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How to Keep Your Job Search a Secret
Summer EmploymentWorking Smarter
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to advance your career. Then why does it feel like you’re cheating on your employer when you’re looking for work? That feeling could come from having to keep your job search a secret from the boss and coworkers you see every day. And changing jobs is a pretty big secret. […]
Should You Link In With Strangers?
You’ve set your Facebook privacy so any old Joe can’t see your wild Tahiti vacation photos. And you know better than to accept friend requests from people you don’t know (who would then be able to see your wild Tahiti vacation photos). But are you giving the same attention to your LinkedIn profile’s privacy?
Are You Making These 5 Cover Letter Mistakes?
In our last blog, we at YES! Your Human Resources Solution talked about five angles to get your cover letter noticed in the good way. This week, we’ll talk about the mistakes that get your cover letter noticed in the bad way.
How to Get Your Cover Letter Noticed
When hunting for the perfect job, you’ll want to seize every opportunity to “speak” to recruiters. How else will you tell them how amazing you are? The bad news: your resume gets only six seconds of review time at a recruiter’s desk. That’s not a lot of time to sell your greatness. But there’s brighter […]
Are You Making These 5 Resume Mistakes?
Does your resume describe your best, most accomplished professional self? Does it do it at the speed of light? Recruiters will make a decision about your resume in six seconds, so it’s critical your resume is putting your best foot forward in a way that’s easy—and quick—to follow. And you can’t present the best version […]
4 Quirky Indicators of Successful Leaders
Management IssuesWorking Smarter
Pay homage to oddness by examining some quirky indicators of successful leaders.
How to Encourage A Teamwork Culture
True teamwork grows when employees believe they are better together.
Using Work Styles to Build Stronger Teams
Work styles create individual road maps to a common goal. Find out how to identify and work with each path.
Raiders of the Lost HR Files
Are the ghosts of 2014 still haunting your HR office? How to clear the air for 2015.
Top Five Reasons to Say YES! in 2015
Take charge of 2015 by saying YES! to these five mind-broadening opportunities.
HR Fun, Anyone?
A fun workplace culture is great for employee happiness and productivity! And contrary to popular belief, we in HR really DO like to have fun.
How to Better Deliver Mandatory HR Training
Mandatory HR training doesn’t have to be excruciating. Here’s how to liven things up.
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The “better” way to conduct layoffs
Layoffs are hard on everyone. Even as business leaders and HR professionals, layoffs are one of the hardest things we have to do. Regrettably, many of us remember this from the all-too-recent pandemic layoffs. Layoffs are a reality we may soon face again as the threat of recession looms. And while we may not have […]
Resolve conflict like a champ
We’re hard-pressed to say conflict resolution is a fun or glamorous part of a Human Resources or leadership role, but it’s one of the most critical parts. How you mediate conflict impacts employee morale and retention, and also shows your leadership abilities and your willingness to tackle the tough stuff. Your conflict resolution skills can […]
Stop! and hire this candidate
It’s easy to criticize potential hires and spot reasons why we shouldn’t hire them. That one is too arrogant, that one lacks technical skills, and that one knows nothing about the company. Process of elimination, right? But too often we fail to recognize the positive reasons why we should hire someone. Positive flags can be […]
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