How to Make Performance Reviews a Little Less Painful
November 2, 2015
Oh, the agony. It’s performance review time again, and you’re already dreading the process: The endless meetings. The “deer in the headlights” look on employees’…
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Get Paid: Tips to Help Negotiate a Fair Salary
You’re in the home stretch. After a barrage of interviews, you’ve emerged as the top candidate and the employer has offered you the job. Way…
Read MoreLaid Off? Cool Your Jets
- October 5, 2015
Recently handed a pink slip? You may be experiencing a complex mix of emotions ranging from anger toward your former employer to anxiety about the…
Read MoreHe’s Going the Distance: LONG Distance!
Want to move closer to the mountains or the ocean? Always dreamed of living and working in a big city? Need to be near family?…
Read More5 Steps to Make Sure New Policies Get Implemented Not Disregarded
You’ve worked hard to create a new workplace policy that will benefit your company greatly. You deserve a pat on the back! But your work…
Read MoreWhat Does Your Staff Know, Anyway? Finding Your True Hiring Needs
- September 2, 2015
Hiring the wrong person for the job is a mistake. A really big, expensive mistake. One of the best ways to avoid making this costly…
Read MoreHow to Properly Bait Your Hiring Hook
Regardless of the available job – or which side of the desk you sit on – every interview is about selling (not fishing – although…
Read MoreHow to Answer: “Why Haven’t You Been Working?”
Feel like a deer in the headlights? Like you’re wearing a scarlet letter? Like you have broccoli in your teeth? If you’re looking for a…
Read MoreDon’t Look Desperate! Avoid Branding Yourself as a Desperate Job Seeker
- August 6, 2015
“I really need this job.” “I’ll take any job – I just have to get to work!” “Pleeease hire me.” Do you use tactics like…
Read MoreIs Your Major Marketable? Most Popular College Degrees and Jobs for Them
- July 31, 2015
Why do most people earn college degrees? To learn essential knowledge and skills that make them more employable, of course! Unfortunately, the degrees which…
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