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Get Promotion Worthy by Mastering These 5 Management Skills
So you’re ready to become a manager in 2020—this is your year to shine! But the path to shining greatness is paved with more than industry experience and people skills. To maximize your chances of promoting to management, you’ll first want to develop an understanding of five key areas.
Build a More Professional and Promising 2020
How confident do you feel about your career outlook in this new decade? If you have your technical skills down, have you been focusing on improving your soft skills? Let’s hope so! It’s often overlooked how much soft skills, particularly professional presence, can impact your shot at success. The good news? You can shape your […]
What Are You Worth in 2020?
The new year is a time for many of us to take stock of our lives, including our personal goals and our career objectives. Money usually enters that equation somewhere, as in, are you satisfied with your salary and will it support all your aspirations? It’s a great feeling to look at your paycheck and […]
Types of Companies You Want to Work for in 2020
These companies show they know how to hire great employees like you and keep them happy.
How Texting Fits in the Hiring Process
Texting is the most frequently used form of communication among Americans younger than 50, with many preferring texts to email or phone calls. So it’s no surprise that job candidates also want to engage job recruiters through text—a bonus for you, as the recruiter. Texts yield an average response time of just 90 seconds, which […]
Mentoring: You’re Not Perfect. Now What?
December 2019’s Orange County Business Journal features the latest YES! Your Human Resources Solution article, which is all about how to become the kind of mentee who can catch and keep a great mentor. Tough Love: You’re not perfect. Now what?! Have you achieved perfection? Nope, none of us has! That means there is always something to […]
Best Holiday Gifts for Employees
Employee Benefits and Recognition Programs
Are you giving holiday gifts to your employees this year? Employees love to be recognized, and holiday recognitions can set your personal or company brand apart while increasing employee satisfaction. It’s the thought that counts!
You Can Prevent These 5 Types of Employee Turnover
Not all employee turnover is within your control. Chronic illness, family moves, and entrepreneurial endeavors are a few reasons you can’t stop. But some turnover is entirely foreseeable and totally preventable. In a job market where workers are quitting their jobs in record numbers, it’s critical to keep your top performers from jumping ship.
You Haven’t Thought of These Ways to Stay Positive at Work
Some days, it’s hard to show up to work with a smile. We get it! But in HR, it’s especially important to stay positive as much as possible, because your attitude can impact the entire organization, from new hires to top execs. It can be difficult and intimidating for many employees to deal with HR […]
How to Hire a Remote Team That Rocks
People like to work remotely. What’s not to love about running reports while sipping coffee in fuzzy jammie pants? And what’s better, remote workers tend to be happier, more loyal, and more productive (again: jammie pants), while also saving their companies money on things like office space and utilities. But managing a remote workforce does […]
Create a More Transparent Work Culture
Open. Honest. Transparent. That’s the way work culture is going these days. So if your company’s culture is still stuck inside the box, you’re missing out on some major benefits of transparency, like better employee engagement and customer relations. So how can you get started developing a more transparent culture?
Shh—Definitely Keep These From Your Boss
Each office’s culture is different, and it’s always evolving. Some cultures are the strong and silent “work in isolation” types, and some are the “party ‘til you drop, especially at Happy Hour” variety. It’s not always easy to tell out of the gate, so if you’re new to a company, you may not know exactly […]
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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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