Whether it’s your first day of kindergarten or your first day at a new job, there’s that same feeling of excitement and a little fear of the unfamiliar. Remember that feeling as you walk new hires through their first day and do what you can to alleviate the fear. In particular, these four tips go [...]
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As you prepare for interviews, you want to have answers ready for any questions they ask. But sometimes the questions get a little sticky and, as some feel, a little invasive. One primary example involves an interviewer asking about your current salary, which often does come up. But there’s a way to both answer the [...]
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As potential candidates look at employers, they value company culture just as much – and sometimes more – than a steady paycheck, particularly the millennial generation, which will soon make up almost half the workforce. The reality is that you need to advertise yourself to candidates just as much as they have to show their [...]
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April 11, 2016- Posted in
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We’ve all heard the stories about the employee in the large company who feels like just one more cog in the giant corporate machine, doing a thankless job and getting no recognition aside from a paycheck and a W-2. And as an employer you might make the legitimate statement that you simply don’t have time [...]
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Speak up! Look the interviewer in the eye! Ask questions! All the usual advice for doing well in an interview may not seem so easy to put into play if, like many job seekers, you fall into the category of introvert. So how do you manage to make a good impression when, too often, interviewers [...]
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Think about the best boss you ever had. What qualities did they possess that made them so good? Do you feel you have those same qualities as a leader, or would you like to improve yourself as a boss? Read on to see what you can do to earn the title of the best boss [...]
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When putting your ideal staff together, you want to have the best and strongest employees possible. However, it may help you more if you look at the staff you already have and work on getting rid of a worker whose very presence poisons the rest of the team. When you think about it, you know [...]
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When creating a resume, it should look as complete as possible -- while you don't want to fill it up with too much or make it too wordy, you also don't want to have large blank spaces because you simply don't have the numbers to make it look complete. Everyone says that it helps to have concrete [...]
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You may well know and believe that company culture can have a strong impact on workers, including their satisfaction with the job, which can have a significant ripple effect (turnover, recommending the company to others, etc.). When you look at really successful companies such as Google and Zappos and their "unconventional" culture, you may feel tempted [...]
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In some ways, hiring may feel like the NFL draft. Each year, there’s a relatively finite group of athletes to choose from, and certain teams have certain needs; a few need a quarterback, some need quality defensemen, others need offensive tackles. So those teams scout out the top candidates for each position and do what they can to make [...]
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