When you need to bring temporary workers on board at your company, here are some tips to help you get the most out of them while they are on assignment with you. 1) Before you ever bring a temporary staffer to your department, make sure all the people who will be working with the individual… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Human Resources
Ethical Business Practices: Is Your Company One of the “Good Guys”?
Enron. Worldcom. The Wall Street meltdown. These are all some of the more noteworthy examples of corporate skullduggery, a lack of regard of and concern for ethical behavior. But some business experts see these examples as the exception more than the rule. There are thousands of companies with millions of employees who do the right… Read more »
Bringing on Temporary Staff — Orientation and Training Best Practices
When you need to fill a personnel gap quickly, you may need to rely upon the services of a staffing firm such as Winston Resources to help you find a temporary professional to help you during a crunch time. Although the professional we’ll find you is temporary, we’ve found that our most successful clients don’t… Read more »
Amount of Vacation Taken Depends on Employee Level
Just where an employee stands in a company’s pecking order could well determine when and how that worker spends his or her vacation time. Throw technological advances in communications into the mix and many of today’s vacationing executives can be instantly contacted regardless of where they are. Studies show that there is a definite difference… Read more »
Tips for Managing Your To-Do List
“Hit the ground running” often sums up a typical day on the job in which we are seemingly tugged and pulled throughout the day, handling the many tasks that come our way. You know the routine. As soon as you cross one job off the list, another two pop up in its place. So how… Read more »
How Much Can Employers Dictate Workers’ Appearance?
While wisdom teaches us not to judge a book by its cover, practicality in the workplace says otherwise. Employers are at odds over the issue of appearance on the job. Today there seems to be an ever broadening palette of choices when it comes to things such as clothing, hairstyle, weight, and yes, body piercing…. Read more »
We Tend to Judge Faces Instantly — Be Aware as You Interview
When we see a new face, our brains decide almost unconsciously how attractive and trustworthy a person is. The whole process takes no more than a fraction of a second. It happens so fast that it is possible that the rational part of our brain does not even get involved in the assessment. Because this… Read more »
Keys to Reducing Your Time to Hire
Looking for a new hire in a timely fashion can be a trying experience. Done properly, filling a vacancy with qualified workers takes a bit of skill to maneuver through the murky waters to which most human resources managers are subjected. Before placing an ad for a vacancy, HR departments should look at their hiring… Read more »
The Affect of Disrespectful Management on Employee Productivity
Recent research by business experts has revealed that relationships between employees and employers has been steadily deteriorating. The study included almost 200 employees in different areas and looked at the effects that abusive bosses have on their workers. The researchers compared responses among two groups – those who reported abuse from their bosses on a… Read more »
Managers Failing to Follow Up on Employee Performance Reviews
A survey conducted earlier this year found that employees feel they don’t receive enough communication on an ongoing basis regarding their job performance. A small pool of people– about 100 workers — were surveyed and only about 45 percent of them felt that their managers consistently told them how well — or not — they… Read more »