The Candidate Experience: How and Why to Do It Right!
Whether you’re a recruiter, HR specialist, or just a manger looking to fill some open positions, people who are charged with finding talent and hiring personnel often approach the process from the wrong angle. Oftentimes the focus is solely on the needs of the one doing the hiring, without regard to the “candidate experience” of […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Part One: 4 Signs You’re in a Dead-End Job
It’s hard to make changes in any aspect of life, but making a change in your career path can be especially stressful because your livelihood depends on that steady paycheck. Leaving any decent job for another opportunity is always a little risky, but sometimes gambles pay off big. Say you’ve got a pretty good job […]
Getting Past the Gatekeeper: 5 Ways to Get Your Foot in the Door
If you’ve ever tried to get a meeting with a potential client only to be turned away at the door, then you’ve probably encountered a gatekeeper. Gatekeepers can range from a personal assistant or receptionist, up to a high-level manager, but they all have one thing in common: they are keeping you from reaching the […]
Reducing Turnover: How to Keep Quality
Employees from Jumping Ship
It’s hard enough to find good help, but it’s even harder to watch a great employee walk out the door, especially when you’ve invested time and money developing him into a key staff member. Jumping from job to job is fairly common these days. From the employee’s perspective, it’s easy to see the upside: greater […]
Rules of Engagement: Strategies for Handling
Conflict in the Workplace
If you’re like most people, you probably dislike confrontation and avoid it whenever possible. When you mix a variety of personalities in an office environment, you’re bound to have people who clash, and confrontations will likely occur at some point. Avoiding conflict is one solution, but you may eventually be known as the office doormat, […]
Reverse Mentoring: What It Is and Why It’s
Valuable
Reverse mentoring is an idea that’s been around a while now, but it’s still a somewhat unfamiliar and under-used concept in most companies. Basically, instead of the traditional mentoring structure where a seasoned employee takes a young upstart under their wing and teaches them about the business, reverse mentoring flips the script. In this case […]
Good Leadership: The Key Ingredient for Creating a Positive Workplace
Are employees more motivated and productive when they are happy, or unhappy? Stupid question, right? Although it seems obvious that happy employees are better employees, it’s easy for bosses to lose sight of this fact. If you supervise or manage people in any way, it might be time to power down and reboot your approach […]