learning from the things they do during the course of the day. Shadowing may begin on your very first day on the job [...]
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Onboarding Tips for New Employees
- April 17, 2015
The first weeks and months of a new job are a transitory time between the excitement of the offer and the reality of the role. You’ll experience a wide spectrum of experiences and emotions as the dust settles. In the midst of it all, you want to make the best possible first impression and prove [...]
Read MoreStop Perfectionism! Some Efforts are Great Enough!
- April 17, 2015
Knowing when an effort is “great enough” is the secret to balancing obsessive perfectionism with a more lackadaisical attitude. There is a difference between conscientiousness and perfectionism, and the latter can have serious unintended negative consequences.A study by Professor Simon Sherry of Dalhousie University is featured in Science Daily and describes why perfectionism, often considered [...]
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