Tips on Managing Workplace Conflict
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. In a recent Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) survey, HR managers reported that they spend 24 to 60 percent of their time dealing with employee disputes. The ability to recognize conflict, understand its nature and bring it to swift and just resolution is key to your success as […]
How to Anticipate Your Employees’ Needs
Employee turnover is inevitable. Your goal is to manage attrition with a focus on retaining high performers and enabling all your workers to achieve their maximum potential. This includes keeping them motivated, engaged and satisfied, thus boosting chances of growing their careers with your organization. How can you keep your finger on the pulse of […]
Employees’ Demand for Workplace Flexibility Continues to Grow
Recent research supports a premise that’s long been acknowledged by employees across virtually all industries – probably since the first time a worker kissed his kids goodbye and left the family farm to work outside his home: We need more flexibility and work/life balance. It’s not limited to working parents versus singles or dual-income-with-no children […]
Writing a Cover Letter that Stands Out
As an introduction to your resume, your cover letter should be a distinctive piece that immediately sets the tone and helps you stand out among the competition. Since hiring managers spend an average of just 10 seconds reviewing each cover letter they receive, how do you best make this happen? Personalize ItInstead of cutting and […]
Should You Accept an Internship after Graduation?
If you’re preparing to graduate from college, don’t eliminate a post-graduate internship from your options or fall to the myth that internships are for current students only. Companies all over the world are seeking recent grads to add to their teams. Internships offer not only experience, but in many cases, pay and benefits, networking opportunities, […]
Kick Start 2014 with these Job Search Tips
The world is gearing up for the Olympics –and who doesn’t love the pride, passion and Cinderella stories that emerge as athletes break records, scale new heights and enter uncharted territory in achieving lifelong aspirations? Okay, so that’s just a little bit dramatic. But what better time than now to think about jump starting your […]
What to do When an Employee Violates Your Social Media Policy
Like it or not, social media is now part of our daily lives. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn make it possible for employees to externalize their professional lives and broadcast it across the Internet. Sometimes this type of free speech online runs up against certain limitations in the workplace. For example, […]
The Strengths of Using a Staffing Firm
It’s a common misconception that staffing firms are just for hiring temporary workers as “fill-ins”. In today’s economic climate, however, there are many other excellent ways to utilize staffing firms. Countless businesses rely on staffing firms as strategic partners to keep their workforce as strong and efficient as possible. Here are just a few of […]