Posts Tagged: engineering recruiters
How to Tell Employers What They Want to Know
“Tell me a little about yourself.” That’s a common line in any job interview. It’s something you should know is coming and something for which you should prepare. You should have some idea as to how you are going to answer such a question, so you’re not left stammering or giving a rambling, hard-to-follow answer. Read more »
Temporary Employee Benefits
For many of those who are looking at staffing services to find work, an important consideration is the kind of benefits they offer. Many staffing firms offer a variety of benefits, including health insurance, as a way to recruit and keep workers. One international staffing service, for example, offers up to five different healthcare plans Read more »
Tips for Onboarding New Employees
In the past, orienting a new hire was usually relegated to some lower-level worker in the human resources department, and after that brief introduction to the company, the new employee was on his or her own. Now, however, things are different because businesses realize the importance of getting a new employee up to speed, making Read more »
Preparing for Life After Work
In today’s super competitive business arena, even those who are considered giants of their industry are no longer considered to be in a safe position – and sometimes are even the first to be relieved of duty. For many senior executives, the time when they will be eased out the door is approaching – and Read more »
Made a Mistake? Here’s What to Do
Sooner or later, every person in a position of leadership is going to make a mistake, one that will also entail the obligation of an apology. We’re only human. It might involve a snafu on the job, some action that was taken or not taken, or something that was said that shouldn’t have been. Once Read more »
It’s True: Nap at Work and Be More Productive!
If you were upset at hearing about air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job, you shouldn’t be, according to Tony Schwartz, a business consultant. The problem here is basically biological. We have evolved to be awake during the day and to sleep at night. The later it gets, the more tired we become. Some Read more »
Managing Yourself to Greater Success
One of the most vexing things for otherwise talented and ambitious business professionals is when they fail to reach their full capabilities, when they are less productive than they could be. Often this is because they are reluctant to take on new challenges and new ventures, preoccupied with the worry that their performance in this Read more »
Becoming a Problem Finder
Recent business research has focused not on problem solving skills but on problem finding skills. Having problem finding skills means finding problems before they become major hindrances to a business. How does one become a problem finder? It’s about more than just a set of skills, but a whole different outlook, one that takes curiosity Read more »
How Keeping a Work Diary Will Help Your Career
Keeping a diary is ordinarily not something we associate with a work strategy, but recording daily thoughts and events can actually help in providing focus to what we are doing, in giving us more patience, in providing ideas to help with planning, and in helping with personal growth. At first, keeping a diary may seem Read more »
What a Chamber Orchestra Can Teach Us About Leadership and Career Satisfaction
In the world of classical music, orchestra musicians are notoriously unhappy – with a job satisfaction lower than that of a prison guard. While at the same time, the people at the top of the job satisfaction ladder are chamber orchestra musicians. It is this dichotomy that has important lessons for everyone on how to Read more »