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When your new hire came in for their first interview, you could barely contain your excitement. The second and third interviews were also promising, though in retrospect, your enthusiasm may have blinded you to a few subtle red flags. When they accepted your offer, you welcomed him or her warmly and gave them every resource… Read more »
When you strike out in search of a candidate to step into your open position, should you search for someone who can offer a defined set of clear, measurable, and proven skill sets, the kinds of skill sets that will help him excel in this specific role? Or should you look for someone who shows… Read more »
Your temporary position is about to begin, and you have complicated feelings. On the one hand, you’re happy to be heading into a job every day and receiving a steady paycheck. Your work history is on track and you’ll have plenty of new opportunities to meet people, make connections, and learn new skills. On the… Read more »
Before you tackle the weightier issues that separate each final, highly qualified applicant from the others in the winner’s circle, it’s a good idea to knock out these five important questions. These issues should be addressed early in the selection process so you have a strong sense of how the final stages will go and… Read more »
Baby boomers born in the years right after the Second World War are now reaching the age of retirement, which means they’re leaving the workplace in waves and trading in meetings and client lunches for the spa and the beach. And as these older workers walk out the door, they’ll be taking high levels of… Read more »
Are your employees starting to feel the pressure of long hours, challenging working conditions, and tight deadlines? Even one of these three conditions can present a serious problem for managers, and any two in combination can bring on a perfect storm of stress and eventual turnover. If you don’t want your most talented assets to… Read more »
Resume gaps are a simple, universal reality in the modern working world, and nearly 70 percent of job seekers have some form of sudden job loss or temporary departure from the work force somewhere in their histories. But at the same time, even though most of us have at least one or two gaps in… Read more »
As managers, we’ve all experienced our share of unproductive team meetings. And if your time is valuable (which it is), there are few things more frustrating than walking out of an hour-long meeting having accomplished almost nothing. Disorganized and unnecessary meetings are draining, demoralizing, annoying, and worst of all, expensive. On the other hand, great… Read more »
There are few tasks more awkward than sitting down with an adult, professional person and finding a way to tell him that he isn’t meeting expectations at his job. But this is a standard responsibility at the management level, and when it has to be done, managers face two options: Sugarcoat the message, spare the… Read more »
What makes a company a great place to work? What kind of culture makes candidates line up to get in the door, and what makes a company’s seal of approval so desirable that candidates treat a job offer like a proud life accomplishment? Every manager would love to elevate her company’s reputation to this level—After… Read more »
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