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Across every industry, managers and HR pros are besieged on all sides with advice about improving retention, increasing motivation, maximizing productivity, and efficient workforce deployment. But the most experienced leaders and personnel managers recognize one simple truth that underlies all these guidelines: Hire the right people in the first place. If your selection, sourcing, and… Read more »

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You’ve found the candidate of your dreams. Without question, this one is the one you want. And you’ve made the investments and taken the steps necessary to take to prove it. After a lengthy and expensive search and interview process, you’ve made a final offer and presented a salary that you consider far more than… Read more »

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Are your employees spending far too much surfing the internet during their working hours? Do you feel like you’re being taken advantage of every time you walk past an unsuspecting employee’s cubicle and see him skimming through his Facebook feed or ordering a new sweater online? Do you feel any differently if you notice that… Read more »

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Everyone wants to be respected in the workplace. In fact, let’s be honest– Everyone wants to be respected everywhere. And everyone wants to be liked. The respect of others can open doors to countless opportunities, increase our salaries, allow our voices and ideas to be heard, and even help us make new connections in the… Read more »

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You may not have the financial resources to buy your team’s loyalty. And you may not be in a position to offer them all the perks they deserve for their hard work and dedication. But that’s no reason to place a low priority on employee recognition, or to let their efforts, talents, and contributions go… Read more »

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In some ways, a successful hiring strategy and a successful approach to romance are similar. In both cases, the search takes patience. Both searches require a willingness to be true to your own needs while respecting those of others. And in both cases, signing on the dotted line doesn’t mean the adventure and hard work… Read more »

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You resume provides a long list of basic information about you that employers can use to make sure you hold the minimum qualifications for the position you’re pursuing. But just having these minimum qualifications won’t be enough to bring you all the way into the winner’s circle. In order to truly stand out and step… Read more »

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Whatever the nature of your business, your administrative assistant probably wears as many different hats as there are hours in the day. And in addition to being flexible, detail-oriented, and a quick learner, a great assistant also has to be someone who’s pleasant to interact with all day, every day. So what kinds of questions… Read more »

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If you’re an HR pro, you’re probably familiar with the following scenario: You try to explain your turnover problem in a hundred different ways to upper management to get the financial support you need to improve your staffing strategy, and nothing works. Finally, you attach a number to the problem. Then all at once the… Read more »

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As the economy struggles to recover, business managers and HR pros are dealing with a similar set of staffing and hiring problems across almost every industry. Are you facing setbacks—or worse, paralysis—as a result of some of these issues? If so, an outside contract with an experienced staffing firm can help. Staffing Issues: Fear of… Read more »