When you are hiring administrative staff for your organization, you want to make certain any candidate you hire has both the soft and hard skills necessary to excel. The interview process gives you your best chance to learn about a potential new hire; however, you want to ensure you ask the right questions so you…
When your company is hiring, you want to bring the most qualified candidate on board. Sometimes, however, you may be inundated with resumes and applications from candidates who seem to be qualified for the job. You’ll need to develop a smart strategy for working through the list of qualified applicants to find the best person…
Unemployment levels have finally fallen after the great recession, which is wonderful news for the economy. There’s one problem, though. Your company may want to expand its workforce because of increased demand driven by an improved economy … but you may have a hard time finding qualified candidates for employment. A low unemployment rate can…
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, trust between workers and managers is one of six key criteria impacting job satisfaction. A full 64 percent of surveyed workers said trust was very important in impacting their feelings about their job. Since trust matters so much, you must make certain that you build a corporate…
During an interview, you may be asked by your employer what your ideal work environment is. If you are working with a staffing service or a recruiter, this question is also very likely to come up. You need to be prepared and ready to answer this question honestly and accurately in order to end up…
As your organization competes to hire the best and the brightest, you need to find a way to differentiate yourself from competitors and ensure that you are capturing the industry leaders. There are lots of ways to attract top talent to your organization, but one of the best approaches may involve offering a flexible work…
Every employee hopes to have only great jobs and rewarding work experiences, unfortunately the world does not work that way. You may find yourself with a job you don’t like at some point in your career. When this happens and you decide to move on, you are left in a tricky spot: How you deal…