Posts Tagged: engineering recruiters
Telecommuting Better Than Working in Office
A study conducted by Brigham Young University and published this past summer in the Journal of Family Psychology reported that employees who were able to work from home said they had a better work/life balance than their office-based colleagues — even though the telecommuters worked much longer hours. The study took a look at almost Read more »
Employee Work Perception Predicts Company Success
In today’s culture, it seems, our work life — if we’re fortunate to even have a job — is our life. It’s as if we eat, sleep and otherwise do the day-to-day activities of living just so we can go to work. That said, it naturally follows that what we think about our work and Read more »
Getting Employee Feedback
Many companies in the United States are not taking advantage of a key resource – their employees. A recent survey has shown that companies are not taking the time to listen to feedback or ideas from their workers. Nearly half of the companies contacted in a recent study did not use employee surveys. Moreover, almost Read more »
Failure as a Learning Opportunity
Companies that have recovered from major failures have learned more from the experience and have become more successful as a result, according to research from the University of Colorado Denver School of Business. The knowledge that came from success didn’t seem to carry as much weight as the knowledge that came from failure, which was Read more »
Dealing With Employee Turnover
Retaining good employees consists of more than providing a good benefits package and high salary. It also consists of creative incentives and a positive working environment that allows the employee to feel both appreciated and a valued member of the organization. The more focus a company puts on its employees, the more success the company Read more »
Managers: How to Set Performance Objectives
Performance objectives are the hallmarks of an employee’s position, giving him the blueprint to follow in order to achieve a certain level of success in the workplace. These objectives are generally provided and discussed at the annual performance review meeting and offer the employee a clear vision of where you both see his position going. Read more »
Are You Too Qualified for the Job?
As funny as it sounds, being too qualified for a job can sometimes go against you. When interviewers say you are “overqualified,” here’s what they are concerned about: You’ll be bored in this position. You won’t be satisfied with the salary they’re offering. You’ll leave as soon as you get a better opportunity. They’ll have Read more »