With the right preparation and follow through, career fairs can be good places to find new employees. But if businesses are not ready for the stream of job seekers and piles of resumes they will get, fairs can also quickly become boondoggles. To get the most out of a job fair, companies need to be… Read more »
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Putting Telecommuting Under Contract
These days, many companies are offering employees the opportunity to telecommute. According to business analysts, telecommuting increases productivity. It allows employees greater flexibility and an atmosphere that is more conducive to concentration, without having to deal with frequent interruptions. But there are other factors that need to be taken into consideration when an employee works… Read more »
Essential Interview Questions
During an interview, to get a more well-rounded look at a job candidate, hiring managers often use what are called behavioral questions. As the name implies, these kinds of questions attempt to assess what a candidate’s behavior or performance is likely to be for certain skill areas. They are an attempt to get past the… Read more »
Listening to Your Employees
According to a recent survey, many companies are not doing enough to get feedback from their employees, and so are depriving themselves of significant insights about their business, workplace morale and productivity. Almost half of the companies responding to the survey indicated that they did no routine surveying of their employees for their input. But,… Read more »
Sizing Someone Up
One of the activities we are constantly involved in is sizing up people. Whether at work or outside of work, whenever we meet someone, we are judging them, trying to take their measure. It is not an easy task, since people are complex, and there are often many different signals we get from them. When… Read more »
Recruiting with Social Media
Social media has become part of the culture at many companies. It is an effective way to market the company, to build name recognition. Companies are already using social media to recruit as well. If your company does not, it is something it should consider because there are many advantages. With the rise of social… Read more »
On Camera
With the job market being so competitive, those looking for work are doing whatever they can to help themselves stand out in a crowd, and many are using the advantages technology can provide. More job hunters are using social media, blogs and video resumes. So, if you are an employer, how do you handle such… Read more »
What not to ask a Job Applicant at an Interview
There are many regulations and laws in the United States designed to protect people from discrimination in employment. Because the laws are so numerous, it may be confusing as to what questions are acceptable to ask during an interview. When interviewing, it is important to keep in mind that questions should pertain only to the… Read more »
Breaking the Language Barrier
Globalisation is a fact of life, with goods and services flowing around the world. Through technology, businesses are breaking down barriers to international trade. But there is one barrier that companies working internationally have yet to overcome – the language barrier. Training employees to communicate in more than one language has become a priority goal… Read more »
Another Take on Corporate Culture
The importance of a vibrant corporate culture is unquestioned. It is commonly assumed that a strong corporate culture is beneficial to a company’s bottom line. In fact, studies have shown that companies with vigorous corporate cultures perform at least 20 percent better than similar ones without such cultures. But opinions vary as to what exactly… Read more »