Your Voice Matters When Trying To Make A Great First Impression There are so many factors that play into creating your first impression when you are interviewing. One of those factors that is not addressed enough is your voice. Conclusions can be drawn simply by the way you speak. Whether those assumptions are correct or […]
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It seems fairly universal that most employees face their annual performance with an underlying sense of dread. Little do many employees know that managers often feel the same anxiety and worry over digging into a year’s worth of feedback in a single session. Department managers need to consult with the human resource manager to make […]
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Just Who Are Millennial Workers? Do you love the idea of hiring a millennial or two to help build potential longevity in your organization? In spite of their technological capabilities and their sheer numbers, your HR team may feel uncertain about the generation’s sense of commitment and company loyalty. Ryan Jenkins reports that millennials will make […]
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A lot of change and objective setting is occurring to realign business strategies for success. When it comes to recruiting great talent, there are always new ways to try to fill positions quickly and in a cost-effective manner. Now is a perfect time to refresh old methods with these seven tactics for recruiting the best talent. […]
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Now that a federal district court judge has issued a nationwide injunction against the new overtime rules that were to go into effect on December 1, 2016, many employers are asking “what should we do?” Some employers have already prepared to comply with the new regulations and are ready to roll out new payroll practices next […]
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Under new overtime rule regulations set to become law on December 1st, approximately 4.2 million salaried employees will be reclassified as non-exempt employees with set work hours: Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new law may cause a backlash with our youngest workers since less workplace autonomy runs counter to so much of […]
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Businesses are increasingly realizing their worth has less to do with buildings, machinery, and inventory, and more to do with the intangible assets of the people across their organizations. However, business leaders have been slow to embrace–and slower to act upon–the onslaught of data that proves this point, and often learn too late they’ve squandered […]
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Not all goals are the same. Performance goals are ones that focus on an outcome. The outcome (or goal) is based on performance. Examples would be to achieve a detailed score on a competency exam or be awarded a specific form of recognition. An advantage of performance goals is the result. Critics of this approach […]
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According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data: The unemployment rate declined by .3% in May to 4.7% – the first significant drop since August 2015. Total job openings are holding steady at around 5.8 million, and job openings within nondurable goods manufacturing jumped markedly from the previous month’s data (from 170,000 openings […]
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It’s no longer news–to employers or to potential employees–that social media accounts offer a glimpse into the lives of applicants that has never before been possible. At least, that’s the case for those whose information is made available to the public, whether by design or by accident. This enables hiring managers to approach their applicant […]
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