When An Employee Retracts Quit Notice Employers might welcome notice of resignation from a troublesome employee as a simple solution to a problem. But what are the ramifications when the employee rescinds a job resignation? In most cases, the better choice will be to reject the rescission and hold the employee to his resignation. Ensuing […]
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Attention Human Resources and Hiring Managers: Before you start preparing interview questions for prospective new hires in the food and beverage industry in the new year, be mindful of specific questions you cannot ask. Did you know, for example, there are many states in which it’s no longer legal to ask a candidate about their […]
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The interview process is crucial for all hiring managers looking to add the right new employee to a team. It’s an opportunity to determine whether a candidate might be an ideal fit for the food and beverage industry position to which they’ve applied. Here we discuss how to prevent a bad hire. Recruiters and hiring managers should trust […]
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Talent Shortage: Great for Employees; Concerning for Employers It’s here, it’s real, and it’s simultaneously stressful and awesome. The current talent shortage is great for employees and job seekers, but it’s also creating intense competition as companies try both to hire more employees and to onboard new staff properly. “It’s great to be hiring,” Allison […]
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With so much focus lately on Millenials, what can employers do to support another group of employees, the Sandwich Generation? Employees in the Sandwich Generation, who are caring not only for their children but also for their own aging parents, often struggle to balance all of this responsibility. According to the Northeast Business Group on […]
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The bad hire. You’re not alone if you’ve ever regretted hiring a candidate after the fact. The new hire is flailing, your hiring manager is frustrated, HR is trying to ensure they stay long enough to not be a total loss, and the CFO is wondering if he can take the recruitment costs and lost […]
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As we inch closer to the end of the year, it’s natural to reflect on what we are grateful for in life. Many workers, it turns out, are not including their job on their gratitude list this year. How do we know? Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report found more than half (51%) of workers are […]
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Question: We want to terminate an employee who doesn’t fit with our culture. Can we do this? Do you foresee any issues? Answer from Kyle, PHR: First things first, check your policies and any correspondence (like an offer letter) that have been given to the employee to ensure that you have established an at-will employment […]
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Low Performers: The Art of Identifying and Handling Them A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a company is only as strong as its lowest-performing employees. At first, this analogy may appear to be an overreach–after all, how can one or even a handful of poorly performing workers affect the […]
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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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