Tag: hiring
3 Tips for Settling Into Your First Job
You’ve just started your new job at a big engineering firm, fresh out of college. You go in with an attitude of part-anxiety and part-excitement to show off your youthful energy, even though you know that almost nothing that you learned in the last four years is going to beRead More
10 Tips to Keep Employees Happy
As job-hopping millennials infiltrate the workforce, employers need to be aware of the value of keeping their employees happy. Considering the time and money investments associated with the hiring and training processes, it makes much more sense to keep current employees than take on the challenge of bringing in newRead More
Why Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification Matters [INFOGRAPHIC]
Although some may overlook it, classifying someone as either an employee or a contract worker matters for both businesses owners and employees. Businesses can face issues with the IRS for improper employee classification, and employees may be getting the short end of the employment stick if they are improperly classifiedRead More
5 Ways to Write a Better Resume
As the job market and jobs themselves are evolving, it’s important to remember that resumes evolve along with them. While the resume has always played an important role, there are also new trends to which we must pay attention. If you want to write a resume that will help youRead More
5 Essential Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
There are many things you should probably never ask at a job interview, like if they have a drug testing policy, do background checks or how many sick days you get. But there are also some questions that might help you find out a little more about the job you’reRead More
Is Behavior Profiling a Part of Your Hiring Process?
What if, as hiring managers, we could investigate potential candidates in a way that was actually predictive of their subsequent performance? What if we could objectively assess how strong of a fit they are to the duties of the job? If you’re nodding you’re head, listen up – because theRead More
Making Better Hires: Tools for the Trade
There is a seemingly endless supply of alternative routes on the path to making better hires by recruiting qualified, committed new candidates for your firm. And while having options can be a good thing, too many choices can simply be overwhelming. So what’s a hiring professional to do? You couldRead More
How to Find & Delegate Tasks to Virtual Assistants
Have you ever watched, eyes green with envy, as administrative virtual assistants skillfully smooth away the bumps in an executive’s day? “If only,” you think, “I could afford to have someone like that to answer the phone, keep my calendar, keep me organized, make travel arrangements, keep up with socialRead More