Your digital footprint is everything that shows up when someone searches for you online. From images to comments to blog posts, it can make or break your reputation. In today’s market, cyberspace is among the first places prospective employers will look before they make hiring decisions.7 tips to ensure that everything that could possibly be found [...]
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Even the best employees resign. Regardless of your work environment or staff relationships, team members leave for reasons beyond your control. It may be a better opportunity, a return to school or a family relocation or commitment. Handled effectively, you can work through employee turnover so that the exiting individual knows they’ve added value and [...]
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Close to a third of all U.S. workers are employed in temporary or consulting jobs. In many cases, these non-standard work arrangements are stepping stones to full-time employment. The American Staffing Association reports that 90 percent of employers work with temporary staffing firms as they seek to find the best and most qualified candidates. As [...]
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Interviewing job candidates is more than just asking a series of questions. The more you know about a person – including their motivators, passions, personality and strong and weak points – the better equipped you are to add real value to your hiring process.Information should flow both ways as you carry on a productive conversation [...]
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You’ve successfully interviewed and been offered a job, but choose not to accept it. You have your reasons and, whatever they are, the position is just not right for you. By declining with grace and professionalism, the employer and recruiter involved will remember you in a positive light. If handled correctly, turning down an offer [...]
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While there’s no guarantee that your temporary job will become full time, you can increase the likelihood of that happening if you position yourself as an invaluable asset to your employer. In many cases, companies have been known to actually create positions so they could keep their temporary workers, based on the positive impact they [...]
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Did you know that the only difference between the top 10 percent of the world’s happiest people and everyone else is their satisfying social life? Well, it’s true – and it extends to the workplace as well. Which is not surprising, considering how much time the average person spend at their job.Research has shown that [...]
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Everyone has those days. From the time you open your office door till you pull out of the parking lot to drive home, nothing goes right. There may even be weeks or months during which you swear to yourself that “That’s it! I’m leaving!”But if those feelings persist over time, perhaps you do need to [...]
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“Resumes are the heartbeat of a career search. If done well, your resume will tell your story and sell you.”These are the words of Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter of Glassdoor. They summarize the importance of a strong resume as the primary tool in your job quest.Here are three pitfalls to avoid so you can assure your resume [...]
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Employees just wanna have fun - even before the working day is done.Employees place a high value on socializing at work. This includes up to 88 percent of those in their 20’s and 30’s and about 60 percent of boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964. In an ideal workplace culture, fun and socializing [...]
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July 18, 2014
