When engaged with your company's hiring process, one step that sometimes gets overlooked involves checking a candidate's references. Sure, interviews arguably remain the most important part of determining whether or not the person is worthy of a job offer, but references offer their own useful insights. Checking references remain a great choice for finding out [...]
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No matter how happy your employees always seem you tend to wonder -- are they out looking for another job? The average time workers stay at one organization remains on a downward trend, so don't feel like you are alone in this situation. You keenly understand how important employee retention is to your organization's overall [...]
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One of more intriguing ways to enhance the staff at your office is to implement an employee referral program. A recommendation from one of your best workers can lead to another strong person on your team helping to make a positive difference for your organization. Once word gets around about what a great place to [...]
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Developing the skills of your employees is an important retention strategy. It is vital to the success of your company that your people continue to grow and learn. It can reduce the temptation to look for new challenges at another company. Protect investment in your personnel by providing and encouraging ongoing training and development.Communicate Skills [...]
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It can be daunting to sift through anywhere from tens to thousands of resumes for any given open position. But managing your communication with applicants can help to improve your reputation among job seekers, possibly increasing the quality of candidates you attract. Develop a system of staying in touch with candidates throughout the entire hiring [...]
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Having a tough day? Looking for reasons to smile at the office? Here's a list of 10 ways to make your workday more productive and a little bit more enjoyable. Decorate Your Office/CubicleWhether you have an office or a cubicle at work you can brighten it up with some things from home. Include pictures of [...]
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A national survey conducted by the John Templeton Foundation of over 2,000 individuals found that the workplace is the least likely place where people will show gratitude. Additionally, over 70 percent of employees admit that they rarely express gratitude to their boss; however, those same employees would like their supervisors to show their gratitude to [...]
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The holidays are often a frustrating time for job seekers. Hiring managers and recruiters can be more focused on completing administrative year-end paperwork than on recruiting. However, John Rossheim of Monster claims that the end of the year may also provide a window of opportunity for job seekers. The candidate pool all but disappears at [...]
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A high performing team deserves a manager of similar calibre. An effective manager balances team accountability and autonomy with overall guidance for tough or sensitive decisions. Finding management candidates who understand the need for such a balance is difficult. A survey by Gallup suggests that companies choose the wrong candidate for a position 82 percent [...]
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Quarter four is upon us. The goals that were set back in January should be revisited now to avoid unfortunate end of year surprises. Be flexible. Some of the goals identified in January may not be such a priority now, whereas others may be more urgent. Now is the time to prioritize, determine what needs [...]
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February 27, 2015
