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How to Fill Those Tough Positions
Every company has a handful of hard-to-fill positions: ones that require crazy technical skills, highly specialized experience, or specific skills in a demographic that is not rife with them. When the game gets tough, what recruitments strategies will attract talent for those hard-to-fill positions?
5 Reasons Your Employees Are Quitting
We all know the grass isn’t always greener over yonder, but under these circumstances, your employees are willing to hike to find out.
Guide to Employee Appreciation by Generation
Employee Benefits and Recognition Programs
Lack of appreciation is consistently a leading reason why employees move on from a job. And who could blame them—we all crave praise as a fundamental human desire; it just feels good when we are recognized for a job well done! Fortunately, strategic employee recognition is one of the easiest ways for employers to increase […]
How to Refuse a Reference Request
References are a priceless human account of how your job candidate functions in the workplace. They can speak to a candidate’s work style, personality, punctuality, diligence, competence, achievements, and so much more. A hiring manager would expect a candidate’s references to be glowing, provided they selected their references carefully.
How to Make Reference Checks Work for You
A well-written resume is a promising sign of a promising candidate—but it is just one sign. Truth is, most any job candidate can hire a professional resume writer to make them look good on paper; it’s much harder to exercise control over their job references. Speaking to an actual person who is knowledgeable about the […]
Don’t Skip Those Skip-Levels!
A skip-level is a meeting between a higher-up manager and an employee who is more than one level down the chain, but most commonly the direct reports of your direct reports. And it can be a great tool to engage, inform, and motivate the entire team at all levels. A well-conducted skip-level meeting can increase […]
On the Road to Management
You’ve worked hard and you’re ready to move to the next stage of your career: leadership. Becoming a manager means more money, more responsibility, more opportunity, and more stress and scrutiny. It is a careful balance, so first, make sure you want to take this road, and know it will be heavy with challenges and […]
Improve Your Communication as a Manager
Powerful communication may not come naturally or easily, but as a manager, it’s a must. From constructive feedback, project leadership, employee recognition, and grievance management, a manager’s communication has to do a lot of tactful, influential work. Fortunately it can be practiced—and it should be! But first, what happens when your communication isn’t so great?
How to Ace Your First 30 Days
New job? Congratulations! As you fearlessly blaze through your honeymoon phase, remember, the impressions you make in your first month can follow you throughout your career. So you want to make sure you’re making a positive impact during your first 30 days! Keep your new job and your career safe by avoiding these four rookie […]
Escape Survival Mode and Improve Employee Morale
Why is COVID-19 like the zombie apocalypse? It has put us all on survival mode, businesses and employees. We have swerved, conserved, focused, fought, and doubled back more than we ever thought possible in this drastically disrupted environment. Uncertainty, fear, and exhaustion have reigned—for many, are still reigning, as we struggle not to turn into […]
Workplace Etiquette That Makes Others Feel Great
Etiquette is always about being gracious and making others feel great. That can so easily get lost in this distanced virtual work environment. Here are a few simple things you can do today to exercise great workplace etiquette and show other people that they matter.
What, You Didn’t Get the Job?! Surprising Reasons Why Not
Top-notch resume? Check. Awesome references? Check. Totally vibing interview? Check. Then why didn’t you get the job offer after checking all the right boxes? You know you have what it takes to succeed—that’s how you landed the interview in the first place. And you felt great when you left the interview, like you really nailed […]
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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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