Just Started a New Job? Start Looking for the Next One
Let’s say you received one of the top 10 best Christmas presents of all: A new job. So now it’s time to relax, drink some eggnog, get a little fat with holiday pounds and just “enjoy” this new life of yours correct? Sure! But don’t forget to start looking for your next job. It’s far Read more »
Handling Resistance to HR Presentations
If you work in human resources, and you have to make a presentation to employees or managers, odds are you are giving them information that will lead to a change, a change in how they are thinking or what they are doing. But getting them to change isn’t always easy because, no surprise, most of Read more »
The New Rules of Employee Engagement
Many companies realize the importance of employee engagement to their success, and a new study has brought that connection home with even more emphasis. The Towers Watson 2012 Global Workforce study, which covered 32,000 employees in 30 countries, showed the strong connection between engaged employees and their performance. But the study also shows that the Read more »
How to Conduct a Truly Thorough Reference Check
Reference checks. All employers make them, but not all employers get the most out of them. Often, they are just cursory communications, where the caller is more interested in having his or her good opinion of the candidate reinforced than anything else. So, how can you get the most out of reference checks? Business executive Read more »
Adding to Your Value as a Potential Employee
So, you have recently graduated from college. You may have found a job, and, if so, likely one that is far from your dream job. Or, you may still be looking. Either way, you might be interested to know what you can do to increase your value to employers. The keys to adding to your Read more »
Branding Yourself in Your Job Search
What makes you different from others with your skill set, educational and work background? What makes you stand out from other people applying for the same job? Once you know this, you’ve just discovered your “brand.” Hiring managers can receive dozens, even hundreds of applications for a single job. It’s your job to help them Read more »
Traits for the Future
Today, human resource departments are in a constant struggle to find the best talent. Competition from other companies for skilled workers is fierce. But, even more unsettling is hiring for the future. With the pace of change in technology and business, today’s skills might be obsolete tomorrow. The question is, how can businesses stay ahead Read more »
Handling Decision Bias
Decision making is not an exact science. But making good decisions is important if you are looking for work or even if you already have a job. There are many factors that influence our decisions, many of which we are unaware we have. We try to make our decisions as dispassionately as possible, relying on Read more »
Trying On a New Career
If you are looking at a new career, there are several different ways of finding out about it. You can go to the library and go online to get information, or you can talk to people who work in the career you’re considering. But even after you have done these things, you still may not Read more »
Taking a Vacation ON Vacation: What a Concept!
Too many people work while on vacation. Checking e-mail, sending e-mail messages/texts or even IMs to the boss or colleagues. Maybe even participating in a “short” conference call. Instead, for your next vacation, why not really take a vacation. As in, not check e-mail, not take phone calls. To not even think about work while Read more »