Many more employees are using social media in the workplace, something that employers are now accepting as part of doing business in the 21st century. But business practices haven’t caught up yet with the technology. Companies are still working out policies and procedures for using social media. In a recent survey of 250 multinational businesses,… Read more »
When preparing for a job interview, you are naturally going to focus on what you will say. But there is another aspect of your demeanor that is also important and should not be overlooked – your body language. You want to make sure you are not saying one thing while your body language is saying… Read more »
To help attract qualified job applicants, many companies now have career sites online, which advertise vacancies and give other information about the emplooyer. But often these sites are not organized as well as they could be. There are some simple changes that could go a long way toward making these websites more user friendly, according… Read more »
When the CEO of a company steps down for whatever reason, that usually makes news. What you don’t hear much about is how this affects the company and the employees. When the CEO leaves, human resources needs to step up to help to keep things on an even keel. When the CEO leaves, employees naturally… Read more »
Is your company having trouble recruiting new job candidates? Are you repeating job searches? Are your candidates all being rejected by hiring managers? If this is the case, recruiting specialist Lou Adler has some advice. First off, he says, don’t repeat job searches. Doing them one time is enough. If you have three for four… Read more »
Sometimes during the hiring process, those doing the interviewing focus almost exclusively on a candidate’s knowledge, skills and experience. These are all important, naturally. But they ignore another very important aspect of making a good hire – how well the candidate will fit in with the company’s culture. This is a little bit more difficult… Read more »
You’ve interviewed for several jobs and finally – finally! – you’ve received a job offer. And so you start negotiating on the salary. And then the offer is rescinded. What the heck happened? Perhaps, just maybe, is it possible….did your ego get in your way? Negotiation skills are critical in this job market. Many business… Read more »
When a company interviews job candidates, hiring managers have certain requirements in mind for the job opening. Their focus is on finding out whether the job candidate is going to meet their requirements. This attitude, according to business executive Anthony Tjan, is in many respects looking at things backwards. Yes, it is important to determine… Read more »
In our society, self-esteem is something we believe to be very important to achieve success. We won’t find that job, we are told, or have success in business if we are not supremely confident in our abilities. But the problem with self-esteem is that it is difficult to maintain in the face of reality. We… Read more »
Social media can be a great way to get your name in front of an employer. It can even be a great way to actually talk to an employer! (LinkedIn’s “in mail,” for example allows you to send an e-mail to a hiring manager even if he or she is not in your “network.”) But… Read more »